Adrian Burgess
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| Nationality | British |
| Born | 18 July 1969 |
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| Country |  Great Britain |
| Sport | Formula Three Formula One (1991-1998) (2005-2006) Supercars (2007-) |
| Team | Bowman Racing (1989-1990) McLaren (1991-1998) Carlin Motorsport (1999-2006) Jordan Grand Prix (2005) Midland F1 Racing (2006) Dick Johnson Racing (2007-2010) Triple Eight Race Engineering (2011-2013) Walkinshaw Racing (2014-2017) Tekno Autosports (2018) Team 18 (2024-) |
Adrian Burgess (born 18 July 1969)[1] is a British motorsport team manager.
Career
[edit]After working his way through the Formula Three ranks, Burgess became a number one mechanic at Bowman Racing, engineering David Brabham to the 1989 title. In 1991 he joined McLaren working on its Formula One program. In 1999, he returned to Formula Three with Carlin Motorsport.[2] In 2005 he returned to Formula One with Jordan Grand Prix as sporting director.[3][4][5]
In 2007 Burgress emigrated to Australia to manage V8 Supercars team Dick Johnson Racing, moving to Triple Eight Race Engineering in 2011, the Holden Racing Team in 2014 and Tekno Autosports in 2018.[2][3][6][7][8]
In December 2018, Burgess became the Supercars Championship's head of motorsport.[9] In 2024 Burgess will become team principal at Team 18.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Gregoire, Francois-Michel (April 2006). Adrian Burgess. ISBN 9781901711424. Retrieved 6 April 2023 – via GoogleBooks.
- ^ a b Adrian Burgess Archived 13 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Holden Racing Team
- ^ a b Adrian Burgess Speedcafe 14 May 2010
- ^ Carlin departs from Jordan set-up BBC News 9 June 2005
- ^ Burgess takes over from Carlin at Jordan Archived 20 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Motorsport.com 10 June 2005
- ^ Adrian Burgess to lead TeamVodafone in 2011 Speedcafe 18 October 2010
- ^ Adrian Burgess set for Walkinshaw switch Speedcafe 7 August 2013
- ^ "Burgess back with Tekno". Supercars. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Supercars confirm Burgess appointment Auto Action 25 October 2018
- ^ Team 18 names Adrian Burgess as team principal Speedcafe 23 November 2023
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