Cyril Abiteboul

Cyril Abiteboul is a name Formula 1 fans will recognize even if the wider world doesn't. A Paris-born engineer who ran Caterham, then served as managing director of the Renault F1 Team, and has led Hyundai Motorsport in rallying since 2023. What interests me about him is the career arc: he's a paddock operator, the person making the hard calls behind the drivers everyone watches. I always find the team-principal world more revealing than the on-track drama, because that's where budgets, politics, and long-term bets actually get decided. His move from F1 into the World Rally Championship suggests someone who genuinely loves the engineering, not just the spotlight.

Cyril François Roger Abiteboul (born 14 October 1977) is a French auto racing engineer and manager. He has served as the team principal of Hyundai Motorsport since 2023. From 2013 to 2014 he was the team principal of Caterham Formula One team, and was the managing director of the Renault F1 Team from 2014 to 2020.

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Name (English)

Cyril Abiteboul

Name (Japanese)

シリル・アビテブール

Reading

しりる・あびてぶーる

Born

October 14, 1977 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Snake

Origin

Paris, France

Blood type

Private

Height

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Agency

Private

Occupation

engineer / business executive / sports agent / general director

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

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University

Private

Spouse

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Children

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Parents

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Siblings

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Motto

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%93%E3%83%86%E3%83%96%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB

Tags

• engineer
• business executive
• sports agent

Last updated

2026-06-02

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