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{{Short description|British engineer, aerodynamicist and motorsport executive (born 1958)}}
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| name             = Adrian Newey
| honorific_suffix = {{postnom|GBR|size=100%|OBE}}
| image            = Adrian Newey 2011 Sebastian Vettel in Yokohama (cropped).jpg
| caption          = Newey in 2011
| birth_name       = Adrian Martin Newey
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|12|26}}
| birth_place      = [[Colchester, Essex]], England
| alma_mater       = [[University of Southampton]] ([[BSc]])
| occupation       = {{hlist|
| Engineer
| aerodynamicist
| automotive designer
| motorsport executive
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| employer         = {{plainlist|
* '''IMSA GT'''
* [[March Engineering|March]] ([[1981 IMSA GT Championship|1981]]–[[1983 IMSA GT Championship|1983]])
* '''CART IndyCar'''
* [[March Engineering|March]] ([[1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series|1984]]–[[1986 CART PPG Indy Car World Series|1986]])
* [[Kraco Racing|Kraco]] ([[1986 CART PPG Indy Car World Series|1986]])
* [[Newman/Haas Racing|Newman/Haas]] ([[1987 CART PPG Indy Car World Series|1987]])
* '''Formula One'''
* [[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]] ({{F1|1980}})
* [[Haas Lola]] ({{F1|1986}})
* [[March Engineering|March]] ({{F1|1988}}–{{F1|1989}})
* [[Leyton House Racing|Leyton House]] ({{F1|1990}})
* [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] ({{F1|1991}}–{{F1|1996}})
* [[McLaren]] ({{F1|1997}}–{{F1|2005}})
* [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] ({{F1|2006}}–{{F1|2024}})
* [[Aston Martin in Formula One|Aston Martin]] ({{F1|2025}}–present)
}}
| title            = Managing Technical Partner
| spouse           = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Amanda|1983|1989|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Marigold|1992|2010|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Amanda Smerczak|2017}}
}}
| children         = 4, including [[Harrison Newey|Harrison]]
| relatives        = [[Ron Smerczak]] (father-in-law)
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| Years            = {{24hLM|2007}}
| Team(s)          = [[AF Corse]]
| Best Finish      = 22nd <small>({{24hLM|2007}})</small>
| Class Wins       = 0
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'''Adrian Martin Newey''' (born 26 December 1958) is a British engineer, [[aerodynamicist]], [[automotive designer]], and [[motorsport]] executive. Since 2025, Newey has served as [[technical director]] and co-owner of [[Aston Martin in Formula One|Aston Martin]] in [[Formula One]]; he previously served as technical director of [[Leyton House Racing|Leyton House]] and [[McLaren]], chief designer of [[March Engineering|March]] and [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]], and [[chief technical officer]] of [[Red Bull Racing]]. Widely regarded as one of the greatest engineers in Formula One history, Newey's designs have won 14 [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Drivers']] and 12 [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|Constructors']] titles and {{sum|59<!-- Williams -->|41<!-- McLaren -->|1<!-- Toro Rosso -->|122<!-- Red Bull -->|<!-- ADD IN 2026{{f1cstat|AST|wins}} -->}} [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]] between 1991 and 2024. From [[2026 Formula One World Championship|2026]], Newey will assume the additional role of Team Principal of [[Aston Martin Formula One Team|Aston Martin]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2025 |title=Aston Martin Aramco announces changes to leadership structure ahead of the 2026 Season |url=https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/news/announcement/aston-martin-aramco-announces-changes-to-leadership-structure |url-status=live |website=Aston Martin F1}}</ref>

After designing championship-winning [[Formula One car]]s for [[Williams Racing|Williams]] and [[McLaren]], Newey moved to Red Bull in 2006, his cars winning the Formula One Drivers' and Constructors' titles consecutively from 2010 to 2013, the Drivers' Championship in 2021, and both titles in 2022 and 2023. The Newey-designed [[RB19]] is the most successful Formula One car in history, winning 21 out of the 22 races (95.45%) in which it competed. Newey's designs also won the 1985 and 1986 [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]] titles. On 1 May 2024, Red Bull Racing announced that Newey would leave his day-to-day Formula One design duties immediately and shift his focus to the [[Red Bull RB17|RB17]] [[Hypercar (car classification)|hypercar]] (2025). Newey fully left the company in the first quarter of 2025.

== Early life and career ==
Adrian Martin Newey was born in [[Colchester, Essex]], England,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Hk5YZi00HY2ag5cxUjer2lNxD9Q/appointments |title=Adrian Martin NEWEY |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Companies House |access-date=3 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Newey |first= Adrian|date= 2017|title= How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Formula 1 Designer|location= England|publisher= HarperCollinsUK|page= 16}}</ref> on 26 December 1958,<ref>{{cite web |title=Adrian Newey OBE |publisher=British Racing Drivers' Club |url=http://www.brdc.co.uk/Adrian-Newey |access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref> the son of Richard and Edwina Newey. His father was a veterinarian and his mother was an ambulance driver during the Second World War.<ref>{{cite book |last=Newey |first=Adrian |date=November 2017 |title=How to Build a Car |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |isbn=978-0-00-819680-6 |page=3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sm3NAQAACAAJ}}</ref> He attended [[Repton School|Repton]] public school alongside motoring journalist and writer [[Jeremy Clarkson]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Batra |first=Ruhi |title=Newey giving shape to Red Bull dreams |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/racing/Newey-giving-shape-to-Red-Bull-dreams/articleshow/10361996.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521123001/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-15/racing/30283144_1_cars-dreams-shape |url-status=live |archive-date=21 May 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=4 December 2012}}</ref> Newey was asked to leave Repton at the age of 16 after an incident at a [[Greenslade]] concert at Repton's 19th-century Pears School Building organised by the school's [[sixth form]]ers, where he pushed up the sound levels on the band's mixer, cracking the building's stained glass windows.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cary |first=Tom |date=21 March 2011 |title=Red Bull designer Adrian Newey still ahead of the game |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/redbull/8396139/Red-Bull-designer-Adrian-Newey-still-ahead-of-the-game.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/redbull/8396139/Red-Bull-designer-Adrian-Newey-still-ahead-of-the-game.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=3 October 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Newey gained a [[first class honours degree]] in [[Aeronautical Engineering]] from the [[University of Southampton]] in 1980. Immediately after graduation, Newey began working in motorsport for the [[Fittipaldi (constructor)|Fittipaldi]] Formula One team under [[Harvey Postlethwaite]]. In 1981, he joined the [[March Engineering|March]] team. After a period as a [[race engineer]] for [[Johnny Cecotto]] in European [[Formula 2]], Newey began designing racing cars. His first projects were the [[March 82G]] and [[March 82G|83G]] sports cars to compete in the [[IMSA GT Championship]]. The latter was highly successful and won the [[IMSA]]'s title in 1983 and 1984.<ref>{{cite web |last=Knutson|first=Dan|date=10 November 2005 |title=Newey hiring brings Red Bull greater credibility |url=https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?series=f1&id=2219553 |access-date=11 September 2025 |website=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Collins |first=Sam |date=8 January 2013 |title=Adrian Newey's nomination for the Greatest Motorsport Innovation |url=https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/adrian-neweys-nomination-for-the-greatest-motorsport-innovation/ |access-date=11 September 2025 |website=Racecar Engineering }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ostler|first=Simon|date=12 September 2024 |title=Adrian Newey's 7 best racing cars |url=https://www.goodwood.com/grr/f1/adrian-neweys-7-best-racing-cars/ |access-date=11 September 2025 |website=Goodwood}}</ref>

