247+ Best Formula 1 Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: The Tyrell P34 F1 Car that raced in 1976 but what was it noted for?

Answer: Six Wheels

Question: Up to 2007, when did Michael Schumacher achieve the lap record at the French circuit?

Answer: 2004

Question: Veteran Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen is from which country?

Answer: Finland

Question: What color is the finishing flag In Formula One?

Answer: Black & White

Question: What does a 'bargeboard' do?

Answer: Helps smooth airflow around the car

Question: What does DRS stand for?

Answer: Drag Reduction System

Question: What does the yellow and red striped flag indicate?

Answer: Warns drivers of a slippery track

Question: What drink is sprayed by winning drivers at the end of a Formula One race?

Answer: Champagne

Question: What is attached to the car to prevent it from coming into contact with the track?

Answer: A skid block

Question: What is on the logo of the F1 giant Ferrari?

Answer: A Horse

Question: What is the longest sustained hard-corner in Formula 1?

Answer: Istanbul Park's Turn Eight

Question: What is the name of drivers that are used to check the racing cars are in order?

Answer: Test Drivers

Question: What is the record for the fastest pit stop, recorded in 1993?

Answer: 3.2 seconds

Question: When did Michael Schumacher first drive for Ferrari in formula one?

Answer: 1996

Question: When was the inaugural season of Formula One?

Answer: 1950

Question: Where did Lewis Hamilton finish in his first season in Formula One?

Answer: 2nd

Question: Where was the first Formula One race held at night?

Answer: Singapore

Question: Where was the first Formula One race held?

Answer: Silverstone

Question: Which city hosted the first night race ever held in Formula One, in 2008?

Answer: Singapore

Question: Which company is the sole tire supplier in Formula One since 2007?

Answer: Bridgestone

Question: Which country is Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel from?

Answer: Germany

Question: Which David is best known as a Formula One driver?

Answer: David Coulthard

Question: Which Formula 1 team did Jarno Trulli drive for in the 2003 season?

Answer: Renault

Question: Who did Michael Schumacher say he respected the most during his Formula One career?

Answer: Mika Hakkinen

Question: Who retired from Formula One racing in 1993, having taken his fourth title?

Answer: Alain Prost

Question: Which driver is a 7 time Formula One World Driver's Champion?

Answer: Michael Schumacher

Question: Which Finnish driver quit Formula One to join World rally Championship after the 2009 F1 season?

Answer: Kimi Raikkonen

Question: Which former British Formula One racing champion was cited for speeding in 1998?

Answer: Nigel Mansell

Question: Who became the youngest Formula One driver to start a race in 2009?

Answer: Jaime Alguersuari

Question: Who claimed his fourth successive Formula One world title in October 2013?

Answer: Sebastian Vettel

Question: Who was the team principal of the McLaren Formula One team from 1981 to 2009?

Answer: Ron Dennis

Question: After retiring from Formula One, James Hunt turned to breeding what?

Answer: Budgies

Question: As of June 2013 which team does Mark Webber drive for?

Answer: Red Bull

Question: As of June 2013 who is Mark Webber's team mate at Red Bull?

Answer: Sebastian Vettel

Question: At what position did Graham Hill finish in the 1963 Drivers championship?

Answer: Second

Question: At what position did Jackie Stewart finish in the 1972 Drivers championship?

Answer: Two

Question: At which Formula One circuit would one find the `Lesmo Bend`?

Answer: Monza

Question: Nelson Piquet was Formula One World Champion in 1987 - his nationality ...?

Answer: Brazilian

Question: Where was Mark Webber's first F1 win?

Answer: Germany

Question: Juan Fangio won his 5th Formula One world championship in which year?

Answer: 1957

Question: Juan Pablo Montoya left Formula One in 2006 to join?

Answer: NASCAR

Question: KERS were introduced in 2009 but what does it stand for?

Answer: Kinetic Energy Recovery System

Question: Lesmo Bend and Roggia Bend are found on which Formula One racetrack?

Answer: Monza

Question: Michael Schumacher was World Champion between 1994-1995 and in which other years?

