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F1 quiz: can you name these old race circuits from the photographs?

  1. Lights out and away we go! Which circuit is this?

    1. Aintree

    2. Goodwood

    3. Donington

    4. Brands Hatch

  2. The weather looks good – but which track is it?

    1. Sandown Raceway

    2. Adelaide

    3. Hampton Downs

    4. Bathurst

  3. Look for clues and then guess the track …

    1. Indianapolis Motor Speedway

    2. Watkins Glen

    3. Las Vegas

    4. Phoenix

  4. The host country is obvious here but which circuit is it?

    1. Magny-Cours

    2. Paul Ricard

    3. Le Mans

    4. Dijon-Prenois

  5. )

    There's drama at the start of a GP on which track?

    1. AVUS, Berlin

    2. Nürburgring

    3. Sachsenring

    4. Hockenheim

  6. Best of British?

    1. Brooklands

    2. Aintree

    3. Brands Hatch

    4. Goodwood

  7. Another starting grid, but where?

    1. Brands Hatch

    2. Donington

    3. Brooklands Park

    4. Goodwood

  8. You'd get a great view of this track from the top of the rollercoaster. Which circuit is it?

    1. Watkins Glen

    2. Santa Monica

    3. Dallas

    4. Phoenix

  9. Name this former race track?

    1. Interlagos, São Paulo

    2. Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires

    3. Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City

    4. Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro

  10. Let's head east – which track is this?

    1. Korea International Circuit

    2. Fuji Speedway

    3. Shanghai International Circuit

    4. TI Circuit Aida

  11. It's a lovely aerial shot. Which track is it?

    1. Circuit Paul Ricard

    2. Circuit de Reims-Gueux

    3. Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours

    4. Bugatti Au Mans

  12. Trees line the race track, but which one is it?

    1. Goodwood

    2. Brands Hatch

    3. Hockenheim

    4. The Nürburgring

  13. And which track is Christian Fittipaldi looking down upon?

    1. Autódromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro

    2. Circuito do Estoril

    3. Circuit de Pedralbes

    4. Circuito da Boavista

Solutions

1:C - A venue also famous for hosting music festivals, including Download and Monsters of Rock, hosted the 1993 European GP. Despite a 17-year contract to take the British GP from 2010, the deal was never completed, 2:B - From 1985 to 1996, Adelaide Street Circuit staged the Australian GP, before being replaced by the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne, 3:C - Caesar's Palace circuit hosted the 1982 US GP. This year's Las Vegas GP will be staged at the Las Vegas Strip circuit, taking in a ride past the Caesar's Palace casino, 4:A - In central France, Magny-Cours hosted the French GP from 1991 to 2008, only for financial issues to intervene. Previous venue Paul Ricard resumed hosting it in 2018 , 5:D - Despite the country's historic success and car-making prowess, the last German GP was held at Hockenheim in 2019. Nürburgring last held the event in 2013, and the European GP from 1999 to 2007. Despite going airborne in this incident and slamming into the tyre wall, Luciano Burti was unhurt and took part in the restarted race in the spare Prost car, although he spun off on lap 23. , 6:B - Obviously much more famous for hosting the Grand National, the Liverpool venue was alternate host with Silverstone from 1955 to 1960 and held the event in 1961 and 1962. Still used for car racing, it was built as the "Goodwood of the North", 7:A - The Kent circuit, which offers two different tracks, has hosted the British GP and last held it in 1986. It twice hosted the European GP, the last time in 1985. Nigel Mansell was the winner on both occasions, 8:C - There has been just one Dallas GP, held in 1984, pictured here, and won by Keke Rosberg, the Flying Finn in his Williams car. Financial problems meant the cancellation of the event the following year, 9:D - Only two South American nations have held a grand prix – Brazil and Argentina, which last hosted a GP in 1998. São Paulo is the current home of the Brazilian GP, and Jacarepaguá last hosted the event in 1989, and was demolished to stage the 2016 Olympics, 10:B - Standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, the circuit was used in 1976 and 1977 and then returned for two GPs in 2007 and 2008. Above you can see James Hunt leading the way in his McLaren on a slick surface in 1976 , 11:A - The circuit has hosted the F1 French Grand Prix intermittently from 1971 to 2022 and in recent years it has sported some eye-catching stripes, 12:D - It looks like a wholesome affair in Germany back in 1953 as Alberto Ascari, in his Ferrari 500, rounds a bend with a smattering of fans watching on in the background , 13:B - The track on the Portuguese Riviera, outside of Lisbon, was the home of the Portuguese Grand Prix from 1984 to 1996

Scores

  1. 10 and above.

    A podium finish. Well done!

  2. 13 and above.

    Forget Max Verstappen – you're the new star of F1!

  3. 9 and above.

    Just outside the podium. You're a future star of F1!

  4. 7 and above.

    A solid drive – you could make the podium one day.

  5. 5 and above.

    A solid drive – you could make the podium one day.

  6. 0 and above.

    You've finished at the back of the grid after an early prang. Hard luck.

  7. 3 and above.

    You got your tactics wrong. Too many pitstops.

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