Q 01/05

The first Formula One World Championship race was held on 13 May 1950 at which circuit?

A) Reims

B) Monza

C) Spa-Francorchamps

D) Silverstone

Answer · why

D) Silverstone

Silverstone was built on the site of RAF Silverstone, a wartime bomber station.

Q 02/05

Who won the first Formula One Drivers' World Championship in 1950, driving for Alfa Romeo?

A) Juan Manuel Fangio

B) Alberto Ascari

C) Luigi Fagioli

D) Giuseppe Farina

Answer · why

D) Giuseppe Farina

He narrowly beat his teammate Fangio, who would go on to win five titles.

Q 03/05

Fangio won world titles with four different teams. Which of these was NOT one of them?

A) Maserati

B) Mercedes-Benz

C) Vanwall

D) Alfa Romeo

Answer · why

C) Vanwall

He won with Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari; his 24 wins from 52 starts is still the best winning percentage ever.

Q 04/05

In February 1958, Fangio was kidnapped from a Havana hotel by gunmen loyal to which Cuban revolutionary?

A) José Martí

B) Fidel Castro

C) Fulgencio Batista

D) Camilo Cienfuegos

Answer · why

B) Fidel Castro

He was released after about 29 hours and later called it 'one more adventure'.

Q 05/05

Which two drivers had each won seven F1 World Drivers' Championships by the end of 2025?

A) Senna and Prost

B) Schumacher and Verstappen

C) Fangio and Vettel

D) Schumacher and Hamilton

Answer · why

D) Schumacher and Hamilton

Schumacher's came in 1994-95 and 2000-04; Hamilton's in 2008 and 2014-20.