Guenther Steiner
| Guenther Steiner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Guenther Steiner 7 April 1965 Merano, Italy |
| Residence | Mooresville, North Carolina, United States |
| Nationality |
 Italian |
| Occupation | Team principal |
| Employer | Haas F1 Team |
| Spouse(s) | Gertraud Steiner |
| Children | Greta Steiner |
Guenther Steiner (born 7 April 1965) is an Italian motorsport engineer and manager. He is currently the team principal of the Haas Formula One Team, and previously managing director of Jaguar Racing and technical operations director of its subsequent incarnation, Red Bull Racing.
Born in Merano, the son of a butcher, Steiner studied engineering without finishing, and moved to Belgium after his military service, where he started his career as a mechanic in the World Rally Championship for Mazda Rally Team Europe from 1986–1988.
From January 1989 to 1990, Steiner worked as assistant team manager for Top Run Srl. He acted as head of reconnaissance, and later technical manager, at Jolly Club Spa from 1991–1996.
In 1997, Steiner managed Prodrive's Allstar Rally team, winning the European Rally Championship with Krzysztof Holowczyc, and in 1998 M-Sport recruited him as project manager. He was promoted to director of engineering in 2000, where he worked under the Ford World Rally Team alongside drivers Colin MacRae and Carlos Sainz to secure consecutive runner-up finishes in the 2000 and 2001 seasons.
Steiner switched to Formula One in 2001 when Jaguar Racing's newly-appointed team principal, Niki Lauda, headhunted him for the job of managing director. According to Steiner, "[Lauda] asked, 'are there any talented people at Ford?' And the reply was 'there's Guenther.' The guy lied!" Assuming the role on 3 December, Steiner was responsible for the engineering side of the team at Milton Keynes, while director of strategy John Allison handled administrative tasks.
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