Adrian Newey | |
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.jpg) Newey in 2011 | |
| Born | Adrian Martin Newey 26 December 1958 Colchester, Essex, England |
| Alma mater | University of Southampton (BSc) |
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| Employers | |
| Title | Managing Technical Partner |
| Spouses | Amanda
(m. 1983; div. 1989)Marigold
(m. 1992; div. 2010)Amanda Smerczak (m. 2017) |
| Children | 4, including Harrison |
| Relatives | Ron Smerczak (father-in-law) |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2007 |
| Teams | AF Corse |
| Best finish | 22nd (2007) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Adrian Martin Newey OBE (born 26 December 1958) is a British engineer, aerodynamicist, automotive designer and motorsport executive. From 2025 onwards, Newey is set to serve as 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 CTO of Red Bull Racing. Widely regarded as one of the greatest engineers in Formula One history,[a] Newey's designs have won 12 World Constructors' Championship titles and 222 Grands Prix between 1991 and 2024.
After designing championship-winning Formula One cars for Williams and McLaren, Newey moved to Red Bull Racing in 2006, his cars winning the Formula One drivers' and constructors' championships consecutively from 2010 to 2013, the drivers' championship in 2021, and both championships 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 (2025). He is set to fully leave the company in the first quarter of 2025.[6]
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