Matteo Togninalli

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Matteo Togninalli
Born (1977-09-25) 25 September 1977 (age 45)
Sondrio, Italy
Occupation Engineer
Employer Scuderia Ferrari
Known forFormula One engineer
TitleHead of track engineering

Matteo Togninalli (born 25 September 1977) is an Italian Formula One engineer. He is currently the Head of Track Engineering at the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team. [1]

Career

In 2003, Togninalli graduated from the Milan Polytechnic with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, after which he joined Fiat’s research centre, which is where he first garnered the interest of working at Ferrari. In 2005, he started working with the Ferrari Remote Garage and two years later, he joined the team as a Vehicle Dynamics Engineer.

In 2010, he became Head of Race Performance Engineering and then in 2016, he was promoted to the head of the Track Engineering Department, a role which involved coordinating all track engineering over a race weekend from a technical perspective whilst also leading the Race Performance Engineering group in Maranello. [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Matteo Togninalli Biography". Scuderia Ferrari.
  2. ↑ "Ferrari has found Mattia Binotto replacement". Planet F1.
  3. ↑ "Togninalli lifts constructors trophy". Motorsport.com.


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