Christian von Koenigsegg explained

Christian von Koenigsegg
Birth Name:	Christian Erland Harald von Koenigsegg
Birth Date:	2 July 1972
Birth Place:	Stockholm, Sweden
Children:	2
Parents:	Jesko von Koenigsegg (father) Brita Aasa (mother)
Known:	Founder and CEO of Koenigsegg Automotive
Height:	6 ft 1.2 in (1.86 m)

Christian Erland Harald von Koenigsegg (born July 2, 1972)^[1] is a Swedish automotive engineer and entrepreneur. He is a descendant of the House and lineage of the Koenigsegg, a noble family from Germany. He is the founder and CEO of the Swedish high-performance automobile manufacturer Koenigsegg Automotive.

In 1994, Koenigsegg launched the "Koenigsegg project", which eventually became Koenigsegg Automotive.^[2] Together with designer David Crafoord, Koenigsegg created a design concept following his original sketches. The first prototype enabled the foundation of Koenigsegg Automotive.^[3] Koenigsegg and his wife, Halldóra, are leading the company.^[4]

Early life

Christian von Koenigsegg is the son of Jesko von Koenigsegg, CEO of JK Energiteknik, and fashionista Brita Aasa. The von Koenigsegg lineage is attested from CE 1171 and originates in Swabia, in the Holy Roman Empire, where his ancestors were knights (see Königsegg for details).^[5] The current logo of Koenigsegg Automotive is based on the Königsegg familial coat of arms.^[6]

Koenigsegg grew up in Stockholm, and spent a year in high school in Danderyd before enrolling at Lundsbergs boarding school, and then studied economics at the Scandinavian School of Brussels. He showed an interest in cars from an early age, starting at the age of five when he watched the stop-motion film The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix, about a bicycle builder who built a racing car, .^[7] When he was six years old, he drove a go-kart for the first time, and he vividly recalls this as "one of the best days of his life".^[8]

Koenigsegg Automotive

See main article: Koenigsegg. Christian von Koenigsegg founded Koenigsegg Automotive AB in 1994 in hopes of producing a "world-class" sports car. This company was financed initially with money from Christian's previous business ventures. He also received $200,000 from the Swedish technical development board. Christian's father became an early investor and financed the operation for over 3 years. Halldóra von Koenigsegg became involved in 2000 as the COO.

Innovations

Christian von Koenigsegg has developed many innovations and is a named inventor on several patents:

US Patents

• US 7,958,871, Combustion Air Supply Arrangement^[9]
• US 8,800,510, Internal Combustion Engine Connected to Compressed-Air Tank^[10]
• US 8,807,929, Turbine Housing for a Supercharger^[11]
• US 9,988,952, Combustion Engine Including a Controllable Engine Valve,^[12] an innovation that uses electronics and air pressure to actuate intake and exhaust valves which provides very high precision and unlimited timing control, instead of the traditional camshaft, allowing for engines to be much more efficient by reducing weight and size of engines, while making each cylinder able to be controlled independently, allowing for more complete combustion.^[13]
• US 10,077,689, Combustion Engine and Gas Handling System for Valve Actuator^[14]
• US 10,119,435, Combustion Engine and Mantle Assembly Therefore^[15]
• US 10,184,361, Combustion Engine with Pneumatic Valve Return Spring^[16]
• US 10,662,687, Synchro Helix Door Actuation System^[17]
• US 10,668,801, Powertrain for a Vehicle^[18]
• US 11,046,168, Powertrain for a Vehicle^[19]
• US 11,292,213, Fiber-Reinforced Structures^[20] for a hollow core composite production system
• US 11,401,982, Multiple-Plate Wet Clutch^[21] for a direct drive transmission

Published US Patent Applications

• US 2022/0399595, Liquid Heat Transfer Mixture and Use Thereof^[22] for a dielectric coolant system

Swedish Patents

• SE 0401084L, Exhaust Purifier for Internal Combustion Engines with Pre-Catalyst^[23]

Other Innovations

• the click flooring system
• the Triplex rear suspension^[24]
• the top mounted active rear wing system
• the patented dual throttle compressor pressure relief system

Personal life

Christian von Koenigsegg married Halldóra Tryggvadóttir in 2000, and there are competing stories about where they met. Some sources say that they met during their studies in Brussels,^[25] while other sources say they met while in high school.^[26] They presently have 2 sons, Sebastian and Samuel. Sebastian von Koenigsegg currently works at Koenigsegg Automotive AB as a Brand & Content Manager.^[27] Koenigsegg suffers from alopecia areata universalis, an autoimmune disorder in which the body turns against its own hair follicles.^[28]

Honours

• 2023 FIA President Innovation Medal (December 2023)^[29]
• 2014 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year in South Sweden (February 2015)^[30]
• 2013 Entrepreneur Of The Year from Ängelholm Näringsliv (May 2014)^[31]

