Fabiana Flosi

Before marrying Bernie Ecclestone, Fabiana was involved in a brief, early and unhappy marriage. This was followed by a long romance with a paediatric doctor, with whom she lived in Sao Paulo.

Fabiana first met Bernie through the World Motor Sport Council. She regularly attended meetings and had secured a permanent place on the Brazilian Motor Sports Federation board.

Having known each other for quite some time, it was on a cruise trip around Croatia in 2009 that Fabiana met him personally. Despite the age difference, there was something that sparked between the two. Ecclestone who had recently come out of his marriage with Slavica Ecclestone, found Fabiana intelligent, modest and diplomatic than his previous wife who was more flamboyant and extravagant.

Fabiana Flosi was born in a middle class household to a retired civil servant engineer father and a homemaker mother. She has a sister Fernanda. The family lived in a stylish house in Sao Paulo.

After completing her school education, Fabiana education enrolled for a degree in international trade.

Fabiana Flosi’s first career breakthrough came in when she worked for International Publicity, a venture by Rohonyi Tamas, a Hungarian businessman. Tamas promoted Brazilian Grand Prix through his company.

Starting off at lower level, Fabiana worked her way up the ladder to become the Vice President of Marketing at the Brazilian Grand Prix. She worked for long hours and dedicatedly served the organization.

Interestingly, alongside working for the Brazilian Grand Prix, Fabiana studied law as well. A law graduate, Fabiana helps Ecclestone in his F1 work. She gave up her promising career for Bernie.