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Ian Gordon Murray CBE (born 18 June 1946), [1] is a successful and influential South African-British [2] former (Formula One) race-car designer, renowned firstly as lead designer for both the Brabham and McLaren Formula 1 racing teams, during 1969–1986 and 1987–1991 respectively, then as designer of high-end, high-performance sports cars and a variety of other innovative automotive projects.
Bruce McLaren: Ret 5 5 M4A: Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4: Alan Rollinson: 9 Ret 1968 M7A: Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8: ROC: INT: OUL: Bruce McLaren: 1 P F: 2 Denny Hulme: 3 1 M5A: BRM P101 3.0 V12: Joakim Bonnier: Ret Ret Ret M2A: Climax V8: Keith St. John WD Trevor Taylor: WD 1969 M7A: Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8: ROC: INT: MAD: OUL: Denny Hulme: 3 Ret ...
The Gordon Murray Automotive Type 50 or GMA T.50 is a sports car manufactured by Gordon Murray Automotive. Designed by Gordon Murray and inspired by the McLaren F1, the T.50 is powered by an all-new 3,994 cc (4.0 L) naturally aspirated V12 engine developed by Cosworth. The engine is rated at 663 PS (488 kW; 654 hp) at 11,500 rpm with a maximum ...
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The logo of McLaren F1 McLaren F1. Chief engineer Gordon Murray's design concept was a common one among designers of high-performance cars: low weight and high power. This was achieved through the use of high-tech and expensive materials such as carbon fibre, titanium, kevlar, magnesium and gold.
Briton James Hunt won the World Championship of Drivers, driving for McLaren Niki Lauda (pictured in 1975) was runner up by one point, driving for Ferrari. The 1976 Formula One season was the 30th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1976 World Championship of Drivers [1] and the 1976 International Cup for Formula 1 ...
The McLaren was the fastest road car in the world and a natural choice for Le Mans; Gordon Murray's carbon-fibre design conforming to the minimum weight (1000 kg), minimum size and maximum power-to-weight ratio (with the 6.1L BMW S70 V12 engine) that a good race-car always has. The ACO's air restrictors limited its engine to 636 bhp, just 9 ...
Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) is a British automobile manufacturer of sports cars based in Shalford, Surrey, England, which was founded in 2017 by former Formula 1 and McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray. [1] The company's initial focus is on limited-run supercars. [2] [3] Its T.50 car entered production in 2023. [4]