Jarrod Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  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]
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.
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