Tom Stallard
English rower and race engineer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Alexander Stallard (born 11 September 1978) is a British motorsport engineer who currently works for the McLaren F1 Team as engineer for Oscar Piastri and former rower.
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| Born | 11 September 1978 London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Race engineer | ||||||||||||||
| Employer | McLaren Formula One Team | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early and personal life
Thomas Alexander Stallard was born on 11 September 1978 in London, England.[1][2] His father, Matt, was a rower for the University of London.[3][4]
Rowing career
Stallard began rowing at the age of 13, eventually participating at the World Rowing U19 Championships in 1996. In university, he attended the University of Cambridge, where he rowed rowed in the Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC). Stallard competed in the University Boat Races between 1999 and 2002, winning in 1999 and 2001. He was the president of CUBC for the 2002 season.[4][5]
Following his graduation, Stallard became a full-time rower. His first Olympics was at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Competing for Team GB, his team finished ninth out of nine boats. Stallard participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, winning a silver medal for Great Britain in the men's eight.[4][6]
Formula One
After retiring from rowing, Stallard joined the McLaren Formula One team as a simulator test engineer. He later became the performance engineer for Jenson Button, and was eventually promoted to race engineer in 2014.[7] In addition to Button, he has also served as the race engineer for Stoffel Vandoorne, Carlos Sainz Jr., Daniel Ricciardo and Oscar Piastri.[6][8]
References
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