Frédéric Vasseur
Vasseur in 2022
Born (1968-05-28) 28 May 1968
Draveil, Île-de-France, France
Known forTeam Principal of the Renault F1 Team (2016–2017)
Team Principal of the Sauber F1 Team (2017–2018)
Managing Director & CEO of Sauber Motorsport AG (2017–2022)
Team Principal of Alfa Romeo Racing (2019–2022)
Team Principal of Scuderia Ferrari (2023–)

Frédéric Vasseur (born 28 May 1968) is a French motorsport engineer and manager with a long career managing Formula-series teams. He is currently the team principal and general manager of Scuderia Ferrari, and was previously the managing director, CEO, and team principal of the Switzerland-based Alfa Romeo Racing.[1]

Career

Vasseur studied aeronautics and engineering before starting his career in the junior Formula-series creating his own team, ASM.[2] Known for his success and fostering talent he eventually moved on to Formula 1 as race director and eventually team principal for Renault F1 before leaving the team in 2016 because of different visions in managing the team to that of the team's senior management.[3] Subsequently, he was hired by Sauber in July 2017.

ASM

Vasseur graduated from ESTACA and founded the ASM team in 1996 which, in partnership with Renault, won the French Formula 3 championship with David Saelens in 1998, and the Formula 3 Euroseries championships in partnership with Mercedes-Benz with Jamie Green, Lewis Hamilton, Paul di Resta and Romain Grosjean, from 2004 to 2007.

ART Grand Prix

In 2004, he joined Nicolas Todt to form the ART Grand Prix team that won the GP2 Series championship with Nico Rosberg in 2005 and Lewis Hamilton in 2006.

Spark Racing Technology

At the end of 2013, he obtained the contract from the FIA to construct the 40 chassis for the inaugural Formula E series for his newly formed venture Spark Racing Technology; the company has continued to keep this contract.[4]

Renault Sport F1 Team

Vasseur joined Renault Sport as team principal of the newly formed Renault Sport Formula One Team during the 2016 Formula One season. He resigned at the end of the 2016 season after disagreements with the managing director, Cyril Abiteboul, on how the team should be run.

Sauber F1 Team

On 12 July 2017, Sauber announced that they had signed up Vasseur as managing director and CEO of Sauber Motorsport AG as well as team principal of the Sauber F1 Team.[5]

Scuderia Ferrari

On 13 December 2022, Scuderia Ferrari announced the departure of Team Principal Mattia Binotto. They subsequently appointed Vasseur as his replacement. He is the fourth non-Italian and the second Frenchman to head the Scuderia, after Jean Todt. Vasseur achieved his first win as team principal when Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz took victory at the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix.

Personal life

Vasseur married on 31 July 1999 and has four children.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Vasseur to replace Binotto as Ferrari Team Principal". formula1.com. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Frederic Vasseur". F1 Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Analysis: Blow for Renault as Vasseur leaves "by mutual consent" ahead of 2017 F1 season". James Allen on F1. 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Golson, Jordan (9 September 2014). "What You Need to Know Before the First Ever Formula E Race This Weekend". Wired. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
    - O'Kane, Sean (13 February 2017). "New concept images show just how crazy Formula E's race cars will look next year". The Verge. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
    - Biesbrouck, Tim (13 February 2017). "Spark Racing Technology releases first concept images of new Formula E car". Electric Autosport. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Sauber F1 Team announces Frédéric Vasseur as the new Team Principal". www.sauberf1team.com. 12 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Alfa boss Vasseur talks up Hulkenberg talent – but says 'too early' to discuss 2021 driver line-up". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
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