Brian McGuire (13 December 1945 – 29 August 1977) was a
racing driver
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and constructor from Australia.
Racing career and death
McGuire travelled over to the UK from Australia with another hopeful young driver,
Alan Jones, but did not enjoy his countryman's success. McGuire entered two
Formula One
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British Grands Prix. With his privately run
Williams FW04 at the
1976 British Grand Prix
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, he found himself as a reserve entry and was denied a chance to compete.
For the
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
race, he modified his Williams FW04 and renamed it the McGuire BM1, but failed to pre-qualify. McGuire was killed practicing this car during a
Shellsport G8 Championship race at
Brands Hatch
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later that year.
Career results
Complete European F5000 Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Complete Shellsport International Series results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete non-championship Formula One results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
References
* "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
1976 Shellsport International Series ''GEL Motorosport Information - The Formula One Archive'', retrieved 27 April 2011.
''GEL Motorosport Information - The Formula One Archive'', retrieved 27 April 2011.
1945 births
1977 deaths
Australian Formula One drivers
McGuire Formula One drivers
Racing drivers from Melbourne
Racing drivers who died while racing
Sport deaths in England
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