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.
Andreas Seidl | |
|---|---|
 Seidl at the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix | |
| Born | 6 January 1976 |
| Nationality |  German |
| Occupation | Motorsport executive |
Career
editSeidl 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]
References
edit- ^ "Andreas Seidl – Team Principal LMP1". Porsche Road & Race. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Porsche's Andreas Seidl Is New McLaren F1 Chief". Ferdinand Magazine. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "McLaren appoint Andreas Seidl as new F1 boss". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Sauber Group appoints Andreas Seidl as Chief Executive Officer". Sauber Group. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "McLaren Formula 1 appoints Andrea Stella as new Team Principal with immediate effect". McLaren Racing. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (8 March 2024). "Audi confirms takeover of Sauber; appoints Seidl as F1 CEO". Autosport.
- ^ "Mattia Binotto takes over a leadership position for Audi in Formula 1". Audi MediaCenter. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.