
71. Cyril Abiteboul
Age 37 Occupation Managing Director of Renault Sport F1 Nationality French Position Last Year 31 After graduating in 2001, Cyril Abiteboul joined Renault at Boulogne-Billancourt. He was made Business Development Manager for the Renault F1 team in 2007 and became…

69. Tamas Rohonyi
Age Unknown Occupation The promoter, Brazilian Grand Prix Nationality Hungarian Position Last Year 79 A close ally of Bernie Ecclestone, who helped establish a race in Budapest when plans for a Russian Grand Prix fell through, Tamas Rohonyi is now…

64. Razlan Razali
Age 41 Occupation CEO, Sepang International Circuit Nationality Malaysian Position Last Year 72 Having graduated with a degree in accounting from Edith Cowan University in Perth, his first job at PWC paid a salary of only RM900, but now Razlan…

62. Sheik Salman Bin Isa Al Khalifa
Age 45 Occupation CEO, Bahrain International Circuit Nationality Bahraini Position Last Year 70 Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is the CEO of Bahrain International Circuit. He is widely credited as bringing Formula 1 to Bahrain, initiating the…

56. Jason Dial
Age Unknown Occupation President and CEO of Circuit of The Americas Nationality American Position Last Year 61 Dial’s resume includes an impressive list of accomplishments at Procter & Gamble (P&G), the world’s largest advertiser, where he served in a variety…

61. Professor Gerard Saillant
Age 70 Occupation President of the FIA Institute Nationality French Position Last Year 69 Professor Saillant is a specialist in sports medicine and is considered one of the greatest practitioners in orthopedics and traumatology in the world. Formerly Deputy President…

53. Adrian Newey OBE
Age 56 Occupation Chief Technical Officer, Red Bull Racing Nationality English Position Last Year 41 Newey managed to win a place at the Unviersity of Southampton where he met Ian Reed of March Engineering who offered him a draftsman’s job.…

60. Matteo Bonciani
Age Unknown Occupation F1 Head of Communications at FIA Nationality Italian Position Last Year 68 Appointed in December 2010, Matteo Bonciani was handed these responsibilities by FIA president Jean Todt himself, in a move which evolved beyond the structure of…

51. Jenson Button MBE
Age 35 Occupation Driver, McLaren F1 Nationality English Position Last Year 59 In 2009 Jenson Button became the most talked-about sports personality in the world when he won the F1 World Championship with Brawn GP, having taken a 50% pay…
48. Fernando Alonso
Age 33 Occupation Driver, McLaren F1 Nationality Spanish Position Last Year 55 Fernando Alonso is best known as the man who brought Formula 1 to Spain. Alonso held the record for the youngest driver to win the Formula 1 World…

47. Sebastian Vettel
Age 27 Occupation Driver, Ferrari F1 Team Nationality German Position Last Year 52 A charismatic and humorous young German, Vettel is a prodigy of Dr Helmut Marko, Red Bull Racing’s talent scout. He has been with the energy drink company…

38. Zak Brown
Age 43 Occupation CEO of Just Marketing International (JMI) Nationality American Position Last Year 59 Racing driver, turned motorsport sponsorship guru, Zak Brown is the CEO of Just Marketing International. He has a self-confessed knack for brokering huge deals as…



