Hans Mezger

Hans Mezger (18 November 1929 – 10 June 2020)[1] was a German automotive engineer well known for his work at Porsche.

His first project was to work on the valve train of the Fuhrmann-designed Carrera engine.

In 1959 he moved to the design department to work on the type 753 flat-eight engine for the Porsche 804 Formula 1 car.

Mezger led Porsche's development of turbocharging with the 1,600 hp (1,180 kW) 917/30 and its application to the 911 Turbo.

Mezger was responsible for the Porsche-made TAG Turbo engine from the mid-1980s, which won multiple championships in Formula One in the McLaren MP4/2 chassis.