Alexandru Nika/Bigstock.com

As Ferrari reveals that the UK is its second biggest market globally, your favourite breakdown cover provider decided to put together a Ferrari quiz. Most of us will perhaps never own one of these fire-red beauties, but we can all enjoy the pictures and soak up the trivia. Think you know your Ferrari facts? Let's find out...

(answers at the bottom)

1.       The last name of the man who made these machines was of course Ferrari, but what was his first name?

 2.       Ferrari started making race cars in 1929, but when did the firm start manufacturing street-legal cars?

Was it a) 1937 b) 1947 or c) 1957?

3.       How many Formula One Constructor's Championships has Ferrari won since it began competing in 1950?

a) 6   b)  16   c) 26

4.       Which of these drivers did NOT drive for Ferrari?

a) Nigel Mansell b) Ayrton Senna  c) Alain Prost

5.       Which vehicle did Mr Ferrari famously call "the most beautiful car ever made?"

a) Lamborghini Diablo   b) Mini Cooper (original) c) Jaguar E-Type

6.       What is Ferrari's largest global market?

a) UK b) United Arab Emirates  c) USA

7.       Name one of the six current models in the Ferrari line-up...

8.       Which company owns Ferrari?

9.       Ferrari adopted a 'race red' paint job for its cars soon after competing in Formula One. But what did the colour red originally denote?

a) Speed   b) Nationality   c) Passion

Answers

  1. Enzo

  2. b) 1947

  3. b) 16

  4. b) Ayrton Senna

  5. c) Jaguar E-Type

  6. c) USA

  7. The California, 458 Italia, FF, 458 Spider, F12Berlinetta or the LaFerrari

  8. Fiat

  9. b) Nationality. Red was used to denote Italy in F1 races, as recommended by the FIA. France was blue, Great Britain was green.