Daniele Audetto
Daniele Audetto | |
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Born | 4 May 1943 |
Nationality | Italian |
Daniele Audetto (born 4 May 1943) is an Italian racing manager, former rallycar driver and sponsorship management executive. Previously, he was a managing director at the
FIAT and Arrows
.
Personal life
Audetto was born in Turin, Piedmont. He began his working life as a sport journalist.[1]
Motorsport career
Audetto started his
FIAT. In 1976 he replaced Montezemolo as Ferrari team manager. At the end of that season he was promoted as supervisor of all FIAT motorsport activities.[1]
He left FIAT four years later and began working as an independent sponsor-hunter and liaison, working with a variety of F1 teams and
powerboat organisations, notably with the Ceramiche Ragno sponsorship of Arrows F1. After three years he was recruited by Lamborghini Engineering and within a year had been promoted to managing-director, overseeing the company's F1 engine program between 1989 and 1993. After Lamborghini Engineering shut down Audetto worked in the Superbike World Championship.[1]
At the beginning of 1996 Audetto joined
Renault F1 to coordinate the engine department and later became the business development director. He left the team at the end of 2003 for Menard, where he was the Vice President and Commercial Director.[1]
Two years later he moved to Super Aguri, where he was appointed as managing director. He remained in that position until the team ceased racing in 2008.
He then took up the position of managing director at HRT F1.
References
- ^ a b c d "GrandPrix.com > Grand Prix Encyclopedia > People > Daniele Audetto". grandprix.com. Retrieved 2007-02-19.