Mark Preston (racing)
| Mark Preston | |
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Mark Preston.
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| Born |
7 November 1968 Geelong, Australia |
| Nationality |
 Australian
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| Occupation | Team Principal, Techeetah and CEO, StreetDrone |
| Employer | Techeetah, |
| Known for | Formula One Formula E |
| Website | www |
Mark Preston (born 7 November 1968) is an Australian businessman and motorsport professional. He is currently the Team Principal of the Techeetah Formula E racing team, and CEO of StreetDrone.
He has a long history in motorsport, particularly in Formula One, having worked for Arrows F1, McLaren Racing Ltd and Super Aguri F1.
Preston was born in Geelong, Australia. Raised in Melbourne, he graduated from the Monash University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1992. During his studies, he also worked as a part-time design engineer with Borland Racing Developments, which launched his career in motorsport.
Following his graduation from Monash University, Preston joined Tieman Industries, a company specialising in the design, manufacture and sales of dry bulk and bulk liquid road tankers. In 1993, he was appointed as a Project Manager at General Motors Holden, a role he later occupied for Holden Special Vehicles, where he designed custom vehicles for local and global markets.
Preston worked in parallel developing Spectrum Racing Cars with Borland Racing, where the Spectrum 05 was designed and run in the 1996 Australian Formula Ford Championship in 1996 where the team secured second place in the race with Jason Bargwanna. Spectrum went on to win a number of Australian championships in Formula Ford.
To pursue his dream of working in Formula One, Preston relocated to the UK in 1996 and secured a role with Arrows F1 team through his connections at Holden Special Vehicles.
Preston stayed with the Arrows F1 team for six years, occupying the roles of Stress Analysis Engineer, Senior Vehicle Performance Analyst, and Head of Research and Development. In these roles, he was responsible for computer aided analysis, vehicle dynamics, research and development laboratories and the test team.
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