James Key 2023 – Net Worth, Salary, Personal Life and Endorsements

June 9, 2023

Here’s everything you need to know about the personal life, net worth, career of Alfa Romeo F1 team’s Technical Director James Key

James Key Facts

Birth Place	Chelmsford, Essex
Father’s Name	Not Known
Mother’s Name	Not Known
Star Sign	NA
Education	University of Nottingham
Net Worth (2022)	$3 Million
Salary	$51,070 per annum
Age	51
Date of Birth	14th January, 1972
Nationality	British
Wife	Not Known
Children	Not Known

James Key Career

James Key is a British Formula One Engineer who has been associated with F1 for close to three decades. He has worked for multiple F1 teams over the years and recently joined Alfa Romeo as the Technical Director. Key has worked in various roles for F1 teams like Jordan Grand Prix, Force India, Sauber, Toro Rosso, McLaren and Alfa Romeo during his illustrious professional career till date.

Key began his F1 career with Jordan in 1998 and soon after became the race engineer for Japanese F1 driver Takuma Sato. He got his major breakthrough in 2010 when he joined Sauber as Technical Director and had a successful two-year spell with the team. From 2012-2019, Key held the role of Technical Director at Toro Rosso and subsequently moved to McLaren, where he worked for four years until 2023.

Key was sacked by McLaren in March this year and has now been roped in as a Technical Director by Alfa Romeo. He split with McLaren after the team missed their development targets over the winter for their 2023 car. This is a sort of homecoming for Key as he was the Deputy technical director in the same team for two years from 2010 to 2012. Key will also be reunited with Andrea Seidl, the CEO of Alfa Romeo and the pair has worked for a number of years together in the past.

James Key Net Worth and Salary

James Key’s net worth is expected to be around $3 million as of 2023. Key has had a long career in motorsport spanning close to three decades and hence, it is understandable that he has accumulated a huge amount of net worth. As a Technical Director for an F1 team, his salary is estimated to be around US$ 51,070 per annum. Key’s net worth continues to rise with each passing year owing to his association with Formula One.

James Key Personal Life

James Key was born on January 14, 1972 in Chelmsford, Essex. He completed his higher education in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nottingham. Information about his family background, parents and siblings is not available in the public domain as of now. We do not have details about Key’s marital status either as he is very particular about his privacy and details regarding his wife or children (if any) are not known. We’ll update this column whenever we have more information about the same.

James Key Endorsements

James Key’s current list of sponsors are not known in the public domain. However, it is understood that a top F1 hotshot like Key must have several lucrative sponsorship and endorsement deals in his pocket. We will update Key’s list of sponsors whenever we have further details.