Paddy McNally

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Paddy McNally
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McNally at the Belgian Grand Prix in 1970
Born
Patrick Sean McNally

(1937-12-20) 20 December 1937 (age 86)
Donegal, Ireland [1]
NationalityIrish, British
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • racing driver
  • journalist
  • socialite
Years active1963–2011
Known forFormula 1 and association with Sarah Ferguson
Spouse
Anne Downing
​
​
(m. 1967;died 1980)​
Children2

Patrick Sean McNally (born 20 December 1937) [2] is an Irish businessman, former racing driver, and socialite. He was chief executive of Allsport Management, a Swiss-based company part of the Formula One Group, which controlled Formula One advertising and hospitality via the Paddock Club. [3]

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Early life

McNally was born on 20 December 1937, reportedly in County Donegal, Ireland. [1] [4] [5] He was the fourth and youngest son of G/Capt. Dr. Patrick McNally. [6] [7] He grew up on a farm in County Monaghan and was educated at Stonyhurst College. [7] He initially worked in London as a Grand Prix reporter. [8] [9]

Career

Beginning his career as a motorsports journalist for Autosport magazine, McNally was also involved in sports car racing in the 1960s. He then moved to Switzerland and worked for Philip Morris's Marlboro as a sponsorship consultant. [8] [9] Later he was a driver manager of Niki Lauda and James Hunt, respectively. [5]

McNally began working with Bernie Ecclestone in the late 1970s. [8] In 1984, he set up Allsport Management SA, a company which provided corporate hospitality and trackside advertising for Formula One events. [10] Based in Geneva, Allsport and related Allsopp Parker & Marsh (APM), registered in Ireland, [11] owned the trackside advertising rights at Formula One circuits and operated the Formula One Paddock Club, the Grand Prix hospitality provider. [5]

In 2006, he sold Allsport Management to CVC for an estimated £300 million. [4] [12] [9]

Personal life

According to the Sunday Times Rich List , McNally has a net worth of £510 million. [13]

McNally was formerly married to the daughter of Ken Downing with whom, before her death in 1980, he had two sons. [6] He dated Sarah Ferguson (later Duchess of York) between 1982 and 1985. [14] [15] [16] The pair remain close friends. [17] He has homes in the Côte d'Azur and Switzerland, notably chalets in Verbier. [18] [19] He also owns Warneford Place, Wiltshire, the former home of Ian Fleming. In 2004, the property was burgled. [20]

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  5. 1 2 3 "Ireland's Rich List: 41-50". Independent.ie. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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  11. ↑ "Irish firm linked to F1 made profits of ?137k". Independent.ie. 30 October 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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  13. ↑ "2014 Sunday Times Rich List reveals wealthiest Brits in motoring". Driving.co.uk from The Sunday Times. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Fergie: Bedlam Over the Bride". The Washington Post. 1986.
  15. ↑ Cochrane, Kira (24 May 2010). "Why I feel sorry for Sarah Ferguson". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "McNally tops Donegal Rich List with €517m". www.donegallive.ie. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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