Answer: 2000-2004

Question: Niki Lauder was a Ferrari F1 racing driver in which decade?

Answer: 70s

Question: Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger is romantically linked to which Formula One star?

Answer: Lewis Hamilton

Question: Red Bull's involvement in Formula One dates back to 1995, which team did it sponsor back then?

Answer: Sauber

Question: Rubens Barrichello was a Ferrari F1 racing driver in which decade?

Answer: 00s

Question: Scuderia is the racing division of which car?

Answer: Ferrari

Question: The Formula One world champion driver Jackie Stewart was born in which country of the UK?

Answer: Scotland

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Alain ______'.

Answer: Prost

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Aryton ______'.

Answer: Senna

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Damon ______'.

Answer: Hill

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'David______'.

Answer: Coulthard

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Emerson______'.

Answer: Fittipaldi

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Felipe______'.

Answer: Massa

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Fernando ______'.

Answer: Alonso

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Jackie ______'.

Answer: Stewart

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Jacques______'.

Answer: Villeneuve

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Jenson______'.

Answer: Button

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Jim ______'.

Answer: Clark

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Juan ______'.

Answer: Fangio

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Kimi______'.

Answer: Raikkonen

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Lewis______'.

Answer: Hamilton

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Mario______'.

Answer: Andretti

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Michael ______'.

Answer: Schumacher

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Mika______'.

Answer: Hakkinen

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Nelson ______'.

Answer: Piquet

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Nigel______'.

Answer: Mansell

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Niki______'.

Answer: Lauda

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Rubbens______'.

Answer: Barrichello

Question: Complete the name of this famous Formula One Driver. 'Stiring______'.

Answer: Moss

Question: Who won the 1965 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: Jim Clark

Question: Who won the 1966 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: Jack Brabham

Question: Who won the 1967 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: Denny Hulme

Question: Who won the 1971 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: Tyrrell

Question: Who won the 1978 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: Lotus

Question: Who won the 1982 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: Keke Rosberg

Question: Who won the 1987 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: Nelson Piquet

Question: Who won the 1991 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: Ayrton Senna

Question: Who won the 1998 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: McLaren

Question: Who won the 1999 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: Mika Hakkinen

Question: Who won the 2002 Drivers championship?

Answer: Michael Schumacher

Question: Who won the 2004 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: Michael Schumacher

Question: Who won the 2006 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: Fernando Alonso

Question: Who won the 2007 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: Kimi Raikkonen

Question: Who won the 2012 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: Sebastian Vettel

Question: Who won the Formula One World Championship immediately before and immediately after James Hunt?

Answer: Niki Lauda

Question: Who won the Formula One World Championship the year Niki Lauda was badly burnt in his car?

Answer: James Hunt

Question: Who is the youngest Formula One champion?

Answer: Sebastian Vettel

Question: Who was Formula One World Champion in 1969?

Answer: Jackie Stewart

Question: Who was the 2013 Formula One World Drivers' Champion?

Answer: Sebastian Vettel

Question: Denny Hulme won the Formula One Championship in 1967 - where was he from?

Answer: New Zealand

Question: How many Formula 1 World Championships did Michael Schumacher win in his career?

Answer: Seven

Question: How many Formula One World Championships has Mario Andretti won?

Answer: One

Question: How many Formula One World Championships has Nigel Mansell won?

Answer: One

Question: How many times did Niki Lauda win the Formula One World Championship?

Answer: 3

Question: In 1966 who became the only man to win the Formula One world championship driving one of his own cars?

Answer: Jack Brabham

Question: Who was Alain Prost driving for when he won the Formula One World Championship in 1989?

Answer: McLaren

Question: Which British Formula One driver won the 2009 World Driver's Championship?

Answer: Jenson Button

Question: Dannii Minogue was once engaged to which Formula One driver?

Answer: Jacques Villeneuve

Question: Frenchman Prost was 1989 Formula One World Champion - his first name ...?

Answer: Alain

Question: How many F1 world championships has Mark Webber won?

Answer: 0

Question: How many races are there in the 2010 Formula One season?

