Damien Magee

Damien Magee ( born November 17, 1945 in Belfast ) is a former Northern Irish auto racing driver.

Damien Magee showed early in his career that he had the talent to ride in international motorsport. How many other never succeeded in but to take really walk. First go in the English Formula Junior Championship, he went at the beginning of the 1970s, everything that had four wheels. This had the disadvantage that it was not very choosy in selecting the teams and rarely got competitive vehicles.

However, he also made ​​the jump into Formula 1 to the Grand Prix of Sweden 1975 in Anderstorp he replaced for a race Arturo Merzario in under-funded team of Frank Williams Racing Cars. It was enough for a 14th place. A second attempt to qualify for a World Championship race, failed in 1976 when the French Grand Prix in Le Castellet: only rank 27 in training with the Brabham BT44 B -Cosworth private teams RAM Racing. 1977 and 1978 drove Magee still in the shell Sport - G8 series in the UK, after which he retired from racing.