Background
Audetto was born in Turin, Piedmont.
Audetto was born in Turin, Piedmont.
Previously, he was a managing director at the Super Aguri F1 team He was formerly a racing manager with Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino and Arrows. He began his working life as an artist and journalist.
Audetto started his motorsport career in rallying as a co-driver of Luca di Montezemolo and Sandro Munari in the factory Lancia team
During his three years with the team he earned management degree at Bocconi University. He severely injured his legs during an accident and turned his attention to management within Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino. In 1976 he replaced Montezemolo as Ferrari team manager.
Audetto thus oversaw Niki Lauda"s 1977 Formula One season. At the end of that season he was promoted as supervisor of all Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino motorsport activities.
He left Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino four years later and began working as an independent sponsor-hunter and liaison, working with a variety of F1 teams and powerboat organisations, notably with the Ceramiche Ragno sponsorship of Arrows F1.
After three years he was recruited by Lamborghini Engineering and within a year had been promoted to managing-director, overseeing the company"s F1 engine program between 1989 and 1993. After Lamborghini Engineering shut down Audetto worked in the Superbike World Championship. At the beginning of 1996 Audetto joined Tom Walkinshaw"s Ligier operation in F1 but within a few weeks Walkinshaw split with the French team, which was controlled by Flavio Briatore at the time, and bought a majority shareholding in the Arrows F1 team
Audetto, along with many others, followed him and joined Arrows.
He stayed with Arrows until it closed down at the end of 2002. The following year he joined Renault F1 to coordinate the engine department and later became the business development director
He left the team at the end of 2003 for Menard, where he was the Vice President and Commercial Director. Two years later he moved to Super Aguri, where he was appointed as managing director
He remained in that position until the team ceased racing in 2008.
He has now taken up the position of managing director at HRT F1.