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Pierre Waché (born 10 December 1974) is a French Formula One engineer. He is the technical director at the Red Bull Racing Formula One team.

Career

Waché earned a doctorate in fluid dynamics from the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine, specialising in bio-mechanical engineering. After graduating, he began working in 2001 for the global tyre manufacturer Michelin in their Formula One programme, and was an engineer that was responsible for the interaction between tyres and track conditions for Formula One cars. At the end of 2006, Michelin left Formula One as a tire supplier, which resulted in Waché being recruited by BMW Sauber as a performance engineer, working with tyres and suspension.

In 2009, BMW announced that it would leave Formula One, which resulted in Waché replacing Loïc Serra as the head of vehicle performance for Sauber. In 2013, he moved to Red Bull Racing and become the chief engineer with a focus on vehicle performance; six months later, he was appointed to succeed Mark Ellis as performance director. In 2018, he took on the role of technical director being responsible for the design and production of the car, second only to Adrian Newey.

References

1. ^ "Pierre Waché Biography". Red Bull Racing. 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
2. "Michelin quitting Formula One". The Daily Telegraph. 14 December 2005. ISSN 2059-7487. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
3. "BMW to quit F1". Eurosport. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
4. "Waché now the head of vehicle performance at Red Bull". NBC. 21 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
5. Cooper, Adam (10 March 2018). "Red Bull creates new technical director role for its F1 team". Autosport. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
6. "Red Bull creates new technical director role". Formula 1. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

v t e BMW in Formula One
Notable personnel Toni Cuquerella 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 Nick Heidfeld Robert Kubica Jacques Villeneuve 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) Nelson Piquet Drivers' titles 1983

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 Enrico Balbo [pt] Craig Skinner [pt] 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 [pt] Gavin Ward Geoff Willis Current race drivers 1. Max Verstappen 30. Liam Lawson 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 2024 Constructors' titles 2010 2011 2012 2013 2022 2023 Sister team RB Formula One Team Red Bull Junior Team Jules Caranta Rocco Coronel Enzo Deligny James Egozi Christopher Feghali Oliver Goethe Isack Hadjar Ayumu Iwasa Arvid Lindblad Scott Lindblom Pepe Martí Fionn McLaughlin Sebastián Montoya Ernesto Rivera Enzo Tarnvanichkul Tim Tramnitz Nikola Tsolov Red Bull Academy Programme Amna Al Qubaisi Hamda Al Qubaisi Emely de Heus 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 Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber
Founder	Peter Sauber
Current	Alessandro Alunni Bravi Mattia Binotto James Key Iñaki Rueda Beat Zehnder
2025 drivers	Gabriel Bortoleto Nico Hülkenberg
2024 reserve drivers	Zane Maloney Théo Pourchaire
Sauber Academy drivers	Léna Bühler Zane Maloney Taym Saleh Carrie Schreiner Théo Pourchaire
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	Karl Wendlinger Heinz-Harald Frentzen Johnny Herbert Jean Alesi Nick Heidfeld Kimi Räikkönen Felipe Massa Giancarlo Fisichella Jacques Villeneuve Robert Kubica Sebastian Vettel Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Pérez Marcus Ericsson Charles Leclerc
Former drivers	See category
Sportscars	C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 SHS C6 C7 C8 C9 C11 C291 C292
Formula One cars	C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 F1.06 F1.07 F1.08 F1.09 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 As Alfa Romeo C38 C39 C41 C42 C43 C44

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