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Loïc Serra
Born	(1972-03-30) 30 March 1972 (age 52) Nancy, France
Nationality	French
Citizenship	French
Occupation	Engineer
Employer	Scuderia Ferrari
Known for	Formula One engineer
Title	Chassis Technical Director

Loïc Serra (born 30 March 1972) is a French Formula 1 engineer and Chassis Technical Director of Scuderia Ferrari HP.

Career

Serra studied at Arts et Métiers ParisTech in Aix-en-Provence and Paris, specialising in Mechanical Engineering. After graduating from university, Serra started his career in motorsport with Michelin, working as a quality engineer in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, before moving to the company's main Research and Development centre in Clermont-Ferrand, France. His department worked on new tyres and suspension concepts allowing Serra to gain a deep understanding in vehicle dynamics and tyre interactions.

In 2002, Serra was given the task to develop a new innovative suspension system for racing cars and other high-performance vehicles. This suspension system was proposed to the Michelin customer teams in Formula One and formed Serra's first encounter with the series. Shortly afterwards, Serra joined the Formula One department at Michelin and remained there until the tyre manufacturer withdrew from the series in 2006.

As Serra wished to stay in Formula One, he joined the BMW Sauber F1 Team to become the Head of Vehicle Performance for the Swiss team. After BMW's withdrawal from Formula One, Serra decided to seek a new challenge so he joined the new Mercedes works team where he has remained ever since. In 2019, Serra was promoted to performance director at Mercedes. His role involves working with tyre, suspension, aerodynamic, and power unit experts to ensure the various characteristics work towards an overall package that is both fast and reliable. In 2023, it became public that he will join Scuderia Ferrari in 2025. Ferrari confirmed the news in May 2024, announcing that Serra would join the team beginning October 2024 as the team's Chassis Technical Director.

References

1. ^ "Loïc Serra". MercedesAMGF1.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
2. ^ "Men behind Mercedes team". F1i.com. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
3. ^ Noble, Jonathan (2 August 2016). "McLaren in legal dispute with Mercedes over engineer". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024. Updated 5 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
4. "Mercedes announce technical shakeup for 2019". Formula1.com. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
5. "Tyres are living things-Serra". Racingspot. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2024. Updated 19 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
6. "Ferrari captures 'top' Mercedes figure to boost F1 recovery". Autosport.com. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
7. "Loic Serra and Jerome D'ambrosio join Scuderia Ferrari HP". Ferrari.com. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

v t e BMW in Formula One
Notable personnel Toni Cuquerella Dirk de Beer Markus Duesmann Mike Krack Seamus Mullarkey Ossi Oikarinen John Owen Heinz Paschen Willy Rampf Peter Sauber Andreas Seidl Loïc Serra Mario Theissen Willem Toet Pierre Waché Ben Waterhouse Jörg Zander Christoph Zimmermann Beat Zehnder Notable drivers Nick Heidfeld Robert Kubica Jacques Villeneuve Sebastian Vettel Formula One cars F1.06 F1.07 F1.08 F1.09 Related BMW Motorsport Sauber Motorsport
As an engine manufacturer World Champion(s) Nelson Piquet Drivers' titles 1983

v t e Mercedes-Benz in Formula One
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team (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 Ron Meadows Jarrod Murphy John Owen Simone Resta Markus Schäfer [de] Britta Seeger Andrew Shovlin Hywel Thomas [ja] Geoff Willis Former personnel Bob Bell Loïc Bigois Eric Blandin Ross Brawn Aldo Costa Andy Cowell Jock Clear Tad Czapski Jérôme d'Ambrosio Mark Ellis Mike Elliott Nick Fry Thomas Fuhr Norbert Haug Ben Hodgkinson [ja] Jürgen Hubbert Niki Lauda Paddy Lowe Tony Ross Wolfgang Schattling Loïc Serra Mark Slade James Vowles Craig Wilson [ja] Thomas Weber Ian Wright Dieter Zetsche 2024 Race drivers 44. Lewis Hamilton 63. George Russell 2025 Race drivers 12. Andrea Kimi Antonelli 63. George Russell 2025 Test and reserve drivers Valtteri Bottas Frederik Vesti Simulator drivers Jake Hughes Anthony Davidson Junior Team drivers James Anagnostiadis Andrea Kimi Antonelli Kenzo Craigie Yuanpu Cui Luna Fluxá Doriane Pin Alex Powell Frederik Vesti 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 W15 Engine division Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Related Mercedes-Benz Group Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG
Daimler-Benz AG (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
World Championships 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 2024 Related Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Mercedes engine customers' Grand Prix results Mercedes-AMG Italics indicate factory team.

