Engineer
Colin Chapman
Colin Chapman founded Lotus in 1952 and led Team Lotus to seven Formula One Constructors' titles. His philosophy was lightness over power: "Adding power makes you faster on…
Frank Costin
Frank Costin, an aircraft engineer at de Havilland, brought aerodynamics and the monocoque to racing cars. He designed the Lotus Mark VIII body, the Vanwall that won the…
Keith Duckworth
Keith Duckworth of Blackburn designed the Cosworth DFV, the Formula One engine that first won at Zandvoort in 1967 and won races for years afterwards. He co-founded Cosworth…
Walter Hassan
Walter Hassan worked on three great British engines: the Jaguar XK, the Coventry Climax FW and the Jaguar V12. He began at 15 as employee No. 14 at…
Alec Issigonis
Sir Alec Issigonis designed the Morris Minor and the Mini, two of the best-loved British cars ever built. Born in Smyrna, he came to Britain in 1923 and…
Spen King
Spen King was the Rover engineer behind the Rover P6 and the Range Rover, and later led the Triumph TR6, Stag and TR7 for British Leyland. He pioneered…
Gordon Murray
Gordon Murray, born in Durban to Scottish parents, designed Brabham and McLaren Formula One cars, then the McLaren F1 road car, and in 2017 founded Gordon Murray Automotive,…
Malcolm Sayer
Malcolm Sayer was the aerodynamicist behind the Jaguar C-type, D-type and E-type. A former aircraft engineer, he refused to be called a stylist, and shaped his cars with…
Harry Weslake
Harry Weslake of Exeter was described as England's greatest expert on cylinder-head design. His firm, Weslake & Co at Rye, tuned heads for Bentley, Jaguar and the BMC…
