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For the British journalist of the same name, see Paul Morgan (journalist). Paul Morgan is a British Journalist. He is the editor of Rugby World magazine and the IRB World Rugby Yearbook

Paul Morgan was a British engineer who co-founded Ilmor Engineering with Mario Illien in 1983. Ilmor, founded by Mario Illien and Paul Morgan in 1984 is a British independent high-performance autosport engineering company Education Prior to embarking on his motorsport engineering career Illien trained as a technical draughtsman Ilmor had major successes providing engines for motorsport and won three Queen's Awards for Export Achievement. He was killed in a plane crash at Sywell, Northamptonshire on 12 May 2001. Sywell is a small village in East Northamptonshire, England. The name is thought to mean seven wells Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants

Morgan was an engineer at Cosworth from 1970 to 1983. Cosworth is an Automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958 specialising in engines for automobile racing (motorsport In 1983 he left Cosworth to form Ilmor with fellow engineer Mario Illien. Ilmor was set up with backing from Roger Penske and achieved its first race win powering Mario Andretti's Lola at the Long Beach Grand Prix. Roger Penske (born February 20, 1937 in Shaker Heights Ohio) is the owner of the automobile racing team Penske Racing, the Penske Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an Italian American former racecar driver and one of the most successful Americans in the The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is an Open-wheel race held on a temporary road course in Long Beach California. In 1989 Morgan and Illien decided to enter Formula One.

Paul Morgan was killed instantly when his Hawker Sea Fury over-turned on landing. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout David Coulthard won the Austrian Grand Prix the day after Morgan's death in a Mercedes-Ilmor powered McLaren. David Marshall Coulthard, often called DC, (born 27 March 1971 in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire) is a British Formula One racing driver The Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race The first event in 1964, was held at a Race track on the Zeltweg Airfield. McLaren, founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren (1937&ndash1970 is a Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, UK Coulthard refused to participate in the traditional champagne celebration as a mark of respect.

Morgan's widow reduced her shareholding of Ilmor in 2002, selling 10% to DaimlerChrysler. Daimler AG ( (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG) is a German car corporation (not to be confused with the British car-maker Daimler Motor Company) and In 2005 DaimlerChrysler acquired all the remaining shares from Mrs. Morgan, Mario Illien and Roger Penske.

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