David Richards CBE (born 3 June 1952) is the chairman of Prodrive and the former Team Principal of the BAR Formula One auto racing team. June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Categories: Stub | Auto racing ... British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ... The inaugural Formula One World Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ...

After training as an accountant, Richards began his auto racing career as a rally co-driver. He partnered with Ari Vatanen at Ford from 1979, and they won the 1981 World Rally Championship together, shortly after which Richards retired from co-driving. Accountancy (British English) or accounting (American English) is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about information that helps managers and other decision makers make resource allocation decisions. ... Rallying (international) or rally racing (US) is a form of automobile racing that takes place on public roads with modified production or specially built road cars. ... Ari Vatanen (born April 27, 1952) is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and Member of the European Parliament. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a series of automobile rally races across the world, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. ...

In 1984 Richards co-founded Prodrive, an auto racing and automotive engineering group. In 1999 he sold 49% of Prodrive to APAX. This page is about the year 1984. ... Engineering applies scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

He acquired the television and commercial rights to the World Rally Championship in 2000 when he bought International Sportworld Communicators from Bernie Ecclestone. This article is about the year 2000. ... Bernard Charles Bernie Ecclestone (born October 28, 1930 in the UK) is the president and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration, and as such is generally considered the primary authority in Formula One racing. ...

In 1997, when Flavio Briatore was fired as Director of the Benetton team, Richards replaced him. However, his year-long tenure was unsuccessful owing to a poor car and disagreements with the team-owning Benetton family. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Renault F1 Managing Director Flavio Briatore Flavio Briatore (b. ... Johnny Herbert driving for Benetton in 1995 Benetton Formula Ltd. ...

When the BAR team was restructuring after the departure of Craig Pollock in 2001, they brought in Prodrive to run the team with Richards as their Team Principal. Under his direction there has been a huge improvement in BAR with the team taking second place in the 2004 Constructors Championship. Richards also brought Jenson Button to the team and made him lead driver providing the majority of their championship points in 2004. However, when Honda increased its share of BAR in late 2004, Richards was replaced as Team Principal by Prodrive's Managing Director Nick Fry. Craig Pollock, born February 20, 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland, is a businessman and manager of the Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve. ... Jenson Alexander Lyons Button is a Formula One driver currently in the employ of the BAR-Honda team. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nick Fry, British, (born 29 June 1956) is the Chief Executive officer and Team Principal of the Formula One constructor B·A·R Honda, a role he took over from Prodrive Automotive Technology chairman David Richards after Honda increased its share in the team in late 2004. ...

In the 2005 New Year Honours List Richards was awarded a CBE for his services to motorsport. 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The honours system of the United Kingdom is a means of rewarding personal bravery, achievement or service to the country. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand...

David Richards is also a major figure in the complex politics of Formula One Management and is an advocate for measures to reduce the costs of car development as well as increasing safety. Organisation of commercial operations of Formula One Formula One Management, or FOM, is a corporate entity dealing with media relations and financial matters regarding Formula One. ...

References

• Cropley, S (November. 10, 2004). Out, but not down. Autocar pp. 72-73.
• Recognition for motorsport guru. BBC Sport (December. 31, 2004).