Angelos Tsiaparas

Angelos Tsiaparas
Alma materNational Technical University of Athens
OccupationEngineer
EmployerWilliams Racing
Known forFormula One engineer
TitleChief engineer

Angelos Tsiaparas is a Greek Formula One and motorsports engineer. He is currently the Chief Engineer for the Williams Racing Formula One team.[1]

Career

Tsiaparas studied Mechanical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens, where he completed a Master of Engineering Science (MSc) degree specialising in air and ground vehicles between 2009 and 2016. He began his motorsport career with Manor Racing in 2016 as a Design Engineer in the team's Advanced Projects Group, working on future car conceptual engineering, engineering analysis and suspension design. In 2017, Tsiaparas joined Red Bull Racing as a Design Engineer, contributing to future car conceptual design studies, suspension systems development, component analysis and research and development projects.[2]

In 2022, he was promoted to Senior Design Engineer at Red Bull, focusing on suspension systems design and development, future car conceptual design and advanced R&D activities. Alongside his role at Red Bull, he also worked part-time as a Performance Engineer at Eurotech Racing Limited in 2018, supporting chassis parameter analysis, car set-up optimisation and suspension kinematics simulation.[2]

Tsiaparas joined Williams Racing in 2023 as Head of Concept Design, where he led conceptual development for the team's Formula One cars.[3] In July 2024, he was appointed Chief Engineer for the FW48 project, leading the cross-departmental development of Williams’ 2026 Formula One car.[4]

References

  1. ^ "What the 2026 cars will demand from drivers – and what fans can expect to see". Williams F1.
  2. ^ a b "Formula 1: Ο Άγγελος Τσιαπάρας στην Williams". 4Troxoi.
  3. ^ ""The world can't see" Williams F1's progress, says Vowles". Autosport.
  4. ^ "WILLIAMS: BURNING FUEL MAY BE KEY TO HAVING ENOUGH BATTERY POWER TO FINISH F1 LAP". Motorsport.com.