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CART Season 2003 Trivia Quiz

Here is a quiz based on the 2003 Season of the CART Champ Car World Series. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by mattfeth. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
mattfeth

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
163,266

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 25

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Question 1 of 25

1. Which driver listed did not drive the #27 PKR Racing entry in a race in 2003? Hint

Bryan Herta

Patrick Lemarie

Mika Salo

Joel Camathias

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Question 2 of 25

2. Paul Tracy drove for the Players-Forstyhe team for the first time in 2003.

True

False

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Question 3 of 25

3. Which of these drivers did not pilot a Dale Coyne entry in 2003? Hint

Geoff Boss

Gualter Salles

Alex Yoong

Tiago Montiero

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Question 4 of 25

4. Which former CART Champion started his own team in 2003? Hint

Emerson Fittipaldi

Michael Andretti

Stephan Johanssen

Eric Bachelart

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Question 5 of 25

5. Who was the only American Driver to win a CART event in 2003? Hint

Jimmy Vasser

Ryan Hunter-Reay

Memo Gidely

Alex Barron

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Question 6 of 25

6. Which driver had sponsorship from the Fast-Food Chain, McDonalds, in selected 2003 events? Hint

Jimmy Vasser

Mario Haberfeld

Max Papis

Sebastien Bordais

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who was the 2003 CART Rookie of the Year? Hint

Darren Manning

Mika Salo

Ryan Hunter-Reay

Sebastien Bordais

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which former CART driver came to PKR Rcaing as a driver coach for the 2003 season? Hint

Parker Johnstone

Mark Blundell

Mauricio Gugelmin

Scott Pruett

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Question 9 of 25

9. Tiago Montiero is from what country? Hint

Brazil

Mexico

Spain

Portugal

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which driver did not win a race in 2003? Hint

Patrick Carpnetier

Mario Dominguez

Oriol Servia

Ryan Hunter-Reay

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Question 11 of 25

11. Which of the following teams was still part of the Champ Car series at the start of the 2003 seasoon? Hint

Team Rahal

Mon Nunn Racing

Team Green

Ganassi Racing

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Question 12 of 25

12. Who drove the Walker Racing car sponsored by Sun Microsystems? Hint

Geoff Boss

Darren Manning

Luiz Diaz

Bryan Herta

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Question 13 of 25

13. Which Mexican driver drove for the Herdez Competition Team in 2003? Hint

Rodolfo Lavin

Michel Jordain Jr.

Roberto Gonzalez

Luiz Diaz

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Question 14 of 25

14. How many American drivers contested at least one CART race in 2003? Hint

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Question 15 of 25

15. Prior to coming to CART in 20032, how many Formula One wins did Mika Salo have to his credit? Hint

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which of the following sponsors was found on the Lola of Michel Jourdain in 2003? Hint

Herdez

Scientific Atlanta

Gigante

FNNA

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Question 17 of 25

17. Who finished second in the 2003 point standings? Hint

Sebastien Bordais

Bruno Junqueira

Paul Tracy

Helio Castroneves

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Question 18 of 25

18. Prior to coming to CART in 2003, what did Patrick Lemarie do in the motosports world? Hint

2002 Formula Renault Champion

Formula 3000 Race Winner in 2002

2002 Formula One Test Driver

2002 Formula Nippon Championship Runner-Up

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Question 19 of 25

19. Who was not a sponsor on the #15 Car in 2003? Hint

Air China

Autobytel

Sportsbook.com

NTN Bearings

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Question 20 of 25

20. What is the nationality of Champ Car driver Alex Yoong? Hint

Italian

New Zealander

Malaysian

South African

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Question 21 of 25

21. Which 2003 CART driver was an active Formula 1 race driver in 2002? Hint

Mario Haberfeld

Alex Yoong

Sebastien Bordais

Patrick Lemarie

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Question 22 of 25

22. Who was a sponsor on the #7 car piloted by Tiago Montiero? Hint

Speed Lotto

Optium

O2 Diesel

Telcel

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Question 23 of 25

23. PKR Racing was co-founded by the manager of what Formula 1 Champion? Hint

Jacques Villenueve

Michael Schumacher

Damon Hill

Mika Hakkinen

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Question 24 of 25

24. How many Mexican drivers contested at least one CART event in 2003? Hint

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which of these drivers did not contest a single CART event in 2003? Hint

Max Papis

Roberto Moreno

Tony Kanaan

Bryan Herta

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which driver listed did not drive the #27 PKR Racing entry in a race in 2003?

Answer: Joel Camathias

Herta, Lemarie and Salo were all PKR Drivers, as well as Max Papis. Swiss Driver, Joel Camathias drove a few events for Dale Coyne racing in 2003.

2. Paul Tracy drove for the Players-Forstyhe team for the first time in 2003.

Answer: True

Tracy drove for the Forsythe Team for the first time in 2003. Prior to that he had been a Team Kool Green, Team Penske, Newman-Haas and Dale Coyne Racing.

3. Which of these drivers did not pilot a Dale Coyne entry in 2003?

Answer: Tiago Montiero

Portugese driver, Tiago Montiero drove in the #7 Fittipaldi-Dingman entry in 2003.

