1. SAE IN ASSOCIATION WITH QUIZ CLUB
PRESENTS
THE
MOTORSPORTS QUIZ

2. QUALIFYING

3. RULES
• 19 Questions(written)
• Each carries 10 points
• Qualifying total to be carried forward
• Multiples of 3 are starred questions
• 6 teams qualify to the finals

4. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
• Quizmaster is Bernie Ecclestone

5. 1.
Jayesh Desai is a 41 year old Surat businessman
who is one of the promoters of the Rajhans Group
that has interests in textiles, multiplexes and real
estate. A transaction of undisclosed amount that he
made 3 years back was brought into limelight
resulting in huge criticism for the other party, even
resulting in comments by eminent writers like
Shobhaa de making ironic references to a popular
Robin Sharma novel. What transaction?

6. 2.IDENTIFY X
In 1990, a wealthy Japanese
businessman, Tomonori Tsurumaki, built an
extravagant race track called Nippon Autopolis with
the idea of hosting a Formula One race. In
1992, plans were made for it to replace the
Mexican Grand Prix. However, these plans failed to
materialize. Instead, Tom Wheatcroft, pouncing at
the opportunity convinced Bernie Ecclestone to add
a race at X to the schedule which was always kept
aside since the British Grand Prix was being held
at Silverstone instead. What did this result in?
Identify X.

7. 3*.IDENTIFY X
The X Calendar is a trade calendar published by the X
company's UK subsidiary. It has become an annual
publication that dates back to 1964. The calendar is
famous for its limited availability, as it is only given as a
corporate gift to a restricted number of important X
customers and celebrity VIPs. The pictures are
generally considered glamour photography including
artistic nudes. Publication was discontinued after the
1974 issue as an economising cut-back in response to
the world recession from the oil shock. How is X
connected to the world of motorsport, considering it
recently earned monopoly in the system?

8. 4.
It all started when Paul Torchy died at the site of
the Delange Grand Prix in 1925. The next
year, Count Giulo Masetti died of a car accident.
Solana Moises had qualified the Mexican GP in
1963. However, he classified eleventh for
completing 57 laps before his engine failed. In
1976, Divina Galica using it for her maiden drive in
F1 at the British Grand Prix failed to even qualify.
Since 1976, it has never again featured on the race
track. What connects them, something which
Pastor Maldonado has decided to take up next
year after a slight rule change?

9. 5.
What is the Italian translation of Red Bull?

10. 6*.RULES FOR WHAT?
• The following car is a maximum of one second behind the
leading car. This includes a leading car lapping a backmarker.
• The following car is in an overtaking zone as defined by the FIA
before the race
• The system may not be activated on the first two laps of a race.
• The system cannot be used until two laps have passed after a
restart or safety car appearance.
• The system cannot be used by the defending driver, unless the
defending driver is also within one second of a car in front.
• The system may not be enabled if racing conditions are
deemed dangerous by the race director such as rain

11. 7.
X is scored in motor racing if a driver scores
pole position in qualifying, the fastest lap in the
race and then winning while leading every lap
of the race in the same weekend. This
significant feat is equivalent to a perfect game
in baseball, or a 300-game in ten-pin bowling.
To date, only 22 drivers have secured a X. The
most recent was at the 2013 Korean Grand
Prix, where Sebastian Vettel achieved the feat.

12. 8.
When Dan Gurney won the 1967 race with codriver A.J. Foyt, the two drivers mounted the
victory stand. Looking down, he saw Ford CEO
Henry Ford II, team owner Carroll Shelby and
their wives, as well as several journalists who
had predicted disaster for the high-profile duo.
What was thus immortalised as a result of his
impulsive action just after?

13. 9*.
The 1975 Spanish Grand Prix was remembered as one
of the most controversial and tragic race weekends in
the sport's history after the death of five spectators who
were hit by the crashing Hill GH1 of Rolf Stommelen.
The defending World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi was
furious about the safety concerns. He did the minimum
three laps, but at a very slow pace, then pulled into the
pits. On lap 29, the race was halted with Jochen Mass
the winner. With the race being declared before the
race had reached three-fourths distance, only half
points were awarded. What other unique feat was
achieved in this race?

