Ross Brawn in the pit lane at the 2003 USGP.

Ross Brawn (born November 23, 1954) is a British motorsport engineer. He has worked for a number of Formula One teams, latterly as the technical director of the championship-winning Benetton Formula and Scuderia Ferrari teams. He took a sabbatical from the sport in 2006. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The United States Grand Prix is a motor racing event which has taken place at various times since 1959 in several locations, at first as a part of the American Grand Prize series and later as a race in the Formula One World Championship. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... F1 redirects here. ... Benetton Formula Ltd. ... Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. ...

Brawn was born in Manchester, England and attended Reading School in Reading, Berkshire, England. In the early 1970s, he was taken on as a trainee engineer by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority at their Atomic Energy Research Establishment in Harwell, Oxfordshire, where he studied instrumentation. His career in motorsport began in 1976, when he joined March Engineering in the town of Bicester as a milling machine operator. Soon thereafter he joined their Formula 3 racing team as a mechanic. Brawn was hired by Sir Frank Williams in 1978 as a machinist for the newly-formed Williams F1 team. He quickly moved up through the ranks, working in the R&D department and as an aerodynamicist in the team's wind tunnel. This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Reading School is a grammar school in the town of Reading, Berkshire, England. ... , Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) was established in 1954 as a statutory corporation to oversee and pioneer the development of nuclear energy within the United Kingdom. ... The Atomic Energy Research Establishment near Harwell, Oxfordshire was the main centre for atomic energy research and development in the United Kingdom from the 1940s to the 1990s. ... St. ... For other uses, see Instrumentation (disambiguation). ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... March Engineering was a Formula One constructor from Britain. ... Bicester (Pronunciation: /ˡbɪstə/) is a town in the Cherwell district of north-eastern Oxfordshire in England, and at the 2001 UK census had a population of 28,672 (parish), 31,113 (urban area). ... Endmills for a milling machine. ... Formula Three is a class of auto racing. ... Look up Mechanic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sir Francis Owen Garbatt Williams CBE (b. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... A machinist is a craftsman who uses machine tools to make parts or alter parts by cutting away excess material. ... Not to be confused with Frank Williams Racing Cars, formed by Frank Williams 1967. ... The phrase research and development (also R and D or R&D) has a special commercial significance apart from its conventional coupling of research and technological development. ... Aerodynamics is a branch of fluid dynamics concerned with the study of gas flows, first analysed by George Cayley in the 1800s. ... NASA wind tunnel with the model of a plane A wind tunnel is a research tool developed to assist with studying the effects of air moving over or around solid objects. ...

Ross Brawn at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix.

After brief stints with the now-defunct FORCE/Beatrice and Arrows F1 teams, Brawn's efforts caught the attention of Jaguar, which hired Brawn in 1989. He began work in their sports car racing division, bringing as much F1 technological experience as he could, and succeeded in designing the Jaguar XJR-14 cars which won the 1991 World Sportscar Championship. Later that year, Brawn returned to F1 as technical director of the Benetton team, helping them win back-to-back World Drivers' Championships in 1994 and 1995 with Michael Schumacher, and to take the World Constructors' Championship in 1995. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 540 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (964 × 1070 pixel, file size: 238 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 540 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (964 × 1070 pixel, file size: 238 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... The Bahrain Grand Prix (Arabic: جائزة البحرين الكبرى) is a Formula One Championship race which first took place at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 4, 2004. ... Arrows Grand Prix International was a Formula One team active from 1977 to 2002. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer, originally with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England but now at Whitley, Coventry. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... IMSA GTP sports cars racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1991 Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. ... The Jaguar XJR-14 was a Sports-prototype racing car introduced for the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season. ... The 1991 World Sportscar Championship season was the 39th FIA Sportcar World Championship season. ... Benetton Formula Ltd. ... The Formula One World Drivers Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One race car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ... The Formula One World Constructors Championship (WCC) is awarded by the FIA to the most successful Formula One constructor over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. ...

Ross Brawn followed Schumacher to the Ferrari F1 team in 1997 (a year after Schumacher). After a few "rebuilding" years, he (as Ferrari technical director) helped Ferrari regain glory when the team won the Constructors' Championship in 1999, the first of six consecutive titles. The Brawn-guided Scuderia also powered Schumacher to five consecutive drivers' titles, from 2000 to 2004. Brawn's contributions to this unprecedented string of uninterrupted titles has led many to label him as a vital member of the Ferrari "dream team" along with Schumacher, team principal Jean Todt and chief designer Rory Byrne. In 2005, Ferrari never quite found form, and had to relinquish the title to Renault, while Schumacher passed the crown to Fernando Alonso. In 2006, Ferrari had a poor start to the season, but was clearly the fastest car by the end of that season. Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. ... The 1997 Formula One season was the 48th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... The 1999 Formula One season was the 50th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... F1 2000 redirects here. ... 2004 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Jean Todt (b. ... Rory Byrne with Michael Schumachers car for the 2005 F1 Season Rory Byrne (born January 10, 1944, Pretoria, South Africa) is currently Design and Development Consultant for the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro. ... 2005 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Renault F1 is the Renault companys Formula One racing team. ... Fernando Alonso Díaz (born July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Spain) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and reigning, two-time, world champion. ... 2006 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

On 26 October 2006 Ferrari announced that Brawn was to leave the team. It was believed that he would take a one year sabbatical, to allow other members of the Ferrari technical departments to advance within the team. Recent reports suggest Brawn will be in touch with the Ferrari management team after six months of his one year break to evaluate his potential return to the team, and possibly more managerial role in 2008. ^[1] Although towards the end of 2007 many major media outlets were reporting that Brawn was to join the big spending Red Bull outfit as part of a package intended to attract double world champion Fernando Alonso, it was announced in November 2007 that he is to join the Honda F1 team as Technical Director.^[2] Brawn, married to Jean, has 2 daughters, Helen and Amy. They live in Henley-on-Thames, although Brawn himself, understandably, spent much of his on-season time near the Ferrari factory in Maranello, Italy. In his spare time, he enjoys gardening, fishing, and listening to music. is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A sabbatical year is a prolonged hiatus, typically one year, in the career of an otherwise successful individual taken in order to fulfill some dream, e. ... , Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead. ... Maranello is a town in the region of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, 18 km from Modena (population 16. ... A gardener Gardening is the practice of growing flowering plants, vegetables, and fruits. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ...

In 2006, Brawn received an honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering (DEng) from Brunel University for his services to motorsport. Brunel University is a university situated in West London, England. ...

On 12 November 2007, Brawn was officially unveiled as the new team principal of Honda F1.^[3] He will start work with the British based team on 26 November 2007. is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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