Mansour Ojjeh

Mansour Ojjeh (* June 24, 1952 ) is a Saudi Arabian businessman and partner of investment firm Techniques d' Avant Garde ( TAG). He gained as a financier of the TAG turbo engine developed by Porsche for the formula to international prominence first

Life

Ojjeh grew up the son of Akram Ojjeh, a Syrian-born entrepreneur, and a French mother. His childhood was spent largely in France, training in the U.S., he graduated with a Master of Business Administration.

Motorsport

Ojjeh discovered his passion for motorsports as a guest of the Saudi royal family at the Grand Prix of Monaco in 1978. The Saudi Arabian Airlines were at this time sponsor of the Williams team. This contact led to the 1979 introduction of TAG as the main sponsor of Williams. The secured financing of the team enabled chief designer Patrick Head, the development of competitive racing cars. 1979, the team could enter the first win and win with Alan Jones in 1980 and Keke Rosberg 1982 World Cup.

The end of 1981 attracted McLaren team boss Ron Dennis Ojjeh as a partner to McLaren. Ojjeh financed the TAG turbo engine developed by Porsche Hans Mezger, which was presented at the Geneva Motor Show 1983, the public and made ​​his race debut at the Grand Prix of the Netherlands in 1983. 1984 dominated the McLaren drivers Niki Lauda and Alain Prost the championship with twelve wins in 16 races and Lauda won the title. In the two following years, Prost could be world champion in the TAG Turbo.

The end of 1984 took Ojjeh of Dennis the majority of the McLaren racing team. He holds 15% of shares of the McLaren Group.