John Owen (Formula One)

John Owen
Born	(1973-05-11) 11 May 1973 (age 52)
Citizenship	British
Occupation	Engineer
Employer	Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport
Known for	Formula One engineer
Title	Chief designer

John Owen (born 11 May 1973) is a British Formula One engineer. He was the chief designer at the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport Formula One team. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Owen started his career in motorsport in Brackley in 2001, working as an aerodynamicist for chassis manufacturer Reynard Motorsport. A year later, he moved to Hinwil, Switzerland, to work for the Sauber team. In 2004, he was promoted to a senior aerodynamicist for the Swiss outfit. Three years later, he returned to Brackley as principal aerodynamicist for Honda. In 2010 he was promoted to Chief Designer for the Mercedes works team. ^[3] He led the engineering team at Mercedes ^[4] until February 2026 ^[2] . Owen was integral to the creation of DAS (Dual-axis steering). ^[5]

Career timeline

• Aerodynamicist – Reynard Motorsport (2001)
• Aerodynamicist – Sauber (2002–2004)
• Senior aerodynamicist – Sauber (2004–2007)
• Principal aerodynamicist – Honda (2007–2008)
• Principal aerodynamicist – Brawn GP (2009)
• Chief designer – Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport (2010–2026)

References

1. "John Owen Biography". Mercedes F1 team.
2. Benson, Andrew (20 January 2026). "Formula 1: Mercedes chief designer John Owen to leave team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
3. "Men behind Mercedes design team". F1i. 21 June 2017.
4. "Mercedes announce technical shake up". F1 website.
5. "How Mercedes created DAS". Road and Track. 10 April 2020.