Since 1947, when the first Ferrari road car rolled out the gates of Maranello filled with Shell fuels and lubricants, every vehicle produced in the famed factory has been powered and protected by Shell.

This year, Shell joins Ferrari in celebrating its 70th anniversary as a manufacturer of the world’s most charismatic and desirable road cars. The Shell Innovation Partnership with Ferrari is today, one of the most respected and recognised in the world of motoring, and one of the most decorated and celebrated in the world of motorsport.

Meet the team

Guy Lovett

Guy Lovett

Guy Lovett

Guy is responsible for the technology projects for Shell’s Innovation Partnership with Scuderia Ferrari, its Technical Partnership with Ducati in MotoGP and also with the ACO as the sole fuel supplier of World Endurance Championships. He is currently based out of the Shell Technology Centre in Hamburg, where he looks after delivering performance for partners in Formula 1® and beyond.

Benoit Poulet

Benoit Poulet

Benoit Poulet

Benoît leads the team that develops Shell V-Power fuels for Scuderia Ferrari. He splits his time between the Shell Technology Centre in Hamburg and the Scuderia Ferrari Gestione Sportiva in Maranello, working with a team of fuel scientists and engineers to co-create new fuel formulations as the new Scuderia Ferrari power unit is being developed and improved. 

Drew Stinton

Drew Stinton

Drew Stinton

Drew supports Scuderia Ferrari in the Shell Trackside Laboratory at all Formula 1® races. He is in charge of setting up, servicing and maintaining Shell’s analytical equipment and facilities in the paddock, and conducting all fuels and lubricants tests over a race weekend. When he isn’t on the road, Drew is often in Maranello, conducting maintenance on Shell’s two Trackside Labs.

Marcel Ehlert

Marcel Ehlert

Marcel Ehlert

Marcel splits his time between two of Shell’s major motorsport partners, supporting the Shell Trackside team in Formula 1 and also coordinating fuel logistics and delivery for the World Endurance Championship. 

Jennifer Plueckhahn

Jennifer Plueckhahn

Jennifer Plueckhahn

Jennifer, or Jenny as most of the team know her, has just finished her first season on the road as a member of the Shell Trackside team. She splits her time between traveling to races, and the Shell Technology Centre in Hamburg, coordinating projects and timelines for new formulation development across the Shell Motorsport portfolio. 

Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson

Paul is part of the team of Shell scientists that support Scuderia Ferrari at each race, testing fuels and lubricants from the Shell Trackside Laboratory. On top of setting up the lab at each race and making sure all instruments are functioning exactly as they should, he also supports the development of new Shell V-Power race fuel formulations in between race weekends. This season will be his first as part of the Shell Trackside team.

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