Wolfgang Ullrich
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Wolfgang Ullrich | |
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 Wolfgang Ullrich in May 2015 | |
| Born | August 27, 1950 |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Wolfgang Ullrich (born August 27, 1950 in Vienna, Austria) is the former Head of Audi Motorsport, the sporting division of German automaker Audi since November 1993. Under his leadership, Audi won the 24 Hours of Le Mans thirteen times: 2000-2002, 2004–2008, and 2010-2014.[1]
He studied for his degree in Vienna in automotive engineering. Ullrich is Doctor of Technical Sciences.
Early life
After graduation he joined Steyr-Daimler-Puch, but wishing to work in motorsport, he was contacted by Renault Sport offering a job with their F1 team. Shortly after, Renault Sport withdrew its offer because of budgetary restrictions imposed by the parent company. He ended up joining Porsche to work on the TAG engine project, and after the withdrawal of the German manufacturer from F1 in late 1987, he went on to work on production engines. In Autumn 1993, when he worked at Gillet, he was contacted by Herbert Demel, a former university colleague and director of the competition department of Audi, Audi Sport, who asked him if he wanted to replace him in office to which he immediately agreed.
