Adrian Burgess
{{Short description|British motorsport team manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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|nationality = British
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|7|18|df=yes}}
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|country = {{flagcountry|GBR}}
|sport = Formula Three
Formula One (1991-1998) (2005-2006)
Supercars (2007-)
|team = Bowman Racing (1989-1990)
McLaren (1991-1998)
Carlin Motorsport (1999-2006)
Jordan Grand Prix (2005)
Midland F1 Racing (2006)
Dick Johnson Racing (2007-2010)
Triple Eight Race Engineering (2011-2013)
Walkinshaw Racing (2014-2017)
Tekno Autosports (2018)
Team 18 (2024-)}}
Adrian Burgess (born 18 July 1969){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B1ErRfjy4I0C&q=Adrian+Burgess+1969|title=Adrian Burgess|via=GoogleBooks|isbn=9781901711424 |access-date=6 April 2023 |last1=Gregoire |first1=Francois-Michel |date=April 2006 }} is a British motorsport team manager.
Career
After working his way through the Formula Three ranks, Burgess became a number one mechanic at Bowman Racing, engineering David Brabham to the 1989 title. In 1991 he joined McLaren working on its Formula One program. In 1999, he returned to Formula Three with Carlin Motorsport.[http://www.hrt.com.au/racing/2016/racing/adrianburgess/ Adrian Burgess] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413195258/http://www.hrt.com.au/racing/2016/racing/adrianburgess/ |date=13 April 2016 }} Holden Racing Team In 2005 he returned to Formula One with Jordan Grand Prix as sporting director.[http://www.speedcafe.com/2010/05/14/adrian-burgess/ Adrian Burgess] Speedcafe 14 May 2010[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4078592.stm Carlin departs from Jordan set-up] BBC News 9 June 2005[http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/burgess-takes-over-from-carlin-at-jordan/ Burgess takes over from Carlin at Jordan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220181442/http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/burgess-takes-over-from-carlin-at-jordan/ |date=20 December 2016 }} Motorsport.com 10 June 2005
In 2007 Burgress emigrated to Australia to manage V8 Supercars team Dick Johnson Racing, moving to Triple Eight Race Engineering in 2011, the Holden Racing Team in 2014 and Tekno Autosports in 2018.[http://www.speedcafe.com/2010/10/18/burgess-to-lead-teamvodafone-in-2011/ Adrian Burgess to lead TeamVodafone in 2011] Speedcafe 18 October 2010[http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/08/07/adrian-burgess-set-for-walkinshaw-switch/ Adrian Burgess set for Walkinshaw switch] Speedcafe 7 August 2013{{cite web|url=https://www.supercars.com/news/championship/burgess-back-with-tekno/|title=Burgess back with Tekno|website=Supercars|accessdate=20 December 2018}}
In December 2018, Burgess became the Supercars Championship's head of motorsport.[https://autoaction.com.au/2018/10/25/supercars-confirm-adrian-burgess-appointment Supercars confirm Burgess appointment] Auto Action 25 October 2018 In 2024 Burgess will become team principal at Team 18.[https://www.speedcafe.com/2023/11/23/team-18-confirms-adrian-burgess/ Team 18 names Adrian Burgess as team principal] Speedcafe 23 November 2023
References
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