14. 10.IDENTIFY AND PUT FUNDA

15. 11.
Bernd Maylander started his career in karting sport
at the end of the 1980s. In the following years he
made his way to the Formula Ford, the Porsche
Carrera Cup and the original DTM. When the
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series was
resumed in 2000, he was driving for MercedesBenz. He led the 2007 Suzuka race for almost 20
laps and also 26 laps at the 2010 Korean Grand
Prix. At the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix he led 28
laps and these are among his most notable
‗performances‘. What is so special about him?

16. 12*.
These glamorous girls can be often seen at the
beginning of Moto GP races. For what
important job are they hired?
[Picture on next slide]

18. 13.WHAT DIFFERENTIATES?
List X
Monza, Nurburgring, Zandvoort, Silverstone
etc.
List Y
Interlagos, Brands Hatch, Imola etc.

19. 14.
In 1977 Thierry Sabine got lost in the Tenere
Desert during the Abidjan-Nice Race. During
this time he decided that it would be a good
location for a regular _____, where every
amateur of racing life could check his abilities.
In December 1977 he arranged an edition of
the race with start situated in Paris and the
finish line in ______. What?

20. FAMILY MATTERS

21. 15*.IDENTIFY X AND Y
On 28 September 2008, on the fourteenth lap of the
Singapore race, the Renault R28 driven by Y crashed
into the circuit wall at turn seventeen, necessitating a
safety car deployment. This allowed the other Renault
driver, Fernando Alonso, to make an early pitstop and
subsequently gain the advantage to win the race after
starting 15th on the grid. X described his crash at the
time as a simple mistake. After being dropped by the
Renault team following the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix,
X alleged that he had been asked by the team to
deliberately crash to improve the race situation for
Alonso, sparking an investigation of Renault. His father
X was a three time F1 champion.

22. 16.IDENTIFY X AND Y
In his Ranji cricket days, X had introduced Trinidadborn Robin Singh to cricketing opportunities in India.
He progressed from the little known races on the
rudimentary tracks of Sholavaram to the international
circuit. But there was a brief period when he was
disillusioned with his career, quit to play cricket for
Tamil Nadu and in the Essex county league. However,
he made a comeback and in the mid-'90s was even
offered a position as a test driver for Formula One
Team Pacific Racing. X was the first manager of the A1
racing team of India. His son Y was the lead driver
alongside Karun Chandhok.

23. 17.
X was born in Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden.
Representing Finland, he was the winner of the 1982
Formula One World Championship. He was the first
Finnish driver to compete regularly in the series.
Also, one of the people who earned the nickname of
Flying Finn.
His son Y holds dual nationality of Finland and
Germany. For the 2010 Formula One season, Y joined
the re-branded Mercedes team. Since then, Y has
enjoyed his most successful period, winning three
Grands Prix and earning four pole positions.

24. 18*.IDENTIFY X AND Y
X is the only driver to win the Triple Crown of Motorsport—
the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Indianapolis 500 and Formula One
World Championship.
His son, Y is the only son of a world champion to win the
title. X won the title in ‗62 and ‘68, while Y won it in ‗96.
With the world championship at stake in the ‗94 season,
Schumacher's Benetton slid wide and into the wall while
trying to stay ahead of title rival Y‘s Williams causing a
controversial crash. Y wrote in a subsequent book: "There
are two things that set Michael apart from the rest of the
drivers in Formula One - his sheer talent and his attitude. "I
am full of admiration for the former, but the latter leaves me
cold."

25. 19.IDENTIFY X AND Y
Originally named the Île Notre-Dame Circuit, it was
renamed in honour of Formula One driver X, father
of Y, following his death in 1982. X was the first
winner at the circuit. Y is the only F1 champion
from his country. Y won his Formula One Drivers'
Championship after former champ Michael
Schumacher collided with his car and spun off
during the European Grand Prix. This eventually
resulted in Michael‘s disqualification. The German
newspapers were among the many from across
Europe that attacked Schumacher calling him "a
kamikaze without honour‖.

27. ANSWER
SLIDES

29. 1.
Jayesh Desai is a 41 year old Surat businessman
who is one of the promoters of the Rajhans Group
that has interests in textiles, multiplexes and real
estate. A transaction of undisclosed amount that he
made 3 years back was brought into limelight
resulting in huge criticism for the other party, even
resulting in comments by eminent writers like
Shobhaa de making ironic references to a popular
Robin Sharma novel. What transaction?

