Jody Egginton

Last updated

Jody Egginton
Born (1974-01-28) 28 January 1974 (age 50)
Coventry, United Kingdom
Occupation Engineer
Employer RB Formula One Team
Known forFormula One engineer
TitleTechnical director

Jody Egginton (born 28 January 1974) is a British Formula One engineer. He is currently the technical director at the RB Formula One Team. [1]

Career

Egginton started his career in motorsport at the Tyrell F1 team as a Junior Designer in 1996, for a one-year stint at the team. He subsequently went on to work for Xtrac as a Gearbox Design Engineer before moving to Germany to work for Opel Team Holzer as a Design, Race, and Test Team Engineer, where he spent the following five years. [2] Egginton momentarily worked for Aston Martin Racing as a Race & Design Engineer before returning to Formula One as a Race Engineer with Midland F1 which evolved into Spyker and later Force India. During his time he was the race engineer to Christijan Albers, Sakon Yamamoto and Giancarlo Fisichella. [1] [3]

In 2010, Egginton left the Silverstone outfit and joined the fledging Team Lotus as Chief Engineer. Two years later he was promoted to Operations Director, a position he held for another two years until he joined Scuderia Toro Rosso as its Head of Vehicle Performance in 2014. [4] Three years later, Egginton was promoted to Deputy Technical Director and afterwards to Technical Director as the team became Scuderia AlphaTauri Egginton spends his time working between the two factories in Faenza and Bicester, having overall Technical responsibility for all Technical & car performance activities. [5]

Related Research Articles

Minardi was an Italian automobile racing team and constructor founded in Faenza in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. It competed in the Formula One World Championship from 1985 until 2005 with little success, nevertheless acquiring a loyal following of fans. In 2001, to save the team from folding, Minardi sold it to Australian businessman Paul Stoddart, who ran the team for five years before selling it on to Red Bull GmbH in 2005 who renamed it Scuderia Toro Rosso. Initially called "M" then a number, from 2001, all of Minardi chassis were called "PS", the PS being the initials of team owner, Paul Stoddart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adrian Newey</span> British engineer and car designer (born 1958)

Adrian Martin Newey, is a British Formula One engineer. He is the chief technical officer of the Red Bull Racing F1 team. Newey has worked in both Formula One and IndyCar racing as a race engineer, aerodynamicist, designer, and technical director; he has enjoyed success in both categories.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Red Bull Junior Team</span> Red Bulls driver development program

The Red Bull Junior Team is a driver development program run by the conglomerate company Red Bull GmbH in an attempt to identify potential future racing stars in open wheel racing. The similar Red Bull Driver Search, now ended, was an American spinoff of the same idea held in 2005. Members of the Junior Team are financed and sponsored by Red Bull in lower racing formulae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rodin Motorsport</span> British auto racing team

Rodin Motorsport is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It currently competes in six championships: FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, GB3 Championship, F1 Academy, F4 British Championship and Spanish F4 Championship.

The Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda has participated in Formula One, as an engine manufacturer and team owner, for various periods since 1964. Honda's involvement in Formula One began as a full team and engine entry in the 1964 season, and in 1965 they achieved their first victory at the Mexican Grand Prix. After further success with John Surtees, Honda withdrew at the end of the 1968 season due to difficulties selling road cars in the United States and Honda driver Jo Schlesser's fatal accident.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mauro Forghieri</span> Italian mechanical engineer (1935–2022)

Mauro Forghieri was an Italian mechanical engineer, best known for his work as a Formula One racing car designer with Scuderia Ferrari during the 1960s and 1970s. He is credited with introducing the first designed rear wings to Formula One at the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix. He oversaw numerous technical developments during his tenure at Ferrari, including the creation of the 250 GTO and P-series sports racing cars, the Ferrari flat-12 series of engines, Ferrari's first turbocharged engine in the 126 C F1 car, and a prototype semi-automatic transmission in 1979. During Forghieri's tenure with Ferrari, the company won the F1 World Driver's Championship four times and the F1 World Constructors' Championship seven times. After leaving Ferrari in 1987, he worked at Lamborghini and Bugatti then founded the Oral Engineering Group in 1995.

Nikolas Tombazis is a racing car designer who has worked in Formula One since 1992 for the Benetton, McLaren, and Ferrari teams.

