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Quiz about Formula One 19601969
Quiz about Formula One 19601969

Formula One: 1960-1969 Trivia Quiz


This quiz will test your knowledge of Grand Prix during the 1960s.

A multiple-choice quiz by minardifan. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
minardifan
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
42,858
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
465
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Question 1 of 15
1. Who won the first World Championship Grand Prix of the 1960s in Argentina? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Who won the first WORKS victory for Lotus team in 1961?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)
Question 3 of 15
3. Who took Porsche's only Grand Prix victory at the French GP at Rouen in 1962? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Which Italian driver took his only victory in a Ferrari at the 1964 Austrian GP?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)
Question 5 of 15
5. Which engine powered the All-American Racers Eagle, driven by Dan Gurney? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. In which year did Goodyear take their first Grand Prix victory? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Which team did John Surtees join after leaving Ferrari halfway through the 1966 season? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Which cigarette company sponsored Lotus-Ford in 1968?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 9 of 15
9. Which engine formula was used from 1961 to 1965? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Where was the 1969 French GP held? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Which famous race disappeared from the World Championship calender after 1960?

Answer: (One or Two Words)
Question 12 of 15
12. Which up-and-coming race driver was killed at the non-championship race in Mexico in 1962? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Which three top drivers created their own teams during the 1960s? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What was the 1961 1.5 litre Ferrari dubbed? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Which driver is rightly regarded by most commentators as the best of the 1960s?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who won the first World Championship Grand Prix of the 1960s in Argentina?

Answer: Bruce McLaren

McLaren would finish second in the World Championship to team-mate Jack Brabham.
2. Who won the first WORKS victory for Lotus team in 1961?

Answer: Innes Ireland

Innes would claim his only victory in F1 at the American GP.
3. Who took Porsche's only Grand Prix victory at the French GP at Rouen in 1962?

Answer: Dan Gurney

Porsche has actually been more successful in the Constructors Championship in 1961, but had to wait until 1962 to claim their only victory as a constructor. They would return in the 80s.
4. Which Italian driver took his only victory in a Ferrari at the 1964 Austrian GP?

Answer: Lorenzo Bandini

Bandini would be involved in an incident with Graham Hill at the final GP in Mexico which gave Surtees the championship.
5. Which engine powered the All-American Racers Eagle, driven by Dan Gurney?

Answer: Weslake

Unfortunately for Dan, the engine would provide rather unreliable, and he would take only one victory in his own car.
6. In which year did Goodyear take their first Grand Prix victory?

Answer: 1965

It was a series of firsts in Mexico 1965: Richie Ginther, Honda and Goodyear all took their first wins.
7. Which team did John Surtees join after leaving Ferrari halfway through the 1966 season?

Answer: Cooper-Maserati

Surtees still managed to finish 2nd overall, winning in Mexico for the English team.
8. Which cigarette company sponsored Lotus-Ford in 1968?

Answer: Gold Leaf

It was the first cigarette sponsorship in Formula One.
9. Which engine formula was used from 1961 to 1965?

Answer: 1.5 litre

Jim Clark was the most successful driver during this period, taking 19 wins all for Lotus.
10. Where was the 1969 French GP held?

Answer: Clermont-Ferrand

Stewart would take another dominant win in his first championship season.
11. Which famous race disappeared from the World Championship calender after 1960?

Answer: Indianapolis 500

The event was dropped from the schedule once a proper event was staged for Formula One at Watkins Glen.
12. Which up-and-coming race driver was killed at the non-championship race in Mexico in 1962?

Answer: Ricardo Rodriguez

Rodriguez had jumped to everyones attention that year by finishing fourth at Spa, but was only 20 when he was killed.
13. Which three top drivers created their own teams during the 1960s?

Answer: Gurney, Brabham, McLaren

Gurney established Eagle in 1966, Brabham in 1962, McLaren around 1964. (Hill in 1973, Surtees 1970)
14. What was the 1961 1.5 litre Ferrari dubbed?

Answer: Sharknose

The new V6 Ferrari was driven by Phil Hill to the World Championship.
15. Which driver is rightly regarded by most commentators as the best of the 1960s?

Answer: Jim Clark

Jim Clark won 25 GP, 33 poles, 2 World Championships and the Indy 500 before his tragic death in 1968.
Source: Author minardifan

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