John Iley

British motor racing aerodynamicist

John Iley
Born (1967-09-29) September 29, 1967 (age 56)
Alma materImperial College, London
Lanchester Polytechnic
OccupationDirector of Iley Design
Known forFormula One engineer, aerodynamicist and team principal

John Alastair Iley (born 29 September 1967[1]) is a British motor racing aerodynamicist, who was formerly the technical director for the Caterham F1 team.[2]

Career

After graduating from Lanchester Polytechnic, Coventry, while studying at Imperial College, London, he worked on wind tunnel testing and data analysis of a sports prototypes.

Hired by Brun Technics on graduation, he worked on both the EuroBrun F1 team and the 1990 design of the Judd-powered Brun C91 sports car. In 1991 he was hired as aerodynamicist on the Allard J2X-C sports car, and subsequently worked on Indycar development for Newman-Haas, Lola Cars and Swift Engineering.[3]

In 1995 he moved to Formula1 with Jordan Grand Prix as an aerodynamicist,[3] becoming chief aerodynamicist in 1998. In 2002 he followed Mike Gascoyne to Renault F1, and then joined Ferrari in 2004 as chief aerodynamicist.

He joined McLaren Racing in 2010,[3] but was placed on gardening leave in late 2011, ahead of his joining with Gascoyne again at Caterham F1 as performance director in 2012.[3][4]

Following his career in F1, Iley is the Director of Iley Design.[5]

References

  1. ^ Gregoire, Francois-Michel (April 2006). Who Works in Formula One 2006. p. 205. ISBN 9781901711424.
  2. ^ Noble, Jonathan. "Caterham F1 team lays off over 40 members of staff in restructure". autosport.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "McLaren aero man Iley heading to Caterham - Pitpass.com". www.pitpass.com. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. ^ Young, Byron (27 November 2011). "McLaren: Lotus blow no big deal for 2012". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ^ "John Iley, Director". Iley Design. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

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