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Administration

• Jo Bauer, FIA Formula One Technical Delegate
• Bernie Ecclestone, owner, promoter, and president of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration
• Gary Hartstein, race doctor and first responder to crashes
• Bernd Maylander, driver of the Safety car
• Max Mosley, president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, the sport's rulemaking body
• Sid Watkins, retired race doctor; president of the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society and the FIA Institure for Motor Sport Safety
• Charlie Whiting, FIA Formula One Race Director, Safety Delegate, Permanent Starter and head of the F1 Technical Department

Jo Bauer is the FIA Formula 1 Technical Delegate at Grand Prix races. ... Bernard Charles Bernie Ecclestone (born October 28, 1930 in Suffolk, United Kingdom) is the president and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration, he also owns a stake in Alpha Prema, the parent company of the Formula One Group of companies. ... Organisation of commercial operations of Formula One Formula One Management, or FOM, is a corporate entity dealing with media relations and financial matters regarding Formula One. ... Organisation of commerical operations of Formula One Formula One Administration Ltd. ... Dr Gary Hartstein, M.D. (born 1955 in Staten Island, United States), is Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine at University Hospital, Liège, Belgium and FIAMedical Delegate for the Formula 1 World Championship. ... Bernd Maylander (b. ... Mercedes-Benz supplies its AMG models to the Formula One Championship as safety cars The F1 Safety Car outside of its garage in the pitlane at the 2005 US Grand Prix In auto racing, a safety car (known in America as the pace car) is a car which limits the... Max Mosley has been president of the influential FIA since 1991. ... Hi im edd winchester The Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established on June 20, 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ... Sidney Watkins M.D. F.R.C.S. O.B.E. (b. ... Whiting in the control booth Charlie Whiting is FIA Formula One Race Director, Safety Delegate, Permanent Starter and head of the F1 Technical Department, in which capacities he generally manages the logistics of each F1 Grand Prix, inspects cars in Parc Ferme before a race, enforces FIA rules, and controls...

Team Management

• Ross Brawn, Ferrari technical director and strategist
• Flavio Briatore, Renault team principal, playboy famous for dating supermodels
• Mario Theissen, BMW technical director and strategist
• Colin Chapman, Lotus team founder
• Ikaash Chatha, Chatha Cosworth team principal and technical director
• Ron Dennis, McLaren team principal
• Enzo Ferrari, Ferrari and Scuderia Ferrari founder
• Brian Hart, designer engineering for teams Hart, Toleman and Arrows
• Patrick Head, Williams co-owner and ex-technical director
• Eddie Jordan, Jordan founder and team principal
• Bruce McLaren, McLaren founder
• Sam Michael, Williams technical director
• Giancarlo Minardi, Minardi founder
• Luca di Montezemolo, Ferrari and Fiat president
• Adrian Newey, Red Bull Racing technical director
• Tony Purnell, Former Jaguar team principal
• David Richards, BAR team principal
• Peter Sauber, Sauber founder and team principal
• Paul Stoddart, Minardi owner & team principal
• Jean Todt, Ferrari team principal
• Tom Walkinshaw, owner of the defunct Arrows team
• Sir Frank Williams, Williams founder, team principal and co-owner

