Peter Wright
No picture available of Peter Wright as a Team Boss.
Born: |
27 May 1946 |
Nationality: |
Great Britain |
Teams: | Lotus, March (1970-1994) |
Formerly a technical consultant to the FIA, as well as being the head of their Safety Commission, Peter is now a technical consultant and heavily involved in electric scooters. Peter is also a technical journalist and likes to fly gliders in his spare time. Formerly lived in France, but is now based in Wales, near the Herefordshire border. Wright is a hugely respected engineer who was one of the pioneers of ground effect technology, which occured whilst working at Technocraft, which was a research company that worked in tandem with Colin Chapman's boat business. After the huge success this then entailed, Peter moved into the sport full-time until 1994. Peter started his motorsport career with BRM in the 1960's and finished it with the rebadged Team Lotus.
Biography last updated 31 Dec 2022