Bernie Ecclestone
Bernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930)[1] is a British sports entrepreneur.[3]
Bernie Ecclestone | |
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 Ecclestone at the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix | |
| Born | Bernard Charles Ecclestone 28 October 1930 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1958-present |
| Known for | Former President and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration |
| Net worth | £2.62 billion |
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| Children | Deborah (born 1955) Tamara (born 1984) Petra (born 1988) Alexander (born 2020)[2] |
He was the president and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration. He is part owner of Alpha Prema, the parent company of the Formula One Group of companies. He is generally considered the primary authority in Formula One racing. In 1972 he bought the Brabham team, which he ran for fifteen years.[4] As a team owner he became a member of the Formula One Constructors Association.
On the 23 January, 2017, it was announced that Bernie Ecclestone had been replaced by Chase Carey as chief executive of the Formula One Group, though he has been appointed as chairman emeritus and will act as an adviser to the board.[5]
He is also the co-owner of Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Bernie Ecclestone Media
Ecclestone (right) with Carlos Reutemann at the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher meeting Ecclestone in September 1991 at a sportscar race at Magny-Cours, France (Ecclestone's then-wife Slavica on the right)
Ecclestone with American executive Chase Carey, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the 2017 Russian Grand Prix
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Poor Suffolk boy to Formula One billionaire, Eastern Daily Press, 3 March 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011. Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Former Formula 1 Chief Bernie Ecclestone, 89, Welcomes Son with Wife Fabiana Flosi, 44". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ Bernie and Slavica Ecclestone - Rich List - Times Online. London: Business.timesonline.co.uk. 27 April 2008. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/article3795939.ece. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ Tremayne, David (31 December 1995). Formula One: A Complete Race by Race Guide (1st ed.). Avonmouth, Bristol, United Kingdom: Parragon Book Service. p. 8. ISBN 0-75251-762-7. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ↑ "Bernie Ecclestone removed as Liberty Media completes $8bn takeover". BBC Sport. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
Other websites
- Bernie Ecclestone, the man behind Formula One. BBC News (12 November 1997).
- Chicanery in Formula One? The Economist (26 August 2004).
- Grand prix, grand prizes. The Economist (13 July 2004).
- Griffiths, John. The case that will decide Formula One's future Archived 2005-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Financial Times (23 November 2004).
- Lovell, Terry (2004). Bernie's Game. Metro Books. ISBN 1843580861.
- Mott, Sue. The funny billionaire in trapped in the body of a tyrant Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine. The Telegraph (20 March 2004).
- Mr Formula One. The Economist (13 March 1997).
- The main men in F1. BBC Sport (11 October 2004).
- http://www.ukmotorsport.com/misc/ecclestone.html Archived 2014-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
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