Stephen Mitas
Team Principal · PREMA Racing · F1 Academy
Stephen Mitas is publicly listed as Team Principal with PREMA Racing in F1 Academy. Sourced career path and education on Paddock CV.
Career path
- 1998–2000 · Greg Murphy Racing / Garry Rogers Formula Holden team
Volunteer mechanic, then data engineer - 2000–2001 · Rod Nash Racing / Team Brock (V8 Supercars)
Data engineer - 2002–2002 · MoTeC (Claude Rouelle consultancy) / NASCAR Cup teams (USA)
Lap-time simulation consultant - 2003–2003 · Garry Rogers Motorsport (V8 Supercars)
Race engineer (Cameron McConville) - 2004–2004 · Jordan Grand Prix (Formula 1)
Engineer (three-month trial) - 2004–2006 · Epsilon Euskadi (Spain)
Design/data engineer (LMP1 ee1; Formula Renault 3.5) - 2006–2009 · BMW Sauber F1 Team
Performance engineer (Kubica/Heidfeld/Vettel third car & race) - 2010–2010 · Hispania Racing Team (F1)
Engineer (short stint) - 2010–2013 · Red Bull Racing (F1)
Simulation & analysis engineer - 2013–2013 · Scuderia Toro Rosso (F1)
Race engineer (Daniel Ricciardo) - 2014–2019 · Porsche Team (LMP1, FIA WEC)
Race engineer car No.20 → Chief Race Engineer → 919 Evo project leader - 2019–2025 · Porsche (road car division / motorsport)
Engineer (post-LMP1) - 2025–present · PREMA Racing
CEO & Team Principal
Education
- RMIT University (Melbourne)
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering
Education source
Research notes and caveats
墨尔本出身的资深赛车工程师,RMIT机械工程毕业。从澳洲Formula Holden与V8 Supercars数据工程师起步,经NASCAR顾问、乔丹F1、Epsilon Euskadi,2006-09任宝马索伯F1性能工程师(库比卡/维特尔),后转红牛仿真工程师与红牛二队里卡多比赛工程师;2014-19在保时捷LMP1项目任首席比赛工程师,三夺勒芒与WEC冠军并主导919 Evo破纪录项目。2025年起出任PREMA车队CEO兼领队。PREMA官方LinkedIn帖、官网About us页与FIA F2 2026 PREMA车队页均列Stephen Mitas为车队领队兼CEO;WhichCar/MOTOR深度专访详述其从澳洲到保时捷919的完整工程师生涯,人物一致。
Public sources
- https://www.f1academy.com/Racing-Series/Teams/5/PREMA-Racing
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/prema-racing_prema-racing-begins-a-new-chapter-with-the-activity-7426626390126379008-1AFn
- https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/stephen-mitas-interview
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