Mark Preston
- January 9, 2024
- Engineer
Quick Facts
Mark Preston Biography
| Name | Mark Preston |
| Birthday | Nov 7 |
| Birth Year | 1968 |
| Place Of Birth | Geelong |
| Home Town | Victoria |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Parents | Eugene Preston; Mary Preston |
| Spouse | Meredith Preston (née Ray Bonner) m. July 8, 2000 |
Mark Preston is one of the most popular and richest Engineer who was born on November 7, 1968 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Mark Preston (born 7 November 1968) is an Australian businessman and professional in motorsport. He is currently Team Director for the Techeetah Formula E racing team as well as the Chief Executive Officer of StreetDrone.
Preston was involved in the parallel development of Spectrum Racing Cars with Borland Racing. The Spectrum 05 was designed and used during the race of 1996. Australian Formula Ford Championship in 1996, where the team took second spot in the race alongside Jason Bargwanna. Spectrum won several Australian Championships with Formula Ford.
He holds an MBA from the University of Oxford in 2006 and was involved in the Department of Engineering Science’s Tidal Energy Research Group during his studies. In this capacity, Preston was involved in the development and commercialisation of the Transverse Horizontal Axis Water Turbine – an underwater device that generates power from tidal flows.
Through Suzuki’s connections, the team was able to secure the support of Honda, who supplied the team’s engines from 2006 to 2008. Preston was appointed as Super Aguri’s Chief Technical Officer and played a fundamental role in creating the team in just 100 days, with the SA05 cars making their debut in the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix after the team’s entry was ratified by the FIA on 26 January 2006.
To fulfill his goal of working for a team in Formula One, Preston relocated to the UK in 1996. He then secured an opportunity with the Arrows F1 team through his connections with Holden Special Vehicles.
Mark Preston Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Engineer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Mark Preston is one of the richest Engineer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Preston 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Preston was born in Geelong, Australia. Born in Melbourne and then completed his studies at Monash University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1992. While pursuing studying, he was an engineer in design for Borland Racing Developments, which started his career in motorsport.
After completing his studies at Monash University, Preston joined Tieman Industries, a company that specializes in the design, manufacturing and sale of bulk and dry tanks for liquid roads. He joined the company in 1993. joined in the role of Project Manager with General Motors Holden, a job he was later to fill with Holden Special Vehicles, where he developed custom vehicles for local as well as international markets.
Following the collapse of the Arrows F1 team in 2002, Preston joined the McLaren F1 Racing team as the Principal Designer, and was later promoted to Head of Vehicle Technology Laboratories. In the latter role he oversaw the development of the radical McLaren MP4-18A alongside Technical Director Adrian Newey and Chief Designer Mike Coughlan.
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According to our records, Mark Preston married to Meredith Preston (née Ray Bonner) m. July 8, 2000. As of December 1, 2023, Mark Preston’s is not dating anyone.
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Mark became the team principal of the new Techeetah Formula E Team in August
- Techeetah was the only private team in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship during the 2017/2018 season. The team went on to win the 2017/2018 Drivers Title with its driver Jean-Éric Vergne. Techeetah has partnered with DS Automobiles for the 2018/2019 Season 5 of the all-electric street racing series to become a manufacturer team and went on to take both titles at the New York City ePrix to become the first team in Formula E history to win back to back titles.
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Preston continued with the team as Technical Director for two further seasons, until Super Aguri’s withdrawal from Formula One in 2008.