List of Formula One people
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The following people play or have played significant roles in Formula One:
Drivers
See: List of Formula One drivers
Administration
Ecclestone in 2006
- Max Mosley - president of the FIA, the sport's rulemaking body
- Bernie Ecclestone - Owner, promoter and president of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration
- Charlie Whiting - FIA Formula One Race Director, Safety Delegate, Permanent Starter and head of the F1 Technical Department
- Jo Bauer - FIA Formula One Technical Delegate
- Gary Hartstein - Race doctor and first responder to crashes
- Bernd Mayländer - Driver of the Safety car
- Sid Watkins - Retired race doctor; president of the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society and the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety
Team management
As of January 2008
Ferrari
- Luca di Montezemolo - Ferrari and Fiat president
- Jean Todt - Scuderia Ferrari executive director
- Stefano Domenicali - Team principal and Sporting Director
- Aldo Costa - Technical Director
- Nicholas Tombazis - Chief Designer
- Gilles Simon - Head of Engine Department
- Mario Almondo - Operations Director
- Rory Byrne - Design and Development Consultant
- Luca Baldisserri - Chief track engineer
McLaren
- Ron Dennis - McLaren team principal and co-owner
- Mansour Ojjeh - Co-owner
- Martin Whitmarsh - CEO of the McLaren Formula One team
- Norbert Haug - President in charge of Mercedes-Benz motorsport
- Paddy Lowe - Engineering Director, Head of all engineering department
- Neil Oatley - Design and Development Director
- Mike Coughlan - Suspended from duty. Chief Designer
Williams
- Sir Frank Williams - Williams founder, team principal and co-owner
- Patrick Head - Co-founder (and Engineering Director)
- Sam Michael - Technical Director
Renault
- Bernard Rey - Renault F1 president
- Flavio Briatore - Renault F1 team principal and Managing Director
- Pat Symonds - Executive Director of Engineering
- Bob Bell - Technical Director
- Tim Densham - Chief Designer
- Rob White - Engine Technical Director
- Steve Nielsen - Sporting Manager
- Alan Permane - Chief Race Engineer
- Denis Chevrier - Head of Engine Track Operations
Honda
- Nick Fry - Honda F1 CEO
- Ross Brawn - Team principal
- Yasuhiro Wada - Chairman of the Honda F1 team and the General Manager of the Honda Motorsports Division
- Shuhei Nakamoto - Senior Technical Director
- Jörg Zander - Deputy Technical Director
- Loïc Bigois - Chief Aerodynamicist
Toyota
- Tadashi Yamashina - Toyota F1 team principal
- John Howett - President of Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) and the Toyota F1 team
- Pascal Vasselon - Senior General Manager Chassis
- Luca Marmorini - Technical Director in charge of engines
- Frank Dernie - Consultant
Red Bull
- Dietrich Mateschitz - Owner
- Christian Horner - Red Bull Racing team principal
- Adrian Newey - Chief Technical Officer
- Geoff Willis - Technical Director
- Alex Hitzinger - Head of Advanced Technologies for Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso
BMW Sauber
- Mario Theissen - BMW Sauber team principal. BMW Motorsport Director
- Peter Sauber - Consultant. Sauber founder
- Willy Rampf - Technical Director
Toro Rosso
- Dietrich Mateschitz - Owner
- Gerhard Berger - Co-owner
- Franz Tost - Scuderia Toro Rosso team principal
- Giorgio Ascanelli - Technical Director
- Alex Hitzinger - Head of Advanced Technologies for Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso
Super Aguri
- Aguri Suzuki - Super Aguri F1 founder, team principal and owner
- Mark Preston - Technical Director
- Daniele Audetto - Managing Director
Force India
- Vijay Mallya - Force India co-owner
- Michiel Mol - Force India co-owner
- Colin Kolles - Team principal and Managing Director
- Mike Gascoyne - Chief Technical Officer
- James Key - Technical Director
Tires
- Hirohide Hamashima - Head of Bridgestone's Motorsport Tyre Development
Commentary & publicity
United Kingdom
- Murray Walker - Retired BBC and ITV commentator (presenter) famous for making ridiculous or non-sequitur comments "in the heat of the moment". Regarded for a long time as the voice of Formula One and British Motorsport. Commentator for Grand Prix Masters.
