Paul Gerard Stoddart[1] (born 26 May 1955) is an Australian businessman, airline owner and former Minardi Formula One team boss.

Stoddart formed European Aviation, hired Trevor Whetter from British Aerospace as his Managing Director and sold the BAC 1-11 aircraft to Okada Air in Nigeria.

Airbus A340 aircraft, acquired from Etihad Airways and owned by Stoddart's business were used to transport PPE from China and Malaysia back to the UK.

[19][20] Whilst perennial backmarkers, during 2001 future world champion Fernando Alonso drove for the team and was rated highly.

[23] Wilux became a lead sponsor in 2004, however terminated their agreement after they were not told the team would run without logos at the 2004 British Grand Prix.

[24][25][26] Stoddart had elected to run blank cars due to the death of Minardi sporting director John Walton.

[29][30] Throughout his ownership, Stoddart regularly campaigned for budget caps and greater consideration of financial incentives to smaller teams like his own.

In March 2006, less than a year after selling his team to Red Bull, Stoddart announced his intentions to return the Minardi name to Formula One after lodging an entry with the FIA for the 2008 championship season.

Although enthusiastic about the future of the series, Stoddart opted not to enter it, fearing that he and the other ex-ChampCar teams would be unable to be competitive.