Profile – Robert Clarke
| Born: | San Diego, CA |
| Nationality: | American |
| Lives: | Indianapolis, IN |
| Family: | Wife, Ann; Sons Chris and Jody |
| Interests: | Vintage Racing (SCCA/VARA), Art, photography, cycling and fountain pen collecting |
| Education: | A California native, Clarke studied architecture at Texas Tech University in 1972 (Bachelor of Architecture) and art/industrial design at Notre Dame in 1973 (Master of Arts in Fine Art) and ’74 (Master of Fine Arts in Industrial Design) |
| Job Title: | de Ferran Motorsports, CEO |
Career Details
| 1980: | DesignArt. Owner – commercial art and design service |
| 1981: | Joins American Honda in the Motorcycle Parts & Accessories Marketing Department |
| 1983: | American Honda Motor Company, Motorcycle Product Planning Assistant Manager |
| 1985: | American Honda Motor Company, Facility Planning Manager |
| 1986: | Joins Honda Access as Design Manager when company is established |
| 1993 (April): | Joins Honda Performance Development as General Manager when company is established |
| 2005 (April): | Honda Performance Development, President. Oversees daily operations at HPD and is also heavily involved in HPD's long-term development and expansion into a full-fledged Research & Development facility. Oversaw CART program (1994-2002) – 65 wins, 65 poles, 6 driver championships and 4 manufacturer championships. IRL program (2003-2005 (years of competition) – 28 wins, 22 poles, 2 driver championships and 2 manufacturer championships. 2007 American Le Mans Series (1 win, 2 poles). |
| 2008 (June): | Retired from Honda |
| 2009 (Feb): | Joins de Ferran Motorsports as CEO |
| 2005: | Herb Porter Award – Issued by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to individuals "who, through motivation, technical advancement or other accomplishments, has enhanced the philosophies and goals of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway." |
Profile – John “ando”Anderson
| Date of Birth: | 1 November 1945 |
| Born: | Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Lives: | Zionsville, Indiana |
| Family: | Wife, Lesley |
| Interests: | Aviation – has been an active, licensed pilot since 1988 |
| Education: | None |
| Job Title: | General Manager |
Career Details
| 1972-80: | Begins career in motorsport in native Australia and collects four Australian Formula 5000 Championship titles |
| 1980: | Moved to US and joined VDS Can-Am Team. |
| 1983: | Alsup Racing, CART Team |
| 1983 – 2001: | Subsequently worked for various CART/Champ Car teams including Forsythe Racing, Curb Motorsports, Galles Racing, Truesports, A.J. Foyt Racing, and PacWest Racing |
| 2001 - 2002: | Andretti Green Racing. Race Strategist & Team Manager with Paul Tracy. |
| 2003 – 2004: | Champ Car World Series, Competition Department |
| 2005: | Andretti Green Racing. Race Strategist & Team Manager with Dan Wheldon winning Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League Championship |
| 2006 - 2007: | Andretti Green Racing. Race Strategist & Team Manager with Dario Franchitti winning Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League Championship |
| 2008 (January): | Joins newly-formed de Ferran Motorsports as General Manager and first employee. Instrumental in assembling de Ferran Motorsports team. American Le Mans Series. |
| 2009: | de Ferran Motorsports. American Le Mans Series. General Manager. Responsible for all aspects of the team's management and race car preparation |
Profile – William (Will) Phillips
| Date of Birth: | 25.09.63 |
| Born: | Hastings, England |
| Nationality: | British/Canadian |
| Lives: | Zionsville, Indiana |
| Family: | Wife, Lydia; Son, Josh; Daughter, Beatrice |
| Interests: | Golf, Motorcycles, Skiing, Squash |
| Education: | Oxford Polytechnic,(Oxford Brookes University) Oxford, England (1983-86) Certified US Masters Degree QV in Mechanical Engineering. |
| Job Title: | Chief Engineer, oversees all technical/engineering aspects and personnel of team |
Career Details
| 1986 (Apr) - 90 (Nov): | March Engineering. Design Engineer. F3000, Group C, CART |
| 1990 (Nov) - 92 (Feb): | Fomet 1/Venturi Larrouse UK. Design Engineer. Formula 1 |
| 1992 (May) - 93 (Apr): | Ypsilon Technology Ltd (Yamaha). Formula 1 supercar. |
| 1993 (May) – 93 (Nov): | Indy Regency Racing. CART Champ Car World Series. Race/Development Engineer for Olivier Grouillard. |
| 1993 (Nov) - 95 (Dec): | PacWest Racing Group. CART Champ Car World Series. Race/Development Engineer. Race Engineer for Scott Sharp (1994). Design Engineer for Galmer Engineering (PacWest Partner) in off season. Race Engineer for Danny Sullivan (1995). Design Engineer for Galmer Engineering (PacWest Partner) in off season in the UK. |
| 1995 (Dec) - 2000 (Jan): | West Surrey Racing. British Touring Car Championship. Chief Engineer |
| 2000 (Jan) - 00 (Sep): | Reynard Special Projects. Sportscar Development Engineer responsible for development of Reynard 2KQ sportscar. |
| 2000 (Sep) - 02 (Mar): | Reynard Motorsport. Sportscar Chief Designer/Race Engineer. Responsible for design of Reynard 02S–LMP675 sports car and ‘01 update of Reynard 2KQ sportscar. |
| 2002 (Mar) - 03 (Mar): | International Racing Management. Sportscar Chief Designer/Race Engineer. Responsible for completion and running of the Reynard 02S–LMP675 sports car program bought from Reynard Motorsport in receivership. |
| 2003 (Mar) - 03 (Dec): | Rocketsports. CART Champ Car World Series. Race/Chief Engineer. Responsible for Track and Design engineering with Alex Tagliani (2 poles, 3 podiums). |
| 2004 (Jan) – 08 (Feb): | Herdez Competition (CTE Racing, HVM Inc, Minardi Team USA). CART Champ Car World Series. Race/Chief Engineer. Responsible for Track & shop engineering for Ryan Hunter-Raey (2004, 1 pole, 1 win), Bjorn Wirdheim (2005), Nelson Philippe (2006, 1 win) and Dan Clarke (2007). |
| 2008 (February): | Joins de Ferran Motorsports as Chief Engineer. American Le Mans Series. |
| 2009: | de Ferran Motorsports. American Le Mans Series. Chief Engineer |