Stephen Winkleman Will Leave Audi Sport, Headed For Bugatti
He’s only been CEO of Audi Sport since March 2016, but Stephen Winkleman is set to leave the Ingolstadt’s performance arm. Citing VW Group officials, Autocar reports that the 52-year-old will leave the firm “later this year,” replacing Wolfgang Dürheimer as president of Bugatti.
So far during his stint at Audi Sport, Winkleman has overseen a rebrand (the company was formerly ‘quattro GmbH’), plus the launches of the RS3, RS5 and R8 Spyder. The all-new RS4 may also emerge before the end of his tenure. Prior his time at Audi, he’d been president and CEO of Lamborghini.
Audi China sales head Michael-Julius Renz is tipped to replace Winkleman, while Dürheimer is expected to retain his post as chairman of Bentley.
The long-term post-dieselgate management restructuring could also see Winkleman take the Bentley role too, according Autocar’s sources.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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But he first came from Lamborghini….eh?
Lamborghini is Audi.
He came from a green apple to red one
So he just moves up in the Volkswagen Group.
So Stephen Wink to Audi
If the new head of Audi sport doesn’t put a v8 in the new rs6…
His head will roll if he doesn’t do that
NOOOOOOO?!?!?!?!
Or a 5 cyl Biturbo….that could be cool
At this rate, he’ll end up in SEAT in another year’s time.
Looks like he enjoys working for the Volkswagen Group
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So basically prepare for Bugattis to get a lot more angular?
And better looking
Where’s he going to go next? Seat? Skoda??
More like Stephen Fickleman, because he can’t settle down in a position.
Maybe he’ll make bugattis look better