Entry route
Engineering degree, trackside years in F3/F2/GP2 or endurance racing, then into an F1 team (or promoted internally).
Highlights
First female full-time race engineer in Formula One history (appointed January 2025).
Built career across Formula Renault, Stock Car Brasil, FIA WEC, European Le Mans Series and DTM (including race engineer for Sophia Flörsch at Abt Sportsline) before F1.
Joined Haas in 2022 in the simulator department, rose to Performance Engineer, then promoted to Race Engineer for Esteban Ocon for 2025; continues into 2026.
Research notes
Pairing with Ocon (2025 -> 2026) is well sourced and confirmed in the RacingNews365 2026 race-engineer list. Education (TU Munich, BSc + MSc automotive/mechanical engineering) and nationality (German, from Lake Constance) confirmed by multiple sources. Born ~1991/1992 (age 33 at Jan 2025 promotion) but exact birth year not definitively sourced. Pre-Haas career steps (Phoenix Racing intern from ~2014, Josef Kaufmann Racing, Hero Motorsport, Racing Team Nederland, Algarve Pro, DragonSpeed, Abt Sportsline, Manthey) are sourced but exact start/end years for each are not publicly itemised, so left blank. f1_debut_year = 2022 (year she entered F1 with Haas). years_to_race_engineer = 3 (2022 entry to 2025 RE seat). No distinct radio nickname found;
goes by 'Laura'.