Answer: 19

Question: How many times did Jackie Stewart win the Formula One World Championship: once, twice or three times?

Answer: Three times

Question: In 2010, which German driver had his comeback in Formula One at the age of 41?

Answer: Michael Schumacher

Question: In 2008, who set a record to become the youngest driver to win a Formula One race?

Answer: Sebastian Vettel

Question: In what year was former World Champion Jackie Stewart born?

Answer: 1939

Question: What nationality is ex-Formula One driver Niki Lauda?

Answer: Austrian

Question: Which Formula One driver holds the records for most driver championships?

Answer: Michael Schumacher

Question: In which year did Damon Hill win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Answer: 1996

Question: In which year was the F1 driver, Michael Schumacher born?

Answer: 1969

Question: Jackie Stewart achieved World Champion in 1969, 1973 and which other year?

Answer: 1971

Question: Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard drove for which Formula 1 team in 1998?

Answer: McLaren-Mercedes

Question: In the 1971 Drivers championship, what position did Jackie Stewart achieved?

Answer: One

Question: BMW and who have withdrawn from Formula One in 2010?

Answer: Toyota

Question: By taking part in practice for the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix, who became the youngest F1 driver, at 19 years and 53 days?

Answer: Sebastian Vettel

Question: How many pole positions did Michael Schumacher make in his entire formula one career?

Answer: 68

Question: How many Pole Positions did the world champion Alberto Ascari achieve during his professional career?

Answer: 14

Question: How many times did Nigel Mansell win Sports Personality of the Year?

Answer: 2

Question: In 2006, who left Ferrari as their principle driver?

Answer: Michael Schumacher

Question: Which Formula One driver has entered the most races?

Answer: Rubens Barrichello

Question: Which Formula One driver has had the highest number of fastest laps?

Answer: Michael Schumacher

Question: Which Formula One driver has had the most podium finishes?

Answer: Michael Schumacher

Question: Which Formula One driver has had the most pole positions?

Answer: Michael Schumacher

Question: Which Formula One driver has won the most races?

Answer: Michael Schumacher

Question: Which Grand Prix driver wore a 'Superman' cape on the podium of the 2006 Monaco Grand Prix?

Answer: David Coulthard

Question: Which nationality of the drivers has won the most Formula One races?

Answer: France

Question: Which privateer F1 team of the 1970s sported a teddy bear logo and was based in the stables of a country house?

Answer: Hesketh Racing

Question: Jackie Stewart retired in 1973; how many times did he win the Formula One Championship?

Answer: 3

Question: Jackie Stewart won how many points in the 1965 Drivers championship?

Answer: 33

Question: Mario Andretti became Formula One World Champion - what was his nationality?

Answer: American

Question: Mark Webber decided to leave Formula 1 at the end of the 2013 season to compete Le Mans 24 Hours race for which German manufacturer?

Answer: Porsche

Question: Michael Schumacher joined which Formula One racing team in 1996?

Answer: Jordon-Ford

Question: What country did British Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton relocate to in 2007?

Answer: Switzerland

Question: What is Formula One driver Michael Schumacher's brother called?

Answer: Ralf

Question: What nationality is ex-Formula One driver Michael Schumacher?

Answer: German

Question: What nationality is Formula One driver Nelson Piquet?

Answer: Brazilian

Question: What nationality is Mark Webber?

Answer: Australian

Question: What nationality is the former racing driver Jean Alesi?

Answer: French

Question: What nationality was Formula One champion Ayrton Senna?

Answer: Brazilian

Question: What was the nationality of Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi?

Answer: Brazilian

Question: What was the real name of former World Champion Jackie Stewart?

Answer: John Young Stewart

Question: When did Jackie Stewart receive a knighthood for his contributions to Formula One motor sport?

Answer: 2001

Question: When did James Hunt win the Formula One World Championship?

Answer: 1976

Question: When was Mark Webber born?

Answer: 1976

Question: Where did Mark Webber finish in the 2012 drivers standings?

Answer: 6th

Question: Which British driver won his 3rd and final Formula One title in 1973?

