Pat Symonds | |
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.png) Symonds in 2015 | |
| Born | Patrick Bruce Reith Symonds 11 June 1953 Bedford, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Masters in Aerodynamics |
| Alma mater | Cranfield University Oxford Polytechnic |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
Patrick Bruce Reith Symonds (born 11 June 1953) is a British motor racing engineer, who is currently the executive engineering consultant for the Andretti Cadillac F1 program. He was the Chief Technical Officer at Williams Grand Prix Engineering from 2013 until 2016,[1] having previously worked at the Benetton, Renault and Virgin Formula One teams. Until May 2024 he was the Chief Technical Officer of Formula One. In September 2009, Symonds was forced to resign from the ING Renault F1 team due to his involvement in race fixing at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. After the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) conducted its own investigation, Symonds and Renault's Managing Director Flavio Briatore were banned indefinitely from any events sanctioned by the FIA, although this ban was later overturned by a French Tribunal de Grande Instance.
- ^ "WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING – Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds to Leave Williams". williamsf1.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.