External links

• Koenigsegg Automotive

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian Von Koenigsegg: Swedish Automotive Entrepreneur Legend (Part 1/4). Car Throttle.
2. http://www.aftonbladet.se/ekonomi/article5370836.ab Christian, 5: Jag ska bygga en egen bil när jag blir stor
3. Web site: Christian von Koenigsegg, the man behind the world's fastest car BBC News. Kim Gittleson. BBC. 25 April 2014.
4. Web site: 2018-11-14 . Christian Von Koenigsegg Keeps Chasing His Dreams . 2022-05-11 . Sixtysix Magazine . en-US.
5. Book: Ointroducerad Adels Förening. 2014. Ointroducerad Adel 2015. 978-91-637-6651-0.
6. Web site: Parker . Garrett . 2018-05-06 . The History and Meaning of the Koenigsegg Logo . 2022-05-12 . Money Inc . en-US.
7. Web site: Koenigsegg Founder Tells The Story Of His "Stupid Business Idea". John Coyle. MotorAuthority. 26 August 2015.
8. Web site: Timeline | Koenigsegg . 2013-02-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130126085045/http://www.koenigsegg.com/koenigsegg/timeline/ . 2013-01-26 .
9. Web site: Combustion Air Supply Arrangement. uspto.gov. 2023-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027011907/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/7958871. 2023-10-27. live.
10. Web site: Internal Combustion Engine Connected to Compressed-Air Tank. uspto.gov. 2023-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027012634/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/8800510. 2023-10-27. live.
11. Web site: Turbine Housing for a Supercharger. uspto.gov. 2023-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027013027/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/8807929. 2023-10-27. live.
12. Web site: Combustion Engine. uspto.gov. 2023-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027013152/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/9988952. 2023-10-27. live.
13. Web site: YouTube. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/Bch5B23_pu0 . 2021-12-22 . live. .
14. Web site: Combustion Engine and Gas Handling System for Valve Actuator. uspto.gov. 2023-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027014205/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/10077689. 2023-10-27. live.
15. Web site: Combustion Engine and Mantle Assembly Therefore. uspto.gov. 2023-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027014338/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/10119435. 2023-10-27. live.
16. Web site: Combustion Engine with Pneumatic Valve Return Spring. uspto.gov. 2023-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027014555/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/10184361. 2023-10-27. live.
17. Web site: Door Hinge. uspto.gov. 2023-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20231026214815/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/10662687. 2023-10-26. live.
18. Web site: Powertrain for a Vehicle. uspto.gov. 2023-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027014846/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/10668801. 2023-10-27. live.
19. Web site: Powertrain for a Vehicle. uspto.gov. 2023-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027015021/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/11046168. 2023-10-27. live.
20. Web site: Fiber-Reinforced Structures. uspto.gov. 2023-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027015157/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/11292213. 2023-10-27. live.
21. Web site: Multiple-Plate Wet Clutch. uspto.gov. 2023-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027015246/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/11401982. 2023-10-27. live.
22. Web site: Liquid Heat Transfer Mixture and Use Thereof. uspto.gov. 2023-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027022329/https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20220399595. 2023-10-27. live.
23. Web site: Exhaust Purifier for Internal Combustion Engines with Pre-Catalyst. google.com. 2023-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027023535/https://patents.google.com/patent/SE0401084L/. 2023-10-27. live.
24. Web site: Inside Koenigsegg Explains The Triplex Suspension: Video. Kurt Ernst. MotorAuthority. 16 January 2013.
25. Web site: Tutu . Andrei . 2016-10-03 . Meet Halldora von Koenigsegg, The Hypercar Wife . 2022-05-09 . autoevolution . en.
26. Web site: 2020-06-10 . Membership Spotlight: Meet really Halldora Von Koenigsegg, the COO of Koenigsegg Automotive AB . 2022-05-09 . SACC-USA . en-US.
27. Web site: Sebastian von Koenigsegg LinkedIn . 9 May 2022 . LinkedIn.
28. Web site: 2013-10-01 . Koenigsegg became a wildly successful auto company on 12 sales a year . 2024-02-05 . Newsday . Bloomberg News.
29. Web site: 2023-12-08 . FIA Prize Giving: 2023 champions honoured in Baku . 2023-12-11 . Federation Internationale de l'Automobile . en.
30. Web site: Christian von Koenigsegg – EY Entrepreneur of the year . 2022-05-02 . www.on-the-top.net . en.
31. Web site: 2014-05-15 . Bra bredd på prisade företagare - hd.se . 2022-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140515042542/http://hd.se/angelholm/2014/05/09/bra-bredd-pa-prisade-foretagare/ . 15 May 2014 . dead.