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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1936|12|8}} |
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| birth_place = [[Fleet, Hampshire]] |
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| nationality = British |
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| occupation = [[motorsport]] [[engineer]] and [[designer]] |
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| known_for = [[Formula One]]; ([[March Engineering|March]]), [[McLaren]], [[Spirit Racing|Spirit]]) |
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| notable_works = Co-founder [[Spirit Racing]] |
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'''Gordon Coppuck''' (born 8 December 1936 in [[Fleet, Hampshire]])<ref name=oldracingcars>{{cite web|title= Team Bosses: Gordon Coppuck |url= http://www.oldracingcars.com/teamboss/Gordon_Coppuck |work= OldRacingCars.com |accessdate= 2010-05-27}}</ref> is a [[United Kingdom|British]] racing car designer who was chief designer for [[McLaren]] and later worked for [[March Engineering|March]] and co-founded [[Spirit Racing|Spirit]]. |
'''Gordon Coppuck''' (born 8 December 1936 in [[Fleet, Hampshire]])<ref name=oldracingcars>{{cite web|title= Team Bosses: Gordon Coppuck |url= http://www.oldracingcars.com/teamboss/Gordon_Coppuck |work= OldRacingCars.com |accessdate= 2010-05-27}}</ref> is a [[United Kingdom|British]] racing car designer who was chief designer for [[McLaren]] and later worked for [[March Engineering|March]] and co-founded [[Spirit Racing|Spirit]]. |
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Gordon Coppuck | |
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| Born | December 8, 1936 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | motorsport engineer and designer |
| Known for | Formula One; (March), McLaren, Spirit) |
| Notable work | Co-founder Spirit Racing |
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] Spirit 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.