Motorsports Trivia Thread!

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That's the guy I was thinking of but couldn't name. He was pre-1950.

I'm stumped at the moment.

There is a guy I'm thinking of, but I can't remember his name for the life of me. I've read about him before.
 
Born on Russian soil, but clearly not a Russian citizen, if Petrov is the first 'Russian' to drive in F1.

I'm trying to think of the most eastern European-ish F1 drivers I can. Rolf Stommelen, Jochen Rindt... but they're Germanic. Hmm.
 
Born on Russian soil, but clearly not a Russian citizen, if Petrov is the first 'Russian' to drive in F1.

I'm trying to think of the most eastern European-ish F1 drivers I can. Rolf Stommelen, Jochen Rindt... but they're Germanic. Hmm.

Is that sound I'm hearing that of MazdaPrice digging, digging away?

The road to gold is long and cold,
But few there are who mind it.
Come, search for treasures while you may,
For gold is where you find it.
 
Mario Andretti and the riddle a reference to his Gold Leaf Lotus?

After half an hour of looking I have to at least put something down.
 
Mario Andretti and the riddle a reference to his Gold Leaf Lotus?

After half an hour of looking I have to at least put something down.

Born in Italy, moved to the States at the age of about 15.

But I still don't know.

Hans-Joachim Stuck?
 
Woof. Take that, random guessing of Germanic drivers!

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Another easy one from me.

Name all the drivers who won their debut F1 race. That is, 1950 onwards.
 
Giancarlo Baghetti - 1961 French Grand Prix

Famously, of course. Also his only win. But there are two more.
 
- Mario Andretti - 1968 US GP winner.
- Giuseppe Farina, winner of the inaugural championship event in 1950 (Britain).
- Johnny Parsons, 1950 Indy 500 winner. I think his 4.5 liter Kurtis-Offenhauser (Wynn's Friction Proofing Special) may have qualified as an F1 car. Back then, the 500 was on the GP F1 calendar.


Respectfully submitted,
Steve
 
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- Mario Andretti - 1968 US GP winner.
- Giuseppe Farina, winner of the inaugural championship event in 1950 (Britain).
- Johnny Parsons, 1950 Indy 500 winner. I think his Wynn's Friction Proofing Special may have qualified as an F1 car. Back then, the 500 was on the GP F1 calendar.


Respectfully submitted,
Steve

Mario Andretti did not win his first GP, but your other two answers were correct. And with a majority of correct answers, it's your turn again.

Giuseppe Farina - 1950 British Grand Prix
Johnny Parsons - 1950 American Grand Prix
Giancarlo Baghetti - 1961 French Grand Prix
 
I now submit a truly hard question:

Total Domination:
In which Grand Prix was the entire starting grid filled by the same marque? This was a real Grand Epreuve too, and not some GP de Lower Hampster.

Shamelessly submitted,
Steve
 
Good guesswork, poor details I'm afraid. Same story in the Guess That Car Thread. So it is a Monegasque GP... Ferrari must be there somewhere, but a grid of just Ferraris? I doubt it. Unless we're talking mid-60s when there was the split amongst the management...

1969 Monegasque Grand Prix. I could be wrong about it being Monaco though...
 
Good guesswork, poor details I'm afraid. Same story in the Guess That Car Thread. So it is a Monegasque GP... Ferrari must be there somewhere, but a grid of just Ferraris? I doubt it. Unless we're talking mid-60s when there was the split amongst the management...

1969 Monegasque Grand Prix. I could be wrong about it being Monaco though...

I think it's past your bed-time. It's before 1950, and it's not the '34 Monaco event.

Yours,
Steve
 
That was the plan, but I accept it isn't working.

I don't know this one. And I don't like using search engines, so I won't. Someone else try and answer it...
 
That was the plan, but I accept it isn't working.

I don't know this one. And I don't like using search engines, so I won't. Someone else try and answer it...

The winner will be a complete nutter. :dopey:

If no nutters, answer to be published in the morning. :)

Rest easy, tomorrow will come,
Steve
 
No-one else wants to guess? Come on Dotini, put us out of our misery... this is a toughie.
 
I now submit a truly hard question:

Total Domination:
In which Grand Prix was the entire starting grid filled by the same marque? This was a real Grand Epreuve too, and not some GP de Lower Hampster.

Shamelessly submitted,
Steve

Three Bugatti Type 39A's lined up on the starting grid of the 1926 French Grand Prix at Miramas. Jules Goux was the winner and only finisher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926_French_Grand_Prix

I admire the idea of a mix of easy, medium and tough questions, don't you? But since this one was too tough, I award the industrious MazdaPrice the honor of the next question.

Respectfully submitted,
Steve
 
Now that is very interesting.

I award the question back to you. Your questions are very good indeed. I enjoy a challenge.
 
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