RACING DRIVER

Graham McRae

1940 - 2021

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Graham Peter McRae (5 March 1940 – 4 August 2021) was a racing driver from New Zealand. He achieved considerable success in Formula 5000 racing, winning the Tasman Series each year from 1971 to 1973, and also at the 1972 L&M Continental 5000 Championship in the United States. McRae's single outing in the Formula One World Championship was at the 1973 British Grand Prix on 14 July 1973, where he retired in the first lap. McRae also competed in the 1973 Indianapolis 500, finishing in 16th position and earning Rookie of the Year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Graham McRae is the 724th most popular racing driver (down from 665th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 94th in 2019) and the 7th most popular New Zealander Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Graham McRae ranks 724 out of 1,080. Before him are Philippe Bugalski, Peter Broeker, Jay Chamberlain, Andrea Dovizioso, Cecil Green, and Peter Westbury. After him are André Milhoux, Ralph Firman, Narain Karthikeyan, Claudio Langes, Guy Tunmer, and Gastón Mazzacane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Graham McRae ranks 572. Before him are Lucy Shapiro, Silvia Torres-Peimbert, Bjørn Tidmand, Chelato Uclés, Joanna Miles, and Candi Staton. After him are Johnny Giles, Miguel Ángel Loayza, Beth Fowler, Alexander Almetov, Fontella Bass, and William Ferguson. Among people deceased in 2021, Graham McRae ranks 633. Before him are Mick Rock, Tuomo Ylipulli, Fofi Gennimata, Serhiy Novikov, José Villegas, and Margreth Weivers. After him are Mikhail Zhelev, Juan Rodríguez Vega, Bernd Nickel, Walter Smith, Carl Levin, and Sylvain Sylvain.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Graham McRae ranks 121 out of 303. Before him are Zoë Bell (1978), Simon Dickie (1951), Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900), Anand Satyanand (1944), Anthony McCarten (1961), and Jim Bolger (1935). After him are Niki Caro (1967), Onny Parun (1947), Mark Hunt (1974), Alexander Aitken (1895), Joseph Parker (1992), and Andrew Dominik (1967).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In New Zealand

Among racing drivers born in New Zealand, Graham McRae ranks 7. Before him are Bruce McLaren (1937), Denny Hulme (1936), Chris Amon (1943), Howden Ganley (1941), John Nicholson (1941), and Liam Lawson (2002). After him are Tony Shelly (1937), Mike Thackwell (1961), Brendon Hartley (1989), Mitch Evans (1994), and Hayden Paddon (1987).

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