Pramac Racing Limited has announced that Ross Brawn has joined its Board of Directors. In this role, he will act as strategic advisor to Team Principal Paolo Campinoti, bringing extensive experience from the highest levels of motorsport. Brawn‘s Motorsport career spans more than four decades, during which he won a total of 22 world titles — 11 Constructors’ and 11 Drivers’ Championships.
Some of Brawn’s most notable roles within the F1 paddock include being technical director at Benetton from 1991 until he moved to Ferrari in the same role at the end of 1996 until 2006, overseeing the Schumacher years for the Scuderia. He went on to be team principal for Honda in 2008 before the majority stakeholder of BrawnGP, guiding his own outfit to the title with Jenson Button in 2009. The team became the Mercedes F1 team from 2010 where he stayed as team principal until 2013. From 2017 until 2022, he held the role of managing director, Motor Sports and technical director for Formula One Management.
“I am very proud to welcome Ross to Pramac Racing,” began Campinotti. “Beyond his extraordinary career and achievements in Formula 1, Ross is someone with whom I have shared a friendship and a relationship of great respect for many years. I believe that his vision, knowledge and winning mentality will make a valuable contribution to the continued growth and development of Pramac Racing.”
“I’m delighted to join the board of Pramac Racing Limited in a non-executive role,” said Brawn, gearing up for a new life in MotoGP. “Motorsport has always been about people, teamwork and continuous improvement and I look forward to supporting Paolo and the team and contributing where my experience may be useful. Pramac has built an impressive organisation with a strong spirit and ambition and I‘m excited to be part of its future.”