Richard Frith

Richard Frith is a British Formula One engineer. He is currently the head of performance systems for the Williams Racing Formula One team.

Career Frith studied aerospace engineering at Kingston University. He began his engineering career in 1996 as a Technical Support Engineer at Servotest Testing Systems Ltd., working on test and motion simulation systems. In 1998, he joined the Jordan Grand Prix Formula One team later known as a vehicle dynamicist. He stayed with the Silverstone based team for twelve years, eventually rising to become head of vehicle dynamics.

In 2010, Frith moved to the Sauber F1 Team as Head of Vertical Dynamics in Zurich, focusing on suspension behaviour and vertical performance characteristics. He joined Marussia F1 in 2012 as Head of Vehicle Performance, leading vehicle performance activities during the team’s participation in Formula One.

In January 2025, Frith joined Williams Racing as Head of Performance Systems, where he leads the team’s performance group encompassing race engineering, strategy, tyre performance, performance engineering and performance optimisation.