30. ANSWER
He bought the Ferrari Modena 360 that Michael
Schumacher gifted Sachin Tendulkar.

31. 2.IDENTIFY X
In 1990, a wealthy Japanese
businessman, Tomonori Tsurumaki, built an
extravagant race track called Nippon Autopolis with
the idea of hosting a Formula One race. In
1992, plans were made for it to replace the
Mexican Grand Prix. However, these plans failed to
materialize. Instead, Tom Wheatcroft, pouncing at
the opportunity convinced Bernie Ecclestone to add
a race at X to the schedule which was always kept
aside since the British Grand Prix was being held
at Silverstone instead. What did this result in?
Identify X.

32. ANSWER
European Grand Prix at Donington Park

33. 3*.IDENTIFY X
The X Calendar is a trade calendar published by the X
company's UK subsidiary. It has become an annual
publication that dates back to 1964. The calendar is
famous for its limited availability, as it is only given as a
corporate gift to a restricted number of important X
customers and celebrity VIPs. The pictures are
generally considered glamour photography including
artistic nudes. Publication was discontinued after the
1974 issue as an economising cut-back in response to
the world recession from the oil shock. How is X
connected to the world of motorsport, considering it
recently earned monopoly in the system?

34. ANSWER
Pirelli

35. 4.
It all started when Paul Torchy died at the site of
the Delange Grand Prix in 1925. The next
year, Count Giulo Masetti died of a car accident.
Solana Moises had qualified the Mexican GP in
1963. However, he classified eleventh for
completing 57 laps before his engine failed. In
1976, Divina Galica using it for her maiden drive in
F1 at the British Grand Prix failed to even qualify.
Since 1976, it has never again featured on the race
track. What connects them, something which
Pastor Maldonado has decided to take up next
year after a slight rule change?

36. ANSWER
Car number 13

37. 5.
What is the Italian translation of Red Bull?

38. ANSWER
Toro Rosso

39. 6*.RULES FOR WHAT?
• The following car is a maximum of one second behind the
leading car. This includes a leading car lapping a backmarker.
• The following car is in an overtaking zone as defined by the FIA
before the race
• The system may not be activated on the first two laps of a race.
• The system cannot be used until two laps have passed after a
restart or safety car appearance.
• The system cannot be used by the defending driver, unless the
defending driver is also within one second of a car in front.
• The system may not be enabled if racing conditions are
deemed dangerous by the race director such as rain

40. ANSWER
Drag Reduction System

41. 7.
X is scored in motor racing if a driver scores
pole position in qualifying, the fastest lap in the
race and then winning while leading every lap
of the race in the same weekend. This
significant feat is equivalent to a perfect game
in baseball, or a 300-game in ten-pin bowling.
To date, only 22 drivers have secured a X. The
most recent was at the 2013 Korean Grand
Prix, where Sebastian Vettel achieved the feat.

42. ANSWER
Grand Chelem(or Grand Slam)

43. 8.
When Dan Gurney won the 1967 race with codriver A.J. Foyt, the two drivers mounted the
victory stand. Looking down, he saw Ford CEO
Henry Ford II, team owner Carroll Shelby and
their wives, as well as several journalists who
had predicted disaster for the high-profile duo.
What was thus immortalised as a result of his
impulsive action just after?

44. ANSWER
Spraying the champagne

45. 9*.
The 1975 Spanish Grand Prix was remembered as one
of the most controversial and tragic race weekends in
the sport's history after the death of five spectators who
were hit by the crashing Hill GH1 of Rolf Stommelen.
The defending World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi was
furious about the safety concerns. He did the minimum
three laps, but at a very slow pace, then pulled into the
pits. On lap 29, the race was halted with Jochen Mass
the winner. With the race being declared before the
race had reached three-fourths distance, only half
points were awarded. What other unique feat was
achieved in this race?

46. ANSWER
Only points ever earned by a female Formula
One Driver

47. 10.IDENTIFY AND PUT FUNDA

48. ANSWER
Richard Branson
Virgin-Lotus Bet

49. 11.
Bernd Maylander started his career in karting sport
at the end of the 1980s. In the following years he
made his way to the Formula Ford, the Porsche
Carrera Cup and the original DTM. When the
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series was
resumed in 2000, he was driving for MercedesBenz. He led the 2007 Suzuka race for almost 20
laps and also 26 laps at the 2010 Korean Grand
Prix. At the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix he led 28
laps and these are among his most notable
‗performances‘. What is so special about him?