Answer: Jackie Stewart

Question: Which British racing driver was known affectionately by his Italian fans as 'II Leone'?

Answer: Nigel Mansell

Question: Which Briton retired from Formula One in 1999?

Answer: Damon Hill

Question: A Formula One car's cockpit walls must withstand impacts equivalent to what?

Answer: 250 tonnes

Question: An ordinary car tyre has an average life of 16,000km. How long does a Formula One tyre last for?

Answer: 200km

Question: As of 2009, what is the testing allowance for new Formula One cars per season?

Answer: 15,000km

Question: Felipe Massa became a Ferrari driver in which of these years?

Answer: 2007

Question: For which team was Michael Schumacher driving at the 2004 Australian Grand Prix?

Answer: Ferrari

Question: Formula One - who was suspended for dangerous driving in the Italian Grand Prix in 1995?

Answer: Damon Hill

Question: Formula One car engines are restricted to how many RPM?

Answer: 18,000 rpm

Question: Formula One car tires are designed to last?

Answer: 200 km

Question: Formula One racing is regulated by which Agreement?

Answer: Concorde

Question: How long does it take to shift gears with an average Formula One gearbox?

Answer: 0.05 seconds

Question: How many drivers can each Formula 1 team use in one season?

Answer: Four

Question: How many engines are Formula One drivers allowed to use per season?

Answer: 8

Question: How much air does the average Formula One engine consume per second?

Answer: 450 litres

Question: How much fuel will a Formula One team use in a typical season?

Answer: 200,000 litres

Question: In 2009, The RPM or Revolutions Per Minute of the Engine of a Formula One car were reduced from 19000 RPM to what?

Answer: 18000

Question: In what year were starting lights first used in Formula One?

Answer: 1977

Question: In which country was the first race of the 1999 Formula One season held?

Answer: Australia

Question: In which decade did Ferrari first allow sponsorship on their cars?

Answer: 70s

Question: In which decade did Ferrari first enter a F1 race?

Answer: 40s

Question: Which Formula One season saw the first victory of a rear-engined car?

Answer: 1959

Question: Which Formula One supremo submitted a bid for Saab Automobile in 2010 but lost to Spyker?

Answer: Bernie Ecclestone

Question: Which Formula-One Grand Prix course is only 1.95 miles long?

Answer: Monaco

Question: Which has been Formula One's first foray into the Middle East

Answer: Bahrain

Question: Which is considered the closest stepping stone to Formula One?

Answer: GP2

Question: Which race track is by far the longest regularly used for Formula 1 Grand Prix races?

Answer: Hockenheim

Question: Which racing legend was killed in Formula One in 1994?

Answer: Ayrton Senna

Question: Which racing team in Formula 1 are associated with bright red cars?

Answer: Ferrari

Question: Which successful F1 team owner built his cars in the woodshed of the family's timber business?

Answer: Ken Tyrrell

Question: Which year did Michael Schumacher win his first ever drivers championship in formula one?

Answer: 1994

Question: Which Formula One Grand Prix race does 'Gulf Air' sponsor?

Answer: Bahrain

Question: Who did James Hunt pip by one point to the Formula One title in 1976?

Answer: Niki Lauda

Question: How many points did Jackie Stewart win in the 1973 championship?

Answer: 71

Question: How many points did Michael Schumacher win in the 2000 Drivers championship?

Answer: 108

Question: How many points did Michael Schumacher win in the 2004 Drivers championship?

Answer: 148

Question: How many points did Nigel Mansell win in the 1991 Drivers championship?

Answer: 72

Question: How many points did Stirling Moss win in the 1959 Drivers championship?

Answer: 25.5

Question: On Australian Grand Prix of 2005, Jarno Trulli drove what car number?

Answer: 16

Question: What number car did Fernando Alonso drive for McLaren-Mercedes in the 2007 Australian Grand Prix?

Answer: One

Question: Which Formula 1 Grand Prix course is the shortest on the calendar?

Answer: Monaco Grand Prix

Question: What forced Michael Schumacher to retire his Ferrari car in the 2006 Australian Grand Prix?

