Jens Marquardt
Jens Marquardt | |
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Born | (1967-05-20) 20 May 1967 (age 57) |
Nationality | German |
Jens Marquardt (born in Sindelfingen, Germany, at 20 May 1967), is a German motor sports engineer and manager, most recently the business development manager of Toyota Motorsport GmbH.
Career
After gaining a degree in aerospace technology, he joined Ilmor Engineering in 1996, developing both Formula One and CART engines. In 2000 he joined Toyota Motorsport, initially working on engine design and development, before becoming F1 Operations and Team Manager in 2008. After Toyota exited Formula 1 at the end of the 2009 season, he was as General Manager Business Development, Operations & Production.
Marquardt joined BMW as co-director of its motorsport division on 1 January 2011, before replacing the retiring Mario Theissen on 1 July.[1]
Marquardt oversaw BMW domination in the DTM with BMW taking the manufacturers' title, teams' title with BMW Team Schnitzer, and drivers' title with Bruno Spengler.
References
- ^ "Mario Theissen to hand over to Jens Marquardt on 1 July 2011". BMW. 24 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
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- Cristiano da Matta
- Allan McNish
- Olivier Panis
- Mika Salo
- Ralf Schumacher
- Jarno Trulli
- Ricardo Zonta
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- Toyota
- Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG)