RACING DRIVER

Gordon Murray

1946 - Today

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Ian Gordon Murray (born 18 June 1946) is a South African and British former (Formula One) racing 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. After leaving McLaren, Murray founded the Gordon Murray Design consultancy and, in 2017, the low-volume specialist car manufacturing company Gordon Murray Automotive, both now incorporated into the Gordon Murray Group. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon Murray is the 233rd most popular racing driver (up from 237th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 70th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Gordon Murray ranks 233 out of 1,080. Before him are Charles de Tornaco, Wayne Rainey, Alan Rees, Emilio de Villota, Jean Ragnotti, and Phil Read. After him are Chico Serra, Alexander Albon, Marcus Grönholm, Philippe Streiff, Bob Anderson, and Attilio Bettega.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Gordon Murray ranks 371. Before him are Salif Keïta, Robert Mercer, Robert Gadocha, Gérard Grisey, Bernard Maris, and Daouda Malam Wanké. After him are Davorin Popović, Eliades Ochoa, Slobodan Santrač, Sanjay Gandhi, Ognyan Gerdzhikov, and Andreas Katsulas.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Gordon Murray ranks 79 out of 454. Before him are Breyten Breytenbach (1939), Cyril Cusack (1910), Ronald Harwood (1934), Oliver Tambo (1917), Piet Joubert (1834), and Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819). After him are David Cooper (1931), Marlene Dumas (1953), Abdullah Ibrahim (1934), J. L. B. Smith (1897), Walter Sisulu (1912), and Alice Krige (1954).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In South Africa

Among racing drivers born in South Africa, Gordon Murray ranks 2. Before him are Jody Scheckter (1950). After him are Ian Scheckter (1947), Peter de Klerk (1935), Jackie Pretorius (1934), Neville Lederle (1938), Tony Maggs (1937), Doug Serrurier (1920), Eddie Keizan (1944), Paddy Driver (1934), Desiré Wilson (1953), and Basil van Rooyen (1939).

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