Ross Brawn in the pit lane at the 2003 USGP Ross Brawn is the technical director of Scuderia Ferrari, the Ferrari companys Formula One constructor. ... Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. ... // Early life and Benetton career Briatore was born in Verzuolo near Cuneo, Italy, in the Maritime Alps, from a family of elementary school teachers. ... Renault Sport Technologies (commonly known as Renault Sport or RST) is the motorsport division of Renault. ... Dr. Mario Theissen is boss of BMWs Formula One racing division and regarded as the chief motivator in BMW acquiring the Sauber F1 team to enter as a full works outfit in 2006. ... Mario Thiessen is a complete bastard. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Colin Chapman Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman (born 9 May 1928 in London - died 16 December 1982) was an influential designer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry. ... Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports cars and racing cars based in Hethel, Norfolk, formed as Lotus Engineering Ltd. ... Ron Dennis Ron Dennis CBE (born June 1, 1947) in Woking, England, is the chairman, CEO and 30% owner of the McLaren Group. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Enzo Anselmo Ferrari (February 18, 1898 - August 14, 1988) was the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari car manufacturer. ... The current Ferrari logo Ferrari is an Italian car manufacturer in the Formula One World Championship, also involved in high-end and high-performance race cars, supercars, and sports cars. ... Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. ... Brian Hart (aka B.E. Hart, thelemurgod) is a prolific, multiple media artist best known for his webcomic Disassemblance, and his industrial music produced under the monkier, lemur. ... Hart was a Formula One engine manufacturer that participated in 157 grands prix, entering a total of 368 cars. ... Toleman was a Formula One constructor from Britain. ... Team Orange Arrows Formula One car at the 2000 United States Grand Prix The Arrows Racing Team team was founded in 1977, by Italian financier Franco Ambrosio (A), Alan Rees (R), Jackie Oliver (O), Dave Wass (W) and Tony Southgate (S) when Rees, Oliver, Wass and Southgate left the Shadow... Patrick Head is co-founder of the Williams team. ... WilliamsF1, formerly Williams Grand Prix Engineering, is a Formula 1 (F1) motor racing team formed and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. ... Eddie Jordan Edmund Eddie Jordan (born March 30, 1948) is founder, owner, and team principal of Jordan Grand Prix, a Formula One constructor. ... Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937–2 June 1970), born in Auckland, New Zealand, was a race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor. ... Sam Michael is technical director of WilliamsF1, a Formula One constructor. ... Giancarlo Minardi (often spelt as Gian Carlo) (born 18 September 1947) is the founder and Managing Director of the Minardi Formula One team. ... Minardi was an automobile racing team founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... FIAT president Luca di Montezemolo The Marquis Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (b. ... FIAT Group, or Fiat S.p. ... Adrian Newey (born December 26, 1958) is currently the chief technical officer of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team. ... Red Bull Racing is one of two (along with Scuderia Toro Rosso) Formula One teams owned by Austrian beverage company Red Bull. ... Tony Purnell (born May 23, 1958) in Cambridge, England, is a businessman and former principal of the Jaguar and Red Bull Formula One teams. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car brand which is now owned by the Ford Motor Company. ... David Richards CBE (born 3 June 1952) is the chairman of Prodrive and the former Team Principal of the BAR Formula One auto racing team. ... British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ... Peter Sauber (born October 13, 1943, Zurich, Switzerland) was founder and team principle of the Sauber Formula One team. ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... Stoddart at the 2005 Australian Grand Prix Paul Stoddart Born May 26th, 1955, is an Australian millionaire and owner of the Minardi Formula One racing team. ... Jean Todt (b. ... Tom Walkinshaw (born November 17, 1950 Scotland) is a racing car driver and the founder of the racing team Tom Walkinshaw Racing. ... Team Orange Arrows Formula One car at the 2000 United States Grand Prix The Arrows Racing Team team was founded in 1977, by Italian financier Franco Ambrosio (A), Alan Rees (R), Jackie Oliver (O), Dave Wass (W) and Tony Southgate (S) when Rees, Oliver, Wass and Southgate left the Shadow... The name Frank Williams can also refer to Frank Abagnale, famed impostor and forger, or the actor Frank Williams. ...

Commentary & Publicity

• Matt Bishop, "The Bish," F1 Racing editor
• Martin Brundle, retired driver and ITV commentator
• David Hobbs, retired driver and SPEED Channel commentator
• Steve Matchett, F1 Racing technical editor and columnist, SPEED Channel commentator
• Mario Poltronieri, retired italian journalist and RAI commentator from 1960s to 1994.
• Bob Varsha, SPEED Channel commentator
• Murray Walker, retired BBC and ITV commentator famous for making ridiculous or non-sequitur comments "in the heat of the moment"
• Peter Windsor, former Williams Team Principal, F1 Racing consultant editor and columnist, SPEED Channel commentator
• Galvão Bueno, Globo TV journalist and commentator since 1970s passing Ayrton Senna age until the current days.
• James Allen, ITV commentator since Murray Walker's retirement in 2001. Ex pit lane reporter.
• Ben Edwards, ex F1 Digital commentator, now working for various channels in the UK
• Gianfranco Mazzoni, RAI (Italian public TV) commentator.
• Ivan Capelli, retired F1 driver, now commentator for Italian public TV.
• Heinz Prüller, ORF austrian TV commentator from 1965 to 1984.

