Motorsports Trivia Thread!

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Let's see... there have been a total of 38 countries represented in F1.

The ones that have had the least amount of representatives have been:

Morocco - Robert La Caze - 1958 Moroccan GP
Rhodesia - Clive Puzey - 1965 South African GP
 
Hmmm... this is what I based the question on. But, Diego440, as you're the only person who attempted to answer, you can ask a question.
 
Oh well, I tried getting my answers from that website, but found another one where you could look at countries represented in F1. There was a tie for least, which were those two. Anyhow, here's the question:

Who was the Category 1 European Hillclimb Champion in 1995?
 
Heh... crazy.

Here we go: from 1999 to date, how many single-seater champions (current or former) have hit Montreal's Champion's Wall?
 
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Heh... crazy.

Here we go: from 1999 to date, how many single-seater champions (current or former) have hit Montreal's Champion's Wall?
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Do you mean champions of any formula? And do you mean "hit Champion's Wall in an F1 car"?
 
Champions of any single seat formula (not karts), who hit the wall on the exit of the final chicane in Montreal, in any single seater race car, between the beginning of 1999 until today.

Alonso did thump the wall and retire this year, but it wasn't the Champion's Wall. Montoya has spun there but didn't hit the wall. Villeneuve hit it in 1999, and was F1 champion in 1997. Ralf hit it in 1999 during practice, and was champion in Japanese F3000 in 1996, and German F3 the two years preceding.

Button hit the wall this year and was British Formula Ford champion in 1998, I think. Michael Schumacher hit it in 1999 and has won umpteen billlion championships.

So, thus far we have 4: Button, both Schumachers and Villeneuve. Not there yet though.
 
Yep. That's 6, and I've got another 4. I'll post them tomorrow evening if no-one gets them, and whoever's got the most drivers can have the next question.
 
Re-edit... so I stopped shooting in the dark and actually went ahead and investigated a bit. I'm not sure if these guys crashed against the wall of champions, but they did retire from the Canadian GP because they had a collision with a wall... let's just hope it was that wall:

Jarno Trulli in 1999 (damn, he's only been champion in karts)
Jean Alesi in 1999 (among others, French F3 Champion 1987)
Pedro de la Rosa in 2000 (Japanese F3 Champion 1995 (?))
Felipe Massa in 2004 (Italian and Euro Formula Renault Champion 2000)
 
Pedro Diniz hit it in 1999, but I don't know if he's ever been a single seater champion. Have there been drivers in races other than F1 to have hit it (e.g. Indy/IRL/Cart)
 
Trulli and Alesi hit each other at the first corner in 1999, de la Rosa hit Diniz in 2000, and Massa went straight on into a tire barrier in 2004 (no tires at the last corner).

Diniz did hit it in practice in 1999, but he was never a champion of anything, so he doesn't count.

I've got one Champ Car driver on my list.
 
These are the remaining 4 drivers I've got on my list:

Rubens Barichello, hit the wall in qualifying in 2001 and was British F3 champion in 1991.
Nick Heidfeld, also hit it in qualifying in 2001, and was German F3 champion in 1996 and 1997; he also won the 1999 F3000 championship.
Giancarlo Fischella, hit it in 2000, I think it was, and was Italian F3 champion in 1994.
Jimmy Vasser, hit the wall during the 2004 Champ Car event there and was the 1996 CART champion (or whatever it was called back then).

The next question is open to anyone.
 
Name the three only F1 races since 1950 where there have been no retirements
 
2005 Italian GP
1961 Dutch GP

And I dunno the other one.
 
daan
2005 Italian GP
1961 Dutch GP

And I dunno the other one.
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Yes and Yes... only one missing, but it's kind of tricky. Still if no one answers it by tomorrow, I'll end up posting it. :indiff:

Hint: M Schumacher won it

EDIT: Alright, no one got it. It's kind of tricky because only six cars of the 20 on the grid started. Of course, it's the 2005 USGP. David, your go.
 
Ooops. Forgot about this. I'll try and get a question, but if anyone else has one, feel free to go.
 
Which is the only Grand Prix that 2 women have entered, and who were they?
 

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