v t e Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber
Founder	Peter Sauber
Current	Alessandro Alunni Bravi Mattia Binotto James Key Iñaki Rueda Beat Zehnder
2024 drivers	Zhou Guanyu Valtteri Bottas
2025 drivers	Gabriel Bortoleto Nico Hülkenberg
2024 reserve drivers	Zane Maloney Théo Pourchaire
Sauber Academy drivers	Léna Bühler Zane Maloney Taym Saleh Carrie Schreiner Théo Pourchaire
Notable personnel	Mariano Alperin [ja] Alessandro Alunni Bravi Ruth Buscombe Elliot Dason-Barber Dirk de Beer André de Cortanze Jost Capito Jacky Eeckelaert Luca Furbatto Eric Gandelin René Hilhorst [ja] Nicolas Hennel Monisha Kaltenborn James Key Mike Krack Jan Monchaux Matt Morris Seamus Mullarkey Steve Nichols Tom McCullough John Owen Xevi Pujolar Willy Rampf Leo Ress [ja] Simone Resta Sergio Rinland Andreas Seidl Loïc Serra Mark Smith Julien Simon-Chautemps Willem Toet Mario Theissen Frédéric Vasseur Pierre Waché Ben Waterhouse Max Welti Ian Wright Jörg Zander Beat Zehnder Christoph Zimmermann
Notable drivers	Karl Wendlinger Heinz-Harald Frentzen Johnny Herbert Jean Alesi Nick Heidfeld Kimi Räikkönen Felipe Massa Giancarlo Fisichella Jacques Villeneuve Robert Kubica Sebastian Vettel Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Pérez Marcus Ericsson Charles Leclerc
Former drivers	See category
Sportscars	C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 SHS C6 C7 C8 C9 C11 C291 C292
Formula One cars	C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 As BMW Sauber F1.06 F1.07 F1.08 F1.09 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 As Alfa Romeo C38 C39 C41 C42 C43 C44

v t e Scuderia Ferrari
v t e Drivers 2024 Race drivers 16. Charles Leclerc 55. Carlos Sainz Jr. 2025 Race drivers 16. Charles Leclerc 44. Lewis Hamilton Test and reserve drivers 99. Antonio Giovinazzi (reserve) Robert Shwartzman (test) Ferrari Driver Academy Dino Beganovic Maya Weug Oliver Bearman Rafael Câmara Tuukka Taponen Aurelia Nobels 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.
v t e Personnel Founder Enzo Ferrari Current John Elkann (president) Benedetto Vigna (chief executive officer) Piero Ferrari (vice chairman) Frédéric Vasseur (team principal) Riccardo Adami Bryan Bozzi Jock Clear Jérôme d'Ambrosio Enrico Gualtieri Diego Ioverno Ravin Jain Xavier Marcos Padros Fabio Montecchi Enrico Racca Carlo Santi Loïc Serra Matteo Togninalli Former Ben Agathangelou James Allison Mario Almondo Alberto Antonini Maurizio Arrivabene Giorgio Ascanelli Daniele Audetto Luca Badoer Luca Baldisserri John Barnard Dario Benuzzi Mattia Binotto Loïc Bigois Ross Brawn Gustav Brunner Marcin Budkowski Ruth Buscombe Rory Byrne Louis C. Camilleri Giacomo Caliri Enrico Cardile Carlo Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Valerio Colotti Aldo Costa Toni Cuquerella Tad Czapski Dirk de Beer Stefano Domenicali Henri Durand Chris Dyer Marco Fainello Gianfranco Fantuzzi [pl] Alfredo Ferrari Enzo Ferrari Cesare Fiorio Mauro Forghieri Pat Fry Hirohide Hamashima Diane Holl John Iley Vittorio Jano Aurelio Lampredi Claudio Lombardi Ignazio Lunetta Sergio Marchionne Luca Marmorini Neil Martin Paolo Martinelli Alberto Massimino Marco Mattiacci Laurent Mekies Jean-Claude Migeot [pl] Jan Monchaux Luca Cordero di Montezemolo Steve Nichols Ossi Oikarinen Marco Piccinini Nicolò Petrucci Harvey Postlethwaite Simone Resta Massimo Rivola Iñaki Rueda David Sanchez Lorenzo Sassi Enrique Scalabroni Michael Schumacher Gilles Simon Rob Smedley Andrea Stella Nigel Stepney Romolo Tavoni Rob Taylor Antonia Terzi Jean Todt Willem Toet Nikolas Tombazis Joan Villadelprat
v t e 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
v t e Engines Current 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)
v t e 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
v t e Related Dino Driver Academy Grand Prix racing history Grand Prix results Engine customers Non-championship Formula One results Prancing Horse Tifosi
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