Andreas Seidl Explained

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Birth Date:6 January 1976
Birth Place:Passau, West Germany
Nationality: German
Occupation:Motorsport executive

Andreas Seidl (born 6 January 1976) is a German motorsport engineer and manager.[1] He was previously the chief executive officer of Sauber Motorsport, the team principal of McLaren and the team principal of the hybrid Porsche LMP1 program.

Career

Seidl graduated from the Technical University of Munich with a diploma in mechanical engineering. Seidl worked in F1 for BMW between 2000 and 2009. After BMW withdrew from Formula 1, Seidl then managed BMW's DTM comeback in 2012. In 2013, Seidl joined the Porsche LMP1 squad as director of race operations and was promoted to team principal in 2014.[2]

On 10 January 2019, McLaren appointed Seidl as team principal of their Formula 1 team. He started working with the team on 1 May 2019.[3] On 13 December 2022, it was announced Seidl would become CEO of Sauber Motorsport in January 2023, and would leave McLaren with immediate effect.[4] [5]

On 8 March 2024, Seidl was announced as the CEO of Audi's Formula One operations.[6] Four months later, Audi announced that Seidl will leave the team and will be succeeded by Mattia Binotto as CEO effective 1 August.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andreas Seidl – Team Principal LMP1 . 29 August 2016 . Porsche Road & Race . 2 May 2019 .
  2. Web site: Porsche's Andreas Seidl Is New McLaren F1 Chief . 14 January 2019 . Ferdinand Magazine . 2 May 2019.
  3. Web site: McLaren appoint Andreas Seidl as new F1 boss . . 2 May 2019.
  4. Web site: 13 December 2022 . Sauber Group appoints Andreas Seidl as Chief Executive Officer . 13 December 2022 . Sauber Group .
  5. Web site: 13 December 2022 . McLaren Formula 1 appoints Andrea Stella as new Team Principal with immediate effect . 13 December 2022 . McLaren Racing .
  6. Web site: Audi confirms takeover of Sauber; appoints Seidl as F1 CEO . Noble . Jonathan . Autosport . 8 March 2024.
  7. Web site: 23 July 2024 . Mattia Binotto takes over a leadership position for Audi in Formula 1 . 23 July 2024 . Audi MediaCenter .