Mario Theissen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mario Theissen
Occupation	Engineer
Date Of Birth	Aug 17, 1952(1952-08-17)
Age	72
Country	Germany
Birth City	Monschau
Horoscope	Leo

Mario Theissen Biography

Mario Theissen is one of the most popular and richest Engineer who was born on August 17, 1952 in Monschau, Germany. Mario Theissen (born 17 August 1952 in Monschau, Germany) is the former BMW Motorsport Director and was team leader of BMW Sauber, the company’s Formula One team from 2005 until 2009 in which BMW transferred the team the team to Peter Sauber.

He was made BMW Motorsport Director alongside Gerhard Berger in April 1999, with the responsibility of overseeing BMW’s Formula One team and other motorsports, such as BMW’s factory entries to the World Touring Car Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Theissen retired from BMW on 30 June 2011, to be replaced by Jens Marquardt.

In 1998, as well as his role as the director in BMW Technik, he took on the responsibility of establishing BMW Technology Office. BMW Technology Office in Palo Alto, California.

Mario Theissen Net Worth

Mario Theissen is one of the richest Engineer from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mario Theissen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduation at RWTH Aachen University , with a degree of mechanical engineering Theissen was employed by BMW in the department of engine calculation in 1977. In the years following, Theissen took on various positions within BMW’s engine development department and, in 1989, he earned an engineering doctorate in engineering from Ruhr University in Bochum. In 1991, he was appointed the head of Product Concepts at BMW and one year later was promoted to the Director for Advanced Drivetrain Development. In 1994, he was elevated into Director of BMW Technik GmbH.

BMW joined Formula One with a partnership agreement with Williams Racing in 1998. As of 2001, BMW had been credited as the fastest engine in the field. While they achieved notable success including a strong championship run in 2003, the relationship between the team and the manufacturer of the engine was beginning to fall apart. Through The 2004 and 2005 F1 years, Team Theissen was criticized publicly for his Williams team’s inability of creating an engine that could win the constructor’s championship , or multiple wins within the same season. But, Williams blamed BMW for not making a high-quality engine. The public discord in relationships with BMW as well as Williams Racing, and between Theissen and Patrick Head in particular, was the main reason for BMW’s decision to purchase Sauber.

Theissen was made team principal of the resulting BMW Sauber team, and in their first season, they achieved 5th in the constructors championship, both a considerable improvement on Sauber’s previous season and a match for Williams’ previous position in the standings. In 2007 the BMW Sauber team finished 2nd in the World Constructors Championship after McLaren-Mercedes were excluded following a spying episode. In the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix Robert Kubica led Nick Heidfeld to finish first and second, giving BMW its first victory as a constructor. After BMW’s decision to sell the team back to Peter Sauber and depart from Formula 1, Theissen decided to leave the sport as well and retain his position as BMW Motorsport director.

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Mario Ranked on the list of most popular Engineer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Mario Theissen celebrates birthday on August 17 of every year.