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1 Early and personal life  




2 Career  


2.1  Education and junior Formula series (1996–2015)  




2.2  Formula One (2016–present)  


2.2.1  Renault Sport F1 Team (2016)  




2.2.2  Sauber F1 Team (2017–2021)  




2.2.3  Scuderia Ferrari (2023–present)  








3 References  













Frédéric Vasseur






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Frédéric Vasseur
Vasseur in 2024
Born (1968-05-28) 28 May 1968 (age 56)
Draveil, Île-de-France, France
Known forFormula One Team Principal, including for Scuderia Ferrari (2022–present)

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

Early and personal life[edit]

Frédéric Vasseur was born on 28 May 1968 in Draveil, Île-de-France, France.[2] He married his wife Marie Laure on 31 July 1999 and together they have 4 children.[3]

Career[edit]

Education and junior Formula series (1996–2015)[edit]

Vasseur graduated from ESTACA where he studied aeronautics and engineering. He 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 co-founders Nicolas Todt and Vasseur in 2009.

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.

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][5][6]

Formula One (2016–present)[edit]

Renault Sport F1 Team (2016)[edit]

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.[7] Subsequently, he was hired by Sauber in July 2017.

Sauber F1 Team (2017–2021)[edit]

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.[8]

Scuderia Ferrari (2023–present)[edit]

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.[citation needed]

Vasseur achieved his first win as team principal when Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr. took victory at the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix.[9] He achieved his first 1-2 in the 2024 Australian Grand Prix, led by Sainz and followed by Charles Leclerc.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Vasseur to replace Binotto as Ferrari Team Principal". formula1.com. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  • ^ "Scuderia Ferrari Team: Frédéric Vasseur - Ferrari.com". www.ferrari.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  • ^ Airy, Salomy (26 February 2024). Fred Vasseur Wife Marie Laure: Ferrari Principal Married Life & Kids Players Bio. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "Vasseur reflects on 'emotional' first win as Ferrari boss". Formula1.com. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  • ^ "Vasseur warns Ferrari not to 'get carried away'". Formula1.com. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

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