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F1 Driver Championships Trivia Quiz

These are questions about the Formula One Drivers' championships.

A multiple-choice quiz by cwnut. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
cwnut

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
188,913

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1323

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Question 1 of 10

1. Winning a single driver championship is hard enough, but to win six is amazing. Can you pick the first driver to accomplish this? Hint

Emerson Fittipaldi

Niki Lauda

Michael Schumacher

Alain Prost

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Question 2 of 10

2. There have been many multiple championship drivers, but who was the first driver to win five Formula 1 driver championships? Hint

Juan Manuel Fangio

Niki Lauda

Michael Schumacher

Nelson Piquet

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Question 3 of 10

3. Formula 1 started in 1950. Who was the very first driver points champion? Hint

Juan Manuel Fangio

Giuseppe Farina

Mike Hawthorn

John Surtees

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Question 4 of 10

4. USA drivers have had limited success in Formula 1. Who was the first USA driver to win an F1 Championship? Hint

Mario Andretti

Phil Hill

Jim Clark

Graham Hill

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which driver was the first Canadian to win the F1 driver chamionship? Hint

James Hunt

Ayrton Senna

Jack Brabham

Jacques Villeneuve

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Question 6 of 10

6. Keke Rosberg won the F1 driver championship in 1982. What country was he from? Hint

France

Australia

Finland

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Question 7 of 10

7. The UK has produced many drivers and championships in Formula One racing. Who was the first driver from the UK to win the title? Hint

Jim Clark

James Hunt

Jackie Stewart

Mike Hawthorn

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first New Zealand driver to win the F1 driver championship? Hint

Phil Hill

Jack Brabham

Denny Hulme

James Hunt

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many F1 driver championships did Nigel Mansell win? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many F1 driver championships did Stirling Moss win? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Winning a single driver championship is hard enough, but to win six is amazing. Can you pick the first driver to accomplish this?

Answer: Michael Schumacher

Schumacher won his first two with Benetton (1994, 1995)and the next four with Ferrari (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003).

2. There have been many multiple championship drivers, but who was the first driver to win five Formula 1 driver championships?

Answer: Juan Manuel Fangio

Fangio won in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, and 1957. He also drove for four different manufacturers!

3. Formula 1 started in 1950. Who was the very first driver points champion?

Answer: Giuseppe Farina

Farina won the championship in 1950 driving an Alfa Romeo.

4. USA drivers have had limited success in Formula 1. Who was the first USA driver to win an F1 Championship?

Answer: Phil Hill

Phil won in 1961. Mario Andretti was the second USA driver to do this in 1978. Clark and Graham Hill are both British champions.

5. Which driver was the first Canadian to win the F1 driver chamionship?

Answer: Jacques Villeneuve

Villeneuve won the title in 1997 with the Williams-Renault team.

6. Keke Rosberg won the F1 driver championship in 1982. What country was he from?

Answer: Finland

He was the first driver from Finland to win the title.

7. The UK has produced many drivers and championships in Formula One racing. Who was the first driver from the UK to win the title?

Answer: Mike Hawthorn

Hawthorn won the title in 1958 driving for Ferrari. He won by a single point over fellow UK driver Stirling Moss.

8. Who was the first New Zealand driver to win the F1 driver championship?

Answer: Denny Hulme

Hulme won the title in 1967 finishing 5 points ahead of teammate Jack Brabham.

9. How many F1 driver championships did Nigel Mansell win?

Answer: 1

Despite winning 31 F1 races, Mansell had only 1 championship (1992). He was the first UK driver to win a championship since James Hunt in 1976. Mansell would go on to win the US CART series championship in 1993, his first year in that series.

10. How many F1 driver championships did Stirling Moss win?

Answer: 0

With 16 career wins, Moss won no championships although he did finish second 4 times (1955, '56, '57 to Fangio and 1958 to Hawthorn). The second place to Hawthorn was by a single point.

Source: Author cwnut

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