Tom Stallard
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| Born | 11 September 1978 London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  British | ||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Race engineer | ||||||||||||||
| Employer | McLaren Formula One Team | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas Alexander Stallard (born 11 September 1978) is a British motorsport engineer who currently works for the McLaren F1 Team as engineer for Oscar Piastri and former rower.
Early and personal life
[edit]Thomas Alexander Stallard was born on 11 September 1978 in London, England.[1][2] His father, Matt, was a rower for the University of London.[3][4]
Rowing career
[edit]Stallard began rowing at the age of 13, eventually participating at the World Rowing U19 Championships in 1996. In university, he attended the University of Cambridge, where he rowed rowed in the Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC). Stallard competed in the University Boat Races between 1999 and 2002, winning in 1999 and 2001. He was the president of CUBC for the 2002 season.[4][5]
Following his graduation, Stallard became a full-time rower. His first Olympics was at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Competing for Team GB, his team finished ninth out of nine boats. Stallard participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, winning a silver medal for Great Britain in the men's eight.[4][6]
Formula One
[edit]After retiring from rowing, Stallard joined the McLaren Formula One team as a simulator test engineer. He later became the performance engineer for Jenson Button, and was eventually promoted to race engineer in 2014.[7] In addition to Button, he has also served as the race engineer for Stoffel Vandoorne, Carlos Sainz Jr., Daniel Ricciardo and Oscar Piastri.[6][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "World Rowing - Tom STALLARD". World Rowing. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Tom Stallard". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Tom Stallard". BBC. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Tom Stallard, from oar power to horse power". World Rowing. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Tom Stallard". Team GB. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ a b Smith, Luke (23 May 2023). "The Olympic career that prepared Tom Stallard for life as an F1 race engineer". The Athletic. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ Richards, Giles (17 July 2014). "Jenson Button's German Grand Prix team helmed by ex-rower Tom Stallard". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ Austin, Daniel (25 March 2024). "Fear, faith, friendship: Inside F1's most precious relationship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
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