Loïc Bigois

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Loïc Bigois
Personal information
Birth name	Loïc Bigois
Nationality	French
Born	(1960-09-19) 19 September 1960 (age 63) Aix-en-Provence, France
Years active	1990–present
Sport
Sport	Formula One
Team	Scuderia Ferrari

Loïc Bigois (born 19 September 1960 in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a French Formula One aerodynamicist. He is currently the Head of Aerodynamic Operations at Scuderia Ferrari.

Career[edit]

After studying engineering at the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers,^[1] Bigois relocated to Toulouse and began working in the aerospace industry. He was recruited by the Ligier F1 team in 1990 and for several years moved between the mid-field teams. In the late 1990s he returned to Ligier and remained as Chief Designer through the transition to Prost Grand Prix before being recruited by Minardi to become their Head of Aerodynamics in mid-2001.

In 2003 he was recruited by Williams as Aerodynamicist. Bigois worked alongside Jörg Zander who replaced Gavin Fisher as Chief Designer in September 2005. Both Bigois and Zander worked under Technical Director Sam Michael.

On 2 July 2007, it was announced that he had agreed to join the Honda Racing F1 team and as a result, was suspended by Williams.^[2]

In 2009, the team was reformed as Brawn GP but Bigois continued in the role of Head of Aerodynamics. Brawn GP subsequently won both the Drivers' and Constructors' championships, leading to Bigois being awarded the Dino Toso Racecar Aerodynamicist of the Year Award.^[3]

Bigois was the Head of Aerodynamics at Mercedes GP which bought out Brawn GP following their double championship winning season until he decided to leave the team in June 2012.^[4]

Following his departure from the Mercedes team, rumours emerging in Italian (Autosprint) and French (AutoHebdo) newspapers linked Bigois with the Maranello-based team Scuderia Ferrari. Bigois would join Ferrari as Head of Aerodynamics before the end of the year, after a long period of gardening leave.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "People: Loic Bigois". www.grandprix.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Honda continue technical recruitment drive". Formula1.com. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
^ "Brawn GP aerodynamicist wins Dino Toso award". F1Technical.net. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
^ "Mercedes confirms Bigois' departure from the team".
^ "F1: Ferrari signs new aero boss Bigois - report | News | Motorsport.com". www.motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012.

Scuderia Ferrari

Drivers
Race drivers	16. Charles Leclerc 55. Carlos Sainz Jr.
Test and reserve drivers	99. Antonio Giovinazzi (reserve) Robert Shwartzman (test)
Ferrari Driver Academy	Arthur Leclerc Dino Beganovic James Wharton Maya Weug Oliver Bearman Rafael Câmara Laura Camps Torras David Tonizza Brendon Leigh Giovanni de Salvo
F1 world champions	Alberto Ascari Juan Manuel Fangio Mike Hawthorn Phil Hill John Surtees Niki Lauda Jody Scheckter Michael Schumacher Kimi Räikkönen
F1 race winners	José Froilán González Alberto Ascari Piero Taruffi Mike Hawthorn Giuseppe Farina Maurice Trintignant Juan Manuel Fangio Luigi Musso Peter Collins Tony Brooks Phil Hill Wolfgang von Trips Giancarlo Baghetti John Surtees Lorenzo Bandini Ludovico Scarfiotti Jacky Ickx Clay Regazzoni Mario Andretti Niki Lauda Carlos Reutemann Gilles Villeneuve Jody Scheckter Didier Pironi Patrick Tambay René Arnoux Michele Alboreto Gerhard Berger Nigel Mansell Alain Prost Jean Alesi Michael Schumacher Eddie Irvine Rubens Barrichello Felipe Massa Kimi Räikkönen Fernando Alonso Sebastian Vettel Charles Leclerc Carlos Sainz Jr.

Personnel

Current

John Elkann (president)
Benedetto Vigna (chief executive officer)
Piero Ferrari (vice chairman)
Frédéric Vasseur (team principal)
Riccardo Adami
Loïc Bigois
Jock Clear
Enrico Gualtieri [pt]
Diego Ioverno
Ravin Jain [pt]
Xavier Marcos Padros
Fabio Montecchi
Enrico Racca [pt]
Iñaki Rueda
Carlo Santi
Matteo Togninalli

