Andreas Seidl (motorsport official)

Andreas Seidl at McLaren (2019)

Andreas Seidl (born January 6, 1976 in Passau , Germany ) is a German motorsport engineer and manager who is currently team principal of the McLaren Formula 1 team and was previously team principal of the Porsche LMP1 program.

Career

Seidl graduated from the Technical University of Munich with a degree in mechanical engineering. Seidl previously worked in Formula 1 for BMW from 2000 to 2009 . After BMW left Formula 1, Seidl led BMW's DTM comeback in 2012 . Seidl joined the Porsche LMP1 squad in 2013 as Director of Race Operations and was promoted to team boss in 2014. McLaren appointed Seidl as team boss of his Formula 1 team on January 10, 2019.

Individual evidence

^ Andreas Seidl - Team Principal LMP1. Retrieved August 29, 2016, July 24, 2019 (UK English).

^ John Glynn: Porsche's Andreas Seidl is new McLaren F1 chief - Ferdinand. January 14, 2019, accessed July 24, 2019 (UK English).

↑ McLaren appoint Andreas Seidl as new F1 boss. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Seidl, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German motorsport engineer and manager
DATE OF BIRTH	January 6, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH	Passau , Germany

[1] Andreas Seidl - Team Principal LMP1. Retrieved August 29, 2016, July 24, 2019 (UK English).

[2] John Glynn: Porsche's Andreas Seidl is new McLaren F1 chief - Ferdinand. January 14, 2019, accessed July 24, 2019 (UK English).

[3] McLaren appoint Andreas Seidl as new F1 boss. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .