| Frédéric Vasseur | |
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Draveil, Île-de-France, France |
| Known For: | Formula 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]
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]
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.
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]
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.
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]
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.
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]