Famin Joins ACO as Deputy Director of Competition

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Former Alpine vice-president of motorsport Bruno Famin has joined the ACO as its new deputy director of competition, it has been announced.

Famin, an engineer by trade who also looked after Alpine’s Formula 1 team at one stage, departed the French manufacturer last week.

The highly experienced Frenchman, who previously worked as director of operations at the FIA following his long tenure with Peugeot Sport, will join ACO competition director Thierry Bouvet in the organization’s bolstered department, effective on Tuesday.

Famin will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the ACO’s roadmap across all technical and sporting areas, while also being in close collaboration with the FIA in the development of future regulations.

“Through this strategic appointment, the ACO is reaffirming its primary ambition: to build and promote increasingly attractive competition, firmly focused on innovation and fully aligned with the major challenges of the FIA World Endurance Championship as well as the ACO’s other championships,” a statement from the ACO read.

“It is with great pleasure that I welcome Bruno Famin to the Automobile Club de l’Ouest,” said ACO President Pierre Fillon. “His arrival marks an important milestone for our institution.

“With a distinguished career and a strategic vision for top-level motorsport, Bruno has demonstrated his excellence through key positions, whether as head of Peugeot Sport, within the FIA or, more recently, as Director of F1 and Endurance programs at Alpine.

“Thanks to his technical expertise, he will undoubtedly bring valuable know-how to our technical and sporting department, further strengthening the influence and high standards of our competitions on the international stage.”

John Dagys

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