== CART career ==
[[File:Rahal1986Car.jpg|thumb|The [[March 86C]] chassis driven by [[Bobby Rahal]] won the 1986 [[Indianapolis 500]] and the [[Champ Car|CART]] title.]]

In 1984, Newey moved to the March [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|Indy car]] project, working as designer and race engineer for [[Bobby Rahal]] at [[Truesports]]. Newey formed a close friendship with Rahal, which would impact their careers some fifteen years later. Newey's [[March 85C]] design won the [[1985 CART championship]] in the hands of [[Al Unser]], and the [[1985 Indianapolis 500]] with [[Danny Sullivan]]. In 1986, Newey moved to [[Kraco Enterprises|Kraco]] to engineer [[Michael Andretti]]'s car, while his [[March 86C]] design won the [[1986 CART championship]] and [[1986 Indianapolis 500]] with Bobby Rahal.<ref>{{cite web |author=Sam |title=The cars of Adrian Newey |work=Racecar Engineering |url=http://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/f1/the-cars-of-adrian-newey/2/ |access-date=6 April 2016}}</ref> At the end of 1986, Newey joined the [[Haas Lola]] Formula One team in an effort to improve its fortunes, but the team withdrew at the conclusion of the 1986 season. After a spell at [[Newman/Haas Racing|Newman-Haas]] in 1987 working as [[Mario Andretti]]'s race engineer, Newey was re-hired by March, this time to work in Formula One as chief designer.<ref name="motorsportmagazine.com">{{cite web |title=Adrian Newey and Bobby Rahal |url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/halloffame/adrian-newey/adrian-newey-and-bobby-rahal/ |access-date=6 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Red-Bull-Racing-Adrian-Newey/001242969794203 |title=Red Bull Racing Adrian Newey :: Red Bull |website=www.redbull.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512234611/http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Red-Bull-Racing-Adrian-Newey/001242969794203 |archive-date=12 May 2011}}</ref>

== Formula One career ==
=== March/Leyton House (1988–1990) ===
[[File:Leyton House CG901 Formula One, 1990 - Collings Foundation - Massachusetts - DSC07049.jpg|thumb|At the 1990 French Grand Prix, [[Ivan Capelli]] led and finished second at the wheel of the [[Leyton House CG901]].]]
Newey's first Formula One design, the {{f1|1988}} [[March 881]], was far more competitive than many expected, with [[Ivan Capelli]] finishing second in [[1988 Portuguese Grand Prix|Portugal]], and even passing [[Alain Prost]]'s [[McLaren MP4/4|McLaren]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]] turbo for the lead of the [[1988 Japanese Grand Prix]] briefly on lap 16. As March became [[Leyton House Racing]] in {{f1|1990}}, Newey gained promotion to the role of technical director. At the [[1990 French Grand Prix]], Capelli led the most part of the race and finished second after a late pass by Prost's [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], but that proved to be the year's bright spot, with the team's results declining. In the summer of 1990, Newey was fired, although he soon found another role. Newey later said: "I was fired but I'd already made up my mind I was going – because once a team gets run by an accountant, it's time to move. Your self-confidence does suffer but Williams had approached me."<ref>{{cite web |last=McRae |first=Donald |title=Why Adrian Newey just cannot bear to watch the new Senna movie |work=The Guardian |date=16 May 2011 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/may/17/adrian-newey-red-bull-ayrton-senna |access-date=6 April 2016}}</ref>

=== Williams (1991–1996) ===
[[File:Mansell monaco 91.jpg|thumb|The [[Williams FW14]] won 17 Grands Prix, 21 pole positions, and 289 points, earning [[Nigel Mansell]] the 1992 title.]]
[[File:Williams Renault FW18 Damon Hill 1996.jpg|thumb|[[Williams Renault FW18]] driven by 1996 World Champion [[Damon Hill]]]]

Through the 1980s and into the 1990s, [[Williams Racing|Williams]] was a top running team, and technical director [[Patrick Head]] wasted no time in getting a contract signed. With a vastly superior budget, drivers, and resources at his disposal, Newey and Head rapidly became the dominant design partnership of the early 1990s. By mid-season  {{f1|1991}}, Newey's [[Williams FW14|FW14]] chassis was every bit a match for the previously dominant [[Team McLaren|McLaren]], but early season reliability issues and the efforts of [[Ayrton Senna]] prevented Williams team leader [[Nigel Mansell]] from taking the title. In {{f1|1992}}, there would be no problems, and with dominance of the sport not repeated until the 2000s [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] years of [[Michael Schumacher]], Mansell took the Drivers' title and Newey secured his first Constructors' title. {{f1|1993}} delivered a second, this time with [[Alain Prost]] at the wheel of the [[Williams FW15C|FW15C]].

{{f1|1994}} saw a rare dip in performance for Newey-designed cars and the team and drivers struggled to match Schumacher and the [[Rory Byrne]]-designed [[Benetton B194]] for pace and reliability. Disaster struck at the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]] with the [[death of Senna]] who had joined Williams that year. A late-season charge, helped by a two-race ban for Schumacher, enabled Williams to claim their third straight Constructors' title; however, Williams were unable to take a third consecutive Drivers' title, and with possible [[Manslaughter in English law|manslaughter]] charges for Senna's accident in prospect, cracks began to show in Newey's relationship with Williams team management.

