John Owen (Formula One)

British engineer

John Owen

Born|  (1973-05-11) 11 May 1973 (age 51)
Nationality|  British
Citizenship| British
Occupation| Engineer
Employer| Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport
Known for| Formula One engineer
Title| Chief designer

John Owen (born 11 May 1973) is a British Formula One engineer. He is currently the chief designer at the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport Formula One team.[1]

## Career[edit]

Owen started his career in motorsport in Brackley in 2001, working as an aerodynamicist for chassis manufacturer Reynard Motorsport. A year later, he moved to Hinwil, Switzerland, to work for the Sauber team. In 2004, he was promoted to a senior aerodynamicist for the Swiss outfit. Three years later, he returned to Brackley as principal aerodynamicist for Honda. In 2010 he was promoted to Chief Designer for the Mercedes works team.[2] He currently leads the engineering team at Mercedes.[3] Owen was integral to the creation of DAS (Dual Axis Steering).[4]

## Career timeline[edit]

* Aerodynamicist – Reynard Motorsport (2001)
* Aerodynamicist – Sauber (2002–2004)
* Senior aerodynamicist – Sauber (2004–2007)
* Principal aerodynamicist – Honda (2007–2008)
* Principal aerodynamicist – Brawn GP (2009)
* Chief designer – Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport (2010–)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "John Owen Biography". Mercedes F1 team.
2. ^ "Men behind Mercedes design team". F1i. 21 June 2017.
3. ^ "Mercedes announce technical shake up". F1 website.
4. ^ "How Mercedes created DAS". Road and Track. 10 April 2020.

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Sauber F1 Team

Founder|

Peter Sauber

Current|

* Andreas Seidl (Chief Executive Officer)
* Alessandro Alunni Bravi (Team Principal)
* James Key (Technical Director)

2024 drivers|

Valtteri Bottas
Zhou Guanyu

Notable personnel|

Mariano Alperin [ja]
Alessandro Alunni Bravi
Ruth Buscombe
Elliot Dason-Barber
Dirk de Beer
André de Cortanze
Jost Capito
Jacky Eeckelaert
Luca Furbatto
Eric Gandelin
René Hilhorst [ja]
Nicolas Hennel
Monisha Kaltenborn
James Key
Mike Krack
Jan Monchaux
Matt Morris
Seamus Mullarkey
Steve Nichols
Tom McCullough
John Owen
Xevi Pujolar
Willy Rampf
Leo Ress [ja]
Simone Resta
Sergio Rinland
Andreas Seidl
Loïc Serra
Mark Smith
Julien Simon-Chautemps
Willem Toet
Mario Theissen
Frédéric Vasseur
Pierre Waché
Ben Waterhouse
Max Welti
Ian Wright
Jörg Zander
Beat Zehnder
Christoph Zimmermann

Notable drivers|

Karl Wendlinger
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Johnny Herbert
Jean Alesi
Nick Heidfeld
Kimi Räikkönen
Felipe Massa
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jacques Villeneuve
Robert Kubica
Sebastian Vettel
Kamui Kobayashi
Sergio Pérez
Marcus Ericsson
Charles Leclerc

Former drivers|

See category

Sportscars|

SHS C6

C11
C291
C292

Formula One cars|

C12
C13
C14
C15
C16
C17
C18
C19
C20
C21
C22
C23
C24
F1.06
F1.07
F1.08
F1.09
C29
C30
C31
C32
C33
C34
C35
C36
C37
Alfa Romeo title sponsorship

C38
C39
C41
C42
C43
C44

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BMW in Formula One

Notable personnel
Toni Cuquerella [es]
Dirk de Beer
Markus Duesmann
Mike Krack
Seamus Mullarkey
Ossi Oikarinen
John Owen
Heinz Paschen
Willy Rampf
Peter Sauber
Andreas Seidl
Loïc Serra
Mario Theissen
Willem Toet
Pierre Waché
Ben Waterhouse
Jörg Zander
Christoph Zimmermann
Beat Zehnder

Notable drivers
Nick Heidfeld
Robert Kubica
Jacques Villeneuve
Sebastian Vettel

Formula One cars
F1.06
F1.07
F1.08
F1.09

Related
BMW Motorsport
Sauber Motorsport

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As an engine manufacturer

World Champion(s)
Nelson Piquet

Drivers' titles
1983

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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]

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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

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Brawn GP

Founder
Ross Brawn

Personnel
Phil Arnaboldi
Loïc Bigois
Peter Bonnington
Jock Clear
Simon Cole
Russell Cooley
Jacky Eeckelaert
Nick Fry
Ron Meadows
John Owen
Andrew Shovlin
James Vowles
Graham Watson
Craig Wilson [ja]
Ian Wright
Jörg Zander

World Champions
Jenson Button

Other driver
Rubens Barrichello

Drivers' titles
2009

Constructors' titles
2009

Formula One cars
BGP 001

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Mercedes-Benz in Formula One

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport (2010–present)

Ownership
Mercedes-Benz Group (33.3%)
Toto Wolff (33.3%)
Ineos (33.3%)

Executive management
Toto Wolff (CEO & team principal)
Ola Källenius (Head of Mercedes-Benz)

Current personnel
James Allison
Peter Bonnington
Simon Cole
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Mike Elliott
Ron Meadows
Jarrod Murphy
John Owen
Markus Schäfer [de]
Britta Seeger
Loïc Serra
Andrew Shovlin
Hywel Thomas [ja]
Geoff Willis

Former personnel
Bob Bell
Loïc Bigois
Eric Blandin
Ross Brawn
Aldo Costa
Andy Cowell
Jock Clear
Mark Ellis
Nick Fry
Thomas Fuhr
Norbert Haug
Ben Hodgkinson [ja]
Jürgen Hubbert
Niki Lauda
Paddy Lowe
Tony Ross
Wolfgang Schattling
Mark Slade
James Vowles
Craig Wilson [ja]
Thomas Weber
Ian Wright
Dieter Zetsche

Current race drivers
44\.  Lewis Hamilton
63\.  George Russell

2023 Test and reserve drivers
47\.  Mick Schumacher

Simulator drivers
Jake Hughes
Anthony Davidson

Junior Team drivers
Frederik Vesti
Paul Aron
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Alex Powell
Yuanpu Cui

World Champions
Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg

Ambassadors
Nico Rosberg
Esteban Gutiérrez
Susie Wolff

Notable drivers
Valtteri Bottas
Michael Schumacher

Drivers' titles
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

Constructors' titles
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

Formula One cars
W01
W02
W03
W04
W05
W06
W07
W08
W09
W10
W11
W12
W13
W14

Engine division
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains

Related
Mercedes-Benz Group
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-AMG

Daimler-Benz (1954–1955)

Personnel
Fritz Nallinger
Alfred Neubauer
Max Sailer
Rudolf Uhlenhaut

World Champions
Juan Manuel Fangio

Notable drivers
Hans Herrmann
Karl Kling
Hermann Lang
Stirling Moss
André Simon
Piero Taruffi

Drivers' titles
1954
1955

Formula One cars
W196

Related
Mercedes-Benz
Silver Arrows

Success with Mercedes-Benz engines

Drivers' titles
1954
1955
1998
1999
2008
2009
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

Constructors' titles
1998
2009
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

Related
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
Mercedes engine customers' Grand Prix results
Mercedes-AMG

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