James Key is a British engineer who has worked in Formula One. He is currently the technical director of Stake F1 Team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pat Fry</span> British motorsports engineer (born 1964)

Pat Fry is a British motorsports engineer. Primarily working in Formula One, he has previously held positions with the Benetton, McLaren, Ferrari, Manor Racing, and Renault/Alpine teams. As of 2023, Fry is the chief technical officer for Williams Grand Prix Engineering.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scuderia Toro Rosso STR14</span> Formula One racing car

The Scuderia Toro Rosso STR14 is a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by Scuderia Toro Rosso to compete in the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship. The car made its debut at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yuki Tsunoda</span> Japanese racing driver (born 2000)

Yuki Tsunoda is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in Formula One for the RB Formula One Team. Supported by Honda since 2016 through the Honda Formula Dream Project, he was the 2018 Japanese F4 champion and in 2019 also received backing from Red Bull. He finished third in the 2020 Formula 2 Championship and made his Formula One debut in 2021 for AlphaTauri.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scuderia AlphaTauri</span> Italian Formula One racing team

Scuderia AlphaTauri, or simply AlphaTauri, was an Italian Formula One racing team and constructor that competed from 2020 to 2023. It was one of two Formula One constructors owned by Austrian conglomerate Red Bull GmbH, the other being Red Bull Racing. The constructor was rebranded for the 2020 Formula One World Championship from "Toro Rosso" to "AlphaTauri" in order to promote Red Bull's AlphaTauri fashion brand. According to Franz Tost and Helmut Marko, the rebrand as Scuderia AlphaTauri also acknowledged that it had transitioned from Red Bull Racing's junior team to its sister team. Throughout its history, the team has only scored one victory and two podiums, all scored by Pierre Gasly, winning the 2020 Italian Grand Prix and placing third in the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The team was rebranded as RB in 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AlphaTauri AT01</span> Scuderia AlphaTauri racing car for the 2020 Formula One season

The AlphaTauri AT01 is a Formula One car designed and constructed by Scuderia AlphaTauri to compete in the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship. The car was driven by Daniil Kvyat and Pierre Gasly. The AT01 was the first car to be built and run under the AlphaTauri name; the team, previously known as Scuderia Toro Rosso, was renamed ahead of the 2020 championship.

Andrea Stella is an Italian engineer, currently team principal of McLaren F1 Team. He was previously performance engineer and race engineer at Scuderia Ferrari.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laurent Mekies</span> French engineer (born 1977)

Laurent Mekies is a French engineer who currently works as the team principal of the RB Formula One Team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Red Bull Powertrains</span> Formula One power unit manufacturer

Red Bull Powertrains, abbreviated as RBPT, is a Formula One power unit manufacturing company owned by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH and based in the United Kingdom. The company was formed in 2021 to take over the operation of Formula One power units developed by Honda from 2022 onwards following the Japanese manufacturer's withdrawal from the sport after 2021. Honda continued to support the Red Bull-owned teams in 2022 and will do so until the end of 2025. Honda assembles the power units and provides trackside and race operation support. The power units remain Honda's intellectual property, and due to a development freeze, Red Bull Powertrains will not develop them.

Graham Watson is a Formula One mechanic and team manager. He is currently the team manager at the Scuderia AlphaTauri Formula One team. Though born and raised in New Zealand, Watson is an Italian citizen.

Jonathan Eddolls is a British Formula One engineer. He is currently the head of trackside engineering at the Scuderia AlphaTauri Formula One team.

Diego Ioverno is an Italian Formula One engineer. He is the sporting director at the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RB Formula One Team</span> Motorsports team

Racing Bulls S.p.A, competing as Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team, is an Italian Formula One racing team and constructor that is set to compete in the 2024 season. It is one of two Formula One constructors owned by Austrian conglomerate Red Bull GmbH, the other being Red Bull Racing. Known as Scuderia AlphaTauri from the 2020 to 2023 seasons, the team was rebranded to its current name for the 2024 season. The current drivers are Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda, and the team principal is Laurent Mekies.

References

  1. 1 2 "Jody Egginton". Scuderia AlphaTauri.
  2. ↑ "Jody Egginton". sidepodcast.
  3. ↑ "Stepping out of the shadows". GP racing.
  4. ↑ "F1 Nation: Technical Director Jody Egginton opens up on the secrets of AlphaTauri's success in 2020". F1.com.
  5. ↑ "Egginton defends Tsunoda: Rookies have ups and downs". msn.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.