Martin Whitmarsh

Martin Whitmarsh
Whitmarsh in 2006
Born
Martin Richard Whitmarsh

(1958-04-29) 29 April 1958 (age 66)
NationalityBritish
Occupations
  • Group CEO of Aston Martin Performance Technologies
  • Global Advisory Board member of the Formula E
  • Chairman of BAR Technologies Limited
  • Chair of Offshore Wind Growth Partnership Limited

Martin Richard Whitmarsh (born 29 April 1958)[1] is a British businessman and Group CEO of the Aston Martin Performance Technologies team since 21 September 2021.[2] Whitmarsh is best known to motorsport insiders, media, and fans for his long and successful period at McLaren, for which he worked for 25 years (1989–2014) in various senior positions,[3] including group chief executive officer,[4] as well as Formula One Team Principal for six years (2008–2014).[5][6]

Under his leadership, McLaren diversified its business activities beyond its core activity of Formula One, launching McLaren Automotive and McLaren Applied Technologies.[7] Whitmarsh played a senior and leading role in the winning of more than 100 Formula One Grands Prix and multiple Formula One World Championships, and was at the centre of the development of several Formula One World Champions, including Lewis Hamilton.[8] Whitmarsh was also chairman of the Formula One Teams Association for three years (2010–2012).[9][10]

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  2. ^ "Former McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh returns to F1 with Aston Martin | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ "How Whitmarsh will fit into Aston Martin's F1 masterplan". The Race. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Former chief executive Martin Whitmarsh leaves McLaren". the Guardian. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Whitmarsh leaves McLaren position". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Former chief executive Martin Whitmarsh leaves McLaren". the Guardian. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  7. ^ Autoracing1 (16 April 2009). "McLaren restructures to create independent auto co. – AutoRacing1.com". Retrieved 9 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Formula one: McLaren's new team principal tells Donald McRae about the pressures ahead of Lewis Hamilton's title defence". the Guardian. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Whitmarsh heads up F1 teams group". 19 January 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Whitmarsh quits role at FOTA". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 March 2022.