Biography:Jarrod Murphy
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Short description: British aerodynamicist
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]
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] In July 2021 he was promoted to Aerodynamics Director covering a broader remit and effectively replacing Mike Elliott who was promoted to technical director.
Career timeline
- Head of CFD Application – Renault F1 (2002-2006)
- 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 (2017-2021)
- Aerodynamics Director - Mercedes F1 (2021-)
References
- ↑ "How Toto Wolff made Mercedes one of sport's greatest teams". BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/48911849.
- ↑ "F1: Lotus Renault's CFD chief opens his doors". Auto 123. https://www.auto123.com/en/news/f1-lotus-renaults-cfd-chief-opens-his-doors/36827/.
- ↑ "From Lotus to Mercedes". Joe Bloggs F1. 20 September 2013. https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2013/09/20/from-lotus-to-mercedes/.
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