John wyer biography
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John Wyer
British racing engineer and team manager (1909 – 1989)
John Wyer (11 December 1909 – 8 April 1989),[1] was an English automobile racing engineer and team manager.
He is mainly associated with cars running in the light blue and orange livery of his longtime sponsor Gulf Oil.
Biography
Early life
Wyer was born in Kidderminster, England in 1909.
Aston Martin
As team manager and team owner, Wyer won the 24 Hours of Le Mans several times.
His first victory came in the 1959 edition, in his tenth anniversary as Aston Martin team manager, along with Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby, win with the DBR1. The team made their base for Le Mans at the Hotel De France from 1953 - 1975.[2] The race cars would be tended within the courtyard and garage adjacent to the hotel before being driven to and from the circuit on the road for practice, qualifying and the race.[citation needed]
The team also won the 1000 km Nürburgring over th