Simon Lacey (engineer)

Simon Lacey
Born	(1971-06-09) 9 June 1971 (age 53)
Nationality	British

Simon Lacey (born 9 June 1971)^[1] is a British engineer and head of aerodynamics at the McLaren Formula One team.

Career

Simon Lacey graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in engineering and finished top of his class. In 1995, he held the position of aerodynamicist at the British Williams F1 Team. He remained with Williams until 1998 then joined the new British American Racing team.

After the success at Williams, the following years were more complicated. Indeed, BAR suffered from numerous teething problems and it was necessary to wait until the 2004 season to obtain the first satisfactory results: British American Racing finished in 2nd place in the constructor's championship. In 2006, under the name Honda Racing F1 Team, the team achieved its first success during the Hungarian Grand Prix, thanks to Jenson Button.

Simon Lacey left Honda in November 2006 for McLaren where he held the position of head of aerodynamics.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Simon Lacey". McLaren.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Honda loses senior aerodynamicist to McLaren". F1technical.net. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Honda boost aero department". Autosport.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

Williams Grand Prix Engineering

Founders

Frank Williams
Patrick Head

Team Principal

James Vowles

Current personnel

Jenson Button (Senior Advisor)
Sven Smeets
Willy Rampf

Former personnel

Ross Brawn
Loïc Bigois
Jost Capito
Jock Clear
Mike Coughlan
François-Xavier Demaison
Frank Dernie
Dirk de Beer
Jonathan Eddolls
Gavin Fisher
Mark Gillan [ja]
Eghbal Hamidy
Patrick Head
Ravin Jain
Simon Lacey
Werner Laurenz
Paddy Lowe
Tom McCullough
John McQuilliam
Sam Michael
Matt Morris
Rod Nelson
Adrian Newey
Steve Nielsen
Tim Newton
Neil Oatley
Adam Parr
Heinz Paschen
Tim Preston
Xevi Pujolar
Sergio Rinland
Simon Roberts
Paul Rosche
Enrique Scalabroni
Rob Smedley
Jason Somerville
Dickie Stanford
Dave Stubbs
Pat Symonds
Antonia Terzi
Jon Tomlinson
Claire Williams
Frank Williams
Geoff Willis
Craig Wilson [ja]
Toto Wolff
Ed Wood
Jörg Zander

Race drivers

23. Alexander Albon
43. Franco Colapinto

Driver academy

World Champions

Former drivers

See category

Drivers' titles

Constructors' titles

Race winners

Formula One cars

Formula Two cars

JPH1
JPH1B

Le Mans prototypes

Rally cars

Metro 6R4

Touring cars

Renault Laguna (BTCC)

v t e British American Racing
Founder Craig Pollock Former Staff Mariano Alperin [ja] Jock Clear Gil de Ferran Mark Ellis Nick Fry Luca Furbatto Andrew Green Ayao Komatsu Simon Lacey Ron Meadows Malcolm Oastler Adrian Reynard David Richards Andrew Shovlin Otmar Szafnauer Willem Toet James Vowles Graham Watson Geoff Willis Craig Wilson [ja] Ian Wright Jörg Zander Drivers Jacques Villeneuve Jenson Button Takuma Sato Olivier Panis Ricardo Zonta Mika Salo Anthony Davidson Formula One cars 01 002 003 004 005 006 007

British American Racing

Founder: Craig Pollock

Former Staff: Mariano Alperin [ja]; Jock Clear; Gil de Ferran; Mark Ellis; Nick Fry; Luca Furbatto; Andrew Green; Ayao Komatsu; Simon Lacey; Ron Meadows; Malcolm Oastler; Adrian Reynard; David Richards; Andrew Shovlin; Otmar Szafnauer; Willem Toet; James Vowles; Graham Watson; Geoff Willis; Craig Wilson [ja]; Ian Wright; Jörg Zander

Drivers: Jacques Villeneuve; Jenson Button; Takuma Sato; Olivier Panis; Ricardo Zonta; Mika Salo; Anthony Davidson

Formula One cars: 01; 002; 003; 004; 005; 006; 007

v t e Honda in Formula One
Notable personnel (2015-2021) Yasuhisa Arai Yasuaki Asaki [ja] Yusuke Hasegawa Toyoharu Tanabe [ja] Masashi Yamamoto [ja] (2000-2008) Mariano Alperin [ja] Loïc Bigois Ross Brawn Jock Clear Gil de Ferran Jacky Eeckelaert Mark Ellis Nick Fry Takeo Fukui Takeo Kiuchi Simon Lacey Ron Meadows Shuhei Nakamoto John Owen Nicolò Petrucci Andrew Shovlin Otmar Szafnauer James Vowles Yasuhiro Wada Graham Watson Geoff Willis Craig Wilson [ja] Ian Wright Jörg Zander (1998-1999) Ben Agathangelou Tim Densham Harvey Postlethwaite Jos Verstappen (1983-1992) Osamu Goto [ja] Nobuhiko Kawamoto Yoshitoshi Sakurai [ja] (1964-1968) Soichiro Honda Shoichiro Irimajiri Nobuhiko Kawamoto Yoshio Nakamura [ja] Notable drivers Rubens Barrichello Ronnie Bucknum Jenson Button Richie Ginther Jo Schlesser John Surtees Cars RA270 RA271 RA272 RA273 RA300 RA301 RA302 RC100 RA099 RA106 RA107 RA108 RA109K [ja]
As an engine manufacturer World Champions Nelson Piquet Ayrton Senna Alain Prost Max Verstappen Constructors' titles 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Drivers' titles 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 2021

