List of Formula One people
The following people play or have played significant roles in Formula One:
Administration
- Bernie Ecclestone, owner, promoter, and president of Formula One Management
- Max Mosley, president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, the sport's rulemaking body
- Charlie Whiting, FIA Formula One Race Director, Safety Delegate, Permanent Starter and head of the F1 Technical Department
- Jo Bauer, FIA Formula One Technical Delegate
- Sid Watkins, race doctor and first responder to crashes
- Bernd Maylander, driver of the Safety Car
Team Management
- Ross Brawn, Ferrari technical director and strategist
- Flavio Briatore, Renault team principal, playboy famous for dating supermodels
- Colin Chapman, Lotus team founder
- Ron Dennis, McLaren team principal
- Enzo Ferrari, Ferrari and Scuderia Ferrari founder
- 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, McLaren technical director
- Tony Purnell, 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 commentator
- Steve Matchett, F1 Racing technical editor and columnist, SPEED commentator
- Bob Varsha, SPEED commentator
- Murray Walker, retired 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 commentator
Drivers
- Alberto Ascari, World Drivers Champion 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 Hakkinen, 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 1987
- Alain Prost, WDC 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993; Ayrton Senna's rival
- 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
Other
See also