James Allison

James Allison (born 21 February 1968) is a British motorsport designer and engineer, best known for his accomplishments in Formula One, where he is the technical director of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team.

Early life Born in Louth, Lincolnshire,

Career Benetton, Larrousse, and Ferrari (1991–2005) After graduating from Cambridge in 1991, Allison joined the aerodynamics department of Benetton Formula. After a couple of years at Benetton, he moved to Larrousse as head of aerodynamics, On 29 July 2013, Allison rejoined Ferrari as chassis technical director and then technical director until July 2016. On 27 July 2016, Allison quit as Scuderia Ferrari technical director following the death of his wife.

Mercedes-AMG (2017–present) On 16 February 2017, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport announced that Allison was to join the team in the newly created role of technical director, following the departure of Paddy Lowe to Williams Grand Prix Engineering.

In April 2021, Allison became Chief Technical Officer at Mercedes-AMG. He also became the Chief Technical Officer at Ineos Team UK Britannia's America's Cup team. This role positioned Allison as technical lead of Ben Ainslie's campaign for the 37th America's Cup, with Mercedes-AMG F1 Applied Science partnering with their existing sailing and design teams, which include Ainslie, Giles Scott, and prominent naval architect and yacht designer Martin Fischer. On 21 April 2023, Allison returned to his previous position as Technical Director of Mercedes-AMG F1, swapping jobs with Mike Elliott, who had taken his place earlier.

Formula One Championships Allison was part of the design team for the cars that won the following Formula One World Constructors' Championships and World Drivers' Championships: No. Season Constructors' Champion Drivers' Champion Car Engine 1 2000 Ferrari Michael Schumacher F1-2000 Ferrari 2 2001 Ferrari Michael Schumacher F2001 3 2002 Ferrari Michael Schumacher F2002 4 2003 Ferrari Michael Schumacher F2003-GA 5 2004 Ferrari Michael Schumacher Ferrari F2004 6 2005 Renault Fernando Alonso R25 Renault 7 2006 Renault Fernando Alonso R26 8 2018 Mercedes Lewis Hamilton W09 Mercedes 9 2019 Mercedes Lewis Hamilton W10 10 2020 Mercedes Lewis Hamilton W11 11 2021 Mercedes — W12