Laurent Rossi

French engineer (born 1975)

Laurent Rossi
Born	(1975-11-02) 2 November 1975 (age 48) Corsica, France
Occupation	Engineer
Employer	Alpine
Known for	Engineer and Business executive
Title	CEO

Laurent Rossi (born 2 November 1975)^[1] is the former chief executive officer of Automobiles Alpine and the Alpine F1 Team.^[2] With the Alpine name joining the Formula 1 grid ahead of the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season, Laurent Rossi was appointed CEO of Alpine.

Early life

Rossi holds a Master of Science in Fluid Mechanics from ENSEEIHT (Toulouse) and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering / Automotive Engines & Petroleum Products from IFP School^[3] (Paris).

Career

Rossi began his career in 2000 at Renault, in the powertrain department managing gasoline engines fine tuning and calibration projects such as direct injection engines, supercharged engines and hybrid concepts.^[4] In 2009, after obtaining an MBA from Harvard Business School, he was recruited by the Boston Consulting Group, where he worked in the New York office as an automotive expert.^[5] In 2012, Rossi joined Google, where he was in charge of developing business relations with key accounts in the automotive industry.^[6] He returned to Renault in 2018 as Vice President, Strategic Organisation before becoming Director of Strategy & Business Development for Groupe Renault.

Alpine

After the surprise departure of Cyril Abiteboul,^[7] Rossi was appointed CEO of Alpine in January 2021, reporting directly to Luca de Meo CEO of Renault.^[8] His first season with Alpine was highlighted by Esteban Ocon’s victory in Hungary and Fernando Alonso’s podium in Qatar,^[9] and a fifth position in the constructors’ championship before AlphaTauri.

In July 2023, Rossi was replaced in his role by Philippe Krief.^[10]

References

^ "Laurent Rossi". Speedweek.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ "Laurent Rossi". Alpine.
^ "Laurent Rossi, IFP School graduate, to lead Alpine | IFP School". www.ifp-school.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "Renault names former Google exec to run Alpine brand". AutoNews Europe. 11 January 2021.
^ "Who is Laurent Rossi? A Renault prodigy with connections to Google". gptoday.com.
^ "An engineer or a salesman?". gpblog.com.
^ "Renault strategy boss named as new head of Alpine". Autocar. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "'It's a 100-race project' – CEO Laurent Rossi outlines Alpine's roadmap to reach the summit of F1". F1.com.
^ "2021 was 'a rollercoaster' for Alpine CEO Rossi". RACER. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "Alpine CEO Rossi moved aside, replaced by Krief". motorsport.com. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

Alpine F1 Team

Executive management: Philippe Krief (Chief Executive Officer); Bruno Famin (Team Principal)

Personnel: Dirk de Beer; Davide Brivio; Marcin Budkowski; Chris Dyer; Pat Fry; Matt Harman; Eric Meignan; Alan Permane; Ciaron Pilbeam; Laurent Rossi; Otmar Szafnauer; Rob White