1. Adrian Martin Newey was born on 26 December 1958 and is a British engineer, aerodynamicist, automotive designer and motorsport executive.
37 Facts About Adrian Newey
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Since 2025, Newey has served 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 chief technical officer of Red Bull Racing.
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Widely regarded as one of the greatest engineers in Formula One history, Adrian Newey's designs have won 12 World Constructors' Championship titles and 223 Grands Prix between 1991 and 2024.
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The Adrian Newey-designed RB19 is the most successful Formula One car in history, winning 21 out of the 22 races in which it competed.
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On 1 May 2024, Red Bull Racing announced that Adrian Newey would leave his day-to-day Formula One design duties immediately and shift his focus to the RB17 hypercar.
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Adrian Newey fully left the company in the first quarter of 2025.
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Adrian Martin Newey was born in Colchester, Essex, England, on 26 December 1958, the son of Richard and Edwina Newey.
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Adrian Newey's father was a veterinarian and his mother was an ambulance driver during the Second World War.
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Adrian Newey attended Repton public school alongside motoring journalist and writer Jeremy Clarkson.
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Adrian Newey was asked to leave Repton at the age of 16 after an incident at a Greenslade concert at Repton's 19th-century Pears School Building organised by the school's sixth formers, where he pushed up the sound levels on the band's mixer, cracking the building's stained glass windows.
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Adrian Newey gained a first class honours degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Southampton in 1980.
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In 1984, Adrian Newey moved to the March Indy car project, working as designer and race engineer for Bobby Rahal at Truesports.
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Adrian Newey formed a close friendship with Rahal, which would impact their careers some fifteen years later.
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In 1986 Adrian Newey moved to Kraco to engineer Michael Andretti's car, while his March 86C design won the CART title and 1986 Indianapolis 500 with Bobby Rahal.
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Unable to influence the design of the 1997 McLaren, Adrian Newey was forced to attempt to improve on the Neil Oatley design while concentrating his efforts on the 1998 car.
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However, the team's lead driver, David Coulthard, who had driven Adrian Newey-designed cars for years for both Williams and McLaren, managed to secure third place and six points in the Monaco Grand Prix.
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On 14 November 2010 when Red Bull won the World Drivers' Championship with Sebastian Vettel, Adrian Newey became the only F1 designer to have won Constructors' Championships with three different F1 teams.
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On 8 June 2014, Red Bull Racing announced that Adrian Newey had extended his contract for the next few seasons, giving Adrian Newey a wider responsibility including "new Red Bull Technology projects".
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On 25 April 2024, motorsport media outlets began reporting Adrian Newey having interest in leaving Red Bull Racing.
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Adrian Newey left Red Bull Racing during the first quarter of 2025 and stepped away from his Formula One duties while still working on their first hypercar on the trackside, the RB17.
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Adrian Newey signed a contract with Aston Martin, as a shareholder and Managing Technical Partner for the team.
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Adrian Newey joined the team on 1 March 2025, in time for the 2026 regulations.
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Adrian Newey is an avid sports car collector and driver, having participated in the Le Mans Legend races for a few years.
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Adrian Newey destroyed a Ford GT40 while competing in 2006, but escaped with only a cut finger.
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Adrian Newey later wrecked a Jaguar E-Type at the Goodwood Revival Meeting.
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On 15 June 2010, during the Sony E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo press conference, it was revealed that Adrian Newey collaborated as the chief technical officer for the video game Gran Turismo 5 for the PlayStation 3.
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On 2 July 2010, Adrian Newey was rewarded with his own Red Bull RB5, out of regard for his achievements with Red Bull Racing since he joined the team in 2007.
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Adrian Newey first drove the car up the hill at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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On 8 August 2010, Adrian Newey was involved in an accident whilst taking part in the Ginetta G50 Cup at the Snetterton circuit as a guest driver.
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Adrian Newey was spun into the path of Tony Hughes, and his car sustained a heavy side-on impact.
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Adrian Newey was taken to hospital for precautionary checks, but sustained no serious injuries.
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On 10 October 2018, Adrian Newey was announced as an advisory board member of the forthcoming W Series, a racing championship for women based on Formula 3-homologated Tatuus T-318 chassis.
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Adrian Newey married his second wife Marigold in 1992 and they separated in 2010.
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Adrian Newey has been married to Amanda "Mandy" Smerczak since August 2017.
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Adrian Newey is the daughter of South African actor Ron Smerczak.
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Adrian Newey-designed chassis have won 12 World Constructors' and 14 World Drivers' Championships, including four consecutive Constructors' titles from 2010 to 2013 with Red Bull.
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Adrian Newey has made 40 entries as a lead designer in Formula One, winning World Championships with 15 and Grands Prix with 31, as of 2024.