Davorin Štetner is a Croatian entrepreneur, investor, and international motorsports personality. He is the founder and CEO of European TV network GP1 and has been a member of the Committee on the Economy of the Croatian Parliament since 2025. He was formerly the advisor to the first female President of the Republic of Croatia and president of the national auto sport authority CAKF.
Štetner made a world breakthrough with acquisition of Formula 1 media rights for Croatia in 2011 when he negotiated and signed a contract with Bernie Ecclestone, beating huge multinational companies. Then, 29 years old, he became the world’s youngest private F1 rights holder. As he later said, Formula 1 and the contacts and friendships he made there were his true breakthrough and lifetime value. He has been present in the Formula 1 Paddock since 2011.
