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United Kingdom Adrian Newey consistently delivers championship-winning designs across various motorsport categories, making him a highly sought-after technical partner in Formula One.
Adrian Newey will join Aston Martin in March 2025 as a Managing Technical Partner and will become a shareholder in the Aston Martin F1 team. Lawrence Stroll, Aston Martin owner, described signing Adrian Newey to lead the technical department of his Formula One team as the bargain of his 40-year business career.
Adrian Newey served as Chief Technical Officer for Red Bull Racing from 2006 until his departure in the first quarter of 2025, during which his designs achieved numerous Drivers' and Constructors' Championships.
Adrian Newey designed championship-winning Formula One cars for Williams, contributing to multiple Drivers' and Constructors' titles during his tenure from 1991 to 1997.
Adrian Newey designed championship-winning Formula One cars for McLaren, including the MP4/13 and MP4/14, contributing to Drivers' and Constructors' titles in 1998 and 1999.
Adrian Newey collaborated as the chief technical officer for the video game Gran Turismo 5 for the PlayStation 3, leading to the creation of the Red Bull X2010 and Red Bull X2011 concept cars.
Adrian Martin Newey was born on December 26, 1958, in Colchester, Essex, England. He developed an early interest in engineering and obtained a first-class honors degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Southampton in 1980. Immediately after his graduation, Newey entered the motorsport world, joining the Fittipaldi Formula One team before moving to March in 1981. There, he began designing racing cars, with his early projects like the March 82G and 83G sports cars achieving significant success, winning the IMSA GT Championship title in both 1983 and 1984. This early success laid the groundwork for a distinguished career spanning several decades in elite motorsport.
Newey’s design prowess extended into the CART IndyCar series, where he worked as a designer and race engineer for various teams. His March 85C chassis, driven by Al Unser, secured the 1985 CART championship and the 1985 Indianapolis 500. He further solidified his reputation in 1986, with his March 86C design winning the 1986 CART championship and Indianapolis 500 with Bobby Rahal. Transitioning to Formula One as chief designer for March, his first design, the 1988 March 881, demonstrated remarkable competitiveness. As March evolved into Leyton House Racing, Newey was promoted to technical director, leading to a second-place finish at the 1990 French Grand Prix, a significant achievement for the team at the time.
His career then progressed through impactful tenures at top Formula One teams. From 1991 to 1996, at Williams, Newey played a pivotal role in securing multiple Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championships with cars like the FW14 and FW18. He then moved to McLaren, where his designs, including the MP4/13 and MP4/14, contributed to titles in 1998 and 1999. In 2006, Newey joined Red Bull Racing, leading to a period of exceptional dominance, with cars like the RB6, RB7, RB8, and RB9 securing consecutive Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles from 2010 to 2013, and further championships with the RB18, RB19, and RB20. His designs have consistently set benchmarks for performance and innovation in Formula One, earning him a reputation as one of the sport’s most successful engineers.
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