50. ANSWER
Safety Car Driver

51. 12*.
These glamorous girls can be often seen at the
beginning of Moto GP races. For what
important job are they hired?
[Picture on next slide]

53. ANSWER
To hold the umbrella

54. 13.WHAT DIFFERENTIATES?
List X
Monza, Nurburgring, Zandvoort, Silverstone
etc.
List Y
Interlagos, Brands Hatch, Imola etc.

55. ANSWER
List X tracks are clockwise.
List Y are counter clockwise

56. 14.
In 1977 Thierry Sabine got lost in the Tenere
Desert during the Abidjan-Nice Race. During
this time he decided that it would be a good
location for a regular _____, where every
amateur of racing life could check his abilities.
In December 1977 he arranged an edition of
the race with start situated in Paris and the
finish line in ______. What?

57. ANSWER
Dakar Rally

58. FAMILY MATTERS

59. 15*.IDENTIFY X AND Y
On 28 September 2008, on the fourteenth lap of the
Singapore race, the Renault R28 driven by Y crashed
into the circuit wall at turn seventeen, necessitating a
safety car deployment. This allowed the other Renault
driver, Fernando Alonso, to make an early pitstop and
subsequently gain the advantage to win the race after
starting 15th on the grid. X described his crash at the
time as a simple mistake. After being dropped by the
Renault team following the 2009 Hungarian Grand
Prix, X alleged that he had been asked by the team to
deliberately crash to improve the race situation for
Alonso, sparking an investigation of Renault. His father
X was a three time F1 champion.

60. ANSWER
X-Nelson Piquet
Y-Nelson Piquet Jr.

61. 16.IDENTIFY X AND Y
In his Ranji cricket days, X had introduced Trinidadborn Robin Singh to cricketing opportunities in India.
He progressed from the little known races on the
rudimentary tracks of Sholavaram to the international
circuit. But there was a brief period when he was
disillusioned with his career, quit to play cricket for
Tamil Nadu and in the Essex county league. However,
he made a comeback and in the mid-'90s was even
offered a position as a test driver for Formula One
Team Pacific Racing. X was the first manager of the A1
racing team of India. His son Y was the lead driver
alongside Karun Chandhok.

62. ANSWER
X-Akbar Ebrahim
Y-Armaan Ebrahim

63. 17.
X was born in Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden.
Representing Finland, he was the winner of the 1982
Formula One World Championship. He was the first
Finnish driver to compete regularly in the series. Also,
one of the people who earned the nickname of Flying
Finn.
His son Y holds dual nationality of Finland and
Germany. For the 2010 Formula One season, Y joined
the re-branded Mercedes team. Since then, Y has
enjoyed his most successful period, winning three
Grands Prix and earning four pole positions.

64. ANSWER
X-Keke Rosberg
Y-Nico Rosberg

65. 18*.IDENTIFY X AND Y
X is the only driver to win the Triple Crown of Motorsport—
the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Indianapolis 500 and Formula One
World Championship.
His son, Y is the only son of a world champion to win the
title. X won the title in ‗62 and ‘68, while Y won it in ‗96.
With the world championship at stake in the ‗94
season, Schumacher's Benetton slid wide and into the wall
while trying to stay ahead of title rival Y‘s Williams causing a
controversial crash. Y wrote in a subsequent book: "There
are two things that set Michael apart from the rest of the
drivers in Formula One - his sheer talent and his attitude. "I
am full of admiration for the former, but the latter leaves me
cold."

66. ANSWER
X-Graham Hill
Y-Damon Hill

67. 19.IDENTIFY X AND Y
Originally named the Île Notre-Dame Circuit, it was
renamed in honour of Formula One driver X, father
of Y, following his death in 1982. X was the first
winner at the circuit. Y is the only F1 champion
from his country. Y won his Formula One Drivers'
Championship after former champ Michael
Schumacher collided with his car and spun off
during the European Grand Prix. This eventually
resulted in Michael‘s disqualification. The German
newspapers were among the many from across
Europe that attacked Schumacher calling him "a
kamikaze without honour‖.

