Marco de Luca

Marco de Luca is an Italian Formula One and motorsport engineer and aerodynamicist. He is currently the head of the Vehicle Department for Aprilia Racing. He previously served as Head of Aerodynamics at Scuderia Ferrari.

Career De Luca studied engineering at Sapienza University of Rome, after completing a dissertation on the aerodynamic effects of aircraft winglets. He began his professional career outside motorsport as a systems analyst at Procter & Gamble, before moving into motorsport in the early 1990s. During this period he contributed to the development of multiple championship-winning cars and was responsible for the overall aerodynamic concept, wind-tunnel correlation and performance development. From 2009 to 2011, he served as Head of Aerodynamics at Ferrari, leading the aerodynamics department for the Ferrari F10 and Ferrari 150º Italia. He was subsequently reassigned to Ferrari’s GT racing programmes, contributing to the marque’s wider motorsport activities.

After leaving Ferrari, De Luca held senior technical and management roles across the automotive industry, including positions at Lamborghini, Mercedes-AMG’s DTM programme with HWA AG, and McLaren Automotive, where he worked on vehicle-line and motorsport projects. In 2019, De Luca joined Aprilia Racing, where he was appointed Head of Vehicle Department. In this role he oversees the concept, design and integration of the MotoGP chassis and bodywork, including aerodynamics, cooling systems, ergonomics, composite materials and vehicle packaging.