Jarrod Murphy
Jarrod Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation | Aerodynamicist |
| Employer | Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport |
| Known for | Formula One Aerodynamicist |
| Title | Head of Aerodynamics |
Jarrod Murphy is a British Formula One aerodynamicist. He is currently the head of aerodynamics at the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport Formula One team.[1]
Biography
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]
Career timeline
- 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-)
References
- ^ "How Toto Wolff made Mercedes one of sport's greatest teams". BBC.
- ^ "F1: Lotus Renault's CFD chief opens his doors". Auto 123.
- ^ "From Lotus to Mercedes". Joe Bloggs F1.
