Gordon Murray (born 1946 in Durban, South Africa) is a renowned designer of Formula 1 race cars and the McLaren F1 roadcar. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Central area of Durban Durban is a city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa (29°53′S 31°03′E). ... Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ... The McLaren F1 is a supercar engineered and produced by McLaren Cars, a British company subsidiary of the McLaren Group that, among others, owns the McLaren Mercedes Formula One team. ...

After moving to England in 1969 hoping to find a job at Lotus Cars, he first found employment at Hawker Siddely as a missile designer. Soon afterward, however, Murray was offered a job at Brabham after coincidentally meeting Ron Tauranac. There he designed many Grand Prix cars, some of which were World Championship winners. These designs include the extraordinary BT46B, also known as "the Brabham fan car", as well as the World Championship winning BT49 and BT52. Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Brabham Racing Organisation was a Formula One racing team founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac. ... Georges Boillot winning the 1912 French Grand Prix in Dieppe, France Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. ... Brabham BT46B Fancar at Anderstorp, 1978 The Brabham BT46B, also known as the Fan car, was a Formula One racing car, designed by Gordon Murray for the Brabham team owned by Bernie Ecclestone. ...

Between 1973 and 1985 Murray’s Brabhams scored 22 Grand Prix wins, finished 2nd in Constructors’ Championship in 1975 and 1981 and gave Nelson Piquet Drivers’ Championships in 1981 and 1983. Nelson Piquet Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (born August 17, 1952), more commonly known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian racing driver who was Formula One world champion in 1981, 1983, and 1987. ...

In 1986 Murray joined McLaren. In 1988 Murray’s McLaren Honda won 15 of the 16 Grands Prix, and gave Ayrton Senna his first Drivers' Championship. In the Constructors’ Championship McLaren's points score of 199 was an all-time high. Over 1988-92 the McLaren team won four consecutive Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championships: Alain Prost won Drivers' Championship in 1989, Senna won further Drivers’ Championships in 1990 and 1991. McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna da Silva (March 21, 1960–May 1, 1994), better known as Ayrton Senna, was a Brazilian Formula One triple world champion. ... Alain Marie Pascal Prost, (born February 24, 1955 in Saint-Chamond, Loire, France), simply known as Alain Prost, is a French racing driver. ...

From 1991-2004 Murray headed up the off-shoot McLaren Cars team to design road-going supercars: the McLaren F1 and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. McLaren logo from the sill plate of a McLaren F1 McLaren Cars (since renamed McLaren Automotive) is an automaker founded in 1990 with the object of producing road cars based on Formula One technology. ... The McLaren F1 is a supercar engineered and produced by McLaren Cars, a British company subsidiary of the McLaren Group that, among others, owns the McLaren Mercedes Formula One team. ... The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a sports car and supercar automobile co-developed by DaimlerChrysler and McLaren Cars. ...

In the image of Colin Chapman's lightweight philosophy, Murray independently designed the Light Car Company Rocket, an ultra-lightweight, open cockpit roadster powered by a 1-litre motorcycle engine that had an appearance similar to that of a 60's era Grand Prix car. Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Colin Chapman Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman (born 9 May 1928 in London - died 16 December 1982) was an influential designer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry. ...