Giampaolo Dallara
Giampaolo Dallara | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Italian |
Education | Degree in aeronautical engineering from Polytechnic University of Milan |
Alma mater | Polytechnic University of Milan |
Known for | Founder of Dallara |
Giampaolo Dallara (born 16 November 1936) is an Italian businessman and motorsports engineer. He is the owner of Dallara Motorsports, a company that develops racing cars.
Biography
Early life
Dallara was born in Parma.
Automotive and motorsport
Dallara graduated from
In 1972, Dallara founded and established
In 1997, Dallara and his company expanded into IndyCar racing, with many victories from 1998 until 2003.[3] Since 2007, Dallara has been the single chassis supplier for IndyCar.
Dallara branched out into F1 projects in the mid-1990s, and at the end of 1998, Honda, considering a return to F1 as a constructor, called on Dallara to design their new F1 chassis.[4] Honda later cancelled the project.
Beginning in 2000, after the cancellation of the Honda project, Dallara embarked on a new project. He and his team were to build a race car for French team
In 2009, Dallara and his team began a project building an F1 chassis for the new team,
Association Football
In 2015 Dallara became investor in the phoenix club Parma Calcio 1913 along with Guido Barilla and Mauro Del Rio.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Gianpaolo Dallara | This is timpelen.com - a website dedicated to Automobili Lamborghini". Timpelen.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > People > Giampaolo Dallara". Grandprix.com. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ Dallara profile in IndyCar Archived 16 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "8W - What? - Honda RC101". Forix.autosport.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ Midland MF1 Team profile
- ^ Dallara says F1 challenge fascinating
- ^ Smith, Rory. "Fallen giants of Italian football begin to stir". Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Parma Calcio 1913 unveiled, 'new chapter' begins for club says Barilla". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.