Peter Wright (engineer): Difference between revisions

{{Short description|British engineer in Formula One motor racing}}

”’Peter Wright”’ (26 May 1946)<ref name=ors>{{Cite web|title= Where Are They Now: Peter Wright |url= https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Peter_Wright |date= 6 June 2015 |website= OldRacingCars.com |access-date= 9 May 2021 }}</ref> is a retired British engineer, best known for his work in [[Formula One]] motor racing between the 1960s and 1990s. He had a very significant influence on the application of [[aerodynamics]] within the sport, particularly in the development of [[Ground effect (cars)|ground effect]] theory in the late 1970s while working with [[Team Lotus]], during which time the team produced the 1978 championship-winning [[Lotus 79]].<ref name=henry1983 >{{Cite magazine|title= Peter Wright |author= Henry, Alan |authorlink= Alan Henry |url= https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1983/36/peter-wright |magazine= [[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |date= April 1983 |pages= 386–387 |volume= 59 |issue= 4 |access-date= 9 May 2021 }}</ref> After retiring from the sport in 1994, Wright was employed as a technical consultant to its governing body, the [[Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile|FIA]], and was head of their Safety Commission for a number of years.

He died in November 2025, at the age of 79.<ref> {{cite web |title= F1 World Mourns Peter Wright, Legendary Engineer and Father of Ground Effect Aerodynamics |url= https://www.profootballnetwork.com/f1/f1-world-mourns-peter-wright-legendary-father-of-ground-effect-aerodynamics/ |website=Pro Football Network |access-date=6 November 2025}}</ref>