By {{f1|1995}}, it was clear that Newey was once more ready to become technical director of a team. With Head a share-holding founder of Williams, he found his way blocked. Loss of both Drivers' and Constructors' titles to Benetton in 1995 saw further distance put between Newey and Williams, and by the time [[Damon Hill]] and [[Jacques Villeneuve]] secured both titles in {{f1|1996}}, Newey had been placed on [[gardening leave]] prior to joining McLaren. His career at Williams ended with his cars winning 59 race victories, 78 pole positions, and 60 fastest laps all from 114 races from 1991 until {{f1|1997}}. These seven years saw four drivers clinch World Championship titles.

=== McLaren (1997–2005) ===
[[File:Mika Hakkinen 2008 Stars and Cars McLaren MP4-13.jpg|thumb|[[Mika Häkkinen]] in a [[McLaren MP4/13|McLaren MP4-13]]]]

Unable to influence the design of the 1997 McLaren (the [[MP4/12]]), Newey was forced to attempt to improve on the [[Neil Oatley]] design while concentrating his efforts on the 1998 car. A win at the [[1997 European Grand Prix]] saw McLaren enter the off-season on a high, and when the racing resumed four months later the [[McLaren MP4/13]] was the car to beat. Titles followed in {{f1|1998}} and {{f1|1999}} (with the [[McLaren MP4/14]]), and [[Mika Häkkinen]] narrowly missed out on a third Drivers' title in {{f1|2000}}.

In the spring of {{f1|2001}}, Newey signed a contract with the [[Jaguar F1]] team managed by Newey's friend and former CART colleague [[Bobby Rahal]]. Despite having a signed contract, Rahal was unable to complete the deal when [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]] boss [[Ron Dennis]] persuaded Newey to stay. Newey and Rahal later stated that the deal failed due to Rahal's position within Jaguar being undermined by [[Niki Lauda]] and internal politics at [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} Rahal was fired from the team several months later.

Despite remaining with McLaren, rumours persisted that Newey wanted to leave the team. By late {{f1|2004}}, his future began to look uncertain when speculation began that Newey could return to Williams or even leave the sport completely. Despite strenuous denials from Dennis, stories continued to circulate during the 2004–2005 off-season that Newey's departure was imminent. In April 2005, it was confirmed that his contract with the team had been extended by six months to the end of the year at which point he was expected to take a sabbatical or retire from Formula One design completely. On 19 July, he stated that "this step can wait" and he would remain with McLaren for the year {{f1|2006}}.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 July 2005 |title=Top designer extends McLaren stay |publisher=BBC |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4696991.stm |access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref>

=== Red Bull (2006–2024) ===
[[File:Podium finishers of 2010 Malaysian GP.jpg|thumb|[[Sebastian Vettel]] and [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] at the [[2010 Malaysian Grand Prix]] in the [[Red Bull RB6]]. Vettel won his and Red Bull's maiden title that year.]]
[[File:2011 Spanish GP Friday 10.jpg|thumb|Sebastian Vettel took his second title in 2011 driving the [[Red Bull RB7]].]]
[[File:Sebastian Vettel 2012 Malaysia Qualify.jpg|thumb|Sebastian Vettel took his third consecutive title in 2012 in a [[Red Bull RB8]].]]

Despite those assurances, [[Red Bull Racing]] announced on 8 November 2005 that Newey would join the team from February 2006. He was reported to getting around $10&nbsp;million a year at Red Bull after McLaren baulked at increasing his salary in contract renewal negotiations.<ref>{{cite news |last=Henry |first=Alan |date=9 November 2005 |title=McLaren say they were outbid for designer Newey |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/nov/09/formulaone.sport |access-date=28 January 2011}}</ref> Newey could hardly influence the design of the 2006 car (the [[RB2]]) and Red Bull's season started with poor results, having scored only two points from six races; however, the team's lead driver, [[David Coulthard]], who had driven Newey-designed cars for years for both Williams and McLaren, managed to secure third place and six points in the [[2006 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]]. Although assisted by retirements of other competitors, indications were that the team was eventually beginning to pick up where it left off in {{f1|2005}} when they finished a close seventh overall.

The {{f1|2007}} Red Bull of his design (the [[RB3]]) was powered by the [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] RS26 engine as the Ferrari 056 contract was transferred to [[Toro Rosso]], Red Bull Racing's sister team. The car was reasonably fast but rather unreliable, with each driver retiring seven times in a season of 17 races. Nevertheless, with the disqualification of McLaren-Mercedes, Red Bull achieved fifth place in the 2007 Constructors' Championship as targeted. Newey and his fellow technical director [[Geoff Willis]] noted that the {{f1|2008}} chassis (the [[RB4]]) was the most intricate design to have rolled out of their factory. The season started well for the team, with [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] scoring five consecutive points finishes and Coulthard claiming a podium at Montreal. At the half-way mark, Red Bull was in a fierce battle for fourth place in the Constructors Championship, along with Renault and [[Toyota in Formula One|Toyota]]; however, Red Bull scored just five points in the second half of the season (compared to 24 in the first half) as the team slipped down the grid. Even Toro Rosso managed to outscore them by the end of the season.

The [[RB5]], the car Newey designed for {{f1|2009}}, represented a large step up in performance for the team, with one–two finishes at Shanghai, in a rain affected race, and at the British Grand Prix, both won by [[Sebastian Vettel]]. Webber went on to win in Germany before a hat-trick of wins for the team at the end of the season, including another one–two in Abu Dhabi. Red Bull finished the season a comfortable second in the Constructors' Championship. The {{f1|2010}} Red Bull car (the [[RB6]]) started the season well and proved to be the class of the field, winning on circuits requiring strengths in widely differing areas and winning the Constructors' Championship. It took 15 out of a possible 19 pole positions. At the [[2010 Brazilian Grand Prix]], Red Bull won the 2010 Constructors' Championship. On 14 November 2010, when Red Bull won the World Drivers' Championship with Vettel, Newey became the only Formula One designer to have won Constructors' Championships with three different teams.