- ITV
- James Allen - ITV commentator (presenter) since Murray Walker's retirement in 2001. Former pit lane reporter.
- Martin Brundle - Retired driver and ITV commentator
- other TV channels
- Ben Edwards - Former F1 Digital + commentator, now working for various channels in the UK
- Magazines
- Matt Bishop - F1 Racing editor.
- Steve Matchett - F1 Racing technical editor and columnist
- Peter Windsor - F1 Racing consultant editor and columnist
- Bob Constanduros, on-circuit commentator at every Grand Prix
United States
- SPEED Channel
- Bob Varsha - SPEED Channel commentator
- David Hobbs - Retired driver and SPEED Channel commentator
- Steve Matchett - SPEED Channel commentator
- Peter Windsor - SPEED Channel reporter
Austria
- Heinz Prüller - ORF Austrian TV commentator from 1965 until 2008. Famous for his computer-like memory of F1-related facts, paired with an obliviance for the actual ongoing of the race, makes for quite funny viewing.
From 2009 he is replaced by austrian journalist Ernst Hausleitner with former F1 Driver Alex Wurz as co-commentator.
Brazil
- TV Globo
- Galvão Bueno - TV Globo Head of Sport Department and commentator (presenter) since 1970s
- Luciano Burti - Retired F1 driver, now commentator for TV Globo
Italy
- RAI
- Gianfranco Mazzoni - RAI commentator (presenter)
- Ivan Capelli - retired F1 driver, now commentator for RAI.
- Giorgio Piola - Journalist, designer and technical expert for RAI.
- Mario Poltronieri - RAI commentator (presenter) from 1960s to 1994.
Japan
- Fuji TV
- Jun Imamiya - Commentator
- Kazuhito Kawai - Commentator
- Motoyasu Moriwaki - ex-Honda R&D Co.,Ltd. engineer, now commentator for Fuji TV
- Tetsuo Tsugawa - ex-Benetton Formula mechanic, now commentator for Fuji TV
Netherlands
- RTL 7
- Olav Mol - Commentator
- Allard Kalff - Pit reporter
- Marcel Maaijer - presenter
Other
- Hermann Tilke - Designer of several new F1 circuits
- Tsutomu Tomita - President of Fuji Speedway and ex-Toyota F1 team principal
Former Formula One people
1950s–
- Alfred Neubauer - The Rennleiter (Director) of the Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix team
- Enzo Ferrari - Ferrari and Scuderia Ferrari founder
- Colin Chapman - Lotus team founder and former team principal
1960s–
- Keith Duckworth - Co-founder of Cosworth
- Bruce McLaren - McLaren founder
- Soichiro Honda - Honda and Honda F1 founder
1970s–
- Gordon Murray - Former Brabham and McLaren designer
- Mauro Forghieri - Former Scuderia Ferrari designer
- Jean-Marie Balestre - Former president of the FIA and FISA
1980s–
- John Barnard - Former McLaren, Scuderia Ferrari and Benetton designer
- Brian Hart - Designer engineering for teams Hart, Toleman and Arrows
- Giancarlo Minardi - Minardi founder
1990s–
- Eddie Jordan - Jordan founder and former team principal
- Tom Walkinshaw - Owner of the defunct Arrows team
- Oliver Gavin - ex-safety car driver (1997–1999)
2000s–
- Tony George - Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner
- Tony Purnell - Former Jaguar executive
- Pierre Dupasquier - Head of Michelin's Competition Department
- Paul Stoddart - Minardi owner and former team principal