[Liquid]

First race where they didn't have to pre-qualify? Although I think that was actually the French Grand Prix.

[TopGearFTW]

As another clue, it's in a similar vein to Dotini's last question.

Like I said though, it's to do >specifically< with Michael's entry. Not the race itself, not the season, just Michael's entry.

[Liquid]

Only time Schumacher raced with an even number.

[TopGearFTW]

There we go :P Michael has a superstition against racing in an even numbered car, which is why even at Mercedes he drivers the lower-numbered car, despite being beaten by Nico in both seasons since his return.

I figured the question might be a little vague, but it didn't take too long.

[Liquid]

Well as soon as you referenced Dotini's question about entry numbers, it was obvious.

---

I don't have a good question, so here's an easy one.

Prior to Jason Plato, Andy Rouse was the record holder for BTCC race victories, with an incredible 60 victories in an era when there were as few as 9-11 races per year.

Which notorious event occured at the scene of his final win?

[TheBigMan045]

That would be the famous coming together between Steve Soper and John Cleland that decided the championship

[F1 fan]

TopGearFTW

There we go :P

I know the answer you were looking for has already been found, but I'm pretty sure it was his only race as a pay driver, so that would be a nice little bit of trivia too.

[SagarisGTB]

It's been a while, so something new:

How many times has a driver been out-qualified by (at least) one teammate during the year they won the World Driver's Championship. Also, list the drivers and the years when this occurred.

Some definitions to clarify the question:
Teammate - same team, not car or constructor
Out-qualify - Qualify ahead of the champion in more than half of the races the champion participated in. Meaning no one-offs like when Moss out-qualified Fangio in their one race as teammates in 1957.

[Dotini]

SagarisGTB

It's been a while, so something new:

How many times has a driver been out-qualified by (at least) one teammate during the year they won the World Driver's Championship. Also, list the drivers and the years when this occurred.

Some definitions to clarify the question:
Teammate - same team, not car or constructor
Out-qualify - Qualify ahead of the champion in more than half of the races the champion participated in. Meaning no one-offs like when Moss out-qualified Fangio in their one race as teammates in 1957.

The incoming F1 World Champion has been out-qualified by his teammate six times.

1950: Fangio out-qualified Farina
1967: Brabham out-qualified Hulme
1984: Prost out-qualified Lauda
1989: Senna out-qualified Prost
2007: Massa out-qualified Raikkonen
2009: Barrichello out-qualified Button

Respectfully submitted,
Steve

[SagarisGTB]

Good work, but the answer is 8. All your answers are correct but there are two more.

[daan]

I would have thought Villeneuve out-qualified Scheckter in 1979.

[SagarisGTB]

Correct, Villeneuve out-qualified Scheckter 8-7 in 1979. Only one left now.

[daan]

I'll guess that Mansell outqualified Piquet in '87.

[SagarisGTB]

Which is an excellent guess. That wraps it up.

1950: Fangio out-qualified Farina
1967: Brabham out-qualified Hulme
1979: Villeneuve out-qualified Scheckter
1984: Prost out-qualified Lauda
1987: Mansell out-qualified Piquet
1989: Senna out-qualified Prost
2007: Massa out-qualified Raikkonen
2009: Barrichello out-qualified Button

[GTPorsche]

I just sat here for the last however minutes going back from 2000-1985.

How did I miss 1987?

[Dotini]

An old rivalry: When did the Ferrari team first face the Mercedes team?

Respectfully submitted,
Steve

[SagarisGTB]

I'll guess the 1933 Avusrennen. That probably isn't right, I don't have much info on Mercedes racing activities in the early 30s.

[Dotini]

SagarisGTB

I'll guess the 1933 Avusrennen. That probably isn't right, I don't have much info on Mercedes racing activities in the early 30s.

That's a great guess, although short by just a few years.
The correct answer (I think) is the 1930 Mille Miglia.

I'm trying to figure out how many of us, if any, are interested in pre-war trivia - or if it's just too passe, or difficult to research, to be fair game for our thread.

Respectfully,
Steve

[Liquid]

It's really difficult, but very interesting at the same time.

[SagarisGTB]

Liquid

It's really difficult, but very interesting at the same time.

I share these sentiments.

On the subject, a new Q:
What year did riding mechanics become forbidden in Grand Prix racing?