Bruno Famin

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Driver Information
Name:
Bruno Famin
Nationality:
Born:
January, 1962
Belfort, France (age 64)
Region:
Europe Europe
Status:
Active
History
2023-07-10 — 2023-07-28 Alpine(Vice President)
2023-07-28 — 2024-02-07 Alpine(Interim Team Principal)
2024-02-07 — 2024-07-31 Alpine(Team Principal)
2024-07-31 — 2026-03-20 Alpine(Vice-President of Motorsports)

Bruno Famin is a French automotive engineer who last served as a team principal for Alpine.

Career

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He obtained his engineering degree from the National School of Arts and Crafts. In 1986, he began his professional career in logistics and transport in West Africa.

After continuing his studies at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs, he joined Peugeot Talbot Sport in 1989, working in the design office of the customer racing department as a development engineer. In 1994, he left the competition remaining within Groupe PSA and became a project manager, from where he left for Argentina before returning to France. In 2005, he became the technical director of Peugeot Sport. In 2012, he was appointed director of Peugeot Sport, succeeding Olivier Quesnel.

In 2019, he left Peugeot Sport and joined the International Automobile Federation (FIA), where he became director of operations for the sports branch.

Bruno Famin became CEO in February 2022. He was also in charge of engine development for the Alpine F1 Team.

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