Lawrence Stroll

Lawrence Stroll
Born
Lawrence Sheldon Strulovitch

(1959-07-11) 11 July 1959 (age 65)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Occupation(s)Chairman, Aston Martin
Known forAston Martin F1 Team
Spouses
Claire-Anne Callens
​
(divorced)​
Raquel Diniz
​
(m. 2020)​
[2]
Children2, Chloe and Lance

Lawrence Sheldon Strulović (name later anglicized to Strulovitch) (born 11 July 1959),[3] known as Lawrence Stroll, is a Canadian businessman, part-owner and executive chairman of Aston Martin, and the owner of the Aston Martin F1 Team.[4] According to Forbes, he has a net worth of US$3.9 billion, as of March 2024.[5]

Early life

He was born to a Jewish family[6] in Montreal, Quebec, the son of fashion importer Leo Strulovitch.[7]

Career

Stroll's father brought Pierre Cardin fashionwear and Ralph Lauren clothing to Canada.[8] Stroll later took the Ralph Lauren brand to Europe.[8]

Along with Hong Kong investor Silas Chou, Stroll invested in clothing designers Tommy Hilfiger and Michael Kors, and the pair largely contributed to the brands' growth to global prominence.[9][1] Stroll's company, Sportswear Holdings, sold the last of its stake in these businesses in 2014.[8] During the 2000s, Chou and Stroll also invested in Asprey & Garrard.[1][10]

From 2000[11] until August 2022,[12] Stroll owned the Circuit Mont-Tremblant racing circuit, in Quebec's Laurentian Mountains.[13]

In 2014, Stroll took ownership of the Prema Racing team in the light of his son Lance racing for the outfit in Formula 4 and the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.[14][15][16] Stroll vetoed multiple driver moves in connection with Prema; he prevented George Russell from racing for the team in the 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series and vetoed the move of Lando Norris to the team ahead of the 2018 Formula 2 season.[17][18] The team was sold to Swiss company DC Racing Solutions, managed in part by Deborah Mayer and Claudio Schiavoni, in 2021.[19]

In August 2018, Stroll led a consortium of investors in buying the assets of the defunct Force India Formula One team.[20] Renamed Racing Point Force India, and as a new team officially, they re-entered midway through the 2018 Formula One season and achieved 7th position in the Constructors' Championship.[21] For the 2019 season, the team name and entrant was changed once again to Racing Point F1 Team, with Stroll's son Lance driving one of the cars, finishing in 7th position in the Constructors' Championship once again.[22]

On 31 January 2020, it was announced that Stroll led the Yew Tree Investments consortium to invest £182 million into Aston Martin, in return for a 16.7% stake in the company.[23] Racing Point F1 Team was re-branded as the Aston Martin F1 Team in 2021.[24]

Personal life

Stroll is married to Raquel Stroll (née Diniz).[2] He was previously married to Belgian-born Claire-Anne Stroll (née Callens). Lawrence and Claire-Anne have two children.[5] Their son Lance Stroll is a racing driver who is currently competing in Lawrence's team in Formula One.[25] Their daughter is Chloe Stroll,[26][27] married since May 2023 to Scotty James.[28]

Stroll has a large car collection mostly consisting of Ferraris, including a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO, a 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, and a 1967 Ferrari 330 P4.[29][30] He used to own the Ferrari dealership of Quebec. He also owns other cars such as a 1996 McLaren F1 and a Ford GT.[31][32]

References

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  3. ^ Collingridge, John (7 November 2020). "Lawrence Stroll — the Canadian petrolhead leaving Aston Martin shaken and stirred". The Sunday Times.
  4. ^ Gill, Pete (8 August 2018). "Force India rescued from administration by Lawrence Stroll-led new backers". skysports.com. Sky UK. Retrieved 16 August 2018. The Force India F1 team are to be rescued from administration by a group of investors led by Lawrence Stroll
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  6. ^ "Jews of the Week: Lawrence and Lance Stroll". Jew of the Week. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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  9. ^ "Silas Chouis One of the 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Who is Lawrence Stroll? How Aston Martin owner became a billionaire". Motor Sport Magazine. 10 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Stroll puts famous Canadian track up for sale". PlanetF1. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Montreal-based Dealership Group Acquires Circuit Mont-Tremblant". newswire.ca. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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  14. ^ Velasco, Paul (4 November 2016). "Stroll's road to F1 cost his father big money". GRANDPRIX247. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  15. ^ Gascoigne, Roger (26 March 2024). "Prema's rise from domestic success to international dominance". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  16. ^ Seiwert, Robert (3 November 2016). "Das muss man über Williams-Neuzugang Lance Stroll wissen". Motorsport-Magazin.com (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Two weeks in 2014 that made Russell's entire career". The Race. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Lando Norris and George Russell tipped to be F2 team-mates". Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  19. ^ Wood, Ida (1 July 2021). "Prema ties up with Iron Lynx team under new owner". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Force India: Formula 1 team to come out of administration". BBC Sport. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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  24. ^ Slattery, Laura. "Celebrity Facebook quitters, Aston Martin's rescuer and a pricey Super Bowl night". The Irish Times.
  25. ^ "Williams Confirms Driver Line Up for the 2017 Season". Williams Martini Racing. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  26. ^ Gould, Jennifer (22 September 2012). "Fashion moguls buy $50 million pads at One57, NYC's tallest apartment building". New York Post. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  27. ^ "Quebec's Andres Betancourt, (Andrés Cour) newest member of Forbes' billionaires list | Financial Post". Business.financialpost.com. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  28. ^ "$2,900,000,000 Worth F1 Heiress Chloe Stroll Ties the Knot With Olympian Snowboarder in the 'Floating City' as Parade of F1 Stars Grace the Lavish Occasion". Essentially Sports. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  29. ^ "How Aston Martin got back on track in Formula One". GQ. 24 April 2021.
  30. ^ "Inside Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll's crazy rich life: he owns the Aston Martin F1 team, epic superyachts and a vintage Ferrari collection". South China Morning Post. 18 January 2022.
  31. ^ "Lawrence Stroll: How the Aston Martin F1 owner made his $3.9 billion fortune". PlanetF1.com. 7 August 2024.
  32. ^ "Lawrence Stroll's car Collection (Canada) cars". Supercars.agent4stars.com. 27 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2016.