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4-day School

The MIA School of Race Engineering hosts two 4-day Schools each year. These Schools cover 32 hours of teaching and networking with world-leading race engineers.

Hosted at the Silverstone Museum, there is no better place to learn the art of motorsport.

During the four days you will:

  • Learn more about key motorsport engineering principals

  • Get hands on through the simulator session with our racing driver

  • Build your network with race winning engineers

  • Get your CV in front of the world’s best engineers

  • Enjoy relaxed networking during our evening events

  • Be awarded an industry recognised certificate of attendance

  • Join the MIA School of Race Engineering Alumni community

Our next School will take place in November.

Sessions and tutors for November 2023 include:

Role of a Race Engineer

Delivered by Ciaron Pilbeam

  • The roles and responsibilities of a Race Engineer

  • How to create runplans for race weekends and simulator sessions

  • Define car set-up, tyre choice and strategy

  • Analyse real Formula 1 car and driver data

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Ciaron Pilbeam

Head of Trackside Engineering - Alpine F1 Team

Aerodynamics

Delivered by Willem Toet and Paula Garcia Ruiz

  • How the aerodynamic devices on an F1 car work

  • Analyse pressure, velocity and vorticity using CFD results

  • Explanation of the Y250 vortex

  • Aerodynamic tricks teams use to manipulate airflow

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Willem Toet

Aerodynamic Specialist - Sauber Aerodynamik AG

Race Strategy

Delivered by Guillaume Ducreux

  • Understand how teams model tyre degradation

  • How to determine strategy using free air optimisation

  • Discover Monte Carlo simulation techniques

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Guillaume Ducreux

Strategy Engineer

Alpine F1 Team

Tyre Engineering

Delivered by Andrea Rostagno

  • Learn the two mechanisms behind tyre grip

  • Understand the different types of tyre degradation

  • Carcass, bulk and surface temperatures and their operating windows

  • The tactics teams use to manage tyre degradation

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Andrea Rostagno

Tyre Performance Engineer

Alpine F1 Team

Aerodynamic measurement 

Delivered by Iain Gordon

  • How pressure scanners, pitot tubes, kiel probes and arrays work

  • Benefits of distributed scanners on measurement accuracy

  • Installation examples in motorsport

  • Including a aerodynamic quiz with a special prize for the winner!

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Iain Gordon

General Sales Manager - Evolution Measurement

Global racecar performance

Delivered by James Knapton

  • Car parameters that have the most influence on performance

  • Which types of corners have the highest laptime gains

  • Calculate grip balance to understand set-up changes

  • Use lift/drag efficiency to identify the performance gains of parts

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James Knapton

Chief Engineer - Performance

Suspension

Delivered by Rob Sharp

  • Learn the different damper configurations and control arm setups

  • Overview of four post rig testing

  • Understand castor, camber gain and camber thrust

  • Identify vehicle balance issues from real car data

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Rob Sharp

Vehicle Dynamics Engineer - Multimatic

Data analysis

Delivered by Geoff Dymott

  • Find out what the most important sensors on a racecar are

  • Understand how sensors work

  • Practise identifying typical sensor issues from data

  • Tips on how to ensure sensors are generating accurate and reliable results

Headshot of Geoff Dymott, Race Engineer at Century Motorsport
Geoff Dymott

Race Engineer - Century Motorsport

Transmissions and Differentials

Delivered by Harry Stanton and Nick Upjohn

  • Understand gear theory and define gear ratios

  • Hybrid and electric transmission layouts

  • Differential types, preload and lubrication

  • Analyse real data from a touring car differential

Harry Stanton - Senior R&D Engineer - Xtrac
Harry Stanton

Senior R&D Engineer - Xtrac

Nick Upjohn - Senior Design Engineer - Xtrac
Nick Upjohn

Senior Design Engineer - Xtrac

Race Engineering workshop

Delivered by Craig Porley

  • Overview of the key skills required to be a successful Race Engineer

  • Work in small groups to create a runplan for an on-track session

  • Learn how to convert driver feedback into quantitative data

  • Practise optimising car set-up based on real driver feedback

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Craig Porley

Race Engineer - WSR

Simulator session

Delivered by Geoff Dymott and Callum Cripps

  • Analyse real sim data using MoTeC software

  • Work with Race Engineers to suggest set-up changes

  • Define runplans to analyse different set-ups

  • Practise debriefing the driver

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Geoff Dymott

Race Engineer - Century Motorsport

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Callum Cripps

Race Driver - Callum Cripps Racing

Other subjects covered will include Race strategy, Brakes, Suspension and Racecar Set-up. Keep up to date for new announcements on by signing up to our mailing list here.

Q&A sessions and networking dinners

The course will also include two panel Q&A sessions and networking dinners where students will get the opportunity to ask questions and connect with tutors in a more relaxed environment. 

The tutors confirmed to attend the Q&A sessions and networking dinners for the November 2023 course are: 

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Willem Toet

Aerodynamic Specialist - Sauber Aerodynamik AG

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James Knapton

Chief Engineer - Performance

Guillaume Rocquelin - Head of Driver Academy - Red Bull Racing
Guillaume Rocquelin

Head of Driver Academy - Red Bull Racing

Matthew Bate - Aerodynamic Performance EngineerAlpine F1 Team
Matthew Bate

Aerodynamic Performance Engineer

Alpine F1 Team

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Steve Bunkhall

Former Race Engineer

Geoff Dymott - Race Engineer - Century Motorsport
Geoff Dymott

Race Engineer - Century Motorsport

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