The MIA School of Race Engineering has a strong motorsport engineering community. When you join the School you become part of this community and have access to the top engineers in the world. Below you can explore all our experts who have provided their expert knowledge as tutors at either our 4-day School or online modules.
Tutors
Chief Engineer - Performance
James Knapton - Chief Race Engineer - Performance
James Knapton has enjoyed a rich career in Formula 1, as the Head of Vehicle Science at Force India, Sauber, Manor F1 teams and at Red Bull Advanced Technologies. James is now working in motorsport as a Chief Engineer - Performance.
Head of Trackside Engineering
Ciaron Pilbeam - Head of Trackside Engineering
Ciaron has over 14 years experience working as a Race Engineer for 6 different F1 teams, including BAR Honda, Red Bull Racing, Lotus F1 Team, McLaren Racing, Renault Sport Racing F1 Team and now Alpine F1 Team.
Head of Race Strategy
Peter Hall - Head of Race Strategy
Peter graduated from the University of Cambridge with a MSc in Aerospace and Aerothermal Engineering in 2014. After graduating, he worked at Red Bull Racing as a Simulation and Modelling Engineer and then switched to Sauber F1 Team as a Race Strategist. In 2020, he joined Aston Martin F1 Team where he now heads up the Race Strategy department.
Principal Aerodynamicist
Martin Owen - Principal Aerodynamicist
Martin has 21 years of F1 aerodynamic development experience from working at Jordan, Williams, Force India, Aston Martin. He is currently one of AMF1’s Principal Aerodynamicists leading an aerodynamic development group using wind tunnel and CFD, and with extensive previous experience as a trackside aerodynamicist.
Senior Sales Manager
Willem Toet - Aerodynamics Consultant
Willem Toet is a renowned aerodynamicist who has headed aero departments of 4 F1 teams including Ferarri and most recently Sauber. With over 30 years' experience in F1, Willem not only knows all the aerodynamic tricks used in racing but he's pioneered them too!
Aerodynamicist
Jack Chilvers - Aerodynamicist
Jack began his F1 career at Renault as a Graduate Aerodynamicist and by 2017 became an Aerodynamicist where he focused on the front corner of the car. In 2019 Jack moved to his current Aerodynamicist role at Williams Racing.
Director of Race Engineering
Hiroshi Imai - Director of Race Engineering
Hiroshi spent over 18 years at Bridgestone developing F1 tyres. In 2009 he moved to McLaren as Principal engineer, working trackside to help McLaren maximise tyre performance. In 2017 he became Chief Race Engineer. His F1 tyre expertise is renowned throughout the pitlane.
Senior Suspension Performance Engineer
Tudor Ibanescu - Senior Suspension Performance Engineer
Tudor has worked in the Vehicle Dynamics department for Alpine F1 since 2014. He is now a Senior Suspension Performance Engineer where one of his many roles includes supporting the race team during a race weekend.
Race Engineer
Phil Ingram - Race Engineer
Phil is a Formula E Race Engineer for Panasonic Jaguar Racing. He has a wealth of experience, previously working as a Vehicle Dynamics engineer for Red Bull Racing, McLaren Automotive and MIRA. He will be teaching the tactics required to be successful in electric racing.
Race Engineer
Josep Roca - Race Engineer
Josep began his motorsport career Race Engineering in ETCC and GT Open for SUNRED in 2007. In 2011 he joined the Driver-in-the-loop department in Williams F1 as Mechanical and Simulator Race Engineer. In 2014 he moved to Williams Advanced Engineering, working on a variety of road car prototype projects. He switched to electric racing in 2016 where he joined Jaguar Racing as a Race Engineer.
Energy Management and Controls Engineer
Ash Willoughby - Energy Management and Controls Engineer
In 2017 Ash secured a role as Simulation and Modelling Engineer at Red Bull Advanced Technologies working on the Valkyrie Hypercar and other high performance projects. In 2020, he joined NIO Formula E team as Energy Management and Controls Engineer where he supports the Race Engineers at the track and also during simulator sessions.
Lead WRC Development Engineer
Tim Jackson - Lead WRC Development Engineer
Tim spent 6 years as a works Rally Engineer for the Ford World Rally Team, securing 2 FIA Manufacturers titles, before spearheading M-Sport's US & Europe rallycross programs. Now back in the WRC, he heads up the test and development of M-Sport Ford's WRC projects.
Head of Customer Racing
Tom Hodgson - Head of Customer Racing
Tom Hodgson has worked his way up the ranks at Bentley Motorsport, starting out as a technical apprentice in 2005 and is now head of customer racing. He has race engineered in many GT categories.
Vehicle Dynamics Engineer
Rob Sharp - Vehicle Dynamics Engineer
Rob has worked as a Data and Race Engineer in a number of championships including WEC, Carrera Cup, BTCC and British GT. He joined Multimatic in 2021 as a Vehicle Dynamics Engineer where he operates the Kinematic and Compliance Rig as well as the 4 Post Rig and Driver in the Loop Simulator.
