ENGINEER
Pat Symonds
1953 - Today

Pat Symonds
Patrick Bruce Reith Symonds (born 11 June 1953) is a British motor racing engineer, who is currently the executive engineering consultant for the Andretti Cadillac F1 program. He was the Chief Technical Officer at Williams Grand Prix Engineering from 2013 until 2016, having previously worked at the Benetton, Renault and Virgin Formula One teams. Until May 2024 he was the Chief Technical Officer of Formula One. In September 2009, Symonds was forced to resign from the ING Renault F1 team due to his involvement in race fixing at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pat Symonds is the 345th most popular engineer (down from 292nd in 2019), the 5,222nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,688th in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Pat Symonds ranks 345 out of 389. Before him are Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford, T. Keith Glennan, Julius Kühn, R. J. Mitchell, Harry Ricardo, and Anatoly Blagonravov. After him are Tommy Flowers, Chuck Peddle, Pavel Pavel, Willy Rampf, Bob Bell, and Mehdi Jomaa.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford
1893 - 1971
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 339
T. Keith Glennan
1905 - 1995
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 340
Julius Kühn
1825 - 1910
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 341
R. J. Mitchell
1895 - 1937
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 342
Harry Ricardo
1885 - 1974
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 343
Anatoly Blagonravov
1894 - 1975
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 344
Pat Symonds
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 345
Tommy Flowers
1905 - 1998
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 346
Chuck Peddle
1937 - 2019
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 347
Pavel Pavel
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 348
Willy Rampf
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 349
Bob Bell
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 350
Mehdi Jomaa
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 351
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Pat Symonds ranks 502. Before him are Valero Rivera López, Basanti Bisht, Ilkka Hanski, Mokhtar Naili, Ken Burns, and Don Dokken. After him are Paul Mariner, Mayumi Aoki, Christine Ebersole, Carol Thatcher, Lawrence Venuti, and Vangelis Meimarakis.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsValero Rivera López
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 496
Basanti Bisht
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 497
Ilkka Hanski
BIOLOGIST
1953 - 2016
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 498
Mokhtar Naili
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 499
Ken Burns
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 500
Don Dokken
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 501
Pat Symonds
ENGINEER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 502
Paul Mariner
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2021
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 503
Mayumi Aoki
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 504
Christine Ebersole
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 505
Carol Thatcher
JOURNALIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 506
Lawrence Venuti
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 507
Vangelis Meimarakis
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 508
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Pat Symonds ranks 5,224 out of 8,785. Before him are Graham Poll (1963), Nancy Mackay (1922), Richey Edwards (1967), Prideaux John Selby (1788), J. J. C. Smart (1920), and Lionel Jeffries (1926). After him are Jesse Lingard (1992), Laura Knight (1877), Adela Pankhurst (1885), Paul Mariner (1953), James Wilson (1891), and Keith Levene (1957).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsGraham Poll
REFEREE
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5,218
Nancy Mackay
ATHLETE
1922 - 2016
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5,219
Richey Edwards
MUSICIAN
1967 - 2008
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5,220
Prideaux John Selby
BIOLOGIST
1788 - 1867
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5,221
J. J. C. Smart
PHILOSOPHER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 5,222
Lionel Jeffries
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 5,223
Pat Symonds
ENGINEER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 5,224
Jesse Lingard
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 5,225
Laura Knight
PAINTER
1877 - 1970
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 5,226
Adela Pankhurst
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1961
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 5,227
Paul Mariner
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2021
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 5,228
James Wilson
ATHLETE
1891 - 1973
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 5,229
Keith Levene
MUSICIAN
1957 - 2022
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 5,230
Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom
Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Pat Symonds ranks 40. Before him are Ove Arup (1895), Jesse Ramsden (1735), Isaac Roberts (1829), Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford (1893), R. J. Mitchell (1895), and Harry Ricardo (1885). After him are Tommy Flowers (1905), Bob Bell (1958), John Lombe (1693), Kevin Warwick (1954), Tom Kilburn (1921), and Pat Fry (1964).
Ove Arup
1895 - 1988
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 34
Jesse Ramsden
1735 - 1800
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 35
Isaac Roberts
1829 - 1904
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 36
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford
1893 - 1971
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 37
R. J. Mitchell
1895 - 1937
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 38
Harry Ricardo
1885 - 1974
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 39
Pat Symonds
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 40
Tommy Flowers
1905 - 1998
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 41
Bob Bell
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 42
John Lombe
1693 - 1722
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 43
Kevin Warwick
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 44
Tom Kilburn
1921 - 2001
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 45
Pat Fry
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 46