68. ANSWER
X-Gilles Villeneuve
Y-Jacques Villeneuve

70. RACEDAY

71. SILVERSTONE
ROUND

72. RULES
• 6 Questions(clockwise)
• Race-finite pounce
• 25,18,15,12,10,8
• Number of points earned on bounce depends
on number of correct pounces
• One wrong pounce earns you a black flag for
this and the next anticlockwise round of 6
questions

73. 1.
Tony Hulman made a particular command popular and
famous, something his widow Mary F. Hulman or his
daughter, Mari Hulman George have continued after his
death. In 1977, controversy surrounded the
command, because the Speedway management did not
want to alter the traditional phrase. During the week before
the race, the management announced that they would not
change the wording of the command making the excuse that
the cars were actually started by crew members. A particular
crew reacted by assigning Kay Bignotti as the crew member
to operate the inertial starter. The Speedway's argument fell
apart, and they decided upon a special amended command
for that year. What phrase and why the controversy?

75. ANSWER
Gentlemen, Start your engines
Janet Guthrie became the first woman to qualify
the Indy in 1977

76. 2.WHO AT THE RECEIVING
END OF THESE ORDERS?

78. ANSWER
Felipe Massa

79. 3.PUT FUNDA
Two theories prevail:One is that X adopted the nickname upon having
earned a degree, which in Italy entitles one to use
the title.
Another, as spoken by Graziano, ‖_______
because, I don't think there is a particular reason,
but it's beautiful, and is important. And in Italy,
_______ is a name you give to someone for
respect, it's very important. X often jokes, however,
that the name arrived because in Italy, _____ is a
common surname for _______.

81. ANSWER
X-Valentino Rossi
The Doctor

82. 4.
X is a court game invented in the northern
provinces of Italy during the 16th century. This form
is played at professional level in Italy where there
are two varieties: the first kind taking place in a
specialised sports venue with a lateral wall which
permits the ball to rebound; the second kind being
played in an open playing field without a lateral
wall. Five players regularly form a side, each
carrying in one hand an implement called a X. A
rubber ball generally larger than a tennis ball is
used. What connects it to the world of motorsports?
[Picture on next slide]

85. ANSWER
Tamburello

86. 5.CONNECT THE GUY SHOWN
BELOW TO SILVERSTONE

88. ANSWER
Same streaker(Cornelius Horan)

89. 6.
• The term X is derived from the name of a town whose
name is known back to Roman times, when the location
was sometimes incorrectly connected to the Latin word
meaning to scatter, sprinkle or moisten. Since medieval
times, illnesses caused by iron deficiency were treated by
drinking iron-bearing spring water. In 16th-century
England, the old Roman ideas of medicinal bathing were
revived at towns like Bath and in 1596 William Slingsby
who had been to the town X, discovered such a spring in
Yorkshire. He built an enclosed well at what became
known as Harrogate, the first resort in England for
drinking medicinal waters. Why is this town part of this
quiz?

91. ANSWER
Spa

92. FSAE ROUND

93. RULES
• 4 Questions(written)
• Differential scoring
• Points earned=5*(number of teams not
answering)
• Answers form the acrostic FSAE

94. 1.IDENTIFY X
The Batista Dictatorship of Cuba established the nonFormula One Cuban Grand Prix in 1957. X won the 1957
event, and had set fastest times during practice for the 1958
race. On 23 February 1958, two unmasked gunmen of Fidel
Castro's 26th of July Movement entered the Hotel Lincoln in
Havana and kidnapped X at gunpoint. X was released after
29 hours and he remained a good friend of his captors
afterwards. The captors motives were to force the
cancellation of the race in an attempt to embarrass the
Batista regime. After X was released, many Cubans were
convinced that Batista was losing his power because he
failed to track the captors down. These events were
dramatized in a 1999 Argentine film called Operación X.

95. 2.IDENTIFY X
For many years during and after his career, the rhetorical phrase
"Who do you think you are, X?" was supposedly the standard
question all British policemen asked speeding motorists.
In the New Year Honours 2000 List, X was made a Knight
Bachelor for services to Motor Racing. On 21 March 2000, he was
knighted by Prince Charles, standing in for the Queen who was on
an official visit to Australia. As X drove his Mercedes away from
Buckingham Palace after the ceremony, he was stopped by a
palace guard who joked: "Who do you think you are? X?" X smiled
and replied "Sir X, actually.‖
X has been termed the Greatest Driver never to win the World
Championship.

