Jens Marquardt (born in

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, at 20 May 1967), is a German

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s engineer and manager, most recently the business development manager of

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Career

After gaining a degree in aerospace technology, he joined

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in 1996, developing both

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and

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engines. In 2000 he joined Toyota Motorsport, initially working on engine design and development, before becoming F1 Operations and Team Manager in 2008. After Toyota exited Formula 1 at the end of the 2009 season, he was as General Manager Business Development, Operations & Production. Marquardt joined BMW as co-director of its motorsport division on 1 January 2011, before replacing the retiring

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on 1 July. Marquardt oversaw BMW domination in the DTM with BMW taking the manufacturers' title, teams' title with BMW

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, and drivers' title with Bruno Spengler.

References

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