Former Director Race
Engine Development at AUDI Sport
Ulrich Baretzky - Former Director Race Engine Development at AUDI Sport
Ulrich began his career as a Design Engineer at BMW Motorsport and was involved in F1, F2 projects as well as High Performance M3 and M5 engines. He moved to Audi where he led projects in WEC, DTM, Trans-Am, IMSA GTO, and ITC.
Export Sales Manager
Iain Gordon - Export Sales Manager
Iain has a rich experience within motorsport and aerodynamics and will give an overview of pressure scanners, probes and other aerodynamic sensors. Iain will share his experience on how F1 teams utilise these devices to measure aero data accurately and reliably.
Race Engineer
Tomoki Takahashi – Race Engineer
Taka has been working trackside in motorsport for over 10 years. He has Race Engineered in British GT, BTCC, ELMS, WEC and has also been a Performance Engineer for Dragon Racing in Formula E.
Data Engineer
Victoria Guppy - Data Engineer
Victoria has worked trackside for the last 10 years for F3 and BTCC race teams and joined Manor Racing F1 in 2015 as Trackside Systems Engineer. Now, she spends her weekends data engineering for BTC Racing.
Race Engineer
Rik Kasius - Race Engineer
“The MIA School of Race Engineering is a great platform to boost your race engineering ambitions. The course is well organised and includes a variety of in-depth content and interactive sessions. It is a privilege to help people get that little step closer to their Race Engineer aspirations."
Performance Engineer
João Ginete - Performance Engineer
João began his motorsport career as an Aerodynamicist at McLaren Racing and then Red Bull Racing, where he also helped develop the Aston Martin Valkyrie. In 2018 he started working trackside, Race Engineering in ELMS as well as European and Japanese F3, before joining Jota.
Race Engineer
Geoff Dymott - Race Engineer
Geoff worked for Williams Racing for over 20 years as a Vehicle Dynamics, Race/Test Data Engineer and Senior Performance Engineer. Geoff also race engineered in F4 and Porsche Carrera Cup for Richardson Racing.
Race Driver
Callum Cripps - Race Driver
Callum has been involved in motorsport since he was 10 years old. He has raced in Ginetta GT5, Clio Cup, Formula Renault, GT and NASCAR. In 2019 he finished 5th in the EuroNASCAR championship with 50% podium finishes.
Senior Analyst
Craig Bremner - Senior Analyst
Craig Bremner joined the Advanced Engineering department of Xtrac in 2016. Now, he works as a Senior Analyst where he optimises motorsport transmission solutions.
Graduate R&D Engineer
Harry Stanton - R&D Engineer
Harry graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2020 with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering. Later that year he joined Xtrac as an R&D Engineer where he is involved in several motorsport transmission projects.
Trackside Engineer
Jason Carpenter - Trackside Engineer
Jason has spent the last 17 years working in F1. Starting off at Williams, Jason then worked as an F1 Tyre Engineer for Pirelli. Now, he manages the brake and clutch components that AP Racing supply to several F1 teams.
Technical Sales
Ian Nash - Technical Sales
Ian joined AP Racing in 1984 and progressed to Section Leader for Design and Development of motorsport brakes and clutches. He then became Chief Engineer and is now Technical Sales and Business Development Manager.
Strategy Engineer
Charlotte Phelps - Lead Systems and Data Engineer
After finishing her studies, Charlotte worked at Mercedes HPP and was promoted to Strategy Engineer in 2019. She spends her free weekends Data Engineering for Barwell Motorsport, running two Lamborghini's in British GT. Charlotte is now a Lead Systems and Data Engineer for W-Series!
Motorsport Engineer
Dominic Harlow - Motorsport Engineer
Dominic is part of the engineering team at the FIA who are developing F1 regulations. He has also worked for BMW in DTM, Williams F1 and Force India as well as other leading Race Engineering roles.
Race Engineer
Craig Porley - Race Engineer
Craig has been working in motorsport for over 15 years. Alongside full time jobs at Xtrac and Red Bull Racing, he is also a Race Engineer in BTCC having previously worked for West Surrey Racing, Eurotech Racing and now MB Motorsport.
Trackside Engineer
Tom Cooper - Trackside Engineer
Tom Cooper has worked in motorsport since 2007, starting off at PalmerSport, where he then switched to McLaren GT taking on the role of Powertrain Technician. In 2015 Tom switched to Xtrac where he now works as a Design and Trackside Engineer.
CEO
Wouter Remmerie - CEO
In 2011, he joined Voxdale as a Development Engineer where he was then promoted to Project Manager and was involved in a variety of CFD projects. In 2013 he founded his own company called Zastrugi and two years later he launched AirShaper – an online aerodynamics platform that allows users to run complex CFD simulations on 3D models within hours.
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