Pre-GP Quiz 2013 Belgian Grand Prix

[tooncheese]

1. Qualifying day will see Eric Bernard turn 49, when and where was his only podium?

Eric and Bernie

1994, Hockenheim

2. The 1991 and 1996 Belgian Grand Prix were also held on the 25 of August, who were the eight drivers who led a lap in either Grand Prix?

Happy independence day Uruguay!

Senna / Schumacher- 0.05
Hakkinen / Coulthard / Mansell - 0.1
Villeneuve - 0.15
Alesi - 0.2
Piquet - 0.25

3. The massively fast 1970 Belgian Grand Prix saw the first win for a non-Cosworth engine since how many races ago?

150 mph!

21 races ago, half point for 19-23

4. The awful Nivelles track replaced Spa in 1972, which driver has the best record at the track?

Nijvel

Emerson Fittipaldi, who won both races.

5. Picture time! In what year was this terrifying race programme used?

Heeeeeere's a rabbit gardening next to a giant caterpillar

1956, half points for 1955/1957

6. Kimi Raikkonen has scored 5 podiums at Spa-Francorchamps, but at which track has he scored the most podiums?

Know's what he's doing

Hungaroring, with 7. 1 win, 5 2nds, and 1 3rd.

7. Alonso on the other hand has a poor record at Spa, of 9 tries how many times has he retired at Spa?

Bogey track

5, 55%. His career average is 17%.

8. Schumacher clinched the 2004 title at Spa, who lead their only lap at that race?

The man, the myth, the legend

Antonio Pizzonia, on lap 16.

9. Belguim have had a reasonable set of drivers, can you name all 6 Belgian podium sitters? 2 points are available.

It's Billytime

Ickx - 0.1
Boutsen - 0.2
Bianchi / Gendebien / Mariesse - 0.4
Frere - 0.5

 

[gethinceri]

0.25
Cosmic.
great quiz though.

 

[Johnny Carwash]

0.7

 

[Mephistopheles]

**** all

 

[mjo]

1.45!!

 

[The Artist.....]

3.25 - Pretty poor

 

[FB]

1.65

 

[teabagyokel]

5.15

Not that I'd have got it tooncheese - but you missed out one of the podium men.

 

[tooncheese]

Thanks teabagyokel, as for everyone who has already entered if your score has increased shout out, but if not then you can keep the points.

 

[Josh]

2.1!

 

[cider_and_toast]

a big fat 0 but part of that is due to my own reluctance to be bothered to answer long list type questions. Name 8 drivers?

Nah, can't be bothered with that.

 

[Road of Bones]

1.7 - harder than it looked...

 

[Greenlantern101]

3/1000

 

[teabagyokel]

Greenlantern101 - How in the heck did you get 3/1000?

 

[Greenlantern101]

Well it was something like that. hate the questions with 0.002 for this 0.126 for that. Who cares. I got some stuff right. Nuff said.

 

[jez101]

I tried really hard and got 2.1! I was 2 years out on the picture question which must surely get an honourable mention

 

[Jos the Boss]

1.7, should have knew the last one!

Q9 Stuff

Paul Frere has a corner and Bianchi was in my quiz!

 

[Bleu]

A good 5.25

 

[Bushi]

1.8