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Stefan Bellof's karting debut in 1973 saw him win the Automobilclub von Deutschland's Federal Junior Cup.
Answer: False
Explanation: In his karting debut in 1973, Stefan Bellof finished in fourth position in the Automobilclub von Deutschland's Federal Junior Cup, he did not win it.
Bellof became German Karting Champion in 1980, the same year he also competed in Formula Ford.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source states that Stefan Bellof became German Karting Champion in 1980, and also competed in Formula Ford during that year.
Stefan Bellof won the 1980 Formula Ford 1600cc season with ten victories.
Answer: False
Explanation: Stefan Bellof won the 1980 Formula Ford 1600cc season with eight victories, not ten.
Bellof finished second overall in the 1981 German Formula Three Championship, just behind Frank Jelinski.
Answer: False
Explanation: Stefan Bellof finished third overall in the 1981 German Formula Three Championship, not second, and was eleven points behind champion Frank Jelinski.
After being excluded from the 1981 Formula Ford Festival, Bellof promised the clerk of the course he would win his first Formula 2 race the following year.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source explicitly states that Stefan Bellof made this promise to the clerk of the course after his exclusion from the 1981 Formula Ford Festival.
Stefan Bellof secured his place with Maurer Motorsport for the 1982 European Formula Two season due to significant BMW sponsorship.
Answer: False
Explanation: Stefan Bellof secured his place with Maurer Motorsport due to a recommendation from Eje Elgh after a test session, and he had only 'limited BMW backing,' not significant sponsorship.
Bellof's victory at the 1982 BRDC International Trophy marked him as the first driver ever to win a European Formula Two race on debut.
Answer: False
Explanation: Stefan Bellof was the first driver to win the 1982 BRDC International Trophy outright and the second driver to win a race on his European Formula Two debut, following Dave Morgan in 1972.
Stefan Bellof's 1983 European Formula Two season was more successful than his 1982 season, including multiple podium finishes.
Answer: False
Explanation: Stefan Bellof's 1983 European Formula Two season was 'much less successful' than 1982, and he achieved only one podium finish.
In his karting debut in 1973, Stefan Bellof finished in what position in the Automobilclub von Deutschland's Federal Junior Cup?
Answer: Fourth
How many victories did Stefan Bellof secure in the 1980 Formula Ford 1600cc season?
Answer: Eight
What was Stefan Bellof's final overall position in the 1981 German Formula Three Championship?
Answer: Third
What promise did Stefan Bellof make to the clerk of the course after his exclusion from the 1981 Formula Ford Festival?
Answer: He would win his first Formula 2 race the following year.
Who recommended Stefan Bellof to Maurer Motorsport for the 1982 European Formula Two season?
Answer: Eje Elgh
What was significant about Stefan Bellof's victory at the 1982 BRDC International Trophy?
Answer: He was the first driver to win outright and the second to win a race on his European Formula Two debut.
How many podium finishes did Stefan Bellof achieve in the 1983 European Formula Two season?
Answer: One
Stefan Bellof was born in Gießen, West Germany, and won the 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship with the Rothmans Porsche team.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source confirms Stefan Bellof's birthplace and his victory in the 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship with the Rothmans Porsche team.
Stefan Bellof's Nordschleife lap record, set in 1983, was broken by another driver in 2010.
Answer: False
Explanation: Stefan Bellof's Nordschleife lap record, set in 1983, stood for 35 years, implying it was not broken in 2010.
Bellof's debut in the World Endurance Championship in 1982 ended in retirement due to a starter motor issue.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source confirms that Stefan Bellof's World Endurance Championship debut in 1982 at the 1000 km of Spa ended in retirement due to a problem with the starter motor.
In 1983, Stefan Bellof joined the Rothmans-backed Porsche factory team, driving a Porsche 956 alongside Derek Bell.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source explicitly states that Stefan Bellof joined the Rothmans-backed Porsche factory team in 1983, driving a Porsche 956 alongside Derek Bell.
Bellof's pole time at the 1983 1000 km Silverstone race was fast enough to place him among the top ten qualifiers for the British Grand Prix that year.
