- 23-year-old University of Lyon student Damien Turlay awarded a unique one-year placement to work with both INFINITI and Renault Sport Formula One™ Team
- Turlay will begin his 12-month placement in the UK in October, together with another six winners from all over the world
ENSTONE, UK – An engineering student from France has been awarded the career opportunity of a lifetime in Automotive and Formula One, as INFINITI announces Damien Turlay as the European winner of the INFINITI Engineering Academy 2017.
Having been selected from thousands of entries and beating nine other finalists from around the country in an action-packed event at Renault Sport Formula One Team Technical Center, 23-year-old Damien Turlay from Toulouse (France) will move to the UK in October for a career opportunity of a lifetime, complete with travel, accommodation, access to an INFINITI company car, a salary and the possibility to work alongside world-leading engineers at the cutting edge of the automotive and motorsport industries.
Turlay, who is a mechanical engineering student at the University of Lyon, will spend six months working at Renault Formula One Team's Technical Center in the UK (Enstone) and six months working at the INFINITI European Technical Center (Cranfield). He will play a key role in the ongoing transfer of technical knowledge and expertise between Renault Sport Formula One Team and INFINITI.
"With every edition of the Academy, we are more and more impressed by the amount of interest received from students all over the world and the incredible level of the talent attracted," said Tommaso Volpe, Global Director, INFINITI Motorsport. "Students have seen the accomplishments of our former Academy graduates, who have forged successful careers in both automotive and motorsport and, as a result, more students than ever before want to participate to get this once-in-a-lifetime engineering experience to launch their careers. With Formula One becoming more relevant to the automotive industry and with an increased focus of the placements this year being on the road car development, we are training a new generation of engineers who will play a key role in the crossover between the two industries."
Introducing Damien Turlay, the #INFINITIF1 Engineering Academy Europe winner! pic.twitter.com/H2FFlbWNXg
— INFINITI MSport (@InfinitiMSport) July 24, 2017
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Commenting on his win, Turlay said, "When my name was announced, I couldn' believe it! I met nine other very capable and strong candidates in the Final, who were all deserving of the opportunity, so I feel very fortunate to be the winner. I can' wait to get started, it's a dream come true."
The INFINITI Engineering Academy, now in its fourth year, is a one-of-a-kind global search for the world's best up-and-coming engineers. For 2017, seven placements are available with one winner chosen each from Asia-Pacific, Canada, China, Europe (incl. Russia), Mexico, United Arab Emirates and US, to work with INFINITI and Renault Sport Formula One Team. The 2017 edition of the Academy attracted over 12,000 registrations from 41 different countries, setting a new record with a near-threefold increase on last year.
For more information on the INFINITI Engineering Academy, please visit academy.infiniti.com.
2017 INFINITI Engineering Academy European winner bio
- Name: Damien Turlay (France)
- Age: 23
- University: University of Lyon (Mechanical Engineering), Ecole Centrale de Lyon (Vehicle Engineering).
- From: Born in Dax, raised in Valence, Paris and Lyon. Currently living in Toulouse.
- Greatest achievement: Building a Formula Student car from scratch.
- Career dream: F1 Engineer or Team Manager.
Infiniti Q60, Q30S and a few @RenaultSportF1 trucks to complete the picture at day 2 of the #InfinitiF1 Engineering Academy Final pic.twitter.com/uycrGfbGHV
— Ian Goddard (@andyian) July 20, 2017
Day 2. The teams are being assessed across a variety of criteria under sustained pressure – this isn't your normal job interview! pic.twitter.com/r41MCyffGG
— INFINITI MSport (@InfinitiMSport) July 20, 2017
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