Adrian Newey Is The 2024 World Car Person Of The Year

The 2024 World Car Person Of The Year has been announced and more than 100 journalists from over 29 countries have voted Adrian Newey, OBE, Red Bull Racing as the winner. We had already told you about the top 5 finalists of the World Person of the Year so if you want to read about it click here. But just for a quick glance, the 5 finalists were Stephan Durach, Senior Vice President Connected Company Development, BMW Group, Andreas Preuninger, Director GT model line, Porsche AG, C.V. Raman, Chief Technology Officer, Maruti-Suzuki, Lisa Reeves, Head of Interior Design, Volvo Cars and of course Adrian Newey.

As Chief Technical Officer of Red Bull Racing, aerodynamicist Adrian Newey is the designer and driving force behind the RB19, the most dominant race car in the history of Formula One. In 2023, it won 21 of 22 races enabling Red Bull’s sixth and Max Verstappen’s third World Championships and establishing the design concept to be pursued by most of its competitors. After 35 years in Formula 1 and more than 200 victories for cars of his design, Newey is at the peak of his career.

While Newey’s achievements on the F1 front are well known, he is in fact the designer behind the Aston Martin Valkyrie, which is a direct rival to the Mercedes-AMG One. The Valkyrie is all set to make its racing debut at the 2025 Le Mans.

He is currently working on the RB17 hypercar which will undergo track testing followed by a reveal this year. However, production is set to be limited and to begin in 2026.