Olivier Quesnel (born 1950) is a French press boss and director of automobile teams. In particular, he managed the competition departments of the two automobile brands Peugeot and Citroën, Citroën Racing and

Peugeot Sport Peugeot Sport is the department of French carmaker Peugeot responsible for motorsport activities. History Beginnings in rallying Peugeot Sport was formed in 1981 under the name of Peugeot Talbot Sport, after Jean Todt, a World Rally Champions ...

Career

Olivier Quesnel participated in the creation of Peugeot Talbot Sport with

Jean Todt Jean Todt (; born 25 February 1946) is a French motor racing executive and former rally co-driver. He was previously director of Peugeot Talbot Sport and then Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 team principal, before being appointed chief executive offi ...

in 1980, then worked within the Michel Hommell Group, notably as director of the weekly magazine Auto Hebdo. In 2008, he was appointed head of Citroën Racing to replace

Guy Fréquelin Guy Fréquelin (born 2 April 1945 at Langres) is a French former rally and sports car driver. Biography Perhaps Fréquelin's finest hour as a driver came when he finished runner-up only to Ari Vatanen, alongside then-navigator Jean Todt, at the ...

, who had retired. His first season was a success, as Citroën regained the two world rally championship titles for the first time since 2005. In the off-season, he was also appointed head of Peugeot Sport by the leaders of PSA. 2009 is like the previous year with the retention of two titles for Citroën in rallying and victory for Peugeot at the

24 Hours of Le Mans The 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is the world's oldest active endurance racing event. Unlike fixed-distance races whose ...

, Peugeot's first victory at Le Mans since 1993 and the first major success for Peugeot Sport since 2002. He was replaced by

Yves Matton Yves Matton is a Belgian Rally Motorsport Car Racing champion and a former Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA Rally Director. He founded his self-named company MY Racing, before being appointment as Logistics Manager for Citroën Wo ...

at the head of Citroën Racing on January 5, 2012. In July 2012, he joined the group of Jacques Nicolet, as Director of Competition Activities of the JN Holding group, in charge of the international development of activities related to the various WEC and ELMS endurance championships, as well as other motor sport activities.

References

External links

Profile at Juwra.com
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