4. Which former CART Champion started his own team in 2003?

Answer: Emerson Fittipaldi

Emerson Fittipaldi started his own team along with partner James Dingman in 2003. Michael Andretti did buy Team Kool Green in late 2002, but moved the team to the rival IRL series for 2003. Both Bachelart and Johannsen did have teams in CART in 2003, but neither were ever CART Champs.

5. Who was the only American Driver to win a CART event in 2003?

Answer: Ryan Hunter-Reay

Rookie Ryna Hunter-Reay won in Australia with his Rookie Team, American Spirit Team Johanssen (Alex Barron did win a race, but in the IRL series, not in CART).

6. Which driver had sponsorship from the Fast-Food Chain, McDonalds, in selected 2003 events?

Answer: Sebastien Bordais

McDonald's sponsored the Newman-Haas entry of Bordais for several events in 2003, as a tie-in with Team Owner Paul Newman's Salad Dressings.

7. Who was the 2003 CART Rookie of the Year?

Answer: Sebastien Bordais

Bordais won several events and poles in 2003, and tied up the rookie title early. He was also a threat for the championship right up until the end of the season.

8. Which former CART driver came to PKR Rcaing as a driver coach for the 2003 season?

Answer: Mauricio Gugelmin

Big Mo, as Mauricio Gugelmin was known, was brought in as a driver coach for the Rookie Team and it's Rookie Driver (Patrick Lemarie).

9. Tiago Montiero is from what country?

Answer: Portugal

Tiago hails from Portugal, which is intersting because Portugese is the primary langauge of his team owner, Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi.

10. Which driver did not win a race in 2003?

Answer: Oriol Servia

Servia was winless in 2003, although he did place 2nd at Milwaukee. Dominguez won at Miami, Hunter-Reay won in Australia, and Carpentier won at Laguna Seca.

11. Which of the following teams was still part of the Champ Car series at the start of the 2003 seasoon?

Answer: Team Rahal

Team Rahal did have a car ruuning in the IRL, but it was also still in CART. The other three teams had left, and were not part of the series at the start of 2003.

12. Who drove the Walker Racing car sponsored by Sun Microsystems?

Answer: Luiz Diaz

Mexican Luis Diaz drove one event in 2003 (Mexico City). The #25 Walker Car was sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Telcel and Motorola.

13. Which Mexican driver drove for the Herdez Competition Team in 2003?

Answer: Roberto Gonzalez

Gonazalez started the season with Dale Coyne, but ran out of funds. He then raced in Mexico City in place of Brazilian Roberto Moreno.

14. How many American drivers contested at least one CART race in 2003?

Answer: 4

The four American drivers were: Jimmy Vasser, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Bryan Herta and Geoff Boss.

15. Prior to coming to CART in 20032, how many Formula One wins did Mika Salo have to his credit?

Answer: 0

Salo never won in F1, although he did place second after dominating in a substitute role for Michael Schumacher. Mika was ordered to move over to let Eddie Irvine pass and score the win to help with the points situation.

16. Which of the following sponsors was found on the Lola of Michel Jourdain in 2003?

Answer: Gigante

Mexican company Gigante was the primary Sponsor of the Rahal entry of Jordain.

17. Who finished second in the 2003 point standings?

Answer: Bruno Junqueira

Brazilian Bruno Junqueira gave Paul Tracy a run for his money right up until the last race in Surfer's Paradise. Bruno took himself out of the event and clinched the title for Paul Tracy, who had crashed earlier in the event in a tussle with Bruno's teammate Bordais.

18. Prior to coming to CART in 2003, what did Patrick Lemarie do in the motosports world?

Answer: 2002 Formula One Test Driver

Patrick was the test driver for the British American Racing (BAR)Formula One Team in 2002.

19. Who was not a sponsor on the #15 Car in 2003?

Answer: Autobytel

Autobytel appeared on the #31 car of Ryan Hunter-Reay.

20. What is the nationality of Champ Car driver Alex Yoong?

Answer: Malaysian

Alex Yoong hails from Malaysia, and was the first ever Champ Car driver from that nation.

21. Which 2003 CART driver was an active Formula 1 race driver in 2002?

Answer: Alex Yoong

Alex Yoong drove for Minardi in 2002. Haberfeld and Bordais were F3000 drivers, and Lemarie was a BAR test driver.

22. Who was a sponsor on the #7 car piloted by Tiago Montiero?

Answer: O2 Diesel

O2 Diesel was the sponsor on Tiago's #7 car. As far as the other three sponsors listed, Optium was on the #27 PKR entry, Telcel was on the #25 Walker Entry, and Spped Lotto was on the Dale Coyne entry of Roberto Gonzalez.

23. PKR Racing was co-founded by the manager of what Formula 1 Champion?

Answer: Jacques Villenueve

Craig Pollack, the former team principal of BAR F1 and Jacques Villeneuve's Manager, co-founded the PKR team with Kevin Kalkhoven in 2003.

24. How many Mexican drivers contested at least one CART event in 2003?

Answer: 6

The six drivers were: Adrian Fernandez, Michel Jourdain Jr., Rodolfo Lavin, Luis Diaz, Roberto Gonzalez, and Mario Dominguez.

25. Which of these drivers did not contest a single CART event in 2003?

Answer: Tony Kanaan

Tony Kanaan left the CART series at the end of 2002 to drive with the Andretti-Green Racing Team in the IRL Series in 2003.

Source: Author mattfeth

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