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Born | 14 November 1958 |
Died | May 2, 2014 | (aged 55)
Occupation | Race car mechanic |
Nigel Stepney (14 November 1958[1] – 2 May 2014) was a British Formula One mechanic. He was the team manager and chief mechanic of JRM Racing,[2] in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
He started in Formula One as a mechanic at Shadow in 1977, then followed Elio de Angelis to Team Lotus before moving to Benetton for the late 1980s and early 90s. He worked with Scuderia Ferrari with Michael Schumacher, Rory Byrne and Ross Brawn.
He was killed in a road traffic incident on the M20 motorway in Ashford, Kent on 2 May 2014, aged 55.[3]