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Adrian Newey
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Adrian Martin Newey is a British engineer, designer, and racing automobile driver. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1958, he is a citizen of the United Kingdom. He received his education at Repton School and the University of Southampton. Newey has worked in the fields of motorsport and automotive design since 1986.
His professional career includes employment with Leyton House Racing, McLaren, Williams Racing, and Red Bull Racing. He is noted for his work in aerodynamics and has participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Newey has been recognized with the award of Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He is the author of works including *Adrian Newey, autobiographie* and *How to Build a Car*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Adrian Newey, autobiographie
- How to Build a Car
- Cómo construir un coche
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 41
- Total plays
- 469
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Adrian+Newey">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation
· 2018 · cited 36,077x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,119x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,753x
- International Physical Activity Questionnaire: 12-Country Reliability and Validity
· 2003 · cited 17,571x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,938x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “I love the drawing board because most of the work I do is of half scale, so I can have the complete car in front of me, whereas the CAD system limits you to the size of the screen.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Adrian Martin Newey , ( 1958-12-26 ) 26 December 1958 (age 67) , Colchester, Essex , England
- Alma mater
- University of Southampton ( BSc )
- Occupations
- Engineer aerodynamicist automotive designer motorsport executive
- Employers
- IMSA GT March ( 1981 – 1983 ) CART IndyCar March ( 1984 – 1986 ) Kraco ( 1986 ) Newman/Haas ( 1987 ) Formula One Fittipaldi ( 1980 ) Haas Lola ( 1986 ) March ( 1988 – 1989 ) Leyton House ( 1990 ) Williams ( 1991 – 1996 ) McLaren ( 1997 – 2005 ) Red Bull ( 2006 – 2024 ) Aston Martin ( 2025 –present)
- Title
- Team Principal and Managing Technical Partner
- Spouses
- Amanda ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1983 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1989 ) Marigold ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2010 ) Amanda Smerczak ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2017 )
- Children
- 4, including Harrison
- Relatives
- Ron Smerczak (father-in-law)
- Teams
- AF Corse
- Best finish
- 22nd ( 2007 )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Adrian Martin Newey (born 26 December 1958) is a British engineer, aerodynamicist, automotive designer, and motorsport executive. Since 2026, Newey has served as team principal, technical director, and co-owner of Aston Martin in Formula One; he previously served as technical director of Leyton House and McLaren, chief designer of March and Williams, and chief technical officer of Red Bull Racing. Widely regarded as one of the greatest engineers in Formula One history, Newey's designs have won 14 Drivers' and 12 Constructors' titles and 223 Grands Prix between 1991 and 2024.
After designing championship-winning Formula One cars for Williams and McLaren, Newey moved to Red Bull in 2006, his cars winning the Formula One Drivers' and Constructors' titles consecutively from 2010 to 2013, the Drivers' Championship in 2021, and both titles in 2022 and 2023. The Newey-designed RB19 is the most successful Formula One car in history, winning 21 out of the 22 races (95.45%) in which it competed. Newey's designs also won the 1985 and 1986 CART titles. On 1 May 2024, Red Bull Racing announced that Newey would leave his day-to-day Formula One design duties immediately and shift his focus to the RB17 hypercar. Newey departed the company in the first quarter of 2025 and commenced work at Aston Martin, though he is still involved in the RB17 hypercar project, including its updated final design.
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