Answer: False
Explanation: Stefan Bellof's pole time at the 1983 1000 km Silverstone race would have placed him twelfth on the grid for the British Grand Prix, not among the top ten.
Stefan Bellof's unofficial fastest lap on the Nürburgring Nordschleife was set during the 1983 1000 km Nürburgring race qualifying.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source confirms that Stefan Bellof set an unofficial fastest lap on the Nürburgring Nordschleife with his pole time during the 1983 1000 km Nürburgring race qualifying.
Bellof's Porsche 956 crashed at the Pflanzgarten section of the Nürburgring two laps after he set the race lap record in 1983.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source states that Stefan Bellof's Porsche 956 crashed at the Pflanzgarten section of the Nürburgring two laps after he set the race record in 1983.
Stefan Bellof won the 1983 World Sportscar Championship, adding three more wins after Nürburgring.
Answer: False
Explanation: Stefan Bellof finished fourth in the 1983 World Sportscar Championship standings, not first, although he did add two more wins after Nürburgring.
Bellof secured the 1984 World Sportscar title by eight points, contributing to Porsche's manufacturer's title.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source confirms that Stefan Bellof secured the 1984 World Sportscar title by eight points from Jochen Mass, and this contributed to Porsche's manufacturer's title.
Stefan Bellof's victory at the 1984 1000 km of Monza was initially upheld without any disqualification issues.
Answer: False
Explanation: Stefan Bellof's victory at the 1984 1000 km of Monza was initially disqualified due to the car being underweight, though it was later reinstated upon appeal.
Which of the following was a primary racing achievement for Stefan Bellof?
Answer: Winning the Drivers' Championship in the 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship.
What caused Stefan Bellof's retirement from the 1982 1000 km of Spa race?
Answer: Problem with the starter motor
Who was Stefan Bellof's co-driver at the Rothmans-backed Porsche factory team in the 1983 World Endurance Championship?
Answer: Derek Bell
What was the approximate margin of victory for Stefan Bellof and Derek Bell at the 1983 1000 km Silverstone race?
Answer: Almost a minute
What was Stefan Bellof's unofficial fastest lap time on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, set during the 1983 1000 km Nürburgring race qualifying?
Answer: 6 minutes, 11.13 seconds
At which section of the Nürburgring Nordschleife did Stefan Bellof's Porsche 956 crash during the 1983 1000 km Nürburgring race?
Answer: Pflanzgarten
In which position did Stefan Bellof finish the 1983 World Sportscar Championship standings?
Answer: Fourth
Who did Stefan Bellof primarily drive alongside in the 1984 World Sportscar Championship where he secured the title?
Answer: Derek Bell
Why was Stefan Bellof's Porsche 956 initially disqualified after winning the 1984 1000 km of Monza?
Answer: Being under the minimum weight limit.
Bellof competed in Formula One for Tyrrell Racing for two seasons, achieving 4 official career points after his 1984 results were expunged.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source states that Stefan Bellof competed for Tyrrell Racing during the 1984 and 1985 seasons and officially scored 4 career points after his 1984 results were expunged.
Bellof first tested a Formula One car with Ferrari at the end of 1983, damaging the gearbox during his session.
Answer: False
Explanation: Stefan Bellof first tested a Formula One car with McLaren at the end of 1983, not Ferrari, and he did damage the gearbox during that session.
Tyrrell's cars in the 1984 Formula One season were at a significant disadvantage due to their naturally aspirated engines, giving away over 150 horsepower to turbo-powered rivals.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source confirms that Tyrrell's naturally aspirated cars in the 1984 Formula One season were at a significant disadvantage, giving away in excess of 150 horsepower to turbo-powered rivals.
At the rain-shortened 1984 Monaco Grand Prix, Stefan Bellof started last and finished on the podium, catching the leaders before the race was curtailed.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source details Stefan Bellof's performance at the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix, confirming he started last (20th), finished on the podium, and was catching the leaders when the race was curtailed.
