Everything you need to know about Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur from net worth to height

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Fred Vasseur has been a key part of Ferrari’s turnaround in form in the last couple of years, so here is everything you need to know about the Frenchman.

Vasseur took over as team principal of Ferrari in 2023, replacing Italian Mattia Binotto, who was blamed for various strategy and mechanical issues that plagued their 2022 season.

Being from France instead of Italy, Vasseur was seen as a throwback to Ferrari under Jean Todt, in which the Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne and Michael Schumacher super team took five consecutive championships between 2000 and 2004 and 72 victories.

Vasseur had managed Charles Leclerc before during his days as team principal for Alfa Romeo Sauber, while the Frenchman had also worked together with Lewis Hamilton during his Junior Formula career.

Fred Vasseur founded ART Grand Prix in 2004

Vasseur got his first taste of motorsport in 1996 when he formed the ASM team which competed in Formula 3, running the team in partnership with Renault and Mercedes.

During his time as team manager, he won titles in Europe four times between 2004 and 2007 with drivers that would go on to race in F1, including Hamilton, Paul Di Resta and Romain Grosjean.

In 2004, Vasseur joined Nicolas Todt, son of Jean Todt, to form ART Grand Prix. They won the GP2 Series (now F2) in 2005 with Nico Rosberg and Hamilton in 2006, two future teammates and world champions at Mercedes in F1.

ART’s success across GP2 and GP3 established them as one of the go-to teams for rookie talents, with Vasseur going on to create another company, Spark Racing Technology, in 2012.

Spark secured the first contract to supply the chassis for the all-electric Formula E series, building all 22 cars for each of the 11 teams.

Fred Vasseur joins the F1 grid with Renault and then Sauber

Vasseur had his first taste of F1 with Renault in 2016, after the French car maker made its comeback after a five-year absence.

Despite resigning at the end of the season due to disagreements with the managing director, Cyril Abitenoul, Vasseur learned the inner workings of the F1 paddock with his experience.

He would go on to become the managing director of Sauber in 2017, taking control of the team midway through the season from the first female F1 team principal, Monisha Kaltenborn.

Vasseur spent six years at the team, bringing in drivers such as Leclerc, Marcus Ericsson, Kimi Raikkonen, Antonio Giovinazzi, Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu.

Ferrari comes calling for Fred Vasseur

Ferrari already had links to Sauber through their engine partnership, plus a lot of their Academy Drivers were given chances by Vasseur at the team.

After seeing how well he changed Sauber’s fortunes during his tenure at the team, Ferrari’s senior management decided to give Vasseur a chance to prove himself at the top.

Vasseur’s impact was almost instantaneous, signing Hamilton within the first 12 months of the job and restructuring their trackside operations to eliminate their strategy problems that had become a laughingstock among fans.

Tifosi fans are hopeful this new era led by Vasseur, Hamilton and Leclerc will bring titles back to Maranello after a 15-year drought.

Where was Fred Vasseur born? What is his nationality?

Vasseur was born on 28th May, 1968 in Draviel, Paris, France. He is of French nationality. Vasseur graduated from ESTACA where he studied aeronautics and engineering, before going on to setup his own race team. He is known to speak a few languages, including French, Italian and English.

How tall is Fred Vasseur? What is his height in feet?

Ferrari team principal Vasseur is 1.6m tall, which measures 5 ft 6 in feet.

Fred Vasseur’s net worth

Thanks to the success of ART Grand Prix and the success he has overseen in Formula 1 with Ferrari, Vasseur has a reported net worth of around $7 million (£5.6 million) according to data from The Express.

Who is Fred Vasseur married to?

Vasseur is married to Marie Laure. They were married on July 31, 1999, and have four sons together. Although there is an extensive amount of coverage on Vasseur’s life in motorsport, he has kept his family life private.