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Question 1:

Sebastian Vettel surpassed Fernando Alonso as F1’s (then) youngest ever race winner with victory at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix, but how old was he - 20, 21 or 22?

Question 2:

Peter Gethin famously won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix by just 0.01s - the smallest margin of victory in F1 history. But who finished second in the slipstreaming classic - Francois Cevert, Ronnie Peterson or Chris Amon?

Question 3:

In the video below, who is this spinning into retirement at the first chicane during the 2012 race? 

Question 4:

The Italian Grand Prix has been run every year since 1950, but what made the 1980 running unique?

Question 5:

Which Italian driver, pictured below, made his 14th and final F1 start at Monza for Jordan in 2004?

Question 6:

Why did the leading British teams (including Cooper, Lotus and BRM) boycott the 1960 race at Monza?

Question 7:

What occurred at the 2005 Italian Grand Prix that hadn’t happened since the 1961 Dutch Grand Prix?

Question 8:

Which current driver furiously claimed that “F1 is no longer a sport” after receiving a five-place grid penalty for blocking during qualifying in 2006?

Question 9:

In the video below, which driver is Red Bull's Mark Webber seen passing during the 2010 race at Monza?

Question 10:

Which driver made a one-off appearance for Lotus when Romain Grosjean was banned for the 2012 Italian Grand Prix? 

Question 11:

Kimi Raikkonen has never won in Italy – true or false?

Question 12:

Niki Lauda famously returned to action at the 1976 Italian Grand Prix, just over a month after his horrific fiery crash in Germany. But where did the Austrian finish at Monza - fourth, sixth or eighth?

Question 13:

Which Italian driver back flipped his way across the finish line at his home Grand Prix in 1993 after contact with Minardi team mate Christian Fittipaldi?

Question 14:

Who was the last Italian-born driver to win the Italian Grand Prix?

Question 15:

Which American driver scored his only F1 podium finish with third place at Monza in 1993?

Answers

1. 21; 2. Ronnie Peterson; 3. Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne; 4. It was held at Imola - the only one of the 66 Italian Grands Prix to-date to be held away from Monza; 5. Giorgio Pantano; 6. Because the race organisers decided to reinstate the banked section of track, which the British teams believed was too fast and too bumpy; 7. All the cars that started the race reached the finish; 8. Renault's Fernando Alonso; 9. Williams' Nico Hulkenberg; 10. Jerome d'Ambrosio; 11. True; 12. Fourth; 13. Pierluigi Martini; 14. Mario Andretti, who was born in Italy but raced for the USA and won at Monza in 1977; 15. Michael Andretti. 

How did you get on?

0-5: Back of the grid

6-10: Solid midfield runner

11-15: Top of the podium