Niels Wittich

Niels Wittich (born 5 August 1972) is a German sports director and referee who has been the race director of Formula One since February 2022 when he succeeded Michael Masi. However, he shared the race director role with Eduardo Freitas between February and October when Freitas was forced to step down after the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix.[1][2]

Niels Wittich
Born (1972-08-05) August 5, 1972
NationalityGermany German
CitizenshipGerman

Career

Wittich has a background in motorsport where he has worked in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and was, among other things, race manager. In 2021, Wittich was also part of the staff for Masi at several race weekends for F1. When the 2021 DTM season was completed, he left the DTM in favor of working the following year at the International Motor Sport Federation, serving as race director for Formula 2 and Formula 3 while assisting Masi at some F1 races. After the FIA ​​decided that Masi would not continue as F1 race director, Wittich and Freitas were appointed as replacements.

References
  1. "Michael Masi replaced as race director amid FIA structural changes". Formula1.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. "FIA ends F1 race director rotation for rest of 2022 season". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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