20 Years Without Enzo
Posted by Frantic
today is the 20th anniversary of Enzo Ferrari´s dead.
All the champions with his team
Alberto Ascari (Italy)(1952-53):
Juan Manuel Fangio (Argentina)(1956):
Mike Hawthorn (GB)(1958):
Phil Hill (USA)(1961):
John Surtees (GB)(1964):
Niki Lauda (AUT)(1975, 1977):
Jody Scheckter (SUD)(1979):
Michael Schumacher (GER)(2000-2004):
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN)(2007):
And the champion cars with he in life:
Ferrari 500F2 (1952-53)
Lancia-Ferrari D50 (1956):
Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) F1:
Ferrari 156 "Sharknose" (1961):
Ferrari 158 F1 (1964)
Ferrari 312 T (1975)
Ferrari 312 T2 (1977)
Ferrari 312 T4 (1979)
He´s for sure the most well-known F1 constructor ever
From FerrariWorld.com:
1898
Enzo Anselmo Ferrari was born on the outskirts of Modena on February 18 1898, but due to the heavy snow fall his parents were unable to go and register his birth until two days later. His father ran a metal fabricating workshop employing up to 30 people making bridges and roofing for the state railway.
1908
At the age of 10, his father took Enzo and his older brother Alfredo to see a race in Bologna which was held along the Via Emilia. The race was won by Felice Nazzaro while Vincenzo Lancia set the fastest lap and the event left a lasting impression on the young Enzo.
1914
Forced to leave school, Enzo started work as a turning instructor in the Modena Fire Brigade school workshop.
1916
A double tragedy hit the family, when both Enzo's brother and his father died.
1917
In World War I he was recruited into the 3rd Mountain Artillery unit based in Val Seriana. A serious illness saw him hospitalised and he underwent two operations.
1918
Once he had been demobbed after the war and had recovered his health, Enzo tried to find a job with Fiat but, to his immense disappointment, there were no vacancies. His passion for cars convinced him to try to get into that field, even though the circulation of private traffic was still prohibited, stifling the market. At the end of the year he found work as a test driver in Turin for a business transforming light trucks into chassis which were then bodied by the Italo-Argentina coachworks in Milan. And on the 24th of December the restrictions on traffic were repealed, leaving the way open for the automotive industry to expand.
1919
Enzo's job involved driving the stripped chassis to Milan where they were then bodied, and that's how he found a new job working for C.M.N. (Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali) in Milan as a test driver and, later, racing driver.
His racing debut came in October of that year in the Parma-Poggio di Berceto hillclimb where he came fourth in the 3-litre class at the wheel of a 2.3-litre 4-cylinder C.M.N. 15/20. He entered the Targa Florio on the 23rd of November that same year, but was less successful after having lost over 40 minutes tightening the straps that held the fuel tank.
1920
After a few races with mixed fortunes at the wheel of an Isotta Fraschini 100/110 IM Corsa, Enzo came second overall at the Targa Florio on the 24th of October 1920 at the wheel of a 6-litre 4-cylinder Alfa Romeo Type 40/60 - the start of a relationship with the Milan manufacturer that would last two decades, and a career that took him from test driver to racing driver to sales assistant and, finally, to the post of Director of the Alfa Racing Division until November 1939.
1921
Now officially a works driver for Alfa, Ferrari took part in a number of races with varying degrees of success, including 5th at the Targa Florio in May, 2nd place in the Circuito di Mugello in July, and his first ever accident on the eve of the Gentlemen's Grand Prix of Brescia in September when he left the road to avoid a herd of cows wandering across the road.
1923
Ferrari won the first Circuito del Savio race. At the race he met Count Baracca, the father of Italy's famous First World War flying ace, Francesco Baracca. Subsequently he met Countess Baracca who presented Ferrari with a photograph with a dedication and invited him to use the Prancing Horse symbol as a good luck charm on his cars.
1924
Enzo Ferrari received his first honour from the nation when he was nominated Cavaliere for sporting merit followed, a year later, by his promotion to Cavaliere Ufficiale. 1924 was also the year in which his passion for journalism saw him become one of the founders of a sporting newspaper, the Corriere dello Sport, in Bologna.
1927
In recognition of his services to the nation in the sporting field, Ferrari was given the title of Commendatore. In the same year he won the Modena Circuit race at the wheel of an Alfa Romeo 6C 1500.
1928
On the 20th of may, Enzo won the 2nd Modena Circuit race, once again at the wheel of an Alfa Romeo 6C 1500.
1929
Ferrari founded the Scuderia Ferrari in Modena, with the prime purpose of organising racing for its members. That was the start of an intensive involvement in motor racing which led to the creation of an official team racing both cars (mainly Alfas) and motorbikes and, ultimately, transformed the Scuderia into an engineering-racing division of Alfa Romeo, taking over the racing function entirely in 1933.
1931
The last race. At the Circuito delle Tre Provincie on the 9th of August, Ferrari came second at the wheel of an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM behind Nuvolari. The fact that he was about to become a father (Alfredo, known more simply as Dino, was born on the 19th of January 1932) and his increasing commitments as Racing Director were major factors in his decision.
1937
The Scuderia Ferrari built the Alfa Romeo 158 - nicknamed the Alfetta - that would go on to dominate the international racing scene.
1938
The Scuderia Ferrari was closed and Ferrari became manager of Alfa Romeo's in-house racing department, Alfa Corse.
