Ciaron Pilbeam

British engineer

Ciaron Pilbeam
Nationality	British
Citizenship	British
Occupation	Engineer
Employer	Alpine F1 Team
Known for	Formula One engineer
Title	Chief race engineer

Ciaron Pilbeam is a British Formula One engineer. He is currently the chief race engineer at the Alpine Formula One team.^[1]

Career

Pilbeam first started at British American Racing working in Vehicle Dynamics. A year later, he worked closely with Jock Clear as Assistant Race Engineer to 1997 Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. Pilbeam continued working with BAR as Race Engineer to Takuma Sato before moving to Red Bull Racing in 2006 with Christian Klien. In 2007, Pilbeam took on the role as Mark Webber's Race Engineer, keeping that position for six years.^[1] He assisted nine race wins for the Australian and contributed to three constructor world championship titles.^[2] He then joined Lotus F1 Team as Chief Race Engineer in 2013 and then joined McLaren the following year in an identical role.^[3] By 2017, Pilbeam returned to Enstone as Chief Race Engineer, working closely with Sporting Director Alan Permane and the engineering team.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ciaron Pilbeam". Side Podcast.
^ "Tension inside Red-Bull F1 Team before the start of 2013 season". sportskeeda.
^ "Renault names Ciaron Pilbeam chief race engineer". ESPN. 15 December 2016.
^ ""We'll need to learn how high the degradation is" – Alpine's Ciaron Pilbeam". Nick Golding. July 2021.

Alpine F1 Team

Executive management: Philippe Krief (Chief Executive Officer); Bruno Famin (Team Principal)

Personnel: Dirk de Beer; Davide Brivio; Marcin Budkowski; Chris Dyer; Pat Fry; Matt Harman; Eric Meignan; Alan Permane; Ciaron Pilbeam; Laurent Rossi; Otmar Szafnauer; Rob White

Race drivers: 10. Pierre Gasly; 31. Esteban Ocon

Race winners: Esteban Ocon

2023 Test and reserve drivers: Jack Doohan

Alpine Academy drivers: Jack Doohan; Matheus Ferreira; Sophia Flörsch; Victor Martins; Nicola Lacorte; Kush Maini; Gabriele Minì; Kean Nakamura-Berta; Abbi Pulling; Nikola Tsolov

Formula One cars: A350 (test only); A500 (test only); A521; A522; A523; A524

Related: Renault in Formula One; Automobiles Alpine

Renault in Formula One

Équipe Renault Elf (1977–1985)
Notable personnel Bernard Dudot Gérard Larrousse Jean Sage Michel Têtu Notable drivers Jean-Pierre Jabouille René Arnoux Alain Prost Eddie Cheever Derek Warwick Patrick Tambay Philippe Streiff François Hesnault Formula One cars RS01 RS10 RE20 RE20B RE30 RE30B RE30C RE40 RE50 RE60 RE60B Related Renault Renault Sport

Renault F1 Team (2002–2010)

Notable personnel: James Allison; Bob Bell; Éric Boullier; Flavio Briatore; Dirk de Beer; Jean-François Caubet; Nick Chester; Denis Chevrier; Alain Dassas; Tim Densham; Mike Elliott; Patrick Faure; John Iley; Ayao Komatsu; Gérard López; Patrick Louis; Eric Lux; Rob Marshall; Paul Monaghan; Jarrod Murphy; Rod Nelson; Steve Nielsen; Alan Permane; Simon Rennie; Bernard Rey; Mark Slade; Mark Smith; Pat Symonds; Rémi Taffin; Dino Toso; Jon Tomlinson; Naoki Tokunaga; Jonathan Wheatley; Rob White

Notable drivers: Jarno Trulli; Jenson Button; Giancarlo Fisichella; Heikki Kovalainen; Nelson Piquet Jr.; Robert Kubica

World Champion(s): Fernando Alonso

Drivers' titles: 2005; 2006

Constructors' titles: 2005; 2006

Formula One cars: R202; R23; R24; R25; R26; R27; R28; R29; R30

Related: Renault; Renault Sport; RF1 Driver Programme; Renault Formula One crash controversy

Lotus Renault GP (2011)

Notable personnel: Éric Boullier; James Allison; Dirk de Beer; Jean-François Caubet; Nick Chester; Tim Densham; Mike Elliott; Ayao Komatsu; Gérard López; Patrick Louis; Eric Lux; Jarrod Murphy; Steve Nielsen; Alan Permane; Iñaki Rueda; Simon Rennie; Bernard Rey; Julien Simon-Chautemps; Naoki Tokunaga

Drivers: Nick Heidfeld; Vitaly Petrov; Bruno Senna

Formula One cars: R31

Related: Genii Capital; Group Lotus; LRGP Academy

Renault F1 Team (2016–2020)

Executive management: Cyril Abiteboul (managing director); Luca de Meo (Group CEO); Marcin Budkowski (Executive Director); Jérôme Stoll (President)

Notable personnel: Dirk de Beer; Chris Dyer; Pat Fry; Alan Permane; Ciaron Pilbeam; Alain Prost; Rémi Taffin; Bob Bell; Nick Chester; Mark Slade; Julien Simon-Chautemps; Frédéric Vasseur

Notable drivers: Kevin Magnussen; Jolyon Palmer; Carlos Sainz Jr.; Nico Hülkenberg; Daniel Ricciardo; Esteban Ocon

Renault Sport Academy: Max Fewtrell; Christian Lundgaard; Caio Collet; Zhou Guanyu; Oscar Piastri; Hadrien David

Formula One cars: R.S.16; R.S.17; R.S.18; R.S.19; R.S.20

Related: Groupe Renault; Renault Sport; Alpine F1 Team

Titles achieved with Renault engines
Drivers' titles 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 2005 2006 2010 2011 2012 2013 Constructors' titles 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2005 2006 2010 2011 2012 2013 Related Renault Renault Sport Renault Sport F1 Renault engine customers' Grand Prix results Italics indicate factory team.