Answer: Accident

Question: Which driver won the 2013 Formula One British Grand Prix?

Answer: Nico Rosberg

Question: Which driver won the 2013 Formula One German Grand Prix?

Answer: Sebastian Vettel

Question: Which driver won the 2013 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix?

Answer: Nico Rosberg

Question: How many drivers compete in each Grand Prix of a Formula One season?

Answer: 22

Question: How many Grand Prix Starts did Jackie Stewart have during his professional career?

Answer: 99

Question: How many Grand Prix Starts did world champion Ayrton Senna have during his professional career?

Answer: 161

Question: How many Grand Prix Starts did world champion Jack Brabham have during his professional career?

Answer: 125

Question: How many Grand Prix Starts did world champion Michael Schumacher have during his career before 2007?

Answer: 250

Question: How many laps behind the winner did Jarno Trulli finish in the 2004 Australian Grand Prix?

Answer: One

Question: How many points are awarded to the winning driver of a Formula One grand Prix race?

Answer: 10

Question: In 2009, 'Etihad Airways' was the title sponsor for which Formula One Grand Prix race?

Answer: Abu Dhabi

Question: In the 1997 Grand Prix season, Jarno Trulli replaced which injured driver for Prost-Mugen-Honda?

Answer: Olivier Panis

Question: In the 2006 Grand Prix season, how many races did Jarno Trulli NOT finish?

Answer: Five

Question: Jarno Trulli drove for which team in the 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix?

Answer: Jordan-Honda

Question: On what grounds did Jarno Trulli retired his Renault car in the 2002 Australian Grand Prix?

Answer: Spin Off

Question: Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli drove for which team in the 2005 Australian Grand Prix?

Answer: Toyota

Question: Takuma Sato and Jenson Button drove for which team in the 2005 Australian Grand Prix?

Answer: BAR-Honda

Question: The 'National Bank of Abu Dhabi' sponsored which 2010 Formula One Grand Prix?

Answer: Abu Dhabi

Question: What number car did Michael Schumacher drive in the 2005 Indianapolis Grand Prix?

Answer: One

Question: What number car did Yuji Ide drive in the 2006 Australian Grand Prix?

Answer: 23

Question: Where did Jarno Trulli make his Grand Prix debut?

Answer: Australia

Question: Which city hosted the Australian Grand Prix before Melbourne took over in 1996?

Answer: Adelaide

Question: Who became the youngest winner of a Formula One Grand Prix in 2008?

Answer: Sebastian Vettel

Question: During the 1999 season, how many races did Mika Salo drive in place of an injured Michael Schumacher?

Answer: Six

Question: Which Formula One team did driver Lewis Hamilton join in 2013?

Answer: Mercedes

Question: Which Formula One team did 'Etihad Airways' begin sponsoring in 2008?

Answer: Ferrari

Question: Which Formula One team has the most wins in a season?

Answer: McLaren

Question: Which Formula One team is based in Woking, Surrey?

Answer: McLaren

Question: Which formula one team won the championship in 1988 & 1989 with Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost as its drivers?

Answer: McLaren

Question: Which team did Jackie Stewart drove for in the 1965 Dutch Grand Prix?

Answer: BRM

Question: Which team did Mark Webber first drive for in 2002?

Answer: Minardi

Question: Which team won the 2012 Formula One World Constructors' Championship?

Answer: Red Bull

Question: In which Formula One team did Damon Hill replace Nigel Mansell?

Answer: Williams

Question: Which car company provides the engine for the Red Bull Formula One team?

Answer: Renault

Question: Who beat Lewis Hamilton into 2nd place in his first Formula One season?

Answer: Kimi Raikkonen

Question: Who came 2nd in the 1982 Drivers championship?

Answer: Didier Pironi

Question: Who came 2nd in the 2000 Drivers championship?

Answer: Mika Hakkinen

Question: Who came 3rd in the 1981 Drivers championship?

Answer: Alan Jones

Question: Who came 3rd in the 1989 Drivers championship?

Answer: Riccardo Patrese

Question: Who came 3rd in the 2006 championship?

Answer: Felipe Massa