Graham McRae
| Born | 5 March 1940 |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  New Zealander |
| Active years | 1973 |
| Teams | Williams |
| Races | 1 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1973 British Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1973 British Grand Prix |
Graham McRae (born 5 March 1940 in Wellington) is a former racing driver from New Zealand.
McRae's single outing in the Formula One World Championship was at the 1973 British Grand Prix on 14 July 1973, where he retired in the first lap. McRae also competed in the 1973 Indianapolis 500, finishing in 16th position and earning Rookie of the Year.
He achieved much better results in Formula 5000, taking part in several championships using this discipline's regulation. McRae was Tasman Series Champion three years in a row, from 1971 to 1973, also taking the US F5000 Championship crown in 1972, with three race wins. In 1978, he won his fifth F5000 title, the Australian Drivers' Championship.
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[edit] McRae Cars
In 1972 McRae, Malcolm Bridgeland of Malaya Garage, and car designer Len Terry build a new F5000. The car was initially designated the Leda LT27 following Terry's designs. In mid-1972 McRae and London insurance broker John Heynes bought out Bridgeland and set up a United Kingdom company McRae Cars Ltd at Poole, Dorset. As from 1 July 1972 the Leda LT27 was renamed the McRae GM1. Fourteen of these cars were built between 1972 and 1973. It achieved considerable success in the British Hill Climb Championship, driven by Roy Lane.
McRae followed this up in 1993 with a replica of the Porsche 550 Spyder. It was based around a 2.0-litre Porsche 914 with a five-speed gearbox. McRae was a technical perfectionist and Spyder is an accurate replica of original built by Porsche in 1954 and 1955.[1] Some McRae Spyders are powered by a Subaru engine.[2] In June 2000 McRae set up the New Zealand based McRae Cars Ltd. Since his illness in 2003 no more of these cars have been made and the existing 38 models are in high demand. The company was stuck off the register in June 2003.[3].
Former McRae GM1 owner and driver, Alister Hey of Queenstown registered McRae Cars Limited again in 2010.[4]
[edit] Indy 500 results
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[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | WDC | Points |
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| 1973 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Iso-Marlboro IR | Cosworth V8 | ARG |
BRA |
RSA |
ESP |
BEL |
MON |
SWE |
FRA |
GBR Ret |
NED |
GER |
AUT |
ITA |
CAN |
USA |
NC | 0 |
[edit] Sources
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Porsche Spyder – The James Dean Legend – 181, Eion Young, New Zealand Classic Car magazine, 16 October 2007
- ^ http://www.forix.com/8w/mcrae.html
- ^ New Zealande Companies Office - McRae Cars Limited - Registered number 1046252
- ^ Upgrade moves F5000 racer up the starting grid, Steve Ross, Otago Daily Times, 13 February 2010
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Graeme Lawrence |
Tasman Series Champion 1971-1973 |
Succeeded by Peter Gethin |
| Preceded by Frank Matich |
Australian Grand Prix Winner 1972 and 1973 |
Succeeded by Max Stewart |
| Preceded by Mike Hiss |
Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year 1973 |
Succeeded by Pancho Carter |
| Preceded by Warwick Brown |
Australian Grand Prix Winner 1978 |
Succeeded by Johnnie Walker |
| Preceded by John McCormack |
Australian Drivers' Championship Champion 1978 |
Succeeded by Johnnie Walker |
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