It’s a constantly evolving list, impacted by the coming and going of senior executives, and by the relative importance of manufacturers and teams. Former FIA president Jean Todt and ex-F1 CEO Chase Carey were on the last list we compiled in 2019, and both have now gone.
Some names have worked their way up through years of solid personal achievement in business, or on track. Others earned their place when they landed a job that automatically qualified them for a spot – and therefore they could depart just as quickly.
Here’s our take on the top 12 at the start of 2022.
12. Jim France
NASCAR CEO and chairman
Jim France
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NASCAR may have lost some of the popularity it enjoyed a couple of decades ago, but it remains an important series.
The France family has dominated the world of NASCAR since its inception, and the man currently holding the reins is 77-year-old Jim France.
Son of founder Bill Sr, he has been involved in the…
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