Honda in Formula One

Notable personnel (2015-2021): Yasuhisa Arai; Yasuaki Asaki [ja]; Yusuke Hasegawa; Toyoharu Tanabe [ja]; Masashi Yamamoto [ja]

(2000-2008): Mariano Alperin [ja]; Loïc Bigois; Ross Brawn; Jock Clear; Gil de Ferran; Jacky Eeckelaert; Mark Ellis; Nick Fry; Takeo Fukui; Takeo Kiuchi; Simon Lacey; Ron Meadows; Shuhei Nakamoto; John Owen; Nicolò Petrucci; Andrew Shovlin; Otmar Szafnauer; James Vowles; Yasuhiro Wada; Graham Watson; Geoff Willis; Craig Wilson [ja]; Ian Wright; Jörg Zander

(1998-1999): Ben Agathangelou; Tim Densham; Harvey Postlethwaite; Jos Verstappen

(1983-1992): Osamu Goto [ja]; Nobuhiko Kawamoto; Yoshitoshi Sakurai [ja]

(1964-1968): Soichiro Honda; Shoichiro Irimajiri; Nobuhiko Kawamoto; Yoshio Nakamura [ja]

Notable drivers: Rubens Barrichello; Ronnie Bucknum; Jenson Button; Richie Ginther; Jo Schlesser; John Surtees

Cars: RA270; RA271; RA272; RA273; RA300; RA301; RA302; RC100; RA099; RA106; RA107; RA108; RA109K [ja]

As an engine manufacturer

World Champions: Nelson Piquet; Ayrton Senna; Alain Prost; Max Verstappen

Constructors' titles: 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991

Drivers' titles: 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 2021

McLaren Racing

Personnel
Founder	Bruce McLaren
Ambassador	Mika Häkkinen
Current	Zak Brown (Chief Executive Officer) Andrea Stella (Team Principal) Rob Marshall Neil Oatley Peter Prodromou Tom Stallard
Former	Ben Agathangelou Giorgio Ascanelli John Barnard Bob Bell Matt Bishop Éric Boullier Marcin Budkowski Adrian Burgess Alastair Caldwell Jost Capito Bernadette Collins Gordon Coppuck Mike Coughlan Peter Crolla Gil de Ferran Luca Furbatto Ron Dennis Henri Durand Mike Elliott Pat Fry Tim Goss Mark Gillan [ja] Steve Hallam Norbert Haug Robin Herd Jürgen Hubbert John Iley James Key Simon Lacey Werner Laurenz Paddy Lowe Neil Martin Teddy Mayer Sam Michael Paul Monaghan Matt Morris Gordon Murray Jonathan Neale Adrian Newey Steve Nichols Mansour Ojjeh Ciaron Pilbeam Mark Preston Phil Prew [ja] Jo Ramírez Simon Roberts Dave Ryan David Sanchez Wolfgang Schattling Andreas Seidl Mark Slade Rob Taylor Nikolas Tombazis Hans-Ulrich Maik Joan Villadelprat Mark Williams Martin Whitmarsh

Drivers
Current drivers	4. Lando Norris 81. Oscar Piastri
Reserve drivers	Pato O'Ward Ryō Hirakawa
Test and development drivers	Oliver Turvey Will Stevens
Driver Development Programme	Pato O'Ward Ryō Hirakawa Gabriel Bortoleto Bianca Bustamante Ugo Ugochukwu Alex Dunne Martinius Stenshorne
F1 World Champions	Emerson Fittipaldi Lewis Hamilton James Hunt Mika Häkkinen Niki Lauda Alain Prost Ayrton Senna
Race winners	Bruce McLaren Denny Hulme Peter Revson Emerson Fittipaldi Jochen Mass James Hunt John Watson Niki Lauda Alain Prost Ayrton Senna Gerhard Berger David Coulthard Mika Häkkinen Kimi Räikkönen Juan Pablo Montoya Fernando Alonso Lewis Hamilton Heikki Kovalainen Jenson Button Daniel Ricciardo Lando Norris Oscar Piastri
Former drivers	See category

Formula One titles
Drivers' titles	1974 1976 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1998 1999 2008
Constructors' titles	1974 1984 1985 1988 1989 1990 1991 1998

Cars
Formula One	M2B M4B M5A M7A M7B M7C M7D M9A M14A M14D M19A M19C M23 M26 M28 M29 M29B M29C M29F M30 MP4 (MP4/1) MP4B (MP4/1B) MP4/1C MP4/1E MP4/2 MP4/2B MP4/2C MP4/3 MP4/4 MP4/5 MP4/5B MP4/6 MP4/6B MP4/7A MP4/8 MP4/9 MP4/10 MP4/10B MP4/10C MP4/11 MP4/11B MP4/12 MP4/13 MP4/14 MP4/15 MP4-16 MP4-17 MP4-17D MP4-19 MP4-19B MP4-20 MP4-21 MP4-22 MP4-23 MP4-24 MP4-25 MP4-26 MP4-27 MP4-28 MP4-29 MP4-30 MP4-31 MCL32 MCL33 MCL34 MCL35 MCL35M MCL36 MCL60 MCL38
Formula Two	M4A M21
Sports cars	Zerex Special M1A M1B M1C M6A M6B M6GT M8A M8B M8C M8D M8E M8F M8FP M12 M20 F1 GTR 12C GT3 650S GT3 P1 GTR
USAC/IndyCar	M15 M16A M16B M16C M16C/D M16E M24
F5000/Libre	M3 M10A M10B M18 M22 M25
Development cars	M2A MP4-18 MP4-29H/1X1

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