Enzo Ferrari

Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (Italian: [ˈɛntso anˈsɛlmo ferˈraːri]; 18 February 1898 – 14 August 1988) was an Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur, the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque. He was widely known as Il Commendatore or Il Drake. In his final years he was often referred to as L'Ingegnere ("The Engineer") or Il Grande Vecchio ("The Grand Old Man").

This article is about the founder of Ferrari. For the automobile named after Enzo Ferrari, see Ferrari Enzo. For the Italian footballer and manager, see Enzo Ferrari (Italian footballer). For other uses, see Enzo Ferrari (disambiguation).
"Il Commendatore" redirects here. For other uses, see Commendatore.

Enzo Ferrari

OMRI
Ferrari in 1967
Born
Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari

(1898-02-18)18 February 1898
Modena, Italy
Died14 August 1988(1988-08-14) (aged 90)
Maranello, Italy
Occupations
  • Racecar driver
  • professional motor racing team entrepreneur
  • automotive industry executive and industrialist
Known forFounding Ferrari and Scuderia Ferrari
Spouse
Laura Dominica Garello
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(m. 1923; died 1978)​
PartnerLina Lardi
ChildrenAlfredo Ferrari
Piero Ferrari
Parent(s)Alfredo Ferrari (father)
Adalgisa Ferrari (mother)
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