Matt Bishop is the Editor in Chief of the popular Formula One magazine F1 Racing. ... F1 Racing is a monthly magazine focused on Formula One racing which launched in 1996. ... Martin Brundle (born June 1, 1959) is an English motor racing and former Formula One driver known chiefly as the man who ran Ayrton Senna close in British Formula Three and as ITV Sport F1 commentator. ... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the broadcasting licences for those areas. ... David Hobbs (b. ... SPEED Channel, based in Charlotte, was launched on New Years Day 1996, by Roger Werner, as SpeedVision. ... Matchett at the 2005 United States Grand Prix Steve Matchett is currently a commentator for American cable TV station SPEED on its various F1 programs. ... F1 Racing is a monthly magazine focused on Formula One racing which launched in 1996. ... SPEED Channel, based in Charlotte, was launched on New Years Day 1996, by Roger Werner, as SpeedVision. ... RAI (Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the Italian public service broadcaster. ... The outrageously crowded Woodstock festival epitomized the popular antiwar movement of the 60s. ... Varsha (left) with fellow Formula One commentator David Hobbs at the 2005 United States Grand Prix Bob Varsha (born April 21, 1951 in Northport, New York) is probably the most famous on-air personality for SPEED Channel. ... SPEED Channel, based in Charlotte, was launched on New Years Day 1996, by Roger Werner, as SpeedVision. ... Murray Walker. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, sometimes also known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, founded in 1922. ... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the broadcasting licences for those areas. ... Windsor at the 2005 United States Grand Prix Peter Windsor (born on April 11, 1952 in England) is a Formula 1 journalist and reporter, and has formerly worked for the Williams and Ferrari Formula 1 teams. ... F1 Racing is a monthly magazine focused on Formula One racing which launched in 1996. ... SPEED Channel, based in Charlotte, was launched on New Years Day 1996, by Roger Werner, as SpeedVision. ... Carlos Eduardo dos Santos Galvão Bueno is a Brazilian sports newscaster and narrator famous nationwide for his affiliation with Globo TV, where he is the head of the sports department and the official host of Formula One races, National Team matches, key Brazilian football matches and most important sports... History Rede Globo Logo Rede Globo is Brazils biggest television network. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Ayrton Senna da Silva (born March 21, 1960 – died May 1, 1994), better known as Ayrton Senna, was a Brazilian Formula One triple world champion. ... James Allen (left) in his typical pose James Allen (born 11 May 1966) is a British Formula One commentator for ITV. Formerly a pupil at Merchant Taylors School, Crosby, and student of English and Modern Languages at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Allens career in Formula One began as press... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the broadcasting licences for those areas. ... Murray Walker. ... Ben Edwards is a popular Assistant District Attorney in southern Georgia who is a Moderate Republican or a good ole Georgia Democrat. ... Ivan Capelli: former F-1 driver, born in Milan, Italy, on May 24, 1963. ... ORF (Österreichischer Rundfunk) is the national Austrian public service broadcaster. ...

