Keith Duckworth's memorial

The following is a press release from Cosworth in which they pay tribute to Keith Duckworth who passed away in December and announced details of his Memorial service. The Memorial Service for the late Keith Duckworth O.B.E. will be held on Thursday 23rd February 2006 in Northampton.

Along with his life-long colleague and friend, Mike Costin, Keith had set up Cosworth Engineering in 1958, and guided it to unprecedented success in the field of high-performance automotive engineering.

It was Keith who personally designed the legendary Cosworth DFV V8 Formula One engine which, with 155 GP victories, is the most successful engine ever to be used in the sport. Keith was an inspiration to everyone and he will be missed very dearly by everyone at Cosworth.