Here is all you need to know about Guenther Steiner, the former Haas Formula 1 Team principal, his age, career, salary net worth and more
Guenther Steiner, who has served as the team principal since the Haas F1 Team’s founding in 2016, has resigned from his job amid a major shake-up at the organisation.
Guenther Steiner ex-Haas team principal salary, contract details, net worth in 2024
Steiner has been replaced as team principal effective immediately by Ayao Komatsu, a former director of engineering at Haas.
From the American squad’s 2016 F1 debut, Steiner has led the side. The Italian, who played a major role in the Drive To Survive documentary on Netflix, rose to prominence in the sport and held the third-longest tenure of any Formula One team principal in history, after Christian Horner of Red Bull and Toto Wolff of Mercedes.
BREAKING: Guenther Steiner to leave Haas F1 Team effective immediately
Ayao Komatsu will replace Steiner as Team Principal #F1 @HaasF1Team pic.twitter.com/9kx1ho4H28
— Formula 1 (@F1) January 10, 2024
Who is Guenther Steiner?
Guenther Steiner, an Italian-American motorsport engineer and former team manager, was born on April 7, 1965, in Merano, South Tyrol, Italy.
Steiner held the positions of managing director at Jaguar Racing, director of technical operations at Red Bull Racing, and team principal at the Haas Formula One Team from 2016 to 2024.
Steiner studied engineering, but he left without finishing his degree and relocated to Belgium, where he worked as a technician for Mazda Rally Team Europe in the World Rally Championship from 1986 to 1988.
When Krzysztof Hołowczyc and Steiner won the European Rally Championship in 1997 while managing Prodrive’s Allstar Rally squad, Steiner was hired as a project manager by M-Sport in 1998. He worked with the Ford World Rally Team with drivers Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz after being appointed as director of engineering in 2000. In the end, he achieved back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2000 and 2001.
In 2001, Steiner made the move to Formula One after being named new team principal by Jaguar Racing, Ford’s official full-works team. After Red Bull Racing acquired Jaguar Racing in November 2004, Steiner was extended an invitation to join the team. Opel’s desire to withdraw from the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at the end of 2005 was the primary factor in his choice to rejoin the Milton Keynes squad.
After leaving Red Bull, Steiner stayed in Mooresville and established Fibreworks Composites, a manufacturing company, in January 2009. Due in large part to his frequent profanity during his appearances on the Netflix series Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Steiner gained notoriety at Haas for his direct demeanour. He released a book titled “Surviving to Drive: A Year Inside Formula 1” in 2023 that detailed his experiences.
Guenther Steiner’s wife and children
Guenther Steiner is married to Gertraud and the two have one daughter named Greta.
What is Guenther Steiner’s net worth?
In March 2023, it was discovered that Steiner’s income at Haas is a remarkable £822,500 a year. Because of his success in motorsports, Steiner is thought to have an astounding net worth of £4.1 million.