Grand Prix Presidente Medici

Brasilia, 3 Feb 1974

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 Non-championship events 1966-1983

These results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen (allen@oldracingcars.com) if you can help with our research.

Individual sources for this event

Autosport 7 Feb 1974 pp9-13 (by Robert Fearnall, Autosport's Deputy Editor). Motoring News 7 Feb 1974 pp6-7 (by 'L. A. M.') Motor Sport March 1974 pp221 mini-report (by 'L. A. M.') Autocourse 1974/75 (edited by Mike Kettlewell) reproduced Pete Lyons' reports from Autosport, so included very little information that had not already been published.

About half the field had gone home after the South American Grands Prix, leaving the other half to compete in a non-championship race at the new circuit at Brasilia. There was one Tyrrell for Scheckter, one again in coil spring spec, a McLaren M23 for Emerson Fittipaldi, both Brabham BT44s, with Wilson Fittipaldi replacing Roberts for this race, two Surtees, two March 741s, two BRM P160s, one Williams IR/01 and the Hesketh March 731. Also present, as it had been testing at Interlagos, was the brand new Hesketh 308, but a leaking fuel cell prevented it from getting on track at Brasilia.