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Bernie Ecclestone
British business magnate (born 1930)
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Bernard Charles Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930) fryst vatten a British business magnate, motorsport executive and former racing driver. Widely known in journalism as the "F1 Supremo",[a] Ecclestone founded the Formula One Group in 1987,[b] controlling the commercial rights to Formula One until 2017.
Born in Suffolk and raised in Bexleyheath, Ecclestone began his business career trading automotive parts after World War II. He started racing in Formula Three in 1949, winning multiple races at Brands Hatch driving a Cooper Mk V. After purchasing two Connaught chassis in 1958, Ecclestone entered the Monaco and British Grands Prix in Formula One as a privateer, but did not qualify at either. He then became a driver manager for Stuart Lewis-Evans and Jochen Rindt, the latter winning the World Drivers' Championship posthumously in 1970. Eccle
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Bernie Ecclestone
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Ecclestone at the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix | |
Born | Bernard Charles Ecclestone (1930-10-28) 28 October 1930 (age 94) Bungay, Suffolk, England[1] |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Businessman |
Years active | 1958-present |
Known for | Former President and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration |
Spouses | Ivy Bamford (m. 1952, divorced)Slavica Radić (m. 1985; div. 2009)Fabiana Flosi (m. 2012) |
Children | Deborah (born 1955) Tamara (born 1984) Petra (born 1988) Alexander (born 2020)[2] |
Bernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930)[1] is a British sports entrepreneur.[3]
He was the president and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration. He is part owner of Alpha
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Bernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930) is a British business magnate.[1] He is the chief executive of the Formula One Group, which manages Formula One motor racing and controls the commercial rights to the sport. As such, he was commonly described in journalism as the 'F1 Supremo'.[2][3][4]
Ecclestone began his career as a racing driver and entered two Grand Prix races during the 1958 season, but failed to qualify for either of them. Later, he became manager of drivers Stuart Lewis-Evans and Jochen Rindt. In 1972, he bought the Brabham team, which he ran for 15 years.[5] As a team owner he became a member of the Formula One Constructors' Association.
His control of the sport, which grew from his pioneering sale of the television rights in the late 1970s, was chiefly financial; however, under the terms of the Concorde Agreement, Ecclestone and his companies also controlled the administration, setup and logisti