Ben Waterhouse

British engineer

Ben Waterhouse
Born (1979-09-28) 28 September 1979 (age 44)
United Kingdom
OccupationEngineer
EmployerRed Bull Racing
Known forFormula One engineer
TitleHead of performance engineering

Ben Waterhouse (born 28 September 1979) is a British Formula One engineer. He is currently the head of performance engineering at the Red Bull Racing Formula One team.[1]

Career

Waterhouse studied automotive engineering at Loughborough University but turned to motorsport shortly after graduation. He started at Jaguar Racing in December 2003 as a structural analysis engineer, moving into vehicle dynamics by the time Red Bull Racing came into being.[1] He departed in 2008 for a role with BMW Sauber and was part of a talented group of vehicle performance engineers such as Loïc Serra and Pierre Waché that oversaw a series of memorable years for the Swiss outfit in which they were particularly good at maximising performance from the Pirelli tyres.[2] In 2013 Waterhouse rose to the position of Head of Vehicle Performance but left the Hinwil-based quad to seek a new challenge as Deputy Technical Director of Scuderia Toro Rosso.[3][4] He spent three years working at the Faenza team, before returning to Red Bull Racing in 2017, first as Deputy Head of Performance Engineering before stepping up to Head of Performance Engineering in the summer of 2018.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ben Waterhouse Biography". Red Bull Racing.
  2. ^ "Ben Waterhouse Biography". Sauber F1 team. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Ben Waterhouse: data is the currency of competitive advantage". Acronis.
  4. ^ "Reaction Ben Waterhouse after qualifying in Monaco". Verstappen.com.
  5. ^ "Ben Waterhouse looks on during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit". Getty Images.
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United Kingdom Jaguar Racing
Jaguar TCS Racing - Formula E (2016–)
Personnel
Gerd Mäuser (Chairman)
James Barclay (Team Director)
Craig Wilson [ja] (Race Director)
Race drivers
9. New Zealand Mitch Evans
10. United Kingdom Sam Bird
Test & Reserve drivers
France Tom Dillmann
France Norman Nato
Former drivers
United Kingdom Adam Carroll
Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.
United Kingdom Alex Lynn
United Kingdom James Calado
United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
Formula E Powertrains
I-Type
Jaguar Racing – F1 (2000–2004)
Personnel
Ben Agathangelou
John Allison
Gary Anderson
Mark Ellis
Dan Fallows
Mark Gallagher
Mark Gillan [ja]
Nick Hayes
Niki Lauda
Steve Nichols
Malcolm Oastler
David Pitchforth
Ian Pocock
Xevi Pujolar
Tony Purnell
Bobby Rahal
Neil Ressler
John Russell
Guenther Steiner
Dave Stubbs
Rob Taylor
Ben Waterhouse
Drivers
United Kingdom Eddie Irvine
Australia Mark Webber
Spain Pedro de la Rosa
Austria Christian Klien
United Kingdom Johnny Herbert
Brazil Antônio Pizzonia
United Kingdom Justin Wilson
Brazil Luciano Burti
Formula One cars
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
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Austria 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. Netherlands Max Verstappen
11. Mexico Sergio Pérez
2024 Reserve drivers
New Zealand Liam Lawson
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
United Kingdom Jake Dennis
World champion(s)
Germany Sebastian Vettel
Netherlands 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
France Enzo Deligny
United States James Egozi
Germany Oliver Goethe
France Isack Hadjar
Japan Ayumu Iwasa
United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad
Spain Pepe Martí
Poland Kacper Sztuka
Thailand Enzo Tarnvanichkul
Germany 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
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Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso
Drivers
Notable drivers
Drivers who were promoted
to Red Bull Racing
Formula One race winners
Personnel
Founder
Advisor to
Red Bull GmbH
Notable personnel
Senior team
Formula One cars
  • Commons:Scuderia Toro Rosso
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Switzerland Sauber F1 Team
Founder
Current
2024 drivers
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
Former drivers
See category
Sportscars
Formula One cars
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Germany 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
Germany Nick Heidfeld
Poland Robert Kubica
Canada Jacques Villeneuve
Germany Sebastian Vettel
Formula One cars
F1.06
F1.07
F1.08
F1.09
Related
BMW Motorsport
Sauber Motorsport

As an engine manufacturer
World Champion(s)
Brazil Nelson Piquet
Drivers' titles
1983