96. 3.IDENTIFY X
In 2007 X achieved 4th place in the New York City
Marathon in the handcycle division. In 2009 he won
the Venice Marathon in the category for the
disabled, riding his wheelchair and won the Rome
City Marathon in 2010. In 2011, at his fourth
attempt, X won the New York City Marathon in his
handcycling class. X won a gold medal in the men's
road time trial H4 at the 2012 Paralympic Games in
London. Two days later, he won the individual H4
road race and then a silver medal for Italy in the
mixed team relay H1-4. Why is he featuring
here?[Picture on next slide]

98. 4.FILL IN THE BLANK
1 Sebastian Vettel 2010
2 Lewis Hamilton 2008
3 Fernando Alonso 2005
4 ___________ 1972
5 Michael Schumacher 1994
6 Niki Lauda 1975
7 Jacques Villeneuve 1997
8 Jim Clark 1963
9 Kimi Räikkönen 2007
10 Jochen Rindt 1970

99. ANSWERS

100. 1.IDENTIFY X
The Batista Dictatorship of Cuba established the nonFormula One Cuban Grand Prix in 1957. X won the 1957
event, and had set fastest times during practice for the 1958
race. On 23 February 1958, two unmasked gunmen of Fidel
Castro's 26th of July Movement entered the Hotel Lincoln in
Havana and kidnapped X at gunpoint. X was released after
29 hours and he remained a good friend of his captors
afterwards. The captors motives were to force the
cancellation of the race in an attempt to embarrass the
Batista regime. After X was released, many Cubans were
convinced that Batista was losing his power because he
failed to track the captors down. These events were
dramatized in a 1999 Argentine film called Operación X.

101. ANSWER
X-Juan Manuel Fangio

102. 2.IDENTIFY X
For many years during and after his career, the rhetorical phrase
"Who do you think you are, X?" was supposedly the standard
question all British policemen asked speeding motorists.
In the New Year Honours 2000 List, X was made a Knight
Bachelor for services to Motor Racing. On 21 March 2000, he was
knighted by Prince Charles, standing in for the Queen who was on
an official visit to Australia. As X drove his Mercedes away from
Buckingham Palace after the ceremony, he was stopped by a
palace guard who joked: "Who do you think you are? X?" X smiled
and replied "Sir X, actually.‖
X has been termed the Greatest Driver never to win the World
Championship.

103. ANSWER
X-Sir Stirling Moss

104. 3.IDENTIFY X
In 2007 X achieved 4th place in the New York City
Marathon in the handcycle division. In 2009 he won
the Venice Marathon in the category for the
disabled, riding his wheelchair and won the Rome
City Marathon in 2010. In 2011, at his fourth
attempt, X won the New York City Marathon in his
handcycling class. X won a gold medal in the men's
road time trial H4 at the 2012 Paralympic Games in
London. Two days later, he won the individual H4
road race and then a silver medal for Italy in the
mixed team relay H1-4. Why is he featuring
here?[Picture on next slide]

106. ANSWER
X-Alessandro Zanardi

107. 4.FILL IN THE BLANK
1 Sebastian Vettel 2010
2 Lewis Hamilton 2008
3 Fernando Alonso 2005
4 ___________ 1972
5 Michael Schumacher 1994
6 Niki Lauda 1975
7 Jacques Villeneuve 1997
8 Jim Clark 1963
9 Kimi Räikkönen 2007
10 Jochen Rindt 1970

108. ANSWER
Emerson Fittipaldi
Youngest F1 champions

109. INTERLAGOS
ROUND

110. RULES
• 6 Questions(anticlockwise)
• Race-finite pounce
• 25,18,15,12,10,8
• Number of points earned on bounce depends
on number of correct pounces
• One wrong pounce earns you a black flag

111. 1. DEDICATION TO WHOM?

113. ANSWER
Marco Simoncelli

114. 2.IDENTIFY
X was technical director of the Benetton team, helping
it win consecutive World Drivers' Championships in
1994 and 1995 with Michael Schumacher. X followed
Schumacher to the Ferrari F1 team in late 1996, at the
end of Schumacher's first year with the team. The team
powered Schumacher to five consecutive drivers' titles,
from 2000 to 2004. X's contributions to this
unprecedented string of titles has led many to label him
as a vital member of the Ferrari "dream team" along
with Schumacher, team principal Jean Todt and chief
designer Rory Byrne.