The 2011 [[RB7]] built on the RB6's speed and also proved to be reliable, making it the clearly dominant car in the pack. The car took 18 of the 19 pole positions and won 12 races. On 9 October, Red Bull won the {{f1|2011}} World Drivers' Championship, making Vettel the youngest double champion in the history of Formula One. Red Bull followed up this title with securing the Constructors' Championship on 16 October at the [[2011 Korean Grand Prix]]. In {{f1|2012}}, despite initial concerns as to the [[RB8]]'s superiority compared to the [[McLaren MP4-27]] and a stern challenge from Ferrari's [[Fernando Alonso]] in the inferior [[Ferrari F2012|F2012]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-17 |title=Massa says F2012 worse than Ferrari expected |url=https://www.motorsportweek.com/2012/03/17/5567/ |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Motorsport Week |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=8 February 2012 |title=Ferrari needs 'a lot more work' |work=[[Sky Sports]] |publisher=[[BSkyB]] |url=http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12474/7497900/Ferrari-needs-a-lot-more-work- |url-status=dead |access-date=9 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210231310/http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12474/7497900/Ferrari-needs-a-lot-more-work- |archive-date=10 February 2012}}</ref> Red Bull and Vettel once again claimed the championship at a dramatic [[2012 Brazilian Grand Prix]]. In {{f1|2013}}, the [[RB9]] and Vettel dominated the field after the summer break to defend both the World Drivers' and World Constructors' Championship in style at the [[2013 Indian Grand Prix]] with Vettel scoring a record-breaking 9 consecutive wins from the [[2013 Belgian Grand Prix]] until the season-ending [[2013 Brazilian Grand Prix]]. On 8 June 2014, Red Bull Racing announced that Newey had extended his contract for the next few seasons, giving Newey a wider responsibility including "new Red Bull Technology projects". Allegedly, Red Bull fought off a £20 million contract offer by [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Weaver |first=Paul |date=8 June 2014 |title=F1: Red Bull fight off Ferrari to retain services of Adrian Newey |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/08/f1-red-bull-fight-off-ferrari-to-retain-services-of-adrian-newey |access-date=10 June 2014}}</ref>

[[File:FIA_F1_Austria_2023_Nr._1_(1).jpg|thumb|The [[Red Bull Racing RB19|RB19]], the car Newey designed for Red Bull for the 2023 season, driven by [[Max Verstappen]].]]
After the sport introduced [[V6 engine|V6]] turbo-hybrid power units in {{f1|2014}}, Newey's cars were held back by the performance of the Renault power units, but a switch to [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] power in 2019 eventually gave the team a power unit capable of winning a title.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-05 |title=How Honda got Red Bull's top designer Adrian Newey sharp again |url=https://racingnews365.com/how-honda-got-red-bulls-top-designer-adrian-newey-sharp-again |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=RacingNews365 |language=en}}</ref> Between 2014 and {{f1|2020}}, all of his cars except the [[RB11]] driven by [[Daniel Ricciardo]] and [[Daniil Kvyat]] in {{f1|2015}} won at least two Grands Prix, with the [[RB10]], [[RB12]], and [[RB16]] taking second place in the 2014, {{f1|2016}}, and 2020 Constructors' Championships. The {{f1|2021}} season saw the team return to title contention, with the [[RB16B]] design winning the Drivers' Championship with [[Max Verstappen]]. In {{f1|2022}}, the [[RB18]] proved to be a strong contender and gave Verstappen his second Drivers' Championship at the [[2022 Japanese Grand Prix]], as well as delivering Red Bull their first Constructors' Championship since 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2022 |title=Verstappen crowned world champion with Japanese GP victory after late penalty for Leclerc |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.verstappen-crowned-world-champion-with-japanese-gp-victory-after-late.7g1xgGHHew3f2If32u8U1z.html |website=Formula 1}}</ref> It was followed in {{f1|2023}} by the [[RB19]], which would end up being one of the most dominant Formula One cars in history, with a win rate of 95.45% beating the previous record of 93.8% set by the [[McLaren MP4/4]] from 1988.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.goodwood.com/grr/f1/the-nine-best-f1-cars-of-all-time/#:~:text=The%20McLaren%20MP4%2F4%20is,collision%20with%20Jean-Louis%20Schlesser. | title=The 10 best F1 cars of all time &#124; GRR }}</ref>

At the [[2023 Canadian Grand Prix]], Verstappen took Red Bull's 100th win, which also marked Newey's 200th win in Formula One.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adrian Newey achieves 200th victory: A legendary journey in Formula 1|date=19 June 2023|url=https://www.planetsport.com/motorsport/news/f1-adrian-newey-achieves-200th-victory-a-legendary-journey-in-formula-1|access-date=21 June 2023|website=planetsport.com|language=en}}</ref> Later that year, Red Bull broke McLaren's legendary record of 11 consecutives victories by winning in Hungary. At Monza, Verstappen broke Vettel's historic 9 consecutive wins. This win was also the 15th in a row for Red Bull, setting two new records. On 25 April 2024, motorsport media outlets began reporting Newey having interest in leaving Red Bull.<ref name="leaving">{{cite web |url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/adrian-newey-set-to-leave-red-bull-f1-team/10603201/ |title=Adrian Newey set to leave Red Bull F1 team |last1=Cleeren |first1=Filip |last2=Nimmervoll |first2=Christian |website=Motorsport |date=25 April 2024 |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/adrian-newey-shock-red-bull-f1-exit-talk-explained/ |title=Adrian Newey to leave Red Bull? Shock Exit Talk Explained |publisher=The-Race.com |date=25 April 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/newey-set-to-leave-red-bull-f1-team/10603196/ |title=Newey set to leave Red Bull F1 Team |publisher=Autosport.com |date=25 April 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref> Red Bull Racing responded to the reports via a spokesman to PlanetF1.com stating that "Adrian is contracted until at least the end of 2025 ... We are unaware of him joining any other team."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/red-bull-response-adrian-newey-departure-rumours |title=Red Bull issue response as Adrian Newey departure rumours swirl |publisher=PlanetF1.com |date=25 April 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref> Five days later, it was reported that Newey's departure was complete and an official announcement would be issued prior to the [[2024 Miami Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/adrian-neweys-red-bull-f1-departure-imminent/10605070/ |title=Adrian Newey F1 departure imminent |last=Nimmervoll |first=Christian |publisher=Motorsport Magazine |date=30 April 2024}}.</ref> In {{f1|2024}}, the [[RB20]] went on to win the Drivers' Championship with Verstappen but Red Bull finished only third in the Constructors' Championship. Newey left Red Bull Racing during the first quarter of {{f1|2025}} and stepped away from his Formula One duties while still working on their first [[Hypercar (car classification)|hypercar]] on the trackside, the [[RB17]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redbullracing.com/int-en/adrian-newey-to-leave-red-bull-in-2025 |title=Adrian Newey To Leave Red Bull After 19 Years |date=1 May 2024 |access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Coleman |first1=Luke Smith and Madeline |title=Newey to leave Red Bull after 19 years as F1 chief technical officer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5463051/2024/05/01/adrian-newey-red-bull-f1/ |access-date=1 May 2024 |work=The Athletic |date=1 May 2024 }}</ref>