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 Wolfgang Schattling Andreas Seidl Mark Slade Rob Taylor Nikolas Tombazis Hans-Ulrich Maik Joan Villadelprat Mark Williams Martin Whitmarsh Ian Wright

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
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
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

Related
Arrow McLaren Project Four Racing West Competition

v t e Lotus F1 Team
Notable personnel James Allison Éric Boullier Matthew Carter Nick Chester Chris Cooney Dirk de Beer Mike Elliott Federico Gastaldi Nicolas Hennel Carmen Jordá Ayao Komatsu Gérard López Patrick Louis Eric Lux Jarrod Murphy Alan Permane Ciaron Pilbeam Simon Rennie Iñaki Rueda Andy Ruhan Mark Slade Martin Tolliday Jon Tomlinson Naoki Tokunaga Simon Virrill Dave Wheater Drivers Jérôme d'Ambrosio Romain Grosjean Heikki Kovalainen Pastor Maldonado Kimi Räikkönen Formula One Cars E20 E21 E22 E23 Hybrid Related Genii Capital Group Lotus Lotus F1 Junior Team

Lotus F1 Team

Notable personnel: James Allison; Éric Boullier; Matthew Carter; Nick Chester; Chris Cooney; Dirk de Beer; Mike Elliott; Federico Gastaldi; Nicolas Hennel; Carmen Jordá; Ayao Komatsu; Gérard López; Patrick Louis; Eric Lux; Jarrod Murphy; Alan Permane; Ciaron Pilbeam; Simon Rennie; Iñaki Rueda; Andy Ruhan; Mark Slade; Martin Tolliday; Jon Tomlinson; Naoki Tokunaga; Simon Virrill; Dave Wheater

Drivers: Jérôme d'Ambrosio; Romain Grosjean; Heikki Kovalainen; Pastor Maldonado; Kimi Räikkönen

Formula One Cars: E20; E21; E22; E23 Hybrid

Related: Genii Capital; Group Lotus; Lotus F1 Junior Team

v t e Red Bull Racing
Founder Dietrich Mateschitz Advisor to Red Bull GmbH Helmut Marko Team principal Christian Horner Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey Personnel Hugh Bird Ben Hodgkinson [ja] Gianpiero Lambiase Paul Monaghan Simon Rennie Guillaume Rocquelin Hannah Schmitz Pierre Waché Ben Waterhouse Jonathan Wheatley Former personnel Rob Marshall Ben Agathangelou Mark Ellis Dan Fallows Mark Gallagher Mark Gillan [ja] Andrew Green Neil Martin Ciaron Pilbeam Peter Prodromou Mark Smith Guenther Steiner Dave Stubbs Rob Taylor Gavin Ward Geoff Willis Current race drivers 1. Max Verstappen 11. Sergio Pérez 2024 Reserve drivers Liam Lawson Sébastien Buemi Jake Dennis World champion(s) Sebastian Vettel Max Verstappen Drivers' titles 2010 2011 2012 2013 2021 2022 2023 Constructors' titles 2010 2011 2012 2013 2022 2023 Sister team RB Formula One Team Red Bull Junior Team Enzo Deligny James Egozi Oliver Goethe Isack Hadjar Ayumu Iwasa Arvid Lindblad Pepe Martí Kacper Sztuka Enzo Tarnvanichkul Tim Tramnitz Formula One cars RB1 RB2 RB3 RB4 RB5 RB6 RB7 RB8 RB9 RB10 RB11 RB12 RB13 RB14 RB15 RB16 RB16B RB18 RB19 RB20 Concept cars X2010/X2011/X2014/X2019 Related Red Bull Powertrains Red Bull GmbH

Red Bull Racing

Founder: Dietrich Mateschitz

Advisor to Red Bull GmbH: Helmut Marko

Team principal: Christian Horner

Chief Technical Officer: Adrian Newey

Personnel: Hugh Bird; Ben Hodgkinson [ja]; Gianpiero Lambiase; Paul Monaghan; Simon Rennie; Guillaume Rocquelin; Hannah Schmitz; Pierre Waché; Ben Waterhouse; Jonathan Wheatley

Former personnel: Rob Marshall; Ben Agathangelou; Mark Ellis; Dan Fallows; Mark Gallagher; Mark Gillan [ja]; Andrew Green; Neil Martin; Ciaron Pilbeam; Peter Prodromou; Mark Smith; Guenther Steiner; Dave Stubbs; Rob Taylor; Gavin Ward; Geoff Willis

Current race drivers: 1. Max Verstappen; 11. Sergio Pérez

2024 Reserve drivers: Liam Lawson; Sébastien Buemi; Jake Dennis

World champion(s): Sebastian Vettel; Max Verstappen

Drivers' titles: 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2021; 2022; 2023

Constructors' titles: 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2022; 2023

Sister team: RB Formula One Team

Red Bull Junior Team: Enzo Deligny; James Egozi; Oliver Goethe; Isack Hadjar; Ayumu Iwasa; Arvid Lindblad; Pepe Martí; Kacper Sztuka; Enzo Tarnvanichkul; Tim Tramnitz

Formula One cars: RB1; RB2; RB3; RB4; RB5; RB6; RB7; RB8; RB9; RB10; RB11; RB12; RB13; RB14; RB15; RB16; RB16B; RB18; RB19; RB20

Concept cars: X2010/X2011/X2014/X2019

Related: Red Bull Powertrains; Red Bull GmbH

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