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Peter Bonnington

Head of Race Engineering (also Kimi Antonelli's race engineer) · Mercedes · Formula 1

Peter Bonnington is publicly listed as Head of Race Engineering (also Kimi Antonelli's race engineer) with Mercedes in Formula 1. Sourced career path on Paddock CV.

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Career path

  • 2004–2005 · Jordan Grand Prix
    Data Engineer (Giorgio Pantano, Timo Glock)
  • 2006–2008 · Honda Racing F1
    Performance Engineer (Jenson Button); understudy to Andrew Shovlin
  • 2009–2010 · Brawn GP / Mercedes GP
    Performance Engineer (Jenson Button)
  • 2011–2012 · Mercedes GP
    Race Engineer (Michael Schumacher, from September 2011)
  • 2013–2024 · Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
    Senior Race Engineer (Lewis Hamilton)
  • 2025–2026 · Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
    Senior Race Engineer (Andrea Kimi Antonelli); Head of Race Engineering / Head of Trackside Performance

Education

No sourced education detail is currently recorded.

Research notes and caveats

2026 pairing with Andrea Kimi Antonelli confirmed by multiple independent sources (RacingNews365, GPblog, Formula1.com); also titled Head of Race Engineering / Head of Trackside Performance. Started in F1 as a data engineer at Jordan in 2004, became a race engineer in September 2011 with Schumacher (~7 years), so years_to_race_engineer=7. Born 12 Feb 1975, British. Education not publicly documented (left empty per no-fabrication rule). Title count: six Drivers' Championships as Hamilton's race engineer (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), verified against Hamilton's Wikipedia record; he was briefly absent for medical reasons (2019 Mexican GP, 2022 Austrian GP) when Dudley deputised. Some outlets phrase it as 'six titles between 2013 and 2024'.

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