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The Hungarian GP Quiz - The Questions

Think you know your Hungarian GP history?

Think you know your Hungarian GP history? Put your knowledge to the test 1. Who won the first Hungarian Grand Prix in 1986? 2. Nigel Mansell won for Ferrari in 1989. But from where on the grid? 3. Mansell produced an inspired move to pass Ayrton Senna's McLaren during the race. But who was Senna trying to lap at the time? 4. Jenson Button broke Mansell's record in 2006, but winning from an even lower grid slot. What was his starting position? 5. Who held off Senna to win in 1990?

First round of stops

6. Mansell clinched the title at the Hungaroring in 1992 after how many races? 7. Who earned his first grand prix victory at the 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix? 8. Damon Hill almost won the 1997 race in an Arrows. Who passed him on the last lap? 9. Michael Schumacher retained the title with victory at the 2001 race in a Ferrari. Yet whose record of Grand Prix wins did he equal in Hungary that year? 10. Who made his F1 debut at the 2002 Hungarian Grand Prix?

Half race distance

11. Fernando Alonso became the youngest grand prix winner for Renault at the Hungaroring in 2003. Whose record did he break? 12. Who became the first Hungarian to contest a grand prix at that year's race? 13. Who earned a career-best second place in 2006? 14. What McLaren driver took his only F1 victory to date in 2008? 15. Felipe Massa was struck on the head with a spring in 2009, but whose car did it fall off?

Final stint

16. Who replaced the injured Massa for the rest of the season? 17. Which constructor has been the most successful on the twisty Hungaroring? 18. And which driver has won the race the most times? 19. Four of the last six races have been won by drivers from which country? 20. Only seven teams have won the race. Can you name four to have taken a solitary victory?

Tie breaker

TB. How many seconds was Michael Schumacher told he needed to find on track before his extra pit stop to beat the McLarens in 1998? Ready for the answers?