Lamborghini appoints former Ferrari F1 chief Stefano Domenicali as boss

Stefano Domenicali

Lamborghini has appointed Stefano Domenicali as president and CEO, replacing Stephan Winkelmann who will move to Audi’s Quattro GmbH division.
Domenicali, who led Ferrari’s Formula One team between 2008 and 2014, will take up the post with Lamborghini on 15 March.

"I am very excited to be taking on the challenges of this great legacy," Domenicali said. "It is now my duty to continue the successes that my predecessor Stephan Winkelmann achieved for Automobili Lamborghini."

Domenicali, 50, started his professional career in finance with Ferrari in 1991 and became sporting director of the Formula 1 team in 1998, eventually taking over as team principal in 2008. He resigned from Ferrari in 2014 and was employed by the VW Group at Audi as vice president of new business initiatives, which sparked speculation that the German brand was lining up an F1 entry.

Winkelmann departs after guiding the Italian supercar brand through the past decade under VW Group ownership, introducing models like the Huracan and Aventador, as well as the upcoming Urus SUV.

Quattro GmbH will be a return to relatively mainstream products for Winkelmann, even though the Neckarsulm-based company produces relatively high-end, niche versions of Audi model