Research notes
Taylor is a veteran American endurance racing engineer who started out as a race mechanic and, over roughly a decade with Audi Sport, won Le Mans and the 2012 WEC overall championship. He subsequently worked with ORECA, IndyCar teams (Ed Carpenter, AJ Foyt), Cadillac, and Ferrari, winning Le Mans with Ferrari's 499P in 2023. He joined Genesis Magma Racing in 2025 as chief engineer, developing the GMR-001 Hypercar from a blank sheet.