What happened to Gasly in mid-2019?

Red Bull moved him back to Toro Rosso

Pierre Gasly Quiz: The Shock 2020 Monza Victory Explained

After a red flag reshuffled the field at the 2020 Italian Grand Prix, an AlphaTauri driver held off Carlos Sainz to win by less than half a second, and this Pierre Gasly quiz relives that day. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Rouen, the GP2 title, his Red Bull demotion, a first podium in Brazil, Olivier Panis and Alpine.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Year
In which year did Gasly win the Italian Grand Prix?
Team
For which team did Gasly win at Monza?
Rival
Who finished second, just behind Gasly?
Red flag
What reshuffled the race order?
France
Who was the previous French winner of a Grand Prix before Gasly?
Demotion
What happened to Gasly in mid-2019?
Podium
Where did Gasly score his first podium?
GP2
Which feeder championship did Gasly win in 2016?
Hometown
In which French city was Gasly born?
Alpine
Which team did Gasly join in 2023?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which year did Gasly win the Italian Grand Prix?
Answer: 2020
The race was held at Monza in September 2020.
Q2: For which team did Gasly win at Monza?
Answer: AlphaTauri
It was the team's first win under the AlphaTauri name.
Q3: Who finished second, just behind Gasly?
Answer: Carlos Sainz
The gap at the line was about 0.4 seconds.
Q4: What reshuffled the race order?
Answer: A red flag after a crash
Charles Leclerc's crash stopped the race, and a penalty dropped Hamilton back.
Q5: Who was the previous French winner of a Grand Prix before Gasly?
Answer: Olivier Panis in 1996
Panis won in Monaco 24 years earlier.
Q6: What happened to Gasly in mid-2019?
Answer: Red Bull moved him back to Toro Rosso
Alex Albon took his Red Bull seat.
Q7: Where did Gasly score his first podium?
Answer: Brazil 2019
He finished second in Interlagos after a dramatic late race.
Q8: Which feeder championship did Gasly win in 2016?
Answer: GP2
GP2 was renamed Formula 2 the next year.
Q9: In which French city was Gasly born?
Answer: Rouen
He was born in 1996.
Q10: Which team did Gasly join in 2023?
Answer: Alpine
He partnered childhood rival Esteban Ocon there.

Pierre Gasly Quiz – The Monza Miracle

Pierre Gasly was born in Rouen in 1996, won the GP2 title in 2016 and debuted in Formula 1 with Toro Rosso in 2017. Promoted to Red Bull for 2019, he was moved back to Toro Rosso mid-season but scored his first podium in Brazil that year.

At the 2020 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, a red flag after Charles Leclerc's crash and a penalty for Lewis Hamilton reshuffled the race. Gasly took the lead for AlphaTauri and held off Carlos Sainz to win by about 0.4 seconds.

It was the first win by a French driver since Olivier Panis in 1996. Gasly later joined Alpine in 2023, partnering Esteban Ocon.

What This Quiz Teaches

Formula 1 fans will enjoy these questions on a famous upset.

How Gasly reached F1
What happened at Monza
Who he beat
Which records it set
Where his career went next

Did You Know?

Toro Rosso's only earlier win came at Monza in 2008 with Sebastian Vettel.
Gasly sat alone on the podium steps after the race.
AlphaTauri was later renamed again.
Monza is called the Temple of Speed.
Gasly dedicated races to his friend Anthoine Hubert.