MSc Vehicle Dynamics under Pacejka in Delft

LapSim is completely developed by Chris van Rutten, both the calculation models as well as the Graphical User Interface (GUI).

In 1995 Chris graduated with a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delft University, section Vehicle Dynamics, under the supervision of Professor Hans Pacejka. His final research project was performed at Toyota Motorsport in Cologne.

After the project was finished, in 1994, he founded his own consultancy business, CCD.

From the day he was born, Chris major passion was sport and cars. Combining those two explains his interest in Autosport. In 2007 he got his racing license. From that year on he competed every year in a couple of events using a Porsche 944. Achieving a lap time on a race track has significantly increased his understanding of his work and helps to put simulation in the right perspective.