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Never Won the F1 Title [1] Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the Formula One drivers who never won the championship.

A multiple-choice quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
GoodVibe

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
264,895

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the best finish for German driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen? Hint

3rd

2nd

4th

5th

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Question 2 of 10

2. Frenchman Jean Alesi was placed fourth in the standings in 1996 and 1997 while driving for the Benetton Renault team. Did he win a race during those two years?

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Austrian Gerhard Berger had finished __________ in the championship. Hint

3rd once

2nd twice

2nd once

3rd twice

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Question 4 of 10

4. What driver was the 1999 runner-up?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 5 of 10

5. The lone win for Olivier Panis came at _____ . Hint

Australia

Brazil

Monaco

Hungary

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Question 6 of 10

6. Johnny Herbert's best championship finish happened in which year? Hint

1993

1997

1999

1995

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Question 7 of 10

7. Italian driver Michele Alboreto who competed from 1981-1994, competed in 194 races. Who won the championship the year he finished second? Hint

Nigel Mansell

Alain Prost

Nelson Piquet

Ayrton Senna

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Question 8 of 10

8. What season saw Thierry Boutsen's best championship finish? Hint

1986

1988

1984

1982

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Question 9 of 10

9. Frenchman Jacques Lafitte had finished fourth three consecutive times.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many wins did Juan Pablo Montoya have in Formula One before leaving for NASCAR in 2007? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the best finish for German driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen?

Answer: 2nd

Frentzen was second in 1997 to Jacques Villeneuve, after Michael Schumacher was barred from the standings due to dangerous driving at the season-ending European Grand Prix. Frentzen had three career wins and eighteen podium finishes in a ten-year, 160-race career.

2. Frenchman Jean Alesi was placed fourth in the standings in 1996 and 1997 while driving for the Benetton Renault team. Did he win a race during those two years?

Answer: No

Alesi got his only career win during the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix while driving for Scuderia Ferrari. Alesi ran 201 races from 1989-2001.

3. Austrian Gerhard Berger had finished __________ in the championship.

Answer: 3rd twice

In 210 races over 14 years, Berger had 10 wins and finished third in 1988 and 1994. In 2006, Berger became the part-owner of the Scuderia Toro Rosso team that employed Italy's Vitantonio Liuzzi and American Scott Speed.

4. What driver was the 1999 runner-up?

Answer: Eddie Irvine

Irvine was runner-up to Finland's Mika Hakkinen, who had his second consecutive title. Irvine had all four of his career wins in 1999 for the Marlboro Ferrari team. Irvine ran 148 races from 1993 to 2002.

5. The lone win for Olivier Panis came at _____ .

Answer: Monaco

Panis won in 1996 in what would be the last year of the Ligier team. It was later sold to multiple champion Alain Prost. Panis later raced for Prost, BAR, and Toyota. Panis finished eighth in 1995 and 9th in 1996 and 1997.

6. Johnny Herbert's best championship finish happened in which year?

Answer: 1995

Herbert, who had three career Formula One wins in 165 races over 12 years, placed fourth in 1995.

7. Italian driver Michele Alboreto who competed from 1981-1994, competed in 194 races. Who won the championship the year he finished second?

Answer: Alain Prost

Alboreto finished second in 1985, which saw the final two of his five career wins.

8. What season saw Thierry Boutsen's best championship finish?

Answer: 1988

The Belgian driver finished fourth in 1988. Boutsen had three career Formula One wins.

9. Frenchman Jacques Lafitte had finished fourth three consecutive times.

Answer: True

Lafitte, who had six wins in 182 starts, finished fourth in 1979, 1980, and 1981.

10. How many wins did Juan Pablo Montoya have in Formula One before leaving for NASCAR in 2007?

Answer: 7

The Colombian-born driver finished third in the championship in 2002 and 2003. Montoya raced in Formula One from 2001-2006. In 2007, he competed for NASCAR's Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year honors while driving for Chip Ganassi.

Source: Author GoodVibe

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