Andy Brown (Engineer)

Andy Brown (Engineer)

Andy Brown is a British Engineer currently acting as Chief Engineer at Chip Ganassi Racing.

Career

Brown studied Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Bath graduating in 1981. He then joined British Aerospace (now Airbus), before leaving in 1984 to join March Engineering. He was there until the end of 1990, the last three years being with the March-Leyton House Formula One team as race engineer. [ [http://www.bath.ac.uk/alumni/newsite/Pdfs/BA2%2007.pdf "Andy Brown", "BA2 Magazine"] 2007.]

In 1991, Brown joined Brabham as Chief Race Engineer with primary responsibility for Martin Brundle's car. Brown left the world of Formula One to join Galmer Engineering as Assistant Technical Director. In 1992 they won the Indy 500 with a car of their own design. [ [http://www.bath.ac.uk/alumni/newsite/Pdfs/BA2%2007.pdf "Andy Brown", "BA2 Magazine"] 2007.]

Brown later became a founding member and Chief Engineer for PacWest Racing, where they set a new closed course world record of 240.9mph at Fontana, California in 1997. Following this he joined Panther Racing as Chief Engineer for the 1999 season subsequently winning back-to-back Indy Racing League series championships in 2001 and 2002.

Brown left Panther Racing in 2006 is currently Chief Engineer at Chip Ganassi Racing working on the No. 10 Target Honda-powered Dallara driven by 2005 IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon. [ [http://pressroom.target.com/pr/news/sports/indy/andy-brown-bio.aspx "IndyCar Racing", "Target Corporation Press Room"] 22 Feb, 2007.]

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