# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/derek-gardner
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:21:45.504Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/derek-gardner"
name: "Derek Gardner"
slug: "derek-gardner"
description: "Derek Gardner was a car designer known for designing advanced transmission systems. He was born in Warwick, and joined Formula One while employed by Harry Ferguson Research, developing four-wheel drive systems for Matra in 1969. He met Ken Tyrrell in 1970 and Tyrrell chose Gardner to design his chassis. The first chassis, the Tyrrell 001, was built in his garage at home and was raced in the 1970 Canadian Grand Prix."
tagline: "British designer (1931–2011)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dijon_1977_-_Derek_Gardner.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1931-09-19"
deathDate: "2011-01-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.29
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.350685333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Гарднер, Дерек"
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    title: "ديريك غاردنر (مهندس)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Gardner"
    title: "Derek Gardner"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Gardner_(designer)"
    title: "Derek Gardner (designer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Gardner"
    title: "Derek Gardner"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%B1%DA%A9_%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%B1_(%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD)"
    title: "درک گاردنر (طراح)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Gardner"
    title: "Derek Gardner"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Gardner"
    title: "Derek Gardner"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "デレック・ガードナー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Gardner_(automobilismo)"
    title: "Derek Gardner (automobilismo)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2278918"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump