PowerPin Grand Prix #7

Question 1

Fernando Alonso's McLaren barrel-rolled into the barriers at 300 km/h after touching Esteban Gutiérrez in 2016, and he climbed out and waved to the crowd. Where?

Accepted Answer

Albert Park, Melbourne. Nico Rosberg won, on his way to the title. Alonso missed the next race in Bahrain with broken ribs.

Question 2

Thirteen cars were wrecked in a first-lap pile-up in the rain in 1998, and Damon Hill went on to give the Jordan team its first win. Where?

Accepted Answer

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. Michael Schumacher was leading by half a minute when he ran into the back of David Coulthard in the spray. Jordan finished one-two.

Question 3

Alex Albon, who races for Williams under the Thai flag, was born in which city?

Accepted Answer

London, England. Albon made his debut for Toro Rosso in 2019, was promoted to Red Bull the same year and has raced for Williams since 2022.

Question 4

Johnny Herbert gave Jackie Stewart's team its only Grand Prix win in a chaotic wet-and-dry 1999 European Grand Prix, at a circuit in the Eifel mountains. Where?

Accepted Answer

Nürburgring, Germany. The leaders fell away one by one: Heinz-Harald Frentzen's Jordan stopped, David Coulthard slid off and Ralf Schumacher punctured. Herbert came through from the midfield, with team-mate Rubens Barrichello third.

Question 5

Renault's Grand Prix engines, including those that powered Williams and Red Bull to world titles, were designed in a town in the Essonne département of France. Where?

Accepted Answer

Viry-Châtillon, France. Renault's engines won 12 constructors' titles. Engine building for Grands Prix stopped there after 2025, when Alpine switched to Mercedes power.

PowerPin Grand Prix #7 answers

Fernando Alonso's McLaren barrel-rolled into the barriers at 300 km/h after touching Esteban Gutiérrez in 2016, and he climbed out and waved to the crowd. Where?

Thirteen cars were wrecked in a first-lap pile-up in the rain in 1998, and Damon Hill went on to give the Jordan team its first win. Where?

Alex Albon, who races for Williams under the Thai flag, was born in which city?

Johnny Herbert gave Jackie Stewart's team its only Grand Prix win in a chaotic wet-and-dry 1999 European Grand Prix, at a circuit in the Eifel mountains. Where?

Renault's Grand Prix engines, including those that powered Williams and Red Bull to world titles, were designed in a town in the Essonne département of France. Where?