Steve Nichols (born February 20th 1947 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA) is a retired American engineer who worked for McLaren, Ferrari, Sauber and Jordan from 1980 to 2001, followed by a brief period with Jaguar in 2001. As chief engineer, Nichols is credited with the design of numerous high-profile Formula One cars, including the dominant 1988 championship winning McLaren MP4/4 and Ferrari's 1990 entry, the 641.
Formula One Career[]
| Year | Entrant | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-1987 | Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren International Marlboro McLaren International |
McLaren-Ford Cosworth McLaren-TAG |
Engineer |
| 1988-1989 | Honda Marlboro McLaren | McLaren-Honda | Chief Designer |
| 1990-1991 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA | Ferrari | Engineer/Designer |
| 1992 | Sauber Mercedes | non-entrant | Consultant |
| 1993-1994 | Sasol Jordan | Jordan-Hart | Chief Designer |
| 1995-2000 | Marlboro McLaren Mercedes West McLaren Mercedes |
McLaren-Mercedes | Technical Consultant |
| 2001 | Jaguar Racing | Jaguar-Cosworth | Technical Director |
Cars[]
The following are the cars designed by Steve Nichols:
Note: bold indicates that the car won the World Drivers' Championship (WDC) and/or the World Constructors' Championship (WCC)
- 1987: McLaren MP4/3
- 1988: McLaren MP4/4 (WCC, WDC)
- 1989: McLaren MP4/5 (WCC, WDC)
- 1990: Ferrari 641
- 1991: Ferrari 642, 643
- 1992: Ferrari F92A, F92AT