Former

Cars
Formula One	125 212 275 340 375 500 553 625 555 D50 801 246 256 246 P 156 158 1512 246 F1-66 312 312B 312T 126C 156/85 F1/86 F1/87 640 641 642 643 F92A F93A 412 T1 412 T2 F310 F300 F399 F1-2000 F2001 F2002 F2003-GA F2004 F2005 248 F1 F2007 F2008 F60 F10 150º Italia F2012 F138 F14 T SF15-T SF16-H SF70H SF71H SF90 SF1000 SF21 F1-75 SF-23 SF-24
Formula Two	166 F2 500 F2 553 F2 Dino 156 F2 156 F2 Dino 166 F2
IndyCar/CART	375 Indy 326 MI 412 MI 637
Sports cars	166 S/SC/MM 166 MM Le Mans 195 S 275 S 340 America 212 Export 225 S 250 S 250 MM 340 Mexico & MM 375 MM 375 Plus 625 TF 735 S 500 Mondial 250 Monza 750 Monza 500 TR 857 S 376 S 735 LM 410 S 860 Monza 625 LM Dino 196 S & 296 S & 246 S 500 TRC 290 MM 290 S 315 S 335 S 250 GT Berlinetta 412 S 250 Testa Rossa 246 SP & 196 SP & 286 SP 248 SP & 268 SP 250 GTO 330 TRI/LM 330 LMB 250 P, 275 P & 330 P 275 P2, 330 P2 & 365 P2 250 LM 330 P3 330 P3/4 & P4 Dino 166 P & 206 SP Dino 206 S 212 E 612P 312 P 512 S & 512 M 712P 312 PB 333 SP 499P

Engines
Current	Turbocharged V6 Hybrid (2014–present)
Past	L4 (1952–1956) V6 (1958–1966) Turbocharged V6 (1981–1988) V8 (1956–1958, 1964–1965, 2006–2013) V10 (1996–2005) V12 (1950–1951, 1964–1980, 1989–1995)

Formula One titles
Drivers' titles	1952 1953 1956 1958 1961 1964 1975 1977 1979 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2007
Constructors' titles	1961 1964 1975 1976 1977 1979 1982 1983 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2007 2008

Related
Dino Driver Academy Grand Prix racing history Grand Prix results Engine customers Non-championship Formula One results Prancing Horse Tifosi

Mercedes-Benz in Formula One

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport (2010–present)

Ownership: Mercedes-Benz Group (33.3%); Toto Wolff (33.3%); Ineos (33.3%)

Executive management: Toto Wolff (CEO & team principal); Ola Källenius (Head of Mercedes-Benz)

Current personnel: James Allison; Peter Bonnington; Simon Cole; Jérôme d'Ambrosio; Mike Elliott; Ron Meadows; Jarrod Murphy; John Owen; Markus Schäfer [de]; Britta Seeger; Loïc Serra; Andrew Shovlin; Hywel Thomas [ja]; Geoff Willis

Former personnel: Bob Bell; Loïc Bigois; Eric Blandin; Ross Brawn; Aldo Costa; Andy Cowell; Jock Clear; Mark Ellis; Nick Fry; Thomas Fuhr; Norbert Haug; Ben Hodgkinson [ja]; Jürgen Hubbert; Niki Lauda; Paddy Lowe; Tony Ross; Wolfgang Schattling; Mark Slade; James Vowles; Craig Wilson [ja]; Thomas Weber; Ian Wright; Dieter Zetsche

Current race drivers: 44. Lewis Hamilton; 63. George Russell

2023 Test and reserve drivers: 47. Mick Schumacher

Simulator drivers: Jake Hughes; Anthony Davidson

Junior Team drivers: Frederik Vesti; Paul Aron; Andrea Kimi Antonelli; Alex Powell; Yuanpu Cui

World Champions: Lewis Hamilton; Nico Rosberg

Ambassadors: Nico Rosberg; Esteban Gutiérrez; Susie Wolff

Notable drivers: Valtteri Bottas; Michael Schumacher

Drivers' titles: 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020

Constructors' titles: 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021

Formula One cars: W01; W02; W03; W04; W05; W06; W07; W08; W09; W10; W11; W12; W13; W14

Engine division: Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains

Related: Mercedes-Benz Group; Mercedes-Benz; Mercedes-AMG

Daimler-Benz (1954–1955)
Personnel Fritz Nallinger Alfred Neubauer Max Sailer Rudolf Uhlenhaut World Champions Juan Manuel Fangio Notable drivers Hans Herrmann Karl Kling Hermann Lang Stirling Moss André Simon Piero Taruffi Drivers' titles 1954 1955 Formula One cars W196 Related Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows

Success with Mercedes-Benz engines
Drivers' titles 1954 1955 1998 1999 2008 2009 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Constructors' titles 1998 2009 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Related Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Mercedes engine customers' Grand Prix results Mercedes-AMG Italics indicate factory team.