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Born in December 1936, he attended [[Queen_Mary's_School_for_Boys,_Basingstoke|Queen Mary's School for Boys]] before becoming an apprentice at the [[National Gas Turbine Establishment]] (NGTE).<ref>{{cite book |first=Doug |last=Nye |authorlink=Doug Nye |title=McLaren: The Grand Prix, Can-Am and Indy Cars |publisher=Guild Publishing |year=1988 |origyear=1984 |edition=New |page=54 |isbn=0-905138-54-6}}</ref> In 1965 he followed his ex NGTE colleague [[Robin Herd]] to McLaren, working as his assistant.<ref name=Grandprix>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cref-copgor.html |title=PEOPLE: GORDON COPPUCK |work=grandprix.com |accessdate=2010-05-17}}</ref> |
Born in December 1936, he attended [[Queen_Mary's_School_for_Boys,_Basingstoke|Queen Mary's School for Boys]] before becoming an apprentice at the [[National Gas Turbine Establishment]] (NGTE).<ref>{{cite book |first=Doug |last=Nye |authorlink=Doug Nye |title=McLaren: The Grand Prix, Can-Am and Indy Cars |publisher=Guild Publishing |year=1988 |origyear=1984 |edition=New |page=54 |isbn=0-905138-54-6}}</ref> In 1965 he followed his ex NGTE colleague [[Robin Herd]] to McLaren, working as his assistant.<ref name=Grandprix>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cref-copgor.html |title=PEOPLE: GORDON COPPUCK |work=grandprix.com |accessdate=2010-05-17}}</ref> |
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In 1971 he became chief designer at McLaren, responsible for various models including the [[Indianapolis 500]] [[McLaren M16|M16]] and world championship winning [[McLaren M23|M23]].<ref name=Grandprix/> When McLaren merged with [[Ron Dennis]]'s Project Four in 1980, Coppuck departed, rejoining Herd at March.<ref name=Grandprix/> The following year he founded Spirit with March's [[Formula Two]] team manager John Wickham.<ref name=Grandprix/> Sprit raced in Formula Two and then [[Formula One]] before Coppuck returned to March.<ref name=Grandprix/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-spiri.html |title=CONSTRUCTORS: SPIRIT RACING |work=grandprix.com |accessdate=2010-05-17}}</ref> Coppuck's |
In 1971 he became chief designer at McLaren, responsible for various models including the [[Indianapolis 500]] [[McLaren M16|M16]] and world championship winning [[McLaren M23|M23]].<ref name=Grandprix/> When McLaren merged with [[Ron Dennis]]'s Project Four in 1980, Coppuck departed, rejoining Herd at March.<ref name=Grandprix/> The following year he founded Spirit with March's [[Formula Two]] team manager John Wickham.<ref name=Grandprix/> Sprit raced in Formula Two and then [[Formula One]] before Coppuck returned to March.<ref name=Grandprix/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-spiri.html |title=CONSTRUCTORS: SPIRIT RACING |work=grandprix.com |accessdate=2010-05-17}}</ref> Coppuck's cousin [[Frank Coppuck]] is also a racing car designer.<ref name=Grandprix/> |
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Revision as of 19:00, 5 September 2013
Gordon Coppuck (born 8 December 1936 in Fleet, Hampshire)[1] is a British racing car designer who was chief designer for McLaren and later worked for March and co-founded Spirit.
Born in December 1936, he attended Queen Mary's School for Boys before becoming an apprentice at the National Gas Turbine Establishment (NGTE).[2] In 1965 he followed his ex NGTE colleague Robin Herd to McLaren, working as his assistant.[3] In 1971 he became chief designer at McLaren, responsible for various models including the Indianapolis 500 M16 and world championship winning M23.[3] When McLaren merged with Ron Dennis's Project Four in 1980, Coppuck departed, rejoining Herd at March.[3] The following year he founded Spirit with March's Formula Two team manager John Wickham.[3] Sprit raced in Formula Two and then Formula One before Coppuck returned to March.[3][4] Coppuck's cousin Frank Coppuck is also a racing car designer.[3]
References
- ^ "Team Bosses: Gordon Coppuck". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ Nye, Doug (1988) [1984]. McLaren: The Grand Prix, Can-Am and Indy Cars (New ed.). Guild Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 0-905138-54-6.
- ^ a b c d e f "PEOPLE: GORDON COPPUCK". grandprix.com. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ "CONSTRUCTORS: SPIRIT RACING". grandprix.com. Retrieved 2010-05-17.