The Tyrrell team was disqualified from the 1984 Formula One season due to issues with illegal fuel lines and unsecured ballast, among other charges.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source confirms that the Tyrrell team was disqualified from the 1984 Formula One season based on charges including illegal fuel lines and unsecured ballast.
Stefan Bellof's only non-qualification in Formula One occurred at the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix.
Answer: False
Explanation: Stefan Bellof's only failure to qualify in his Formula One career occurred at the 1985 Monaco Grand Prix, not the Portuguese Grand Prix.
What was the official number of career points Stefan Bellof scored in Formula One after his 1984 results were expunged?
Answer: 4
Which Formula One team did Stefan Bellof first test with at the end of 1983?
Answer: McLaren
What was the approximate horsepower disadvantage of Tyrrell's naturally aspirated cars compared to turbo-powered rivals in the 1984 Formula One season?
Answer: In excess of 150 horsepower
From what starting position did Stefan Bellof achieve a podium finish at the rain-shortened 1984 Monaco Grand Prix?
Answer: 20th and last
Which of the following was NOT one of the charges leading to the Tyrrell team's disqualification from the 1984 Formula One season?
Answer: Illegal engine modifications.
Where did Stefan Bellof's only failure to qualify in his Formula One career occur?
Answer: 1985 Monaco Grand Prix
Stefan Bellof died at the age of 27 during a Formula One race at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
Answer: False
Explanation: Stefan Bellof died at the age of 27 during the 1985 1000 km of Spa race, which was a round of the World Sportscar Championship, not a Formula One race.
Bellof's fatal accident at Spa involved contact with Jacky Ickx's car while attempting a pass at Eau Rouge.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source provides a detailed account of Stefan Bellof's fatal accident, confirming it involved contact with Jacky Ickx's car during an attempted pass at Eau Rouge.
Following Bellof's death, the 1985 1000 km of Spa race was immediately red-flagged and declared complete.
Answer: False
Explanation: Following Stefan Bellof's death, the race organizers chose to end the 1985 1000 km of Spa event approximately 150 kilometers earlier than planned, rather than immediately red-flagging and declaring it complete.
Stefan Bellof's death was the first racing fatality involving a Porsche driver in 1985.
Answer: False
Explanation: Stefan Bellof's accident was the second racing fatality in three weeks involving a driver killed at the wheel of a Porsche in 1985, as Manfred Winkelhock had died just prior.
After Bellof's death, Formula One teams began to restrict their drivers from competing in other championships.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source states that following Stefan Bellof's death, Formula One teams became reluctant to allow their drivers to compete in other championships, leading to tightened contracts.
Stefan Bellof had received an offer from Ferrari for the 1986 Formula One season before his death.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source confirms that Stefan Bellof had received an offer from Ferrari for the 1986 Formula One season, and a meeting with Enzo Ferrari was scheduled before his death.
A section of the Nürburgring Nordschleife was renamed the Stefan-Bellof-S in 2015.
Answer: False
Explanation: A section of the Nürburgring Nordschleife was renamed the Stefan-Bellof-S in 2013, not 2015.
In a 2009 Autosport poll, Stefan Bellof was voted among the top 30 greatest Formula One drivers by his peers.
Answer: False
Explanation: In a 2009 Autosport poll, Stefan Bellof was voted as the 35th greatest Formula One driver by his peers, not among the top 30.
What was the immediate response of race organizers to Stefan Bellof's fatal accident at the 1985 1000 km of Spa?
Answer: The race was ended approximately 150 kilometers earlier than planned.
Who was the other West German F1 driver killed in a Porsche just weeks before Stefan Bellof's death?
Answer: Manfred Winkelhock
What significant change occurred in Formula One driver contracts following Stefan Bellof's death?
Answer: Contracts were tightened to prohibit drivers from participating in other championships.
Which Formula One team had offered Stefan Bellof a contract for the 1986 season before his death?
Answer: Ferrari
In what year was a section of the Nürburgring Nordschleife renamed the Stefan-Bellof-S?
Answer: 2013
According to a 2009 Autosport poll, what was Stefan Bellof's ranking among the greatest Formula One drivers as voted by F1 drivers?
Answer: 35th