Christoph Zimmermann (born 7 June 1968) is a Swiss engineer and former chief designer of the

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team.

Career

Zimmermann completed an apprenticeship at

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and is a mechanical engineer by profession. He worked as a composite and model designer at

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in Hinwil from 1989 before moving to

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in 1999. He returned to Sauber as head of composite design in 2000. In October 2007, Zimmermann was announced as the chief designer at BMW Sauber, succeeding

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Career timeline

* Designer – Sauber-Mercedes (1989–1991). * Designer – Sauber (1992–1999). * Senior engineer –

(1999–2000). * Head of composite design – Sauber (2001–2005). * Head of composite design –

(2006–2007). * Chief designer – BMW Sauber (2008–2011).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zimmermann, Christoph 1968 births Living people Formula One designers Sauber Motorsport