Respected engineer Mayer joins Nulon Racing
Nulon Racing is celebrating today’s International Women in Engineering Day (June 23) by announcing that respected motorsport engineer, Romy Mayer, is joining the Arundel-based team.
Across a 13 year career, Mayer’s list of achievements specifically in Supercars is extensive – and includes playing a key role in Jamie Whincup’s 7th career Supercars title and guiding Craig Lowndes and Declan Fraser to the best finish by a wildcard (8th) in last year’s Repco Bathurst 1000.
After working with Triple Eight Engineering in Supercars, Super2 and GT World Challenge Asia for eight years, Mayer says she is looking forward to joining the Nulon Racing team to support Jimmy Golding and Tim Slade.
“I am super excited to be back in the Supercar paddock with Nulon Racing,” Mayer said.
“They have made some big gains this season already, and I am looking forward to chasing the big dogs and hunting some podiums and even a race win with my new team.”
Now entering her 13th year in motorsport, Mayer’s first job was in Germany at Mercedes Motorsport in the German Touring Car Championship (DTM). Working with the car manufacturer for four years, Mayer was heavily involved in the development of a GT3 car, with the project taking a year to complete.
After five years at Mercedes, Mayer made the move to Australia to join Triple Eight Race Engineering in September 2015.
As data engineer, Mayer worked alongside David Cauchi and Grant McPherson when Jamie Whincup claimed his seventh championship in 2017 before making the move to become a Race Engineer herself on Triple Eight’s Super2 entry for Kurt Kostecki, finishing second in the championship.
That same year (2019), Mayer also worked on the GT3 team fielded by Triple Eight in Asia.
Following the birth of her first child, Mayer returned to GT3 last year (2022), contesting the full season in Asia, with her entry winning the Pro AM Championship before the eye-catching result as race engineer of the Lowndes/Fraser result at Mount Panorama.
Mayer is also a FIA Girls on Track Ambassador and Co-Founder of the Future Females program, and often presents to schools and universities to encourage women to pursue a STEM-based career.
“I think it is pretty cool that my joining the team has been announced on International Women in Engineering Day,” Mayer said.
“International Women in Engineering Day is all about raising awareness about the women pursuing engineering and transforming the world with their achievements, so I think the timing is quite fitting.
“Encouraging women and girls to pursue careers in STEM and motorsport is a real passion of mine, and I look forward to continuing my work in this area while being a part of the Nulon Racing team.”
International Women in Engineering Day is celebrated on June 23 every year around the world, to honour women in the field of engineering.
It focuses on raising the profile of women who are changing the field of engineering and has been recognised by UNESCO.
It is held on June 23 each year in tribute to the anniversary of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), which was established on June 23, 1919. To learn more, visit the official website here.
Mayer will join Nulon Racing for next month's NTI Townsville 500 from 7-9 July. Tickets are available through Supercars.com and Ticketek.
