Bernie Ecclestone
British business magnate
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| 2024 | Received the FIA President Innovation Medal, recognizing his significant contributions to motorsport and Formula One leadership. |
| 2024 | Received the FIA President Innovation Medal, recognizing his significant contributions to motorsport and Formula One leadership. |
| October 12 2023 | Ecclestone pleaded guilty to fraud at Southwark Crown Court, agreeing to pay nearly £653m in back tax and fines. He was sentenced to 17 months in prison, suspended for two years. |
| October 12 2023 | Ecclestone pleaded guilty to fraud at Southwark Crown Court, agreeing to pay nearly £653m in back tax and fines. He was sentenced to 17 months in prison, suspended for two years. |
| January 2023 | Trial date for tax fraud case was pushed back to November at an administrative hearing at Southwark Crown Court. |
| January 2023 | Trial date for tax fraud case was pushed back to November at an administrative hearing at Southwark Crown Court. |
| August 22 2022 | First hearing into the tax fraud case scheduled at Westminster Magistrates' Court. |
| August 22 2022 | First hearing into the tax fraud case scheduled at Westminster Magistrates' Court. |
| July 11 2022 | Bernie Ecclestone was officially charged with tax fraud by the Crown Prosecution Service for failing to declare foreign assets worth £400 million. |
| July 11 2022 | Bernie Ecclestone was officially charged with tax fraud by the Crown Prosecution Service for failing to declare foreign assets worth £400 million. |
| June 30 2022 | Bernie Ecclestone appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain and made controversial comments about Vladimir Putin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, stating he would 'take a bullet' for Putin and calling the invasion a 'mistake'. He argued against banning Russian drivers from Formula One and suggested that President Zelenskyy could have prevented the invasion. |
| June 30 2022 | Bernie Ecclestone appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain and made controversial comments about Vladimir Putin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, stating he would 'take a bullet' for Putin and calling the invasion a 'mistake'. He argued against banning Russian drivers from Formula One and suggested that President Zelenskyy could have prevented the invasion. |
| May 25 2022 | Bernie Ecclestone was arrested by Brazilian authorities for illegally carrying an undocumented LW Seecamp .32 gun in his luggage while attempting to board a private plane to Switzerland. After acknowledging ownership of the weapon but claiming he was unaware it was in his luggage, he paid bail and was subsequently released to continue his travel. |
| May 25 2022 | Bernie Ecclestone was arrested by Brazilian authorities for illegally carrying an undocumented LW Seecamp .32 gun in his luggage while attempting to board a private plane to Switzerland. After acknowledging ownership of the weapon but claiming he was unaware it was in his luggage, he paid bail and was subsequently released to continue his travel. |
| 2020 | Bernie Ecclestone made controversial comments about racism during an interview with CNN in the weeks following George Floyd's murder, questioning Lewis Hamilton's diversity commission and suggesting that 'black people are more racist than white people'. |
| 2020 | Became the sixth-oldest father in human history at age 89 with the birth of his son, and departed from his advisory role at Formula One. |
| 2020 | Bernie Ecclestone made controversial comments about racism during an interview with CNN in the weeks following George Floyd's murder, questioning Lewis Hamilton's diversity commission and suggesting that 'black people are more racist than white people'. |
| 2020 | Became the sixth-oldest father in human history at age 89 with the birth of his son, and departed from his advisory role at Formula One. |
| July 2020 | Became a father again at an advanced age, with the birth of his son with Fabiana Flosi. |
| July 2020 | Became a father again at an advanced age, with the birth of his son with Fabiana Flosi. |
| January 2020 | Term as adviser to the board of directors expired, effectively ending his long-standing involvement in Formula One management. |
