Marcin Budkowski is a Polish

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engineer. He was notably the executive director of

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team.

Career

Budkowski graduated from

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, Paris, in 1999 and continued his studies between 1999 and 2001 at the

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(ISAE SUPAERO) and

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London, specialising in aeronautics and aerodynamics. After completing his studies, Budkowski started his career in motorsport in 2001 as an aerodynamicist for Prost GP. Budkowski subsequently moved to Maranello, working for

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between 2002 and 2007 in a period that saw the team winning multiple championships. Seeking a new challenge, he then joined

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in 2007, working in a variety of aerodynamic roles both at the factory and trackside, notably during the 2008 title winning year, before becoming head of aerodynamics in 2012. His seven years at McLaren ended in 2014, after which he became Formula 1's technical and sporting coordinator for the FIA, subsequently becoming head of the Formula One technical department in 2017. He then joined

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as executive technical director, where he remained as the team transitioned into the

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. In this role he oversaw the day-to-day running and operation of the team, worked closely with senior management and directors to ensure that the team met its objectives, he also worked with HR and finance to manage budgets and recruitment. In January 2021 he was made a director of Alpine F1 Team, a position he left in January 2022.

References

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