Early life and career
Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, he attended Repton public school alongside famed Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson.[3] Newey was asked to leave Repton at the age of 16 after an incident at a Greenslade concert at Repton's 11th century Pears Building organised by the school's sixth formers, where he pushed up the sound levels on the band's mixer, blowing out the building's stained glass windows.[4] Newey gained a First Class honours degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Southampton in 1980. Immediately after graduation he began working in motor sport for the Fittipaldi Formula One team under Harvey Postlethwaite. In 1981, he joined the March team. After a period as race engineer for Johnny Cecotto in European Formula 2 Newey began designing racing cars. His first project, the March GTP sports car, was a highly successful design and won the IMSA GTP title two years running.