Franz Tost

Austrian racing driver

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Born: January 20, 1956
Age in 2026: 70
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1956

About Franz Tost

Franz Tost is an Austrian former racing driver and the former team principal of the Scuderia AlphaTauri Formula One team, a role he departed from at the end of the 2023 Formula One season. Tost competed as a driver in Formula Ford and Formula Three, winning the Austrian Formula Ford Championship in 1983. Tost followed him, working for Williams' engine supplier BMW as Track Operations Manager until 1 January 2006. In 2005 Tost was appointed as the team principal of Scuderia Toro Rosso which was the new name of former team Minardi after Red Bull acquired the team. Tost stated that he would aim for fifth.

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Franz Tost timeline

1983Tost competed as a driver in Formula Ford and Formula Three, winning the Austrian Formula Ford Championship in 1983.
2005In 2005 Tost was appointed as the team principal of Scuderia Toro Rosso which was the new name of former team Minardi after Red Bull acquired the team.
2006Tost followed him, working for Williams' engine supplier BMW as Track Operations Manager until 1 January 2006.

The world when Franz Tost was born

Franz Tost was born in 1956. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1956

#1 song"Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
Top movieAround the World in 80 Days
Top TV showI Love Lucy
Best-selling bookPeyton Place – Grace Metalious

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentDon Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series
Top headlineElvis Presley takes America by storm
Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
Defining fadElvis Presley mania
Notable inventionHard disk drive (IBM)
World population2.82 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (NBA)
U.S. population168.1M

1956 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Franz Tost's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1956	2026
Gas	$0.30	$3.45/gal
Average home	$11,700	$435,000
Average income	$6,500	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.00	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.50	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	168.1M	341 million

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