| January 2020 | Term as adviser to the board of directors expired, effectively ending his long-standing involvement in Formula One management. |
| January 23 2017 | Removed from position as chief executive of Formula One Group following Liberty Media's takeover, appointed to honorary role of chairman emeritus. |
| January 23 2017 | Removed from position as chief executive of Formula One Group following Liberty Media's takeover, appointed to honorary role of chairman emeritus. |
| 2014 | Bernie Ecclestone publicly addressed long-standing rumors about his potential involvement in the Great Train Robbery, acknowledging his acquaintance with Roy James, the getaway driver who was an amateur racing driver. |
| 2014 | Bernie Ecclestone publicly addressed long-standing rumors about his potential involvement in the Great Train Robbery, acknowledging his acquaintance with Roy James, the getaway driver who was an amateur racing driver. |
| August 5 2014 | The Munich court allowed Ecclestone to pay a £60m settlement without admitting guilt to end the trial. |
| August 5 2014 | The Munich court allowed Ecclestone to pay a £60m settlement without admitting guilt to end the trial. |
| January 14 2014 | A Munich court ruled that Ecclestone would be tried on bribery charges in Germany. |
| January 14 2014 | A Munich court ruled that Ecclestone would be tried on bribery charges in Germany. |
| July 2013 | German prosecutors indicted Ecclestone for alleged bribery related to a $44 million payment to Gribkowsky, linked to the sale of a stake in Formula 1. |
| July 2013 | German prosecutors indicted Ecclestone for alleged bribery related to a $44 million payment to Gribkowsky, linked to the sale of a stake in Formula 1. |
| May 2013 | Süddeutsche Zeitung reported that Munich prosecutors charged Ecclestone on two counts of bribery after a two-year investigation into his relationship with Gribkowsky. |
| May 2013 | Süddeutsche Zeitung reported that Munich prosecutors charged Ecclestone on two counts of bribery after a two-year investigation into his relationship with Gribkowsky. |
| 2012 | During a trial against Gerhard Gribkowsky, public prosecutors accused Ecclestone of being a co-perpetrator in a bribery case, alleging he paid about $44 million to Gribkowsky to get rid of the lender's stake in Formula One. |
| 2012 | During a trial against Gerhard Gribkowsky, public prosecutors accused Ecclestone of being a co-perpetrator in a bribery case, alleging he paid about $44 million to Gribkowsky to get rid of the lender's stake in Formula One. |
| November 2012 | Private equity firm Bluewaters Communications Holdings filed a £409m lawsuit against the 2005 sale of Formula One, claiming to be the sport's rightful owner. |
| November 2012 | Private equity firm Bluewaters Communications Holdings filed a £409m lawsuit against the 2005 sale of Formula One, claiming to be the sport's rightful owner. |
| August 2012 | Married Fabiana Flosi, the vice-president of marketing for the Brazilian Grand Prix. |
| August 2012 | Married Fabiana Flosi, the vice-president of marketing for the Brazilian Grand Prix. |
| 2011 | Faber and Faber published Tom Bower's biography 'No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone', which was written with Ecclestone's unusual cooperation, surprising commentators given Bower's history of exposé biographies. |
| 2011 | Faber and Faber published Tom Bower's biography 'No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone', which was written with Ecclestone's unusual cooperation, surprising commentators given Bower's history of exposé biographies. |
| August 18 2011 | Ecclestone and Briatore sold their entire shareholding in QPR Football Club to Tony Fernandes. |
| August 18 2011 | Ecclestone and Briatore sold their entire shareholding in QPR Football Club to Tony Fernandes. |
| December 17 2010 | Ecclestone purchased the majority of shares from Flavio Briatore, becoming the majority shareholder with 62% of the club's shares. |
| December 17 2010 | Ecclestone purchased the majority of shares from Flavio Briatore, becoming the majority shareholder with 62% of the club's shares. |
| January 7 2010 | Announced a joint bid with Genii Capital to acquire Swedish car brand Saab Automobile. |
| January 7 2010 | Announced a joint bid with Genii Capital to acquire Swedish car brand Saab Automobile. |
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