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 | |||
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| Race details[1] | |||
| Date | February 3, 1974 | ||
| 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 |
 Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Cosworth | |
| Time | 1:51.62 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Cosworth | ||
| Second | Tyrrell-Cosworth | ||
| Third | Williams-Cosworth | ||
Qualifying edit
| 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 |
Classification edit
| 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 |
References edit
- ^ "1974 Emilio Medici GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ L. A. M. "The Grand Premio Presidente Medici | Motor Sport Magazine Archive". Motor Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "1974 Emilio Medici GP – Qualification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b "1974 – Gran Premio Presidente Medici". StatsF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "1974 Emilio Medici GP – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.