FORMULA ONE: Historic F1 cars add nostalgia to high tech SAP US Grand Prix

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

September 20, 2001

INDIANAPOLIS- A few hundred yards from the pit garages housing the cutting-edge, multimillion dollar technology of today's FIA Formula One World Championship cars, a group of avid racing enthusiasts will tune F1's best machinery from the 1960s, '70s and '80s for two days of high-speed demonstration runs at the SAP United States Grand Prix.

Twenty-eight vintage Formula One cars will drive on the 2.606-mile road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 5-5:15 p.m. (EST) Friday, Sept. 28 and 3:50-4 p.m. (EST) Saturday, Sept. 29. The Historic Grand Prix group is comprised of more than 50 owner-drivers that tune and drive vintage F1 cars from the FIA's 3-litre engine formula of 1966-83. The cars, when not running, will be parked in an open-air garage area in the east parking lot of the Speedway's Hall of Fame museum and can be viewed by the public.

Included in the entry list are an Elf Team Tyrrell car driven by Jackie Stewart during his 1971 World Championship season, as well as the Lotus 79/4 "John Player Special" driven by Mario Andretti in his triumphant 1978 World Championship campaign. Cars formerly driven by other Formula One legends such as Dan Gurney, Jochen Rindt, Graham Hill, Niki Lauda, Jody Scheckter and others also will turn laps.

The second running of the SAP United States Grand Prix, the 16th of 17 events in the 2001 FIA Formula One World Championship, is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. (EST) Sunday, Sept. 30.

Tickets for the SAP United States Grand Prix are available by calling (800) 822-INDY or by downloading a ticket form at www.usgpindy.com.

HISTORIC GRAND PRIX CARS AT INDIANAPOLIS DURING U.S. GRAND PRIX:

Car No.
Color(s)
Year
Car
Driver/Entrant
Original Driver

36
Blue
1967
Eagle AAR104
Miles Collier
Dan Gurney

3
Green
1967
Brabham Repco BT-24
John Dimmer
Jochen Rindt

15
Red
1967
Ferrari 312/007
Todd Morici
Chris Amon

21
Aqua
1970
Brabham BT-33/3
Bob Baker
Jack Brabham

9
Blue
1971
Tyrrell 002
John Delane
Francois Cevert

1
Blue
1971
Tyrrell 004
John Dimmer
Jackie Stewart

12
White/Orange
1971
McLaren M-19A/2
Chris McAllister
Denis Hulme

12
White/Red
1973
Shadow DN-1/3A
David Rose
Graham Hill

28
White/Blue
1974
Penske PC-1
Penske Restorations
Mark Donohue

7
White
1975
Brabham BT-44
Murray Smith
Carlos Reutemann

9
Orange
1975
March 751-3
Robert Blain
Vittorio Brambilla

28
White/Red
1975
Penske PC-3/01
Doug Mockett
John Watson

17
Black
1975
Shadow DN-5
Howard Katz
Jean-Pierre Jarier

9
Orange
1976
March 761
James King
Vittorio Brambilla

10
White/Red
1976
March 761
Howard Cherry
Ronnie Peterson

1
Red
1976
Ferrari 312-T2
Chris MacAllister
Niki Lauda

17
Black
1976
Shadow DN-8/1A
Phil Gumpert
Tom Pryce

20
Blue/Gold
1977
Wolf WR-4
Maurice McCaig
Jody Scheckter

30
White/Red
1977
McLaren M-23/14
Dan Baker
Brett Lunger

8
White/Red
1977
McLaren M-26/3
Don Breidenbach
James Hunt

16
White
1977
Shadow DN-8
Tom Claridge
Riccardo Patrese

17
White
1977
Shadow DN-8/5A
Grant Beath
Alan Jones

5
Black/Gold
1978
Lotus 79/4
Duncan Dayton
Mario Andretti

4
Blue
1979
Tyrrell 009
Jim Busby
Didier Pironi

3
Blue
1979
Tyrrell 009
Bill Karges
Jean-Pierre Jarier

22
Red
1979
Ensign MM-10
Bud Moeller
Derek Daly

2
Red
1980
Ferrari 312/T5
Bud Moeller
Gilles Villeneuve

1
White/Green
1983
Williams FW08/C
Erich Joiner
Keke Rosberg

Text provided by Paul Kelly

Editors Note: To view hundreds of hot racing photos and art, visit The Racing Photo Museum and the Visions of Speed Art Gallery.