Julien Simon-Chautemps
Julien Simon-Chautemps | |
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| Born | May 14, 1978 France |
| Occupation | Motor racing engineer |
| Years active | 2003–2022 |
| Known for | Formula One race engineer (2007–2022) |
Julien Simon-Chautemps (born 14 May 1978) is a French engineer specializing in motor racing, with a substantial background as a race engineer in Formula One spanning from 2007 until 2022.
Career
After completing his studies at the French Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées in 2002, Simon-Chautemps started his career as Technical Director at Prema Powerteam from 2003 to 2007. He then had a brief tenure at Trident Racing in 2007 before transitioning into Formula One. Between 2007 and 2010, he served as race engineer for Jarno Trulli while working with both the Toyota and Lotus teams. In 2011, he joined the Renault outfit, where he engineered for drivers such as Vitaly Petrov, Kimi Räikkönen, Pastor Maldonado, Romain Grosjean, and Jolyon Palmer.
Simon-Chautemps moved to Sauber in 2017, which was later rebranded as Alfa Romeo in 2019. That same year, he resumed his role as race engineer for Räikkönen following the driver's move to Alfa Romeo.
In 2022, he departed from Sauber to launch his own enterprise, JSC7 Engineering Ltd, dedicated to providing engineering solutions within the motorsport sector.