Timothy A. "Tim" Mayer II is an active motorsports organizer and official, having been SVP of CART / ChampCar; COO of IMSA and the American Le Mans Series; organizer of races worldwide and a steward for the FIA's World Championships, including Formula One.
Mayer worked with two time World Formula One ChampionEmerson Fittipaldi from 1992-1994, and in 1995 established G3 Communications. Between 1995 and 1998, he served as Executive Producer for all Brazilian telecasts of IndyCar, Indy 500 and CART races. He helped to found, build and operate the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix. He provided logistics for the Australian Grand Prix and also produced many other international telecasts. In 1998, Mayer went to work for CART as Senior Vice President of Racing Operations. He subsequently held positions as SVP Promoter Relations, and Special Assistant to the Chairman. He operated CART's worldwide operations, logistics and television - running races across the US, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, the UK and Germany. In 2003, Mayer left CART to work directly on UK and German races for CART. In 2004, he was hired as the Chief Operating Officer of International Motor Sports Association. In 2006, he also added the title of Chief Operating Officer of the AmericanLe Mans Series and in 2008 added the title of Race Director for ALMS. During Mayer's tenure as COO, IMSA and the American Le Mans Series have risen significantly in prominence, becoming the world's pre-eminent sportscar racing series, and with IMSA re-gaining its role as an eminent sanctioning body. Mayer left IMSA and the ALMS at the end of 2009, returning to consulting for a variety of companies, through his company G3 Communications. He was elected as an Independent Director of the ACCUS and is the Alternate Delegate to the FIA. Mayer is a FIA International Steward and officiates the World Endurance Championship; the World Touring Car Championship; the World GT1 Championship; and the FIA Formula One World Championship, as well as several junior formulas. Mayer is responsible for organizing the officiating of the FIA World Championships in the US. In 2012 he was also appointed as the General Manager of the Grand Prix of Baltimore. Mayer has continued to organize and officiate races around the world.
Personal life
Mayer was married to former pace car driver, Pattie Hughes Mayer in 2000. The couple divorced in 2014. Tim lives with their two sons Matthew and Tyler near Atlanta, Georgia.