=== Aston Martin (2025–present) ===
Newey signed a contract with [[Aston Martin in Formula One|Aston Martin]], as a shareholder and Managing Technical Partner for the team. His move was announced in September 2024 with him officially starting work on 1 March 2025, in time for the {{f1|2026}} regulations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/breaking-adrian-newey-to-join-aston-martin-as-silverstone-squad-win-race-to.4hHfMt6Z5FX1KiLDqWRV4C|title=Adrian Newey to join Aston Martin as Silverstone squad win race to sign F1 design guru|website=Formula1.com|date=9 September 2024|access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> In November 2025 it was announced that Newey will take over the role of Team Principal at Aston Martin in 2026, replacing incumbent Andy Cowell who will move to the role of Chief Strategy Officer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2025 |title=Adrian Newey: Aston Martin name legendary designer as new F1 team principal from 2026 season replacing Andy Cowell |url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13475798/adrian-newey-aston-martin-name-legendary-designer-as-new-f1-team-principal-from-2026-season-replacing-andy-cowell |access-date=26 November 2025 |website=[[Sky Sports]]}}</ref>

== Death of Ayrton Senna ==
{{Main|Death of Ayrton Senna}}
Following the death of Ayrton Senna at the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]] in a car that Newey helped to design, Newey was among several members of the [[Williams Racing|Williams]] team to be charged with manslaughter. In an initial ruling in December 1997, Newey was acquitted. The acquittal was upheld on appeal in November 1999.<ref name="bbc2005">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4587195.stm |title=Top designers acquitted on Senna |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=27 May 2005 |access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref> In January 2003, Italy's [[Supreme Court of Cassation (Italy)|Supreme Court of Cassation]] re-opened the case, citing "material errors"; the court gave Newey a full acquittal in May 2005.<ref name="bbc2005" />

== Other ventures ==
Newey is an avid sports car collector and driver, having participated in the [[Le Mans Legend]] races for a few years. He destroyed a [[Ford GT40]] while competing in 2006, but escaped with only a cut finger. He later wrecked a [[Jaguar E-Type]] at the [[Goodwood Revival]] Meeting. In 2007, he made the move to modern racing, becoming part of the driver line-up in the AF Corse [[Ferrari F430]] for the [[2007 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]. Newey and co-drivers Ben Aucott and Joe Macari managed to finish 22nd outright, and fourth in class.

[[File:AF Corse Aucott Ferrari.jpg|thumb|upright|The No. 78 [[Ferrari F430]] that Newey drove at the [[2007 24 Hours of Le Mans]].]]

On 15 June 2010, during the Sony E3 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] press conference, it was revealed that Newey collaborated as the chief technical officer for the video game ''[[Gran Turismo 5]]'' for the [[PlayStation 3]]. A game trailer showed Newey along with race car driver [[Sebastian Vettel]] at the [[Red Bull Technology]] building in Great Britain in discussion with [[Kazunori Yamauchi]], a Japanese game designer who is the CEO of [[Polyphony Digital]] and creator and producer of the ''Gran Turismo'' series.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 June 2010 |title=It's Official: Gran Turismo 5 Is Coming November 2, 2010! |publisher=Blog.us.playstation.com |url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/06/15/it%E2%80%99s-official-gran-turismo-5-is-coming-november-2-2010/ |access-date=10 July 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701075437/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/06/15/it%E2%80%99s-official-gran-turismo-5-is-coming-november-2-2010/ |archive-date=1 July 2010}}</ref> The three's collaboration would later lead to the completion of concept cars [[Red Bull X2010]] and [[Red Bull X2011]], which appeared in that game.

On 2 July 2010, Newey was rewarded with his own [[Red Bull RB5]], out of regard for his achievements with Red Bull Racing since he joined the team in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |date=2 July 2010 |title=Red Bull reward technical head Adrian Newey with F1 car |publisher=BBC News |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8785073.stm}}</ref> Newey first drove the car up the hill at the 2010 [[Goodwood Festival of Speed]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Newey given RB5 at Goodwood |date=2 July 2010 |url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/07/02/newey-given-rb5-at-goodwood}}</ref> On 8 August 2010, Newey was involved in an accident whilst taking part in the [[Ginetta GT Supercup|Ginetta G50 Cup]] at the [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|Snetterton]] circuit as a guest driver. He was spun into the path of [[Tony Hughes (racing driver)|Tony Hughes]], and his car sustained a heavy side-on impact. He was taken to hospital for precautionary checks, but sustained no serious injuries.<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Leary |first1=Jamie |last2=Beer |first2=Matt |date=8 August 2010 |title=Newey hospitalised after Ginetta crash |publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]] |work=autosport.com |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85900 |access-date=8 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816121955/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85900 |archive-date=16 August 2010}}</ref> On 10 October 2018, Newey was announced as an advisory board member of the forthcoming [[W Series (single-seater auto racing championship)|W Series]], a racing championship for women based on [[Formula Three|Formula 3]]-homologated [[Tatuus]] T-318 chassis.<ref>{{cite news |last=Reed |first=Adam |date=10 October 2018 |title=All-female motor racing series aims to break through Formula One's 'glass-ceiling' |work=CNBC |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/10/all-female-motor-racing-series-aims-to-break-through-formula-ones-glass-ceiling.html |access-date=27 October 2018}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Newey's first wife was Amanda, a nurse, and they had two daughters.<ref>{{cite book |last=Newey |first=Adrian |date=November 2017 |title=How to Build a Car |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |isbn=978-0-00-819680-6 |pages=64,84,121 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sm3NAQAACAAJ}}</ref> They married in 1983 and separated in 1989.<ref>{{cite book |last=Newey |first=Adrian |date=November 2017 |title=How to Build a Car |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |isbn=978-0-00-819680-6 |pages=64,121 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sm3NAQAACAAJ}}</ref> He married his second wife Marigold in 1992 and they separated in 2010.<ref>{{cite book |last=Newey |first=Adrian |date=November 2017 |title=How to Build a Car |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |isbn=978-0-00-819680-6 |pages=154, 318 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sm3NAQAACAAJ}}</ref> They had a daughter, and son [[Harrison Newey|Harrison]], who became a [[racing driver]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Newey |first=Adrian |date=November 2017 |title=How to Build a Car |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |isbn=978-0-00-819680-6 |pages=169, 245 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sm3NAQAACAAJ}}</ref> winning both the [[2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship]] and the [[2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series]]. Newey has been married to Amanda "Mandy" Smerczak since August 2017.<ref>{{cite instagram |user=amanda.newey |postid=CDg3og2hxdh |date=5 August 2020 |title=3 years of marriage and counting... |access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref> She is the daughter of South African actor [[Ron Smerczak]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Venge |first=Tinashe |date=14 May 2019 |title=Tributes pour in for Veteran SA soapie actor Ron Smerczak |work=[[The Citizen (South African newspaper)|The Citizen]] |url=https://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/your-life-entertainment-your-life/entertainment-celebrities/2130586/tributes-pour-in-for-veteran-sa-soapie-actor-ron-smerczak/ |access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref>

