Patrick Faure

Patrick Faure , born May 12, 1946, is a French businessman. His best-known role was in motorsport, as President of Renault Sport and Renault F1 Team.

He studied law and politics at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand before being awarded a place in the École Nationale d’Administration. He graduated in 1972 and worked for three years as a civil administrator of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. In 1975, he moved to the private sector and joined the precision engineering company Labinal. In 1977, he became Chairman of Gelbon.

Renault In 1977, he was hired by Renault as Toulouse's regional manager. After that, he took over the sales department. He increased his importance within Renault’s structure over the years, and he was manager of Renault Austria (1981) and Renault UK (1982). In 1985, he was named head of the Public Affairs and Corporate Communications Department. In January 1986 he was appointed a member of Renault’s board of directors and President of Renault Sport. The motorsport company was in a complex situation, and Faure decided to end Renault's Formula One involvement. He ordered Bernard Dudot to develop a new 3.5-litre normally aspirated engine. When the turbos were banned, Renault returned to Grand Prix racing. and was replaced as president of the Renault F1 team by Alain Dassas on April 3, 2006. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Cofiroute, a motorways' concessionaire which is owned by Vinci. He held several appointments in other companies, such as chairman of the Board of Directors of Ertico, Chairman of the Association France-Amériques, Director of ESL & Network and of Waterslim Luxembourg. He remains as a company consultant but is now retired.