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Ron Tauranac

Australian engineer and racing car designer

  • Fame46.1
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia727
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Lived 1925–2020, aged 95Australia
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  • Era
    1925–2020
    Aged 95
  • Awards
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    recognised work
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Updated 2026-06-20

Ronald Sidney Tauranac was a British-Australian engineer and racing car designer, who with Formula One driver Jack Brabham founded the Brabham constructor and racing team in 1962. Following Brabham's retirement as a driver at the end of the 1970 season, Tauranac owned and managed the Brabham team until 1972, when he sold it to Bernie Ecclestone. He remained in England to assist with a redesign of a Politoys Formula One chassis for Frank Williams in 1973 and helped Trojan develop a Formula One version of their Formula 5000 car.

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