Brian Anthony Joseph McGuire (13 December 1945 – 29 August 1977) was a racing driver and constructor from Australia.
Racing career and death 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, McGuire 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) (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 18 Pts 1974 Brian McGuire Trojan T101 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 BRH MAL SIL OUL BRH ZOL 18th 25 Lola T332 THR ZAN MUG MNZ MAL MON THR BRH OUL SNE MAL BRH 1975 Brian McGuire Lola T332 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 BRH OUL BRH SIL ZOL ZAN THR SNE MAL THR BRH OUL SIL SNE MAL BRH 17th 22
Complete Shellsport International Series 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 Pts 1976 Brian McGuire Williams FW04 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 MAL SNE OUL BRH THR BRH MAL SNE BRH THR OUL BRH BRH 8th 34 1977 Brian McGuire McGuire BM1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 MAL SNE OUL BRH MAL THR BRH OUL MAL DON BRH 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 Pts 1977 Brian McGuire McGuire BM1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPN NC 0
Complete non-championship Formula One results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 1974 Brian McGuire Trojan T101 (F5000) Chevrolet 5.0 V8 PRE ROC INT 1976 Brian McGuire Williams FW04 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ROC INT
References "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. 1976 Shellsport International Series, GEL Motorosport Information - The Formula One Archive, retrieved 27 April 2011. 1977 Shellsport G8 International Series, GEL Motorosport Information - The Formula One Archive, retrieved 27 April 2011.