Andrea Adamo

Andrea Adamo (born 25 May 1971 in Turin, Italy), is an Italian engineer and racing manager. He was appointed to the role of Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT team principal in the World Rally Championship in January 2019, replacing Michel Nandan. Under his leadership, the team secured their maiden manufacturers' title in .

Career Between 1995 and 2008, he worked as an aerodynamics technician, race engineer, head designer and technical director in the DTM and Superturismo championships with N.Technology. From 2009 to 2011 he was at Lola where he designed several cars for the Le Mans Prototype category. He also worked on a Porsche Panamera for the Superstars Series.

In 2012, he became chief engineer at JAS Motorsport for the World Touring Car Championship. In 2015, he moved briefly to FCA Italy, where he took part in the design of the Alfa Romeo Giulia production model.

In 2015, he joined Hyundai Motorsport as head of sports programmes for customer teams. In January 2019, he was promoted to team principal of the official Hyundai team in the World Rally Championship, taking over from Michel Nandan. Under his leadership, the team won the constructors' title in the 2019 season, the first in the history of the South Korean manufacturer, and repeated the following year. He stepped down from his positions at Hyundai in December 2021.