Drivers

• Fernando Alonso, World Drivers Champion 2005 Current World Drivers Champion and youngest champion in Formula One History
• Alberto Ascari, WDC 1952, 1953
• Jack Brabham, WDC 1959, 1960, 1966
• Jim Clark, WDC 1963, 1965
• Juan Manuel Fangio, WDC 1951, 1954, 1955, 1966, 1957; considered among the best drivers in history
• Mika Häkkinen, WDC 1998, 1999
• Eddie Irvine, British driver who became famous for blatantly expressing his opinion, offending other drivers, and at one point being punched by Ayrton Senna
• Niki Lauda, WDC 1975, 1977, 1984
• Stirling Moss, British driver who never won a WDC but became a national hero nonetheless
• Nelson Piquet, WDC 1981, 1983, 1987
• Alain Prost, WDC 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993; Ayrton Senna's rival
• Jody Scheckter, WDC 1979 last driver to win a WDC for Ferrari until Michael Schumacher 21 years later
• Michael Schumacher, WDC 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004; record-holder for most championships; considered one of the best drivers ever in F1
• Ayrton Senna, WDC 1988, 1990, 1991; Brazilian driver and national hero who died in a crash at Imola in 1994; widely considered one of the three or four best drivers in F1 history
• Sir Jackie Stewart, WDC 1971, 1973
• Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian driver renowned for his tactical genius, though he died in a crash after winning only six grands prix
• Nigel Mansell, WDC 1992

Fernando Alonso Díaz (born on July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain) is a Formula One racing driver, currently living in Oxford. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alberto Ascari (July 13, 1918 – May 26, 1955) was one of Formula Ones first stars and the first great Ferrari driver. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... Jack Brabhams 1961 Cooper-Climax, the car that began the rear-engine revolution at the Indianapolis 500 Sir John Arthur Jack Brabham, OBE (born April 2, 1926) is an Australian racing driver who was Formula One champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... This article is about the racing driver Jim Clark. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Juan Manuel Fangio (June 24, 1911 - July 17, 1995) was a legendary Argentine race car driver, considered by many to be the greatest racing driver in Formula One history, winning the world championship no less than five times for Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Mercedes Benz and Maserati. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mika Pauli Häkkinen, almost always internationally (but incorrectly) seen and pronounced Hakkinen, (born September 28, 1968 in Vantaa) is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One drivers champion. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Eddie Irvine is a former Formula One racing driver. ... Andreas Nikolaus Niki Lauda (born February 22, 1949) is an Austrian racing driver. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Stirling Moss MBE (born September 17, 1929 in London) is a British auto racing driver. ... Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (born August 17, 1952), more commonly known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian racing driver who was Formula One world champion in 1981, 1983, and 1987. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alain Marie Pascal Prost, (born February 24, 1955 in Saint-Chamond, Loire, France), simply known as Alain Prost, is a French racing driver. ... This article is about the year. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Jody David Scheckter (born January 29, 1950) is a former auto racing driver, the 1979 Formula One World Drivers Champion. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced //, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, near Cologne) is a German Formula One driver and seven-time Formula One world champion. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ayrton Senna da Silva (born March 21, 1960 – died May 1, 1994), better known as Ayrton Senna, was a Brazilian Formula One triple world champion. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The San Marino Grand Prix is a Formula One championship race which has been run at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in the small town of Imola, near the Apennine mountains in Italy, since 1981. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Jackie Stewart talks with fans at the 2005 United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis Sir John Young Stewart, MBE (born 11 June 1939 in Milton, West Dunbartonshire), better known as Jackie Stewart, and nicknamed The Flying Scot, is a Scottish three-time Formula One racing champion. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Gilles Villeneuve at Monza in 1981. ... Nigel Mansell driving in the American CART racing series in 1993 Nigel Ernest James Mansell (born August 8, 1953) is an English former racing driver who won world championships in both Formula One (1992) and CART (1993). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Other

• Roman Abramovich, Russian oil magnate and F1 supporter
• Tony George, Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner
• Hermann Tilke, designer of several new F1 circuits
• Gabriele Tredozi, technical coordinator

Roman Abramovich. ... Tony George, born Anton Hulman George on December 30, 1959, is the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway Wing and Wheel Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate city completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original Speedway, the first racing... Hermann Tilke (born 1955 in Aachen) is a German architect, designer of Formula One motor racing circuits and auto racer. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

See also

• List of Formula One drivers
• List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions
• List of racing drivers who died in racing crashes, for 26 drivers dead during F1 race or in practice qualifying session