Stephen Giles (motorsport)

Stephen Giles
CitizenshipNew Zealand
OccupationMotorsports Executive
EmployerGiles Motorsport
TitleTeam manager

Stephen Giles is a New Zealand Formula One and motorsport mechanic and executive. He is currently the team manager for the Giles Motorsport Formula Regional Oceania Trophy team.[1]

Career

Giles began his career in Formula One in 1996 with McLaren's test team, being promoted to the race team the following season. He was No 2 mechanic for David Coulthard in 1997 and 1998 and No 1 with Mika Häkkinen in his championship-winning years of 1999 and 2000. From 2001–2005 he was McLaren's chief mechanic.[2][3]

In 2008 he founded his own team, Giles Motorsport, which has competed in the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy series every year since then.

References

  1. ^ "Castrol Toyota Fomula Regional Oceania Championship Teams". Toyota.co.nz. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Motorsport: Mechanic values years with McLaren". Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Grapevine: Major Reshuffle at McLaren". Autosport.com. Retrieved 20 February 2026.