Nick Chester
Chief Technical Officer · Cadillac · Formula 1
Nick Chester is publicly listed as Chief Technical Officer with Cadillac in Formula 1. Sourced career path and education on Paddock CV.
Career path
- 1994–1995 · Simtek Research / Simtek Grand Prix
Vehicle Simulation Engineer (moved to F1 entry in 1994) - 1995–2000 · Arrows Grand Prix
Vehicle Simulation → Suspension Design → Performance Engineer (Hill, Diniz) → Race Engineer (Salo, de la Rosa) - 2000–2001 · Benetton Formula
Test/Performance Engineer (Wurz, Fisichella, Webber) - 2002–2005 · Renault F1 (Enstone)
Performance Engineer (Fisichella 2001; Jarno Trulli 2002-2004, incl. 2004 Monaco win) - 2005–2010 · Renault F1 (Enstone)
Head of Vehicle Performance Group (2005 & 2006 double titles; developed tuned mass damper) - 2010–2012 · Renault F1 (Enstone)
Head of Performance Systems - 2012–2013-05 · Lotus F1 (Enstone)
Engineering Director (E20 & E21 race-winning cars) - 2013-05–2015 · Lotus F1 (Enstone)
Technical Director (replaced James Allison) - 2016–2020-01 · Renault F1 Team (Enstone)
Chassis Technical Director (team rebranded Lotus→Renault in 2016; replaced by Pat Fry Jan 2020) - 2020-07–2022 · Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
Technical Director - 2022–2023-03 · McLaren Formula E Team
Technical Director - 2023-03–2024 · Andretti Global / Andretti Cadillac F1 project
Technical Director (F1 project) - 2025-01–present · Cadillac Formula 1 Team (TWG Motorsport)
Chief Technical Officer (chassis-side technical leadership)
Education
- Ripon Grammar School
Secondary education · 1980-1987
Education source - Cambridge University
Bachelor's degree (Engineering) · Engineering · 1988-1991 (graduated 1991)
Education source
Research notes and caveats
尼克·切斯特（Nick Chester，1969 年生于里彭）是英国 F1 工程师，剑桥大学工程学专业（1991 年毕业）。1994 年在 Simtek 进入 F1，1995–2000 年在箭头车队历任仿真、悬挂设计、性能与比赛工程师。2000 年加入贝纳通，并随车队改组为雷诺、莲花、再回雷诺，逐级晋升：车辆性能组主管、性能系统主管、工程总监，2013 年接替 James Allison 出任技术总监，直至 2020 年负责恩斯通所有赛车的设计研发。此后转战 Formula E（梅赛德斯、迈凯伦）任技术总监，2023 年加入安德雷蒂/凯迪拉克 F1 项目任技术总监，2025 年起任凯迪拉克车队首席技术官。Cadillac 新车队技术最高负责人。
Public sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Chester
- https://www.oldracingcars.com/teamboss/Nick_Chester
- https://rocketreach.co/nicholas-chester-email_2955313
- https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/nine-things-weve-learned-about-cadillac-f1-teams-progress/
- https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/f1/who-is-the-technical-director-of-each-formula-1-team/
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-chester-61b8673
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