Williams Racing has announced the appointment of Jost Capito as its new Chief Executive Officer. He will officially join the Formula 1 team on February 1. 

Capito has enjoyed a wide and varied career spanning over four decades in the automotive and motorsports industries. Reporting to Williams Chairman Matthew Savage, Capito will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the company. 

“We are excited to welcome Jost Capito as the new CEO of Williams Racing. He is an experienced and competitive individual who has built winning teams and is a winner in his own right. He understands the Williams heritage and will work well with the team in pursuit of our objective to return to the front of the grid,” Savage said. 

After beginning his motorsports career as a driver in the mid-1970s, Capito held positions with BMW M GmbH, Porsche to manage its racing programs, and Sauber Petronas Engineering’s executive committee. He subsequently joined Ford in 2001, where he was Ford Europe’s Motorsport Director. In this role, Jost helped to win the WRC manufacturers’ titles in both 2006 and 2007.

In 2012 Jost joined Volkswagen as Motorsport Director, and, after a brief stint at McLaren, was chosen to lead Volkswagen R GmbH, the department in charge of the company’s performance cars.

As part of the announcement, Williams Racing has also confirmed that Simon Roberts will officially take on Team Principal’s role, reporting to Jost.

For more information, visit williamsf1.com.

_{Photo of Jost Capito by Mike Borrmann, courtesy of Williams Racing}