Head of Vehicle Engineering, McLaren Racing

Mark Williams

After graduating from Imperial College, London, with a degree in mechanical engineering, Mark devoted himself to motorsport, working at the Ensign Formula 1 team, engineering firm Ricardo and as a designer at Lola. After a stint working in the North American IndyCar series, he returned to Europe, firstly to look after the engineering side of McLaren’s sports car racing programme before joining the Formula 1 team in 1997. As head of vehicle engineering, he is responsible for integrating all aspects of the team’s vehicle development.