Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Peter Elleray
Peter Elleray | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 1958 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Collingwood College, Durham[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Chief designer at Racing Technology Norfolk. (1998-2003), currently Design and Development Consultant[2] |
| Known for | 24 Hours of Le Mans and Formula One race car designer |
| Website | http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/peter-elleray/34/254/205 |
Peter Elleray (born 30 June 1958) is an English engineer and race car designer particularly known for designing the Bentley Speed 8 race car.[3][4] Elleray, who worked for Racing Technologies Norfolk (RTN), also designed the Audi R8C and the British Radical SR9.[5] On 14 September 2007, his involvement was announced in the design of the WF01-Zytek for Embassy Racing,[5] which had a best finish of 4th in its LMP2 category at the 1000 km of Nürburgring during the 2008 Le Mans Series season.[6]
- ^ http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/peter-elleray/34/254/205 [self-published source]
- ^ "Peugeot905Evo2".
- ^ "Car and Driver". 49. Ziff-Davis. 2003: 131.
The man behind the new Speed 8 — actually, all four generations of the car — is RTN chief designer Peter Elleray. A proper English engineer with a degree from the University of Durham, Elleray designed the first prototype Speed 8 in 2000.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Fuller, Michael J. (2004). "Peter Elleray on the Bentley LMGTP". mulsannescorner.com. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
I was employed as a design and race engineer.
- ^ a b "Embassy's Grand Plan". dailysportscar.com. 14 September 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ "1000km of Nürburgring Timing". Le Mans Series. 16 August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
Previous Page Next Page
