Introduction
Brian McGuire (13 December 1945 in East Melbourne – 29 August 1977 at Brands Hatch, UK) was a racing driver and constructor from Australia.
Racing career
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 British Grands Prix. With his privately run Williams FW04 at the 1976 British Grand Prix, he found himself as a reserve entry and was denied a chance to compete.
For the 1977 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 later that year.
Career results
Complete European F5000 Championship results
(key) (note: results shown in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Brian McGuire | Trojan T101 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH | MAL | SIL 12 |
OUL DNS |
BRH | ZOL | 18th | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Lola T332 | THR Ret |
ZAN Ret |
MUG 8 |
MNZ 9 |
MAL 9 |
MON | THR Ret |
BRH DNS |
OUL DNS |
SNE 3 |
MAL DNS |
BRH 8 |
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| 1975 | Brian McGuire | Lola T332 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH NC |
OUL Ret |
BRH 6 |
SIL 9 |
ZOL Ret |
ZAN DNS |
THR 7 |
SNE 6 |
MAL Ret |
THR 7 |
BRH Ret |
OUL DNS |
SIL | SNE | MAL Ret |
BRH Ret |
17th | 22 |
Complete Shellsport International Series results
(key) (note: results shown in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Brian McGuire | Williams FW04 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | MAL | SNE Ret |
OUL Ret |
BRH Ret |
THR Ret |
BRH 3 |
MAL DNQ |
SNE Ret |
BRH Ret |
THR 1 |
OUL DNS |
BRH Ret |
BRH | 8th | 34 | |
| 1977 | Brian McGuire | Williams FW04 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | MAL Ret |
SNE DNS |
OUL Ret |
BRH Ret |
MAL Ret |
THR Ret |
BRH Ret |
OUL 5 |
MAL | DON Ret |
BRH DNS |
THR | SNE | BRH | 21st | 8 |
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Brian McGuire | McGuire BM1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR DNPQ |
GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN | NC | 0 |