== Awards and honours ==

=== Formula One World Championships ===
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| alt1      = Williams FW14B (1992)
| image2    = Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes MP4-13 Techno Classica Essen 2018 (3) (cropped).jpg
| alt2      = McLaren MP4/13 (1998)
| image3    = Vettel Malaysian GP 2010 (cropped).jpg
| alt3      = Red Bull RB6 (2010)
| image4    = 2024-08-25 Motorsport, Formel 1, Großer Preis der Niederlande 2024 STP 3807 by Stepro (cropped).jpg
| alt4      = Red Bull RB20 (2024)
| footer    = Newey's first championship-winning chassis from each of his teams, and his most recent: [[Williams FW14B]] (1992), [[McLaren MP4/13]] (1998), [[Red Bull RB6]] (2010), and [[Red Bull RB20]] (2024)
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Newey-designed chassis have won 12 [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|World Constructors' Championships]] and 14 [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Championships]], including four consecutive Constructors' titles from {{F1|2010}} to {{F1|2013}} with [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]. Newey has made 40 entries as a lead designer in Formula One,{{efn|Including three entries with [[Toro Rosso]] from {{F1|2007}} to {{F1|2009}}.}} winning World Championships with 15 and [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]] with 31 as of {{F1|2024}}. As a result of his accomplishment and successful car designs, Newey is widely recognised among the greatest engineers in the history of Formula One,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/czrxgll23w9o|title=£30m a year – why F1 designer is one of sport's highest-earning Britons|date=2 May 2024|work=BBC Sport|access-date=9 November 2024|first=Andrew|last=Benson}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/formula-one/a-brief-ish-history-adrian-newey|title=A brief (ish) history of Adrian Newey|date=12 September 2024|magazine=Top Gear|access-date=9 November 2024|first=Joe|last=Holding}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/40090132/adrian-newey-f1-greatest-designer-cars|title=Adrian Newey – F1's greatest designer and his cars|date=7 May 2024|website=ESPN|access-date=9 November 2024|first=Niamh|last=Lewis}}</ref> being described as Formula One's "design genius",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/who-is-adrian-newey-departing-red-bull-f1-design-genius/|title=Who is Adrian Newey? Red Bull's departing F1 design genius|date=1 May 2024|website=The Race|access-date=9 November 2024|first=Jack|last=Benyon}}</ref> with some arguing his case as the most successful designer.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023|title=Adrian Newey OBE |url=https://www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk/motoring/trophies-and-awards/the-segrave-trophy/adrian-newey-obe/ |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114175810/https://www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk/motoring/trophies-and-awards/the-segrave-trophy/adrian-newey-obe/ |archive-date=14 November 2024 |access-date=11 September 2025 |publisher=Royal Automobile Club }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/the-adrian-newey-profile-f1s-most-successful-car-designer/|title=The Adrian Newey profile: F1's most successful car designer|date=9 September 2024|magazine=Motor Sport|access-date=9 November 2024|first=James|last=Elson}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
|-
! rowspan=2|Season
! colspan=2|World Championship
! rowspan=2|Chassis
! rowspan=2|Engine
! colspan=6|Statistics
|-
! [[World Constructors' Championship|Constructors']]
! [[World Drivers' Championship|Drivers']]
! Races
! Wins
! Poles
! {{abbr|F/Laps|Fastest laps}}
! Podiums
! {{abbr|WCC|World Constructors' Championship standing}}
|-
! rowspan=2|{{F1|1988}}
| align=center colspan=10 style="background:#DDDDDD;"|''Newey becomes chief designer at [[March Engineering|March]]''
|-
| align=center colspan=2 rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0;"|—
| align=left|[[March 881|881]]
| rowspan=2 align=left|[[Judd (engine)|Judd]]
| 18{{efn|March also used the [[March 881|881]] at the opening two Grands Prix of the {{F1|1989}} season.}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6th
|-
! {{F1|1989}}
| align=left|[[March CG891|CG891]]
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1{{asterisk}}
| 0
| 12th
|-
! rowspan=2|{{F1|1990}}
| align=center colspan=10 style="background:#DDDDDD;"|''[[March Engineering|March]] becomes [[Leyton House Racing|Leyton House]] with Newey promoted to [[technical director]]''
|-
| align=center colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0;"|—
| align=left|[[Leyton House CG901|CG901]]
| align=left|[[Judd (engine)|Judd]]
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1{{asterisk}}
| 7th
|-
|-
! rowspan=2|{{F1|1991}}
| align=center colspan=10 style="background:#DDDDDD;"|''Newey moves to [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] as chief designer''
|-
| align=center colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0;"|—
| align=left|[[Williams FW14|FW14]]
| rowspan=7 align=left|[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| 16
| 7
| 6
| 8
| 17
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''
|-
! {{F1|1992}}
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]'''
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Nigel Mansell]]'''
| align=left|'''[[Williams FW14B|FW14B]]'''
| 16
| 10
| 15{{asterisk}}
| 11{{asterisk}}
| 21
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st'''
|-
! {{F1|1993}}
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]''' (2)
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Alain Prost]]'''
| align=left|'''[[Williams FW15C|FW15C]]'''
| 16
| 10
| 15{{asterisk}}
| 10
| 22{{asterisk}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st'''
|-
! {{F1|1994}}
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]''' (3)
| {{n/a}}
| align=left|'''[[Williams FW16|FW16]]'''
| 16
| 7
| 6
| 8
| 13
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st'''
|- 
! {{F1|1995}}
| align=center colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0;"|—
| align=left|[[Williams FW17|FW17]]
| 17
| 5
| 12
| 6
| 17
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''
|-
! {{F1|1996}} 
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]''' (4)
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Damon Hill]]'''
| align=left|'''[[Williams FW18|FW18]]'''
| 16
| 12{{asterisk}}
| 12
| 11{{asterisk}}
| 21
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st'''
|- 
! {{F1|1997}}
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]''' (5)
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]'''
| align=left|'''[[Williams FW19|FW19]]'''
| 17
| 8
| 11
| 9
| 15
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st'''
|- 
! rowspan=2|{{F1|1998}}
| align=center colspan=10 style="background:#DDDDDD;"|''Newey moves to [[McLaren]] as [[technical director]]''
|-
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[McLaren]]'''
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Häkkinen]]'''
| align=left|'''[[McLaren MP4/13|MP4/13]]'''
| rowspan=9 align=left|[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| 16
| 9
| 12
| 9
| 20
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st'''
|- 
! {{F1|1999}} 
| {{n/a}}
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Häkkinen]]''' (2)
| align=left|'''[[McLaren MP4/14|MP4/14]]'''
| 16
| 7
| 11
| 9
| 16
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''
|- 
! {{F1|2000}}
| align=center colspan=2 rowspan=7 style="background:#EAECF0;"|—
| align=left|[[McLaren MP4/15|MP4/15]]
| 17
| 7
| 7
| '''12'''{{asterisk}}
| 22
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''
|-
! {{F1|2001}}
| align=left|[[McLaren MP4-16|MP4-16]]
| 17
| 4
| 2
| 6
| 13
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''
|-
! {{F1|2002}}
| align=left|[[McLaren MP4-17|MP4-17]]
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 10
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3rd'''
|-
! {{F1|2003}}
| align=left|[[McLaren MP4-17D|MP4-17D]]
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 13
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3rd'''
|-
! {{F1|2004}}
| align=left|[[McLaren MP4-19|MP4-19]]
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 5th
|-
! {{F1|2005}}
| align=left|[[McLaren MP4-20|MP4-20]]
| 19
| 10
| 7
| '''12'''{{asterisk}}
| 18
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''
|-
! {{F1|2006}}
| align=left|[[McLaren MP4-21|MP4-21]]
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 9
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3rd'''
|-
! rowspan=2|{{F1|2007}}
