Photo: Ferdi Kräling Motorsport-Bild GmbH / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I have a soft spot for the people who run the show from behind it, and Jost Capito fits that mold perfectly. He started as a racer, even on motorcycles, then sharpened his mind at the Technical University of Munich before leading Volkswagen's motorsport program. When someone who has actually held the wheel moves into management, their decisions carry a credibility that pure executives never quite earn. He knows the cost of speed firsthand, and that, I suspect, is why crews follow him. Leaders who understand the pain of the track before commanding it always win my trust.
Overview
Jost Capito (born 29 September 1958) is a German former motorsport manager. Capito has been employed in various roles during his career, with his most successful role being Director of Motorsport at Volkswagen.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jost Capito
- Name (Japanese)
- ヨースト・カピート
- Reading
- よーすと・かぴーと
- Born
- September 29, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- Neunkirchen, Province of Westphalia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- racing driver / racing automobile driver / motorcycle racer / business executive
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Technical University of Munich
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Racing driver — see all → · Racing automobile driver — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.