Mike Coughlan

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Mike Coughlan is Chief Designer for the McLaren Formula One team, and has been in the position since 2002.

Coughlan was born in the United Kingdom, and studied Mechanical Engineering at Brunel University, graduating in 1981. He first designed cars for Tiga Cars, which competed in junior formulae, until 1984, when he joined the Lotus Formula One team. As the team's fortunes waned, it was reorganised at the end of 1990, and Coughlan joined John Barnard's design company as it switched between producing chassis for Benetton, Ferrari and Arrows. Barnard parted company with Arrows after falling out with Tom Walkinshaw during the 1998 season, but Coughlan stayed on, assuming the role of Technical director in the following year. When Arrows collapsed in 2002, he was invited to join McLaren.