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They Lived In The Fast Lane Trivia Quiz

All of these drivers were Formula 1 World Champions. Can you match the driver to the question.

A matching quiz by zambesi. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
zambesi

Time
4 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
381,369

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
182

(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.

Questions		Choices
1. The first World Champion from Australia.		Graham Hill
2. The first American-born World Champion.		Mario Andretti
3. He was born in modern day Croatia and won the drivers title in 1978.		Alan Jones
4. He followed in his father's footsteps.		Jack Brabham
5. The first driver to win the" Triple Crown of Motorsport".		Phil Hill
6. He won World Championships on two and four wheels.		Lewis Hamilton
7. He won the World Championship driving a Brawn GP.		Damon Hill
8. There was a gap of six years between his first and second World Championships.		Jenson Button
9. He was the first Canadian to win the World Championship.		Jacques Villeneuve
10. He won the drivers title in 1980.		John Surtees

Select each answer

1. The first World Champion from Australia.

2. The first American-born World Champion.

3. He was born in modern day Croatia and won the drivers title in 1978.

4. He followed in his father's footsteps.

5. The first driver to win the" Triple Crown of Motorsport".

6. He won World Championships on two and four wheels.

7. He won the World Championship driving a Brawn GP.

8. There was a gap of six years between his first and second World Championships.

9. He was the first Canadian to win the World Championship.

10. He won the drivers title in 1980.

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first World Champion from Australia.

Answer: Jack Brabham

Jack Brabham (1926-2014) Won the title in 1959 and 1960 and in 1966 he became the first driver to win the World Championship driving one of his own cars.

2. The first American-born World Champion.

Answer: Phil Hill

Phil Hill (1927-2008) won the World Drivers Title in 1961 driving a Ferrari. He also scored three wins in the 24 hours of Le Mans race.

3. He was born in modern day Croatia and won the drivers title in 1978.

Answer: Mario Andretti

Mario Andretti was born in1940 in Istria which was at that time part of the Kingdom of Italy (this changed after WWII). He also won four IndyCar Titles plus the Daytona 500 (1967) and Indianapolis 500 ( 1969).

4. He followed in his father's footsteps.

Answer: Damon Hill

The son of Graham Hill, Damon won the World Title in 1996 driving for Williams. In his career (1992-1999) he had 22 Formula 1 wins.

5. The first driver to win the" Triple Crown of Motorsport".

Answer: Graham Hill

Graham Hill (1929-1975) won the World Drivers Title twice (1962 and 1968). The "Triple Crown of Motorsport" consists of the Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and either the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix OR the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship.

He won all four with the Indianapolis 500 (1966), Le Mans (1972) , twice Formula 1 Drivers title and five victories in the Monaco Grand Prix.

6. He won World Championships on two and four wheels.

Answer: John Surtees

John Surtees from England won the 500cc World Championship four times (1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960) and the Formula 1 Drivers title in 1964.

7. He won the World Championship driving a Brawn GP.

Answer: Jenson Button

Jenson started his Formula 1 career with Williams in 2000. He then drove for Benetton, Renault, BAR, Honda and eventually winning the Drivers title in 2009 with Brawn GP who also won the World Constructors' Championship in the same year.

8. There was a gap of six years between his first and second World Championships.

Answer: Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton won his first Drivers title in 2008 driving a McLaren-Mercedes and then had to wait until 2014 driving a Mercedes for his next title.

9. He was the first Canadian to win the World Championship.

Answer: Jacques Villeneuve

Jacques Villeneuve is the son of former Formula 1 driver Gilles Villeneuve (1950-1982). Jacques won the Formula 1 Drivers title in 1997 driving a Williams-Renault.

10. He won the drivers title in 1980.

Answer: Alan Jones

Alan Jones was the second Australian to win the Drivers Title after Jack Brabham. He was the first World Champion for the Williams Team. In 1978 he won the Can-Am Championship driving a Lola.

Source: Author zambesi

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