| align=center colspan=10 style="background:#DDDDDD;"|''Newey moves to [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] as [[Chief technical officer|CTO]]''
|-
| align=center colspan=2 rowspan=3 style="background:#EAECF0;"|—
| align=left|[[Red Bull RB3|RB3]]<br>[[Toro Rosso STR2|STR2]]{{efn|name=STR|As [[Chief technical officer|CTO]] of [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]], Newey also designed the [[Toro Rosso]] chassis from {{F1|2007}} to {{F1|2009}}; as variants of their parent team counterparts.<ref>{{cite news|title=F1 Teams threaten legal action against each other|publisher=bitsofnews.com|url=http://www.bitsofnews.com/content/view/4933/42/|date=7 February 2007|access-date=10 February 2007|archive-date=11 March 2014|first=Richard|last=Brunton|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311062710/http://www.bitsofnews.com/content/view/4933/42/|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
| rowspan=3 align=left|[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]<br>[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]{{efn|Between {{F1|2007}} and {{F1|2009}}, [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] competed with [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] engines, whilst [[Toro Rosso]] competed with [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] engines.}}
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5th{{efn|Best result achieved by [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]; [[Toro Rosso]] finished 7th in {{F1|2007}}.}}
|-
! {{F1|2008}}
| align=left|[[Red Bull RB4|RB4]]<br>[[Toro Rosso STR3|STR3]]{{efn|name=STR}}
| 18
| 1{{efn|One win achieved by [[Sebastian Vettel]] for [[Toro Rosso]].}}
| 1{{efn|One pole position achieved by [[Sebastian Vettel]] for [[Toro Rosso]].}}
| 0
| 2{{efn|Including one podium achieved by [[Sebastian Vettel]] for [[Toro Rosso]].}}
| 6th{{efn|Best result achieved by [[Toro Rosso]]; [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] finished 7th in {{F1|2008}}.}}
|-
! {{F1|2009}}
| align=left|[[Red Bull RB5|RB5]]<br>[[Toro Rosso STR4|STR4]]{{efn|name=STR}}
| 17
| 6
| 5
| 6
| 16
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''{{efn|Best result achieved by [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]; [[Toro Rosso]] finished 10th in {{F1|2009}}.}}
|-
! {{F1|2010}}
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]'''
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]'''
| align=left|'''[[Red Bull RB6|RB6]]'''
| rowspan=6 align=left|[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| 19
| 9
| 15
| 6
| 20
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st'''
|- 
! {{F1|2011}} 
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]''' (2)
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]''' (2)
| align=left|'''[[Red Bull RB7|RB7]]'''
| 19
| 12
| '''18'''{{asterisk}}
| 10
| 27
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st'''
|- 
! {{F1|2012}}
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]''' (3)
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]''' (3)
| align=left|'''[[Red Bull RB8|RB8]]'''
| 20
| 7
| 8
| 7
| 14
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st'''
|- 
! {{F1|2013}} 
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]''' (4)
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]''' (4)
| align=left|'''[[Red Bull RB9|RB9]]'''
| 19
| 13
| 11
| '''12'''{{asterisk}}
| 24
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st'''
|- 
! {{F1|2014}}
| align=center colspan=2 rowspan=7 style="background:#EAECF0;"|—
| align=left|[[Red Bull RB10|RB10]]
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 12
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''
|-
! {{F1|2015}}
| align=left|[[Red Bull RB11|RB11]]
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4th
|-
! {{F1|2016}}
| align=left|[[Red Bull RB12|RB12]]
| rowspan=3 align=left|[[TAG Heuer]]{{efn|From {{F1|2016}} to {{F1|2018}}, Red Bull competed using [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] power units [[rebadged]] to "[[TAG Heuer]]" for sponsorship purposes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Bull to run TAG Heuer-badged Renault engines in 2016|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2015/12/red-bull-to-run-tag-heuer-badged-renault-engines-in-2016.html|website=[[Formula1.com]]|publisher=Formula One World Championship Limited|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301140618/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2015/12/red-bull-to-run-tag-heuer-badged-renault-engines-in-2016.html|archive-date=1 March 2017|date=4 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 16
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''
|-
! {{F1|2017}}
| align=left|[[Red Bull RB13|RB13]]
| 20
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 13
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3rd'''
|-
! {{F1|2018}}
| align=left|[[Red Bull RB14|RB14]]
| 21
| 4
| 2
| 6
| 13
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3rd'''
|-
! {{F1|2019}}
| align=left|[[Red Bull RB15|RB15]]
| rowspan=3 align=left|[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| 21
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 9
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3rd'''
|-
! {{F1|2020}}
| align=left|[[Red Bull RB16|RB16]]
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 13
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''
|-
! {{F1|2021}} 
| {{n/a}}
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Verstappen]]'''
| align=left|'''[[Red Bull RB16|RB16B]]'''
| 22
| 11
| 10
| 8
| 23
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''
|-
! {{F1|2022}}
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]''' (5)
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Verstappen]]''' (2)
| align=left|'''[[Red Bull RB18|RB18]]'''
| align=left|[[Red Bull Powertrains|RBPT]]
| 22
| 17
| 8
| 8
| 28
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st'''
|-
! {{F1|2023}} 
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]''' (6)
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Verstappen]]''' (3)
| align=left|'''[[Red Bull RB19|RB19]]'''
| rowspan=2 align=left|[[Honda RBPT]]
| 22
| '''21'''{{dagger}}
| 14
| 11
| '''30'''{{asterisk}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st'''
|-
! rowspan=2|{{F1|2024}} 
| {{n/a}}
| align=left|'''{{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Verstappen]]''' (4)
| align=left|'''[[Red Bull RB20|RB20]]'''
| 24
| 9
| 8
| 4
| 18
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3rd'''
|-
| align=center colspan=10 style="background:#DDDDDD;"|''Newey departs [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] and enters [[gardening leave]]''
|-
! {{F1|2025}}
| align=center colspan=10 style="background:#DDDDDD;"|''Newey moves to [[Aston Martin in Formula One|Aston Martin]] as [[technical director]] and co-owner''
|-
<!--! {{F1|2026}}
| align=center colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0;"|—
| align=left|[[Aston Martin AMR26|AMR26]]
| align=left|[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| {{sum|{{F1cstat|AST|entries}}|-120}} CHECK
| {{sum|{{F1cstat|AST|wins}}|-0}} CHECK
| {{sum|{{F1cstat|AST|poles}}|-0}} CHECK
| {{sum|{{F1cstat|AST|fastestlaps}}|-3}} CHECK
| {{sum|{{F1cstat|AST|podiums}}|-9}} CHECK
| TBD-->
|-
! colspan="11" | Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/teams/march/ |title=March {{!}} Motorsport Database |magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |access-date=24 May 2025 |issn=0027-2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210234646/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/teams/march/ |archive-date=10 February 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/teams/williams/ |title=Williams {{!}} Motorsport Database |magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |access-date=24 May 2025 |issn=0027-2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513165737/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/teams/williams/ |archive-date=13 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/teams/mclaren/ |title=McLaren {{!}} Motorsport Database |magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |access-date=24 May 2025 |issn=0027-2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250415012427/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/teams/mclaren/ |archive-date=15 April 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/teams/red-bull-racing/ |title=Red Bull Racing {{!}} Motorsport Database |magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |access-date=24 May 2025 |issn=0027-2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328103938/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/teams/red-bull-racing/ |archive-date=28 March 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

