Alex Hitzinger
- January 6, 2024
- Engineer
Quick Facts
Alex Hitzinger Biography
| Name | Alex Hitzinger |
| Birthday | Oct 23 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Passau |
| Home Town | Passau |
| Birth Country | Germany |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Alex Hitzinger is one of the most popular and richest Engineer who was born on October 23, 1971 in Passau, Passau, Germany. Alexander, or Alex, Hitzinger (born 23 October 1971 in Passau) is a German engineer, until 31 March 2016 he was the Technical Director of the Porsche LMP1 project. He previously worked as Head of Advanced Technologies for the Red Bull and Toro Rosso Formula One teams.
Since 2011, Hitzinger has been Technical Director of the Porsche LMP1 project. On 14 March 2016, it was announced that Alex Hitzinger was leaving Porsche.
Under Hitzinger’s leadership, in 2006, Cosworth F1 team developed the first ever F1 engine (Cosworth CA, 2.4 Litre, V8 ) to attain 20,000 rpm at the track, despite the difficult circumstances (under budget and small number of staff). This set a new standard at the time for F1 engines.
On 16 December 2016 it was reported that Hitzinger is working for Apple on its Project Titan electric car project.
Alex Hitzinger Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Engineer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Alex Hitzinger is one of the richest Engineer from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alex Hitzinger 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Hitzinger’s first job in the automotive industry was at Toyota Motorsport as a development engineer. Hitzinger moved to Cosworth together with World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz, when Carlos changed team from Toyota to Ford. At Cosworth, he firstly worked as Head of the Ford-Cosworth World Rally Championship programme and then as Head of F1 Development. In 2005, at the age of 34, Hitzinger was one of the youngest chief engineers in F1.
From 2006 to 2011 he worked as Head of Advanced Technologies for Red Bull Technology and from mid-2006 and mid-2007 he also filled the role of Technical Director of the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team.
On 10 January 2019 it was reported that he starts working for Volkswagen as head of the technical development for its commercial vehicles division as well as its self-driving car and MaaS (mobility-as-a-service) programs.
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Facts & Trivia
Alex Ranked on the list of most popular Engineer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Alex Hitzinger celebrates birthday on October 23 of every year.