Jörg Zander
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Jörg Zander (born 1964, Germany) was the Chief Designer of the Williams Formula One team,
Zander graduated from Cologne University in 1990 before joining Toyota. After a brief period working in Touring Cars he returned to Toyota to work on the Formula One project and in 2003 moved to the BAR Formula One team.
In September 2005 Zander was recruited by the Williams team to replace outgoing Chief Designer Gavin Fisher who was sacked earlier in the year as a result of the teams poor performances. Zander will work alongside Chief Aerodynamicist Loïc Bigois and under the supervision of Technical Director Sam Michael.
In March 2006 Zander resigned from the Williams team due to personal reasons.
On April 25, 2006, BMW Sauber F1 Team announced the signing of Jörg Zander as chief designer. As of 1 July 2006, Jörg Zander will take up tools in Hinwil, Switzerland as head of design, having the responsibility for the design of the racing car. He will be accountable to Willy Rampf, Technical Director - Chassis.