<small>Key: ('''Bold''') Personal record; ({{asterisk}}) constructor record; ({{dagger}}) [[List of Formula One constructor records|Formula One record]]</small>

=== Other motorsport championships ===

==== IMSA GT Championship ====
* [[IMSA GT Championship]]: [[1983 IMSA GT Championship|1983]], [[1984 IMSA GT Championship|1984]] (as a designer)
* [[24 Hours of Daytona]]: [[1984 24 Hours of Daytona|1984]] (as a designer)

==== CART IndyCar ====
* [[CART IndyCar World Series]]: [[1985 PPG Indy Car World Series|1985]], [[1986 PPG Indy Car World Series|1986]] (as a designer)
* [[Indianapolis 500]]: [[1985 Indianapolis 500|1985]], [[1986 Indianapolis 500|1986]] (as a designer)

=== Orders and special awards ===
* {{UK}}
** [[File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Civil)_Ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] ([[2012 New Year Honours|2012]])<ref name="OBE">{{London Gazette |issue=60009 |date=31 December 2011 |page=12 |supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Newey and Mansell honoured by Queen |work=[[The F1 Times]] |url=http://thef1times.com/news/display/05217 |access-date=31 December 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506211156/http://thef1times.com/news/display/05217 |archive-date=6 May 2012}}</ref>

==== Honorary degrees ====
* [[Doctor of Science]], [[University of Sussex]] (2013)<ref name="Sussex">{{cite web|url=https://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/20030|title=Record number of students to graduate at summer ceremonies|date=3 July 2013|access-date=9 November 2024|website=University of Sussex}}</ref>
* [[Doctor of Engineering]], [[Oxford Brookes University]] (2013)<ref name="OBU">{{cite web|url=https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/79eb05b3-6c37-4448-ba75-1e1bccaba548/1/|title=Oxford Brookes awards honorary doctorates to leading figures|date=17 June 2013|access-date=9 November 2024|website=Oxford Brookes University}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==
* ''How to Build a Car'' (2017)<ref name='OrionBooks'>{{cite web |last=Wood |first=Heloise |title=HarperCollins buys Formula One designer Newey |work=The Bookseller |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/harpercollins-buys-book-formula-ones-newey-591786 |access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref>

== 24 Hours of Le Mans results ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:700px"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! Pos.
! Class<br />Pos.
|-
! {{24hLM|2007}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[AF Corse]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} Aucott Racing
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Joe Macari<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} Ben Aucott
|align="left"| [[Ferrari F430 GT2]]
| GT2
| 308
| 22nd
| 4th
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Adrian Newey Results|url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/adrian-newey/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=25 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Adrian Newey|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/adrian-newey-5084|publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]]|access-date=25 June 2023}}</ref>}}}}
|}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Adrian Newey}}
{{Wikiquote}}
* [https://www.redbullracing.com/int-en/drivers/adrian-newey-obe Adrian Newey's Red Bull Racing Profile]
* [http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cref-newadr.html Profile at grandprix.com]

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