Gordon Murray

Gordon Murray
Born
Ian Gordon Murray

(1946-06-18) 18 June 1946 (age 78)
NationalityBritish
EducationGlenwood High School
Alma materDurban University of Technology
OccupationExecutive chairman
Employer(s)Gordon Murray Design (2005–present)
McLaren Group (1987–2004)
Brabham (1969–1986)
Known forBrabham Motor Racing
Team McLaren
McLaren F1
AwardsFIA President Innovation Medal
Websitehttps://gordonmurrayautomotive.com/

Ian Gordon Murray CBE (born 18 June 1946),[1] is a successful and influential South African-British[2] former (Formula One) race-car designer, renowned firstly as lead designer for both the Brabham and McLaren Formula 1 racing teams, during 1969–1986 and 1987–1991 respectively, then as designer of high-end, high-performance sports cars and a variety of other innovative automotive projects.

After leaving McLaren, Murray founded the Gordon Murray Design consultancy and, in 2017, the low-volume specialist car manufacturing company Gordon Murray Automotive, both now incorporated into the Gordon Murray Group.

  1. ^ "Gordon Murray". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Nelson Piquet". Motor Sport Magazine. December 1981. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

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