Alan Permane
Alan Permane | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1967 |
| Nationality |  British |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Employer | Alpine F1 Team |
| Known for | Formula One Engineer |
| Title | Sporting Director |
Alan Permane is a British Formula One engineer. He is currently the sporting director at the Alpine Formula One team.[1]
Biography
Permane started his career in motorsport in 1989 as a test electronics engineer for the Benetton F1 team. He was promoted to a junior race engineer in 1996 and then subsequently became a race engineer from 1997-2006 for the Enstone outfit as the team became Renault F1, engineering drivers such as Jarno Trulli and Giancarlo Fisichella.[2] In 2007 he became the chief race engineer for Renault F1[3][4] and in 2011 the Chief Operating Officer.[5] In 2012 Permane became the Sporting Director for the team now called Lotus F1 a position he still retains to this day as the team transitioned back into Renault F1.
References
- ^ "Garage by Alan Permane". Renault Sport.
- ^ "Grapevine: Permane gets 'dream' podium visit - F1 - Autosport". Autosport.com. 19 March 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Alan Permane Interview". Racecar Engineering. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Beer, Matt (5 June 2007). "Renault: Monaco won't be a one-off - F1 - Autosport". Autosport.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Permane z awansem - MotorSport24.pl". www.motorsport24.pl (in Polish). 30 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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