Death of Teddy Mayer, former McLaren executive
Teddy Mayer, one of the leaders of the McLaren team, has passed away at the age of 73. The American, whose full name was Edward Everett Mayer, led McLaren in the 1970s, following the death of founder Bruce McLaren and the arrival of Ron Dennis. Mayer’s first participation in motorsport dates back to the creation […]
Teddy Mayer, one of the leaders of the McLaren team, has passed away at the age of 73.
The American, whose full name was Edward Everett Mayer, led McLaren in the 1970s, following the death of founder Bruce McLaren and the arrival of Ron Dennis.
Mayer’s first participation in motorsport dates back to the creation of a team in Formula Junior in the 1960s.
In 1970, Mayer took over the leadership of the Woking team and won the 1974 and 1976 World Championships with Emerson Fittipaldi and James Hunt.
When McLaren is in crisis at the end of the 1970s, the team’s main sponsor Marlboro installs a Formula 2 team manager at the helm in the person of Ron Dennis. Mayer sells him his shares in 1982 and forms a new Champ Car team with his former McLaren colleague, Tyler Alexander.
Between 1986 and up until 2007, he was a consultant for Penske in Champ Car.
Mayer passed away at his home in England on Friday, January 30th.
