Graham McRae – F5000 | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

1970 F5000 Graham McRae McLaren Chevrolet – Zandvoort. Photo and info Rob Petersen

1970 Begg FM2 – Timaru, summer 1970. Photo/source – the scan from AutoNews magazine Vol 3 # 15 / FB

1970 – Frank Gardner from Graham McRae at Zandvoort in April 1970- Lola T190 and McLaren M10B, up in front is Peter Gethin in another M10B www(unattributed)… Photo and info from FB of www.primotipo.com

1972 – Graham McRae won the opening round of the US F5000 Championship at Laguna Seca in May 1972 driving his McRae GM1. In September McRae was also crowned as the 1972 Champion. Photo Pat Brollier

1972 – Graham McRae – Leda-Chevrolet – 1972 RoC Brands Hatch – dns. Photo Tim Marshall

1972 RoC Brands Hatch. Photo Tony Carwithen

1972 RoC Brands Hatch. Photo Photo Romain Moormann

1972 RoC Brands Hatch. Photo Photo Romain Moormann

1972 Nivelles. Photo Jonathan Heynes /his father/

1972 Brands Hatch. Photo Jonathan Heynes /his father/

1972 Mallory Park. Photo Tony Carwithen

1972 Mallory Park. Photo Tony Carwithen

1972 Graham McRae F5000 GM1. Photo Greg Atkin

1972 Mallory Park. Photo Tony Carwithen

1972 Mallory Park. Photo Tony Carwithen

1972 Oulton Park. Photo Gareth Roberts

1972 Rothmans International Gold Cup Oulton Park. Photo Alan Cooper

1972 Rothmans International Gold Cup Oulton Park. Photo Alan Cooper

1973 Zandvoort F5000 22 Graham McRae McRae GM1 and 4 Guy Edwards Lola T330. Photo and info Rob Petersen

1973 F5000 European Championship

1973 F5000 USA Mid Ohio

1974 Teretonga International. Photo Laurie Brenssell

1973 F5000 Road America. Photo Jim Rider /resp his father/

1974 Wigram. Photo Laurie Brenssell

1974 Wigram. Photo Laurie Brenssell

1974 Wigram. Photo Laurie Brenssell

1974 Oran Park. Photo Dale Harvey via FB

1974 Oran Park. Photo Dale Harvey via FB

1974 – GM exits Torana Corner @ Sandown 1974, check out the front rocker angles as the GM3 is booted hard in second gear for the blast up the back straight. Info via primotipo.com and photo B Keys via primotipo.com

1974 Lola T332 – Elkhart Lake Road Amercia

1975 USA F5000 Road America. Photo John Hallman

1975 USA F5000 Road America. Photo John Hallman

1975 Long Beach Grand Prix. Photo and info Fred Bernius

1975 Oran Park. Photo Brian Stratton via Neil Stratton

1975 Tasman race at Oran Park. Photo Bryan Hedersen

1975 Tasman race at Oran Park. Photo Neil Stratton

1975 Graham McRae followed by Chris Amon, 1975 Tasman meeting, Oran Park. Photo and info Vic Hughes

1975 Graham McRae (McRae GM2) at Pukekohe in January 1975. Photo Milan Fistonic

1975 Graham McRae (McRae GM2) at Pukekohe in January 1975. Photo Milan Fistonic

1978 – S5000 HERITAGE SERIES – Graham McRae leaves the old pits at Sandown in his unique McRae GM3 – the car with perspex cockpit surrounds that the New Zealander drove to win both the Australian Drivers’ Championship and Australian Grand Prix in 1978. Read more about one of the greatest Formula 5000 drivers of all in our S5000 Heritage Series feature: 🗞 https://bit.ly/2MpjFYN. Image Credit: www.an1images.com

1978 Sandown Park, Melbourne, Australi. Photo Chris Parker

1978 Graham McRae McRae GM3 Oran Park Rothmans Series 1978. Photo and info Neil Stratton

1978 Graham McRae McRae GM3 Oran Park Rothmans Series 1978. Photo and info Neil Stratton

1978 Graham McRae McRae GM3 Oran Park Rothmans Series 1978 with Warwick Brown. Photo and info Neil Stratton

1978 Graham McRae McRae GM3 Oran Park Rothmans Series 1978. Photo and info Neil Stratton

1978 Graham McRae McRae GM3 Oran Park Rothmans Series 1978. Photo Mitch Holland via FB

1978 OPIR. Photo Chris Griffiths

1978 Calder

1979 Rothmans International Series – Sandown. Photo Russell Martin via FB

1979 “F5000” Tasman Serie: 1979 Oran Park. Photo Geoff Russell Photography via FB

1979 Oran Park with Geoff Lees

1979 Rothmans International series – Sandown. Photo Ian Smith