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Some names don't need an introduction — Fangio, Senna, Andretti, Earnhardt. But it's usually the machine underneath them that turns a great drive into a legend: the GT40 built to humble Ferrari at its own race, the 917 that finally got Porsche to the top step at Le Mans, the MP4/4 that won all but one race in a season no one's matched since.
This week we're testing how well you know both halves of the story — the drivers who became icons, and the cars that made them immortal.
Tap an answer to see instantly if you're right, then check your final score below.
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QUESTION 1 A Most race wins in a single career B 5 World Championships, won with 4 different teams C First driver to win a Triple Crown D Youngest World Champion in history
Correct!
Not quite — the answer is: 5 World Championships, claimed with four different constructors (Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, and Ferrari) between 1951 and 1957.
QUESTION 2 A Dan Gurney B Denny Hulme C Ken Miles D Richard Attwood
Correct!
Not quite — the answer is: Ken Miles. His GT40 crossed the line alongside the McLaren/Amon car, but officials awarded the win to McLaren and Amon on a technicality — their car had started farther back on the grid and so had covered marginally more distance.
QUESTION 3 A Porsche 908 B Porsche 911 S C Porsche 917 K D Porsche 956
Correct!
Not quite — the answer is: the Porsche 917 K, nicknamed the "Widowmaker" for its early handling issues before it became Le Mans royalty.
QUESTION 4 A $22.8 million B $38.1 million C $51.7 million D $95 million
Correct!
Not quite — the answer is: $51.7 million, sold by RM Sotheby's — still the record for any car ever sold at public auction.
QUESTION 5 A 10 B 12 C 15 D 16 — a perfect season
Correct!
Not quite — the answer is: 15 of 16. The lone loss came at Monza, when Senna, leading comfortably, collided with a backmarker with two laps to go.
QUESTION 6 A Jimmie Johnson B Richard Petty C Jeff Gordon D Cale Yarborough
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Not quite — the answer is: Richard Petty. Jimmie Johnson later joined them both at seven titles as well.
QUESTION 7 A Won the Triple Crown of Motorsport (Indy 500, Le Mans, Monaco GP) B Only driver to win the Indy 500, the Daytona 500, and an F1 World Championship C Only driver to win races in six different decades D First American to win a Grand Prix for Ferrari
Correct!
Not quite — the answer is: he's the only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, and a Formula One World Championship (1978, with Lotus).
QUESTION 8 A The rear-mounted engine B The first full monocoque chassis C Ground-effect aerodynamics D Active suspension
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Not quite — the answer is: the first full monocoque chassis in F1, a stressed aluminum tub that was lighter and stiffer than the tube-frame cars it replaced.
QUESTION 9 A McLaren and Williams B Benetton and Ferrari C Ferrari and Mercedes D Williams and Ferrari
Correct!
Not quite — the answer is: Benetton (1994, 1995) and Ferrari (2000–2004), where he anchored one of the most dominant stretches in the sport's history.
QUESTION 10 A The maximum a seller will accept B A fixed price set by the auction house, not the seller C The minimum price a seller has agreed to accept for the car to sell D An estimate range published before the sale
Correct!
Not quite — the answer is: the minimum price a seller has agreed to accept. If bidding doesn't reach it, the car doesn't sell (unless it's a no-reserve auction).
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