Motorsports Trivia Thread!

[-Fred-]

Erm, that's a Lancia. More specifically the Group 5 Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo. Actually this one:

 

[DesertPenguin]

Heh, I always thought it was a Porsche long tail of some kind. Thanks. I remember finding it when looking at random high res pictures of race cars for phone wallpapers

 

[jake2013guy]

Erm, that's a Lancia. More specifically the Group 5 Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo. Actually this one:

I was thinking of the Group B Lancia. This looks more correct.

 

[watertank]

I'm sorry, i can't come up with anything at the moment!

pass

 

[Liquid]

I have been the team mate of Jean Alesi, Nigel Mansell and Julian Bailey but I have never driven in Formula One.

Who am I?

 

[Kowhai]

Will Hoy

 

[Liquid]

Will Hoy

Excellent; he partnered Alesi at Le Mans in 1989, Bailey in the BTCC in 1993-94 and Mansell in the BTCC in 1998.

Your turn.

 

[Kowhai]

I am a former teammate of Lewis Hamilton who was arrested for money laundering but was able to avoid jail time?

Who am I?

 

[Pezzarinho17]

Not talking about Nico Rosberg's panama account are you?

 

[Jimlaad43]

Charles Zwolsman Jr.

 

[Kowhai]

Charles Zwolsman Jr.

Correct. He was a teammate of Hamilton in F3 and was accused of using his fathers money, gained from drug dealing, to finance his motorsport career.

Your turn now.

 

[Roo]

I found out today that only twice in F1 history have car numbers 1, 2 and 3 finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd in that order: the 2013 Brazilian GP, and the 1999 Spanish GP (where numbers 1-2-3-4 finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th).

 

[Pete05]

I found out today that only twice in F1 history have car numbers 1, 2 and 3 finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd in that order: the 2013 Brazilian GP, and the 1999 Spanish GP (where numbers 1-2-3-4 finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th).

Now that the drivers get to choose their own numbers, I wouldn't be surprised if that never happens again.

 

[Liquid]

I found out today that only twice in F1 history have car numbers 1, 2 and 3 finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd in that order: the 2013 Brazilian GP, and the 1999 Spanish GP (where numbers 1-2-3-4 finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th).

The 1999 Spanish Grand Prix also has the second-placed record for fewest overtakes in a Grand Prix with one. So it's not totally unsurprising that cars 1, 2, 3 and 4 finished in those places.

For what it's worth, zero overtakes has happened four times and all since 2003; 2003 Monegasque Grand Prix, 2005 United States Grand Prix, 2009 European Grand Prix and 2017 Russian Grand Prix.

Zzz...

 

[Liquid]

The shortest Grand Prix career does not belong to Marco Apicella; his 800m at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix is a comparative 24 Hours Of Le Mans compared to Ernst Loof.

Loof has the actual record for the shortest Grand Prix career; in his only race, the 1953 German Grand Prix, his car suffered a fuel pump failure after just 2 metres of racing. He did not attend any other Grands Prix and thus has the 'shortest' career.

 

[Carbonox]

The 1999 Spanish Grand Prix also has the second-placed record for fewest overtakes in a Grand Prix with one. So it's not totally unsurprising that cars 1, 2, 3 and 4 finished in those places.

For what it's worth, zero overtakes has happened four times and all since 2003; 2003 Monegasque Grand Prix, 2005 United States Grand Prix, 2009 European Grand Prix and 2017 Russian Grand Prix.

Zzz...

I'm surprised there aren't more Monaco races with 0 overtakes, knowing that's the place where DC couldn't even get past Bernoldi.

 

[TheCracker]

The 1999 Spanish Grand Prix also has the second-placed record for fewest overtakes in a Grand Prix with one. So it's not totally unsurprising that cars 1, 2, 3 and 4 finished in those places.

For what it's worth, zero overtakes has happened four times and all since 2003; 2003 Monegasque Grand Prix, 2005 United States Grand Prix, 2009 European Grand Prix and 2017 Russian Grand Prix.

Zzz...

Were those stats based on the same start and finish order or were there actually no position changes, including 1st corner dicing where cars often pass and re-pass to finish the 1st lap back where they started or during pit stops?

 

[Jimlaad43]

Overtaking statistics usually don't take into account Lap 1 and overtakes because of pitstops.

 

[Liquid]

Were those stats based on the same start and finish order or were there actually no position changes, including 1st corner dicing where cars often pass and re-pass to finish the 1st lap back where they started or during pit stops?

As far as I know those stats are on-track overtakes after lap one so not including pit stops.

 

[Dotini]

Overtaking statistics usually don't take into account Lap 1 and overtakes because of pitstops.

Do these overtaking stats apply only to the lead of the race, or just 1st 2nd and 3rd, or do they apply to all cars and positions?

 

[Jimlaad43]

Do these overtaking stats apply only to the lead of the race, or just 1st 2nd and 3rd, or do they apply to all cars and positions?

All cars

 

[Liquid]

Do these overtaking stats apply only to the lead of the race, or just 1st 2nd and 3rd, or do they apply to all cars and positions?

Clip The Apex is the source I have used.

And those races had 0 on-track overtakes.

The overtaking figures for each race (across all data sets) do not include:

• Position changes on the first lap of the race
• Position changes due to drivers lapping backmarkers
• Positions gained in the pits
• Positions gained due to drivers yielding
• Positions gained when a car has a serious technical problem; e.g. puncture, accident damage, etc

 

[Dotini]

All cars

So we are saying that several F1 races have occurred in which not a single pass was made by any car in the field for the entire race?

 

[Liquid]

So we are saying that several F1 races have occurred in which not a single pass was made by any car in the field for the entire race?

Not including the first lap, yes.

2003 Monegasque Grand Prix, 2005 United States Grand Prix, 2009 European Grand Prix and 2017 Russian Grand Prix

 

[Dotini]

Not including the first lap, yes.

2003 Monegasque Grand Prix, 2005 United States Grand Prix, 2009 European Grand Prix and 2017 Russian Grand Prix

And these records go back to 1950?

 

[Liquid]

And these records go back to 1950?

1981 as the website says.

 

[Dotini]

2003 Monegasque Grand Prix, 2005 United States Grand Prix, 2009 European Grand Prix and 2017 Russian Grand Prix

Well, that is the most bathetic racing statistic possible. These were not races, but merely parades or processions.

 

[Tired Tyres]

Well, that is the most bathetic racing statistic possible. These were not races, but merely parades or processions.

You really haven't watched much modern F1 have you?

 

[Dotini]

You really haven't watched much modern F1 have you?

Actually, I have watched almost all F1 races since they began broadcasting them in the US back in the 60's. From the beginning in 1950, F1 racing has been processional compared to most other forms of racing, yet I have enjoyed it. But not a single pass by not a single driver in an entire "race" is excessively processional.

note: Unlimited hydroplane racing has a similar issue with processional races.

 

[TenEightyOne]

You really haven't watched much modern F1 have you?

You can't call the US GP 2005 a race by any stretch of the imagination.