116. ANSWER
Ross Brawn

117. 3.CONNECT

120. ANSWER
Force India drivers till date

121. 4.IDENTIFY

123. ANSWER
Monisha Kaltenborn
Kamui Kobayashi

124. 5.
The Tyrrell P34, also called the ―six wheeler‖ was a
Formula One race car. Along with the "Fancar"
developed in 1978, the six-wheeled Tyrrell was one of
the two most radical entries ever to succeed in F1
competition, and has specifically been called the most
recognizable design in the history of world motorsports.
It first ran in the Spanish GP in 1976, and proved to be
very competitive. Both Jody Scheckter and Patrick
Depailler were able to produce solid results with the
car, but while Depailler praised the car continually,
Scheckter realised it would only be temporarily
competitive. It came back to the limelight recently.
How?

126. ANSWER
RUSH

127. 6.IDENTIFY X
X was born on December 31, 1954 in Olpe,
Germany. During the 1980s, he competed in
touring car racing, mainly on the old Nürburgring
circuit. He also competed in VLN endurance racing
and 24 Hours Nürburgring. However, he became
popular for different reasons after his first task at
Austria in 1995, and more importantly with his
recent task completed in 2011. He has also faced
quite some criticism in the recent past from legends
like Jackie Stewart who feel he has dulled things
down. [Picture on next slide]

130. ANSWER
Hermann Tilke, designer of the Buddh
International Circuit

131. BAJA ROUND

132. RULES
• 4 Questions(written)
• Differential scoring
• Points earned=5*(number of teams not
answering)
• Answers form the acrostic BAJA

133. 1.IDENTIFY
In 1966 X became the first – and still the only –
man to win the Formula One world
championship driving one of his own cars. He is
the oldest surviving Formula One race-winner
and world champion. X was nicknamed ‗Black
Jack‘.
His constructor team lead by Bernie Ecclestone
in 1978 made the ‗Fan Car‘ X BT46.[Picture on
next slide]

135. 2.
Patriarch and auto racing legend Mario won the Indianapolis
500 only once. In victory lane, prolific car owner Andy
Granatelli planted a kiss on the young Mario's cheek.
Following the win, Mario never managed to win the great
race for a second time by his retirement in 1994. The
misfortune at Indianapolis, with a cumulative total of 68
starts as drivers, has notably extended to his sons Michael
and Jeff, nephew John, as well as grandson Marco, and to
an in-direct extent, to his twin brother Aldo, and former car
owner, Paul Newman. Twice, when Michael‘s team won the
Indianapolis 500, the driver subsequently defected to rival
Chip Ganassi Racing the following year. What surname
connects all the bad luck?

136. 3.WHO DOES ROSSI BEAT
HERE?
(CATALUNYA 2009)

137. 4.FOR WHOM?

139. ANSWERS

141. 1.IDENTIFY
In 1966 X became the first – and still the only –
man to win the Formula One world
championship driving one of his own cars. He is
the oldest surviving Formula One race-winner
and world champion. X was nicknamed ‗Black
Jack‘.
His constructor team lead by Bernie Ecclestone
in 1978 made the ‗Fan Car‘ X BT46.[Picture on
next slide]

143. ANSWER
X-Jack Brabham

144. 2.
Patriarch and auto racing legend Mario won the Indianapolis
500 only once. In victory lane, prolific car owner Andy
Granatelli planted a kiss on the young Mario's cheek.
Following the win, Mario never managed to win the great
race for a second time by his retirement in 1994. The
misfortune at Indianapolis, with a cumulative total of 68
starts as drivers, has notably extended to his sons Michael
and Jeff, nephew John, as well as grandson Marco, and to
an in-direct extent, to his twin brother Aldo, and former car
owner, Paul Newman. Twice, when Michael‘s team won the
Indianapolis 500, the driver subsequently defected to rival
Chip Ganassi Racing the following year. What surname
connects all the bad luck?

145. ANSWER
X-Andretti Curse

146. 3.WHO DOES ROSSI BEAT
HERE?
(CATALUNYA 2009)

147. ANSWER
X-Jorge Lorenzo

148. 4.FOR WHOM?

149. ANSWER
Ayrton Senna