Jarrod Murphy
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British aerodynamicist
Jarrod Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United Kingdom British |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation | Aerodynamicist |
| Employer | Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport |
| Known for | Formula One aerodynamicist |
| Title | aerodynamics director |
Jarrod Murphy is a British Formula One aerodynamicist. He is currently the aerodynamics director at the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport Formula One team.[1]
Biography
[edit ]Murphy started his career in motorsport as a stress analyst for the Benetton F1 team in 1996. He then moved into CFD (Computer Fluid Dynamics), becoming the head of CFD at Renault in 2006.[2] In 2013 he moved to Mercedes to become the chief aerodynamicist before becoming the head of aerodynamics at Mercedes in 2017.[3] In July 2021 he was promoted to Aerodynamics Director covering a broader remit and effectively replacing Mike Elliott who was promoted to technical director.
Career timeline
[edit ]- Head of CFD Application – Renault F1 (2002–2006)
- Head of CFD – Renault F1 (2006–2011)
- Head of CFD – Lotus F1 (2012–2013)
- Chief aerodynamicist – Mercedes F1 (2013–2017)
- Head of aerodynamics – Mercedes F1 (2017–2021)
- Aerodynamics Director – Mercedes F1 (2021–)
References
[edit ]- ^ "How Toto Wolff made Mercedes one of sport's greatest teams". BBC Sport.
- ^ "F1: Lotus Renault's CFD chief opens his doors". Auto 123.
- ^ "From Lotus to Mercedes". Joe Bloggs F1. 20 September 2013.