Ron Tauranac

Ron Tauranac ( born January 13, 1924 in New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian engineer, former designer of racing cars in Formula 1 and co-founder of the Brabham.

Life

1946 Ron Tauranac began with his brother Lewis with the construction of racing cars. He thus entered in Australian racing series and learned in this way the young Jack Brabham know. Brabham went to Europe and invited Tauranac 1960 to work together with him in England Triumph Heralds with Climax engines. The following year, Brabham and Tauranac founded his own company, Brabham ( Motor Racing Developments Ltd. ), And began the construction of vehicles for Formula Junior. Brabham left after the season 1961 the team Cooper with whom he had twice won the Formula 1 World Championship. Tauranac and he constructed for their own team race cars for different racing classes. The sale of the vehicles became a commercial success.

1966 Brabham was in a car of his own team win the World Cup again. After the 1970 season, he retired from racing and sold the team to his partner. But Tauranac felt burned out and sold the team to Bernie Ecclestone in late 1971 on, the Brabham from 1972 to 1987 belonged. He remained first in England, designed a car for the Formula 5000 and worked briefly for Williams in Formula 1, but then went back to Australia.

In 1974, Tauranac back to England and founded the company Ralt, with whom he designed vehicles for various junior formulas, short for a project commissioned by Theodore Racing returned to the Formula 1 and was successful with Honda in Formula 2.

In 1988 he sold his company to March, but remained in motorsport as a consultant of the Arrows team will receive.