Peter Elleray
Peter Elleray | |
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| Born | 30 June 1958 |
| Alma mater | Collingwood College, Durham[1] |
| Occupations | Chief designer at Racing Technology Norfolk. (1998-2003), currently Design and Development Consultant[2] |
| Known for | 24 Hours of Le Mans and Formula One race car designer |
| Website | http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/peter-elleray/34/254/205 |
Peter Elleray (born 30 June 1958) is an English engineer and race car designer particularly known for designing the Bentley Speed 8 race car.[3][4] Elleray, who worked for Racing Technologies Norfolk (RTN), also designed the Audi R8C and the British Radical SR9.[5] On 14 September 2007, his involvement was announced in the design of the WF01-Zytek for Embassy Racing,[5] which had a best finish of 4th in its LMP2 category at the 1000 km of Nürburgring during the 2008 Le Mans Series season.[6]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Elleray attended Hutton Grammar School before earning a Bachelor of Science degree in applied mathematics from Durham University in 1979.[7] After spending several years in the aerospace field, Elleray took a job with Tyrrell Racing in 1982 analyzing ground effect tunnels. In 1983 and 1984, he was involved with amateur racing teams before being employed as a designer and race engineer by Arrows F1. In 1999, he became Chief Designer for Bentley's prototype program.[7]
Designing the Bentley Speed 8
[edit | edit source]According to Elleray, he had the basic ideas for the Bentley Speed 8 even before launching the design work in August 2001 with Gene Varnier, the assistant chief designer on the project.[8] By 2003, the vehicle had evolved to accommodate a change from Dunlop tires to Michelin tires and also to adapt the front diffuser to the doored-coupe design.[8] The Los Angeles Times praised Elleray's design as exhibiting a "kind of inexpressible British flair and beauty."[9] The car received the Autosport Racing Car of the Year Award for 2003, the first non-F1 car for 14 years to win the award, breaking Ferrari's streak.[10][11]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/peter-elleray/34/254/205 [self-published source]
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