Franz Tost

Who is Franz Tost?

Franz Tost is an Austrian former racecar driver, currently the team principal of the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team.

As a young man, Tost competed in Formula Ford and Formula Three. He then studied Sport Science and Management, working as a team manager at the Walter Lechner Racing School. He joined Willi Weber Management in 1993. He initially ran the WTS Formula Three team, then looked after a young Ralf Schumacher's career in Japan. When the German moved into F1, Tost followed him, working for BMW as the German marque re-entered F1 in 2000 as engine supplier for the Williams team, for whom Schumacher was driving at the time. Tost worked for BMW as Track Operations Manager until 1 January 2006, when the new Scuderia Toro Rosso team hired him as Team Principal.