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Quiz about Formula One Failures 6
Quiz about Formula One Failures 6

Formula One Failures [6] Trivia Quiz


Another quiz on the worst of Formula One.

A multiple-choice quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
GoodVibe
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
299,619
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Marco Apicella had one of the shortest careers in Formula One, having competed in the 1993 Italian Grand Prix. Which driver did he crash into? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Masami Kuwashima is a driver with perhaps the shortest F1 career, which was only one afternoon. Which team gave Kuwashima that distinction? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Jean Louis Schlesser crashed with Alain Prost during the 1988 Italian Grand Prix.


Question 4 of 10
4. Austria's Otto Stuppacher had a strange F1 career. He attempted three races in 1976. Which of the following races did he not attempt? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which team did Hideki Noda drive for? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Olivier Beretta was a member of the 1994 pay-driver craze. What was his home country? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What nation is home to Alex Yoong, who some say was been unfairly branded by some as the worst-ever driver in Formula One? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What team did Enrico Bertaggia attempt six races with? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which of the following finished highest in their only Grand Prix start? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Fabrizio Barbazza had a successful open-car career in the 1980s, but that didn't translate into F1 success in the early 1990s. How many races did he attempt? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Marco Apicella had one of the shortest careers in Formula One, having competed in the 1993 Italian Grand Prix. Which driver did he crash into?

Answer: Jyrki Jarvilehto

There were a number of collisions on the opening lap: Damon Hill and Ayrton Senna, the Footwork cars of Aguri Suzuki and Derek Warwick, and a single-car incident involving Rubens Barrichello. It was Jyrki Jarvilehto (later shortened to JJ Lehto) who crashed into his Jordan teammate. Marco Apicella's F1 race distance was only 800 metres. Apicella had much better success in Formula 3000 and Japanese Super GT.
2. Masami Kuwashima is a driver with perhaps the shortest F1 career, which was only one afternoon. Which team gave Kuwashima that distinction?

Answer: Wolf-Williams

Kuwashima was scheduled to compete in the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix. After a slow practice caused sponsors to withdraw, Frank Williams replaced Kuwashima with Hans Binder. Kuwashima spent the rest of his racing career in Japanese F2000 and F2.
3. Jean Louis Schlesser crashed with Alain Prost during the 1988 Italian Grand Prix.

Answer: False

The French driver did crash into a McLaren, but it was Ayrton Senna with two laps remaining, thus preventing McLaren from winning every race that season. Prost had already retired with an engine problem. It was emotional for Ferrari. Just days after Enzo Ferrari died, Gerhart Berger won and Michele Alboreto took second. Schlesser unsuccessfully attempted the 1983 French Grand Prix.

He would later become a top rally driver.
4. Austria's Otto Stuppacher had a strange F1 career. He attempted three races in 1976. Which of the following races did he not attempt?

Answer: Dutch GP

The 1976 Italian Grand Prix saw three drivers disqualified for fuel irregularities. Stuppacher flew home and thought he didn't qualify. In the end, Stuppacher was not at the track and Arturo Merzario had withdrawn, leaving the three originally disqualified drivers (John Watson, Jochen Maas, and James Hunt) rounding out the field. DNQs at Canada and Watkins Glen, where we was 27 seconds off the pole, ended his F1 career. Stuppacher disappeared from the scene and died in 2001.
5. Which team did Hideki Noda drive for?

Answer: Larousse

Noda was one of the many pay-drivers during the 1994 season, and one of six for Larousse that season. In three attempts, Noda did not finish a single race. He won at British F3 and Indy Lights, and also competed in Formula Nippon, Japanese GT, Indy Racing League, A1 Grand Prix, and LeMans.
6. Olivier Beretta was a member of the 1994 pay-driver craze. What was his home country?

Answer: Monaco

Beretta ran 10 races for Larrousse, with a best finish of seventh in Germany. He was only replaced after his sponsorship dollars ran out. He would later have a very successful career in LeMans racing, partnering with former F1 drivers Karl Weidlinger and Pedro Lamy.

In 1999, Beretta became the first European to run in NASCAR's Truck series, finishing 17th in a Bobby Hamilton-owned Dodge at Heartland Park Topeka in Kansas.
7. What nation is home to Alex Yoong, who some say was been unfairly branded by some as the worst-ever driver in Formula One?

Answer: Malaysia

Yoong had the backing of Malaysian lottery company Magnum for the final three races in 2001. However, his debut in the Italian Grand Prix happened at the most tragic of times. Just after the September 11 terrorist attacks, followed by the severe accident to Alex Zanardi in Germany. For the Minardi team, Yoong attempted 18 Grand Prix events, with a best finish of seventh at the 2002 Australia Grand Prix. Yoong, who is of British and Chinese extraction, has run Champ Cars, Australian V8 Supercars, A1 Grand Prix, LeMans, and GP2 Asia.
8. What team did Enrico Bertaggia attempt six races with?

Answer: Coloni

Coloni failed to pre-qualify for six races with the awful Coloni team in 1989. He would later come back to Formula One in 1992 with the laughable Andrea Moda team, but his team was excluded at South Africa and withdrew in Mexico. Bertaggia tried to get back with the team after organizing a sponsorship package, but owner Andrea Sassetti already used his driver changes.
9. Which of the following finished highest in their only Grand Prix start?

Answer: Eric Thompson

Thompson finished fifth in a Connaught at the 1952 British Grand Prix. Williams took a Ferrari eighth at the 1967 Mexican Grand Prix. Takahashi took what was basically a year old Tyrrell to ninth at the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix. Sarrazin crashed a Minardi at the 1999 Brazilian Grand Prix.
10. Fabrizio Barbazza had a successful open-car career in the 1980s, but that didn't translate into F1 success in the early 1990s. How many races did he attempt?

Answer: 20

Barbazza ran in Formula Three, was the inaugural champion of the American Racing Series (predecessor to Indy Lights) in 1986, became CARTs Rookie of the Year in 1987, took third at the 1987 Indy 500, and competed in Formula 3000. Barbazza failed to qualify (and in some cases, pre-qualify) for 12 races in a struggling AGS in 1991.

He had slightly better success, making all eight attempts with Minardi in 1993, and scoring sixth place finishes at San Marino and Donnington Park. After a 1995 accident at Road Atlanta, Barbazza retired from racing and designed crash barriers.
Source: Author GoodVibe

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