Flavio Briatore is one of the famous Entrepreneur, who was born on the memorable day of April 12 in the year 1950. Flavio Briatore is a proud citizen of Italy.
Italian businessman best known for his involvement in the Benetton fashion brand and as manager of the Benetton Formula One racing team.
Over the years, not only have skills been honed, but a significant impact has also been made in the professional field. Whether it's through work, public appearances, or contributions to the community, Flavio Briatore continues to be an inspiration for many.
Personal Information
Details about Flavio Briatore
Popular As:
Flavio Briatore
First Name:
Flavio
Last Name:
Briatore
Gender:
Male
Birthday:
April 12
Birth Year:
1950
Age:
73-years
Career
He worked as a ski instructor.
He was released from the ING Renault F1 racing team due to his role in race fixing at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Family
He dated supermodel Heidi Klum and they had a daughter together named Leni.He married Elisabetta Gregoraci in 2008. He was part owner of the Queens Park Rangers soccer team, where Kevin Gallen was once a striker.
Flavio Briatore Timeline
1970
In the 1970s, he moved to Cuneo and became an assistant to businessman Attilio Dutto, owner of the Paramatti Vernici paint company.
1979
Dutto was killed on 21 March 1979 in a car bomb attack by an unknown perpetrator.
1980
Briatore was convicted in Italy on several fraud charges in the 1980s, receiving two prison sentences, though the convictions were later extinguished by an amnesty.
1984
In 1984, a court in Bergamo found him guilty of various counts of fraud and he was fined and sentenced to one year and six months in prison.
1986
In 1986, in Milan, Briatore was sentenced to three years for fraud and conspiracy for his role in a team of confidence tricksters who, over a number of years, set up rigged gambling games using fake playing cards.
1987
After an appeal in 1987, the sentence was reduced to one year and two months.
1988
The sentence was subsequently reduced to one year by a court of appeal in 1988.
1989
Thanks to Benetton's methods of franchising, the chain experienced a brief boom in popularity in the US, where, by 1989, there were 800 Benetton stores.
1990
Briatore set up a number of successful Benetton franchises as a fugitive in the Virgin Islands and the United States. In 1990, he was promoted by Luciano Benetton to manage the Benetton Formula One racing team, which became Renault F1 in 2002. From 2007 to 2011, he was part-owner and chairman of London's Queens Park Rangers F.
1991
He hired and quickly fired engineer John Barnard and lured young driver Michael Schumacher from the Jordan team after his first F1 race in 1991.
1992
The Times observed that Briatore knew Schumacher could be the best and built a team around him at Benetton Schumacher went on to win at Spa in 1992 and again at Estoril in 1993 before claiming the World Drivers' Championship in 1994 and 1995.
1994
In 1994 Briatore rejected Umberto Agnelli's proposal to move to Ferrari.
1995
The Benetton team won the World Constructors' Championship in 1995.
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1996
When Schumacher and a number of key technical staffers departed for Ferrari in 1996, the Benetton team slipped to the middle of the grid.
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1997
In 1997, Benetton replaced Briatore with David Richards.
1998
From 1998 to 2000, he led the company Supertec, supplying Mecachrome-built Renault engines to Williams and BAR in 1999, Arrows in 2000, and under the brand name "Playlife" for Benetton in both 1999 and 2000.
1999
In 1999, the Corriere della Sera wrongfully reported that he had been arrested in Nairobi on suspicion of fraud relating to real estate in Kenya, but further to a libel claim brought by Briatore against the newspaper, this allegation proved to be untrue and Briatore was compensated.
2000
In 2000, Renault announced its plans to return to Formula One with the purchase of the Benetton Formula team.
2001
The team raced as Benetton-Renault in 2001 before becoming Renault F1 in 2002.
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2003
In 2003, Briatore fired race-driver Jenson Button and replaced him with Alonso.
2004
Despite winning the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix, Trulli was dropped from Renault by Briatore and replaced by Giancarlo Fisichella.
2005
With Alonso, Renault won both the driver's and constructor's championships in 2005 and 2006.
2006
In April 2006, Renault F1's new president Alain Dassas stated that having a contract with Briatore for 2007 was 'a key factor' in securing the company's commitment to the sport, "and we will do everything to ensure Flavio stays".
2007
However, Alonso turned his back on Briatore to sign for rivals McLaren for 2007.
2008
The controversy centred on an early crash involving Nelson Piquet Jr.'s car during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix of 28 September 2008, when he was still driving for Renault.
2009
In September 2009, Briatore was forced to resign from the ING Renault F1 team due to his involvement in race fixing at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. After the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) conducted its own investigation, Briatore was banned indefinitely from any events sanctioned by the FIA, although this ban was later overturned by a French Tribunal de Grande Instance.
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2010
In 2010, a Turin court ordered Briatore rehabilitated, which by Italian Criminal Code results in the extinction "of any criminal effect of the conviction".
2014
On 20 March 2014 he said it was wrong to let the car manufacturers succeed in their push for the all-new regulations, featuring 'greener' engines that use less fuel. "They delegated the writing of rules to engineers who do not care about the fans or entertainment, If Formula One does not change again in the near future, then the audience will be lost.
2019
In 2019 Briatore founded the political party Movimento del Fare.
2020
On 25 August 2020, Briatore was hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19.
