Christian Horner

Christian Edward Johnston Horner OBE (born in Leamington Spa, England on 16 November 1973) is the Team Principal of the Infiniti Red Bull Racing Formula One team, a position he has held since 2005. His motorsport career started as a race car driver, before he switched roles to become Team Principal of FIA F3000 and later GP2 Series team Arden International Motorsport in 1999.

Driving career

Horner's career in motorsport started after he won the Formula Renault scholarship in 1991. He competed in the 1992 British Formula Renault Championship with Manor Motorsport, finishing that season as a race winner and the highest placed rookie. He then moved up to British Formula Three, finishing second in the Class B Championship winning 8 races before moving to the Fortec and ADR team in 1995, and then to the TOM'S team in 1996. In 1996 he also raced in British Formula Two.

Horner moved up to Formula 3000 in 1997, founding the Arden team. He stayed in F3000 for 1998 and was joined at Arden by Kurt Mollekens. He retired from driving at the end of the season to focus on developing the Arden team.