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	==See Also==		==See Also==
			*[[Gordon Murray Design]]

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	==External links==		==External links==

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	Murray is also a regular columnist for the performance oriented British [[Evo Magazine]], and a Contributing Editor for [[Road & Track]].[http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=25&article_id=3087]		Murray is also a regular columnist for the performance oriented British [[Evo Magazine]], and a Contributing Editor for [[Road & Track]].[http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=25&article_id=3087]

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	'''Gordon Murray''' (born 1946 in Durban, South Africa) is a renowned designer of [[Formula One]] race cars and the famous [[McLaren F1]] 'supercar' road car.		'''Gordon Murray''' (born 1946 in Durban, South Africa) is a renowned designer of [[Formula One]] race cars and the famous [[McLaren F1]] 'supercar' road car.

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	'''Gordon Murray''' (born 1946 in Durban, South Africa]]) is a renowned designer of [[Formula One]] race cars and the famous [[McLaren F1]] 'supercar' road car.		'''Gordon Murray''' (born 1946 in Durban, South Africa) is a renowned designer of [[Formula One]] race cars and the famous [[McLaren F1]] 'supercar' road car.

	After moving to England in 1969, hoping to find a job at Lotus Cars, he first found employment at Hawker Siddeley as a missile designer. Soon afterward, however, Murray was offered a job at [[Brabham]] after coincidentally meeting Ron Tauranac (the then Brabham designer). When [[Bernie Ecclestone]] took over the Brabham team he appointed Murray as Chief Designer. There he designed many [[Grand Prix motor racing\|Grand Prix]] cars, some of which were World Championship winners. These designs include the extraordinary [[Brabham BT46\|BT46B]], also known as "the Brabham fan car", as well as the World Championship winning [[Brabham BT49\|BT49]] and [[Brabham BT52\|BT52]].		After moving to England in 1969, hoping to find a job at Lotus Cars, he first found employment at Hawker Siddeley as a missile designer. Soon afterward, however, Murray was offered a job at [[Brabham]] after coincidentally meeting Ron Tauranac (the then Brabham designer). When [[Bernie Ecclestone]] took over the Brabham team he appointed Murray as Chief Designer. There he designed many [[Grand Prix motor racing\|Grand Prix]] cars, some of which were World Championship winners. These designs include the extraordinary [[Brabham BT46\|BT46B]], also known as "the Brabham fan car", as well as the World Championship winning [[Brabham BT49\|BT49]] and [[Brabham BT52\|BT52]].

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'''Gordon Murray''' (born 1946 in Durban, South Africa]]) is a renowned designer of [[Formula One]] race cars and the famous [[McLaren F1]] 'supercar' road car.

After moving to England in 1969, hoping to find a job at Lotus Cars, he first found employment at Hawker Siddeley as a missile designer. Soon afterward, however, Murray was offered a job at [[Brabham]] after coincidentally meeting Ron Tauranac (the then Brabham designer). When [[Bernie Ecclestone]] took over the Brabham team he appointed Murray as Chief Designer. There he designed many [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars, some of which were World Championship winners. These designs include the extraordinary [[Brabham BT46|BT46B]], also known as "the Brabham fan car", as well as the World Championship winning [[Brabham BT49|BT49]] and [[Brabham BT52|BT52]].

Between 1973 and 1985 Murray’s Brabhams scored 22 Grand Prix wins, finished 2nd in the Constructors' Championship in 1975 and 1981 and gave [[Nelson Piquet]] Drivers’ Championships in 1981 and 1983.

However, 1986 proved to be a disaster. Murray penned the radical and highly ambitious low-line [[Brabham BT55]] in an effort to lower overall ride height, the cost of the project ran into millions and the racecar itself was not a success. At the end of the year Murray left the team, which temporarily withdrew from Formula One at the end of 1987.

In 1988 Murray joined [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]. This was the best year for Murray. In 1988 Murray’s [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]-powered [[McLaren MP4/4]] won 15 of the 16 Grands Prix, and gave [[Ayrton Senna]] his first Drivers' Championship. In the Constructors' Championship McLaren's points score of 199 was an all-time high.
Over 1988-92 the McLaren team won four consecutive Constructors' and Drivers' Championships: [[Alain Prost]] won Drivers' Championship in 1989, Senna won further Drivers' Championships in 1990 and 1991.

From 1991-2004 Murray headed up the off-shoot [[McLaren Cars]] team to design road-going supercars: the [[McLaren F1]] and the [[Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren]].

Murray also independently designed the ''Rocket'', an ultra-lightweight, open cockpit roadster powered by a 1-litre motorcycle engine, which has an appearance similar to that of a 60's era Grand Prix car. It was built by former racing driver [[Chris Craft]] at the [[Light Car Company]].

Murray has been appointed director of advanced concepts at [[Caparo T1|Caparo Vehicle Products]][http://www.motorauthority.com/news/supercars/gordon-murray-joins-team-caparo/].

He is part of [[Project Kimber]], a group who are redesigning the [[Smart Roadster]] to be rebranded as an [[AC Cars| AC]].

Murray is also a regular columnist for the performance oriented British [[Evo Magazine]], and a Contributing Editor for [[Road & Track]].[http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=25&article_id=3087]

==External links==
*[http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=7&article_id=3075 ROAD & TRACK magazine: "Anatomy of a Supercar"] — An article where Murray gives his opinion about the Bugatti Veyron.

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