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Hungarian GP Trivia Quiz

By Geoff Collins

1. What was the approximate cost (in 1986 terms) of building the Hungaroring?
GBP 5.3 million
GBP 14.1 million
GBP 21.6 million

2. Who qualified in last place for the inaugural 1986 race?
Allen Berg
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Huub Rothengatter

3. And who was the first person to retire?
Andrea de Cesaris
Allen Berg
Huub Rothengatter

4. Why was the race stopped after 76 laps instead of the planned 78?
An accident left two cars blocking the track
A deer ran on to the track
The two hour time limit had been reached

5. Nelson Piquet won that first race, but during the warm up he'd tried something that gave him a major advantage over team mate Nigel Mansell. Ever the sandbagger, his lap times showed no difference and he didn't share the information which left our Nige in a complete strop at the end of the race. What was the secret?
A new rear wing
A new differential
A different tyre compound

6. In 1987, Mansell had a commanding lead with four laps to go until what happened?
He was involved in an accident while lapping a back marker
His engine cut out
A wheel nut fell off

7. And who inherited the lead?
Nelson Piquet
Ayrton Senna
Alain Prost

8. In which year was the Hungaroring voted Circuit of the year?
1986
1987
Never

9. In 1990, who managed to stay in front of Ayrton Senna to score their final GP win?
Nelson Piquet
Thierry Boutsen
Keke Rosberg

10. In 1994 Philippe Alliot replaced Mika Hakkinen in the McLaren. Was it because?
Mika was recovering from a testing accident
Mika was competing in a sports car race
Mika was serving a one race ban

11. As you'd expect in 1994, Schuey and Damon wrapped up the first two places. But who came third?
Jos Verstappen
Martin Brundle
Mark Blundell

12. What happened to Taki Inoue after he retired from the 1995 race?
He fell into a ditch
He was fined for not replacing his steering wheel
He was run over by the safety car

13. What was unusual about the change made to the circuit in 1989?
A chicane was removed
The circuit was narrowed
It was made more bumpy

14. Who scored his first ever GP win in Hungary?
Thierry Boutsen
Damon Hill
Jean Alesi

15. At every race in 1988, Senna and Prost were the only two drivers racing for the lead. But on lap 49 of the Hungarian GP, Prost attempted a move that made Mika's pass on Schuey at Spa look simple. On the pit straight, he tried to squeeze between Senna and the pit wall, while Senna was lapping which two drivers?
Tarquini who was overtaking Alliot
Alliot who was overtaking Modena
Modena who was overtaking Caffi

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