Age | 66 |
Occupation | Managing Director of Motor Sports, Formula 1 |
Nationality | British |
Position Last Year | 2 |
Ross Brawn was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England. He became interested in engineering during his early years, often visiting Belle Vue Stadium to watch various forms of motor racing. He moved south aged 11 as his father took a job near Reading, Berkshire and he subsequently attended Reading School in the town.
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Ross Brawn was named Managing Director of the Formula 1 MotorSports division in January 2017. With a 40-year engineering and management career in motor racing, he is credited with having unparalleled technical knowledge of the industry and is responsible for supporting the evolution of Formula 1.
Brawn is one of the most successful and innovative technical directors in Formula 1 history. A racing legend, he has won 22 FIA World Championships and the Le Mans 24 Hours, including 11 FIA Formula One World Championships with Ferrari, seven FIA Formula One World Championships with Williams and Benetton and both of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships with his own BrawnGP team.
He sold the BrawnGP team to Mercedes-Benz in 2010 and, over the following three years, continued as Team Principal to lay the foundations that enabled the team to go on and win every FIA Formula One World Championship from 2014 to the current racing season.
With unmatched experience and strong industry relationships, Ross Brawn works with Formula 1 teams and promoters to improve the competition and bring fans closer to the action.
In 2010 Brawn, a member of the RNLI, set up the Brawn Lifeboat Challenge to fund a new lifeboat for the River Thames in London. The venture raised £360,000 in 8 months and the new E-class lifeboat Brawn Challenge was launched in September 2012.
Brawn escaped a driving ban after he admitted speeding at over 100 mph (160 km/h) on a dual carriageway. He was speeding in his Mercedes-Benz E320 Saloon on the 70 mph (112 km/h) limited A30 at Sourton near Okehampton, Devon on 30 May 2009. Brawn paid a fine of £700, costs of £75, and had his licence endorsed with six points.
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