Grande Premio Presidente Emilio Medici

The Grande Premio Presidente Emilio Medici was a non-championship Formula One race held on 3 February 1974 to inaugurate a new racing facility in Brasilia, the Autódromo Emilio Medici. Carlos Reutemann qualified on pole and Emerson Fittipaldi set fastest lap and won. The race was held only this once.[2]

1974 Grande Premio Presidente Emilio Medici
Non-championship race in the 1974 Formula One season
Race details[1]
Date February 3, 1974 (1974-02-03)
Official name Grande Premio Presidente Emilio Medici
Location Autódromo Emilio Medici, Brasilia, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.476 km (3.403 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 219.04 km (136.12 miles)
Pole position
Driver Brabham-Cosworth
Time 1:51.18
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Cosworth
Time 1:51.62
Podium
First McLaren-Cosworth
Second Tyrrell-Cosworth
Third Williams-Cosworth

Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Constructor Car Lap Gap
1 7   Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Cosworth Brabham BT44 1:51.18 0.00
2 5   Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Cosworth McLaren M23 1:51.27 0.09
3 3   Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Cosworth Tyrrell 006 1:51.40 0.13
4 18   Carlos Pace Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS16 1:51.40 0.00
5 20   Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth Iso-Marlboro FW 1:53.43 2.03
6 14   Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM BRM P160 1:54.44 1.01
7 8   Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Cosworth Brabham BT44 1:54.62 0.18
8 19   Jochen Mass Surtees-Cosworth Surtees TS16 1:55.53 0.91
9 15   Henri Pescarolo BRM BRM P160 1:55.88 0.35
10 10   Howden Ganley March-Cosworth March 741 1:57.61 1.73
11 9   Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Cosworth March 741 1:58.10 0.49
12 24   James Hunt March-Cosworth March 731G 2:04.95 6.85
Sources:[3][4]

Classification

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Pos No. Driver Constructor Time/Laps Grid
1 5   Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Cosworth 1:15:22.75, 174.26 km/h 2
2 3   Jody Scheckter Tyrrell-Cosworth 0:12.40 3
3 20   Arturo Merzario Iso-Marlboro-Cosworth 0:27.10 5
4 19   Jochen Mass Surtees-Cosworth 1:38.84 8
5 8   Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Cosworth 39 laps 7
6 10   Howden Ganley March-Cosworth 39 laps 10
7 15   Henri Pescarolo BRM 39 laps 9
8 14   Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 38 laps 6
9 18   Carlos Pace Surtees-Cosworth 35 laps 4
10 9   Hans-Joachim Stuck March-Cosworth 34 laps/Engine 11
Ret 7   Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Cosworth 12 laps/Holed piston 1
Ret 24   James Hunt March-Cosworth 1 lap/Gear linkage 12
Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "1974 Emilio Medici GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ L. A. M. "The Grand Premio Presidente Medici | Motor Sport Magazine Archive". Motor Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ "1974 Emilio Medici GP – Qualification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "1974 – Gran Premio Presidente Medici". StatsF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ "1974 Emilio Medici GP – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.


Previous race:
1973 BRDC International Trophy
Formula One non-championship races
1974 season
Next race:
1974 Race of Champions
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