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Jon Tomlinson (born 9 January 1973) is a British Formula One aerodynamicist, currently working in the position of Head of Aerodynamics at the upcoming Cadillac Formula One Team, having previously worked for the Jordan, Lotus, Williams and Renault Formula One teams.

Career

After completing a BSc Industrial Design degree at Brunel University in 1995, he was appointed a Design Engineer role for Handford Racing Services Ltd, working on aerodynamic development of Newman-Haas Racing's Lola Indycars. In 1996, he became an Aerodynamicist for Swift Engineering Ltd. in California, developing the 1997 and 1998 race winning Swift Indycars. In 1998 he became Chief Aerodynamicist for Precision Preparation Inc./Cal Wells Racing, also in California, until 2000. He then returned to the UK, entered Formula One with the Jordan Grand Prix team as Senior Aerodynamicist, until 2002 when Renault F1 hired him as a Senior Aerodynamicist, before his promotion to Deputy Head of Aerodynamics in 2003. It is in this position that he was heavily involved in the back-to-back 2005/2006 World Championship wins.

In November 2006, Williams F1 hired him as Head of Aerodynamics. After 5 years in this position, he resigned at the beginning of May 2011, after Williams' troubled start to the 2011 Formula One season.

In December 2022, Tomlinson joined Andretti Global to serve as Head of Aerodynamics for their upcoming Cadillac Formula One Team, which is set to enter the sport in 2026.

References

1. ^ "Jon Tomlinson - Chief Aerodynamicist". WilliamsF1. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
2. "Michael resigns, Coughlan joins Williams". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
3. "Andretti's hiring spree". Motor Sport Magazine. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

v t e Jordan Grand Prix

Founder Eddie Jordan Notable staff Gary Anderson Bob Bell Adrian Burgess Trevor Carlin Henri Durand Jacky Eeckelaert Mark Gallagher Mike Gascoyne Andrew Green Akio Haga [ja] Eghbal Hamidy John Iley James Key Gianpiero Lambiase John McQuilliam Sam Michael Paul Monaghan Dave O'Neill [pt] Nicolò Petrucci Iñaki Rueda Alex Shnaider Rob Smedley Mark Smith Andy Stevenson Dino Toso Jon Tomlinson John Walton Notable drivers Jean Alesi Rubens Barrichello Andrea de Cesaris Giancarlo Fisichella Heinz-Harald Frentzen Damon Hill Eddie Irvine Michael Schumacher Ralf Schumacher Jarno Trulli Formula One cars 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 EJ10 EJ10B EJ11 EJ12 EJ13 EJ14 EJ15 EJ15B

v t e 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 Tad Czapski 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 Iñaki Rueda 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 Team Enstone
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 Team Enstone
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 Team Enstone
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.

v t e Williams Racing
Founders	Frank Williams Patrick Head
Team Principal	James Vowles
Current personnel	Jenson Button (Senior Advisor) Willy Rampf Dave Redding Sven Smeets
Former personnel	Ross Brawn Loïc Bigois Jost Capito Jock Clear Mike Coughlan François-Xavier Demaison Frank Dernie Dirk de Beer Jonathan Eddolls Gavin Fisher Mark Gillan [ja] Eghbal Hamidy Patrick Head Ravin Jain Simon Lacey Werner Laurenz Paddy Lowe Tom McCullough John McQuilliam Sam Michael Matt Morris Rod Nelson Adrian Newey Steve Nielsen Tim Newton Neil Oatley Adam Parr Heinz Paschen Tim Preston Xevi Pujolar Sergio Rinland Simon Roberts Paul Rosche Enrique Scalabroni Rob Smedley Jason Somerville Dickie Stanford Dave Stubbs Pat Symonds Antonia Terzi Jon Tomlinson Claire Williams Frank Williams Geoff Willis Craig Wilson [ja] Toto Wolff Ed Wood Jörg Zander
Race drivers	23. Alexander Albon 55. Carlos Sainz Jr.
Driver academy	Franco Colapinto Jamie Chadwick Zak O'Sullivan Oliver Gray Luke Browning Oleksandr Bondarev
World Champions	Alan Jones Keke Rosberg Nelson Piquet Nigel Mansell Alain Prost Damon Hill Jacques Villeneuve
Former drivers	See category
Drivers' titles	1980 1982 1987 1992 1993 1996 1997
Constructors' titles	1980 1981 1986 1987 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997
Race winners	Clay Regazzoni Alan Jones Carlos Reutemann Keke Rosberg Nigel Mansell Nelson Piquet Thierry Boutsen Riccardo Patrese Alain Prost Damon Hill David Coulthard Jacques Villeneuve Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ralf Schumacher Juan Pablo Montoya Pastor Maldonado
Formula One cars	FW06 FW07 FW07B FW07C FW08 FW08C FW09 FW09B FW10 FW10B FW11 FW11B FW12 FW12C FW13 FW13B FW14 FW14B FW15C FW16 FW16B FW17 FW17B FW18 FW19 FW20 FW21 FW22 FW23 FW24 FW25 FW26 FW27 FW28 FW29 FW30 FW31 FW32 FW33 FW34 FW35 FW36 FW37 FW38 FW40 FW41 FW42 FW43 FW43B FW44 FW45 FW46
Formula Two cars	JPH1 JPH1B
Le Mans prototypes	BMW V12 LM BMW V12 LMR
Rally cars	Metro 6R4
Touring cars	Renault Laguna (BTCC)

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 Team Enstone

v t e Cadillac in Formula One
Owners Mark Walter & Dan Towriss Team Principal Graeme Lowdon Personnel Pat Symonds Rob White Nick Chester John McQuilliam Jon Tomlinson Naoki Tokunaga Mario Andretti Related Andretti Global Cadillac General Motors

• 1973 births
• Living people
• Formula One engineers
• British motorsport people