List of Formula One people
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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
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
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.
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
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
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
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