Engineers & designers
Ferrari announces James Allison’s return as chassis technical director
Alan Jenkins is born
Giampaolo Dall’Ara is born
Carlo Chiti dies
Amédée Gordini is born
Mark Ellis is born
Luigi Marmiroli is born
Nicolò Petrucci is born
Willy Rampf is born
Archie Butterworth is born
Gordon Murray is born
Luca Marmorini is born
Luigi Fraboni is born
The Founding of Williams
Ross Brawn Born
Riccardo Adami Is Born
Rob Smedley Is Born
Osamu Goto Is Born
Pierre Wache Is Born
Pat Symonds, engineer of Benetton and Renault title eras, is born
Maurice Philippe dies, leaving behind the Lotus 49 and 72
