Cyril Abiteboul
{{short description|French motor racing engineer and manager|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Cyril Abiteboul
| image = Hadrien David Cyril Abiteboul 2 (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Abiteboul in 2020
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|10|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
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| education = Engineer
| alma_mater = Grenoble ENSEEG
| employer = Hyundai Motorsport (2023–present)
Mecachrome (2021–2022)
Renault F1 Team (2014–2020)
Caterham F1 (2013–2014)
| occupation = Motorsport Advisor
Managing Director
Team Principal
| years_active = 2001–present
}}
Cyril François Roger Abiteboul (born 14 October 1977){{cite journal|first=Stuart|last=Codling|date=June 2013|issue=208|page=95|title=In profile: Cyril Abiteboul|journal=F1 Racing|publisher=Haymarket|issn=1361-4487}} is a French auto racing engineer and manager. He has served as the team principal of Hyundai Motorsport since 2023. From 2013 to 2014 he was the team principal of Caterham Formula One team, and was the managing director of the Renault F1 Team from 2014 to 2020.
Early and personal life
Abiteboul was educated at the Lycée Carnot and Lycée Chaptal high schools in Paris, and went on to study multidisciplinary engineering at Grenoble Institute of Technology.{{cite web|url=https://repertoire.iesf.fr/#item/709648|title=Répertoire des Ingénieurs et des Scientifiques|website=repertoire.iesf.fr|access-date=11 October 2017}}
Abiteboul has one tattoo, as a result of a lost bet with Daniel Ricciardo, where he would get a tattoo if Ricciardo was able to achieve a podium finish, which he did, finishing 3rd in the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj6DsrwjGeE|title = A Bet's a Bet | No Brakes Ep 9 Presented by Optus|website = YouTube}} It is a vintage Renault logo on his right calf with a stylized honey badger, Ricciardo's personal mascot.
Career
After graduating in 2001, Abiteboul joined Renault at Boulogne-Billancourt, looking after the Renault F1 website. He was made Business Development Manager for the Renault F1 team in 2007 and went on to become executive director of Renault Sport F1 in 2010.
He joined Caterham F1 Team in September 2012.Benson, Andrew. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/19675842 "Singapore GP: Caterham's Tony Fernandes announces shake-up"]. BBC, 21 September 2012. Retrieved on 25 May 2013. He had previously worked with team partner Renault, where he was Deputy Managing Director of Renault Sport F1. On 8 November 2012, Abiteboul was appointed as team principal of Caterham, taking the place of Tony Fernandes.Benson, Andrew. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/20249334 "Caterham name 35-year-old Cyril Abiteboul as team principal"]. BBC, 8 November 2012. Retrieved on 25 May 2013.
In July 2014, after Abiteboul's departure from Caterham had been announced,{{Cite web|url = http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/7/16019.html|title = Renault confirmed Abiteboul's return|date = 3 July 2014|access-date = 29 January 2015}} Renault confirmed his return as managing director of Renault Sport F1.{{Cite web|url =http://www.renaultsportf1.com/Cyril-Abiteboul-4022.html?lang=en|title =Cyril Abiteboul: Managing Director|access-date =29 January 2015|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://archive.today/20150128162308/http://www.renaultsportf1.com/Cyril-Abiteboul-4022.html?lang=en|archive-date =28 January 2015}} He left Renault as the racing team rebranded to Alpine in 2021.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Renault announce shock departure of F1 team boss Cyril Abiteboul ahead of Alpine rebrand|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-renault-announce-shock-departure-of-f1-team-boss-abiteboul-ahead-of.6MDZDarLV1zJTMl8BA7t0w.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111144010/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-renault-announce-shock-departure-of-f1-team-boss-abiteboul-ahead-of.6MDZDarLV1zJTMl8BA7t0w.html |archive-date=2021-01-11 |access-date=2021-01-11|website=www.formula1.com|language=en}}
In May 2021, Abiteboul joined Formula 2 engine supplier Mecachrome as their motorsport advisor.{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.ex-renault-boss-abiteboul-joins-motorsport-engineering-firm-mecachrome-as.5GTnM0pPCxt5ApsRr51qOQ.html|title=Ex-Renault boss Abiteboul joins motorsport engineering firm Mecachrome as advisor
|publisher=Formula 1|access-date=8 July 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://formulascout.com/ex-renault-f1-boss-cyril-abiteboul-joins-f2-engine-supplier-mecachrome/78254|title=Ex-Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul joins F2 engine supplier Mecachrome|date=5 May 2021 |publisher=Formula Scout|access-date=8 July 2022}}
Abiteboul joined Hyundai World Rally Team as team principal in {{WRC|2023}}.{{cite news|url=https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/abiteboul-will-become-hyundais-new-team-principal/|title=Abiteboul will become Hyundai's new team principal|first1=Luke|last1=Barry|first2=David|last2=Evans|website=dirtfish.com|date=6 December 2022|access-date=7 December 2022}} He was appointed as the president of Hyundai Motorsport at the end of the year.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/a/news/w27125_Abiteboul-appointed-President-of-Hyundai-Motorsport|title=Abiteboul appointed President of Hyundai Motorsport|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=20 December 2023|access-date=30 December 2023}}
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