Robin Herd (23 March 1939 – 4 June 2019) was a British engineer, designer and businessman. He was born in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire. He studied at St Peter's College, Oxford. He is best known as a co-founder of March Engineering, a Formula One (F1) constructor. Before March Engineering, Herd notably worked for McLaren and Cosworth. March Engineering completed 207 F1 Grand Prix races between 1970 and 1992, winning three with four pole positions. The team was successful in Formula Two and IndyCar races, with March cars winning the Indianapolis 500 for five years in a row from 1983 to 1987.