Motorsports Trivia Thread!

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Fiat is my guess... previous to the clarification... Back in the 1920s I believe they made first supercharged engine to win a race, although I'm not sure that race qualifies as a GP.
 
... and my dad told me never to guess...

OK, here's an easy one...

In what position did M Hakkinen finish in his last race at Spa-Francorchamps?
 
er... yeah, my bad... I should've asked for more, such as when was his last race at Spa... care to take a blow at that one, or you just want to wallow in victory over your answer ans shoot the next one?
 
I was referring to the fact that you're 19, and I'm... not

Out of all the Formula Nippon champions, can you name which ones have made it into Formula One?
 
I don't know if these are all, but... I know Robin Widdows was a bobsleigh driver and Ben Ponn was a skeet shooter. I believe they both raced in the 60s... Widdows did so for the Cooper team. Ponn raced in '62, for a Porsche-derived team, right? Are there any more? Those are the two I could find/remember.
 
As an aside, Jackie Stewart nearly made the British Olympic shooting team. I believe he was a reserve.
 
'spose it is...

Aside from the karting championships, what other championships has Pedro de la Rosa won?
 
Yuichi
Formula Renault, Formula Ford, Japanese F3, Formula Nippon.
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The total number is 6... and a bonus-trickie... right on the ones you said, but you're lacking still... anyway, if no answer by tomorrow, I'll post it.
 
Very good , Yuichi!

- Formula Renault: Yep
- Formula Ford: Yep
- Japanese F3: Yep
- Formula Nippon/Formula 3000: Yep
- Formula Fiat: Yep (actually, Formula Fiat Uno)

Are you sure about him winning in JGTC? I don't have a record of him even racing. The last one/tricky one is Formula RC (as in Remote Controlled) in the mid 80s.
 
Here's his career up to 1997 (What do you know, he was an RC champ...):

1997 Formula Nippon Championship (Japanese Championship of F-3000) - Team Shionogi-Nova
10 races + testing
6 wins, 3 seconds and 1 third place. 4 Poles, 3 fastest laps.
'97 CHAMPION (well before the end)

All-Japan GT Championship – Toyota Team Tom's. Co-driving with Michael Krumm
6 races + testing
2 wins, one second and one third. 2 Poles, 1 fastest lap.
'97 CHAMPION

1996 Formula Nippon Championship (Japanese Championship of F-3000), - Team Shionogi-Nova
10 races + testing
One 2nd position and 6 top-six finishes.
8th in the Championship

All-Japan GT Championship – Toyota Team Tom's. Co-driving with Masanori Sekiya
6 races + testing
2 third positions
8th in the Championship

Macau G.P. (F.I.A. F-3 World Cup) – Paul Stewart Racing Team
7th Overall

1995 All-Japan Formula 3 Championship (Formula 3 Japanese Championship) - Toyota Team Tom's
9 races + testing
8 wins + one second position
'95 CHAMPION (well before the end)

Macau G.P. (F.I.A. F-3 World Cup) - Toyota Team Tom's
3rd Overall

1994 British Formula 3 Championship – “Racing for Spain” (West Surrey Racing) with the Spanish Automobile Federation
Works Renault development programme.
17 races + testing
No results in the Championship

International Formula 3 Challenge (Donington) – West Surrey Racing Team Pole position

1993 British Formula 3 Championship – “Racing for Spain” (West Surrey Racing) with the Spanish Automobile Federation
17 races + testing
3 podium finishes
6th in the Championship

1992 British Formula Renault Championship – “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation 14 races
3 wins + 4 podium finishes
'92 CHAMPION

European Formula Renault Series - “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation
3 races
2 wins
'92 CHAMPION

Privilege Formula 3 Festival
Winner

1991 Spanish Formula Renault Championship – “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation 10 races
3 podium finishes
4th in the Championship

1990 Spanish Formula Ford 1600 Championship – “Racing for Spain” (Minister Internationl) with the Spanish Automobile Federation 10 races
8 wins + 1 podium
'90 CHAMPION

Races in the F-Ford 1600 British Championship (RAC, Brands Hatch,..) – “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation
6 races
2 podium finishes

Finalist in the Formula Ford Festival (Brands Hatch) - “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation

1989 Spanish Formula Fiat Uno Championship – “Ofensiva Uno” (Meycom) with the Spanish Automobile Federation
7 races
2 wins + 3 podiums
'89 CHAMPION

1988 Karting at local Championships (Catalonian Championship) Immediately recruited by the Spanish Automobile Federation to benefit from a Scholarship-type single-seater programme called “Ofensiva Uno”.


1983 a 1987 Two times European Champion of Radio-Control Off-Road Cars Runner up at the Radio-Control Off-Road Cars World Champion
 
I see you've visited pedrodelarosa.com he he... that's where I got the original info as well.

Look at young Pedro!

Of course, back then he was plain Pedro Martinez, I believe. Anyway, great job! Your go now
 
This year, Kenny Brack out-qualified the pole-sitter, Tony Kanaan, but started 23rd in this year's Indy 500. Who was the last driver to have out-qualified pole position, but started back in the field?
 
I'm not going to answer until someone else joins in the thread... this isn't the Diego440 & Yuichi's Motorsport Trivia Thread... it shouldn't be just him and myself throwing questions and answers at each other.
 
Oh, sorry... I'm just performing the "foot-into-mouth" technique... I hate these IRL/Indy questions.... still, good to see others are at least looking around.


EDIT: Ten minutes later...

Was it Arie Luyendyk, in 1996?
 
daan
I'm here. I just didn't know any of them.
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Ditto. I had a great website with loads of stuff about the Indy 500 - and now I've lost the link. Bother.
 

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