Paddy McNally

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Paddy McNally
File:Patrick McNally 1970.png
Born
Patrick Sean McNally

(1937-12-20) 20 December 1937 (age 88)
Gravesend, Kent, England
Occupations
  • Motorsport executive
  • entrepreneur
  • racing driver
  • journalist
Years active1963–2011
Known forFormula One and association with Sarah Ferguson
Spouse
Anne Downing
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(m. 1967; died 1980)​
Children2

Patrick Sean McNally (born 20 December 1937)[1] is a British businessman and former racing driver. He was chief executive of Allsport Management, a Swiss-based company which controlled Formula One advertising and hospitality via the Paddock Club.

Early life

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McNally was born on 20 December 1937 in Gravesend, the son of Patrick, a Royal Air Force officer, and Mary McNally (née Outred).[2][3] He grew up in County Monaghan, Ireland, and was educated at Stonyhurst College.[3]

Career

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At the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix

Beginning his career as a motorsports journalist for Autosport magazine, McNally was also involved in sports car racing throughout the 1960s.[4][5] Residing in Lausanne, Switzerland, he then worked for Philip Morris's Marlboro as a sponsorship consultant.[6][7] Later he was a driver manager of James Hunt, a friend who he "looked after" on behalf of Marlboro (1977-79).[8]

By 1983 McNally had begun working with Bernie Ecclestone.[7][9] In December 1983, he set up Allsport Management SA, a company which provided corporate hospitality and trackside advertising for Formula One events.[9][10] Based in Geneva, Allsport and related Allsopp Parker & Marsh (APM), registered in Ireland,[11] owned the trackside advertising rights at Formula One circuits and operated the Formula One Paddock Club, the Grand Prix hospitality provider.[12][13][14]

In March 2006, he sold Allsport Management to CVC.[15][16][17] He remained chief executive until 2011, when he announced his retirement.[18][19][20] McNally is considered a principal architect of modern commercial Formula One.[21][22]

Personal life

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In 1967, he married Anne Downing, daughter of the wealthy racing driver Ken Downing.[2] Prior to divorce they had two sons.[23] He was also linked with Finnish fashion model Nina Rindt.[24]

McNally was involved with Sarah Ferguson between 1982 and 1986; after refusing to marry her she ended up marrying Prince Andrew.[25][26][27] The pair remain close friends.[28][29][30]

McNally has been noted for his social prominence in the Swiss ski resort Verbier, where since 1980 he has owned several chalets referred to as "the Castle".[31][32][33][34] He is the owner of Sevenhampton Place, Wiltshire, the former home of James Bond author Ian Fleming.[35][36]

References

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