Patrick Bruce Reith "Pat" Symonds (born 11 June 1953 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK) is a British motor racing engineer. He was the Chief Technical Officer at Williams Grand Prix Engineering, from 2013 until 2016,[1][2] having previously worked at Benetton, Renault and Virgin Racing.
In 2008, following the Crashgate scandal involving the Renault team, he was suspended from Formula One events for 5 years, whilst Flavio Briatore was banned indefinitely. At the end of his suspension, Symonds returned in 2013 at Williams, becoming its Chief technical officer.
Races[]
Competitions where Symonds has been receiving the winning manufacturer’s award on the podium.
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| 2005 |  2005 Australian Grand Prix
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Notes[]
- ↑ "WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING - Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds to Leave Williams". williamsf1.com. http://www.williamsf1.com/racing/news/chief-technical-officer-pat-symonds-to-leave-williams. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ↑ Smith, Luke (20 December 2016). "Williams F1 technical chief Pat Symonds to leave at end of 2016". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2016/12/20/williams-f1-technical-chief-pat-symonds-to-leave-at-end-of-2016/. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
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| Personnel Nikolai Fomenko · John Booth · Graeme Lowdon · Pat Symonds | |||
| Former drivers 28.  Will Stevens · 98.  Roberto Merhi · 4. Max Chilton · 17.  Jules Bianchi Timo Glock · Charles PicTest drivers Dino Zamparelli ·  Tio Ellinas ·  Rio Haryanto ·  Alexander Rossi · María de Villota
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| Cars MR01 · MR02 · MR03 · MNR1 | |||
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| Drivers 23.  Alexander Albon · 55. Carlos Sainz, Jr.
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| Personnel Frank Williams · Patrick Head · Pat Symonds · Mike Coughlan | |||
World Champions Alan Jones (1980) ·  Keke Rosberg (1982) ·  Nelson Piquet (1987) · Nigel Mansell (1992) · Alain Prost (1993) · Damon Hill (1996) ·  Jacques Villeneuve (1997)
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