1939
In November Enzo Ferrari left Alfa Romeo under an agreement whereby he would not be able to use the Ferrari name in any connection with racing or racing cars for four years. But he also left with the firm conviction that one day he would beat the very team he had built up for nearly 20 years.
That same year he founded Auto Avio Costruzioni in the Viale Trento e Trieste garage in Modena.
1940
Work started in the old Scuderia Ferrari headquarters on building two cars for the last Mille Miglia before the war. The 815 was an in-line 8-cylinder engine with a displacement of 1,500 cc and the cars were raced by the young Alberto Ascari and Marquess Lotario Rangoni Machiavelli of Modena.
1943
During the Second World War the Auto Avio Costruzioni workshop moved from Modena to Maranello where the first part of what is today the company's factory was built. By now Ferrari was working for the national aviation company in Rome, for Piaggio and for RIV making powered grinding machines for ball bearings.
1944
The workshop was bombed and immediately rebuilt.
1945
Work started on designing and building the very first Ferrari, an ambitious project which was to use a 12-cylinder engine - a layout that was to characterise the entire history of the marque - with a displacement of just 1,500 cc, designed not just for racing, but also for road car use.
1946
In December Ferrari issued the press with the first specifications and designs of his new car.
1947
On the 2nd of March, Enzo himself drove the first 125S out of the factory gates.
1952
Ferrari was awarded the title of Cavaliere del Lavoro - a knighthood for services to industry for promoting Italy around the world.
1956
On the 30th of June, Enzo's son Dino died of muscular dystrophy. Enzo had involved Dino right up until the last in the decision regarding the concept of a new 1,500 cc engine, and the final choice fell on a V6 layout that debuted five months after his death. From then, all Ferrari V6 engines were known as 'Dino' V6s.
1960
The firm was turned into a joint stock company. The Bologna University awarded Ferrari with an honorary degree in mechanical engineering.
1962
He was awarded the Hammarskjöld Prize by the UN.
1963
Enzo Ferrari commissioned the construction of the Istituto Professionale per l'Industria e l'Artigianato (Professional Institute for Industry and Craftsmen) named after Alfredo Ferrari, a training school in Maranello from which, to this day, the company takes on a number of qualified technicians.
1965
Ferrari received the Columbus Prize.
1969
Ferrari had realised only too well that he needed a powerful business partner in the automotive sector to ensure the company's successful industrial development, and Fiat became a 50% partner in 1969.
1970
Ferrari was awarded the Gold Medal by the Italian School of Art and Culture.
1971
The Fiorano test track was built on Enzo's request and construction was completed in seven months.
1979
The President of the Italian Republic, Pertini, awarded Ferrari the title of Knight of the Italian Republic's Great Cross.
1987
The last car to have been created under Enzo Ferrari was launched - the F40.
1988
Modena University awarded Ferrari an honoary degree in Physics. He died that same year, on August 14, at the age of 90.
GRAZIE COMMENDATTORE
All the champions with his team
Alberto Ascari (Italy)(1952-53):
Juan Manuel Fangio (Argentina)(1956):
Mike Hawthorn (GB)(1958):
Phil Hill (USA)(1961):
John Surtees (GB)(1964):
Niki Lauda (AUT)(1975, 1977):
Jody Scheckter (SUD)(1979):
Michael Schumacher (GER)(2000-2004):
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN)(2007):
And the champion cars with he in life:
Ferrari 500F2 (1952-53)
Lancia-Ferrari D50 (1956):
Ferrari Dino 246 (1958) F1:
Ferrari 156 "Sharknose" (1961):
Ferrari 158 F1 (1964)
Ferrari 312 T (1975)
Ferrari 312 T2 (1977)
Ferrari 312 T4 (1979)
He´s for sure the most well-known F1 constructor ever
From FerrariWorld.com:
1898
Enzo Anselmo Ferrari was born on the outskirts of Modena on February 18 1898, but due to the heavy snow fall his parents were unable to go and register his birth until two days later. His father ran a metal fabricating workshop employing up to 30 people making bridges and roofing for the state railway.
1908
At the age of 10, his father took Enzo and his older brother Alfredo to see a race in Bologna which was held along the Via Emilia. The race was won by Felice Nazzaro while Vincenzo Lancia set the fastest lap and the event left a lasting impression on the young Enzo.
1914
Forced to leave school, Enzo started work as a turning instructor in the Modena Fire Brigade school workshop.
1916
A double tragedy hit the family, when both Enzo's brother and his father died.
1917
In World War I he was recruited into the 3rd Mountain Artillery unit based in Val Seriana. A serious illness saw him hospitalised and he underwent two operations.
1918
Once he had been demobbed after the war and had recovered his health, Enzo tried to find a job with Fiat but, to his immense disappointment, there were no vacancies. His passion for cars convinced him to try to get into that field, even though the circulation of private traffic was still prohibited, stifling the market. At the end of the year he found work as a test driver in Turin for a business transforming light trucks into chassis which were then bodied by the Italo-Argentina coachworks in Milan. And on the 24th of December the restrictions on traffic were repealed, leaving the way open for the automotive industry to expand.
1919
Enzo's job involved driving the stripped chassis to Milan where they were then bodied, and that's how he found a new job working for C.M.N. (Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali) in Milan as a test driver and, later, racing driver.
His racing debut came in October of that year in the Parma-Poggio di Berceto hillclimb where he came fourth in the 3-litre class at the wheel of a 2.3-litre 4-cylinder C.M.N. 15/20. He entered the Targa Florio on the 23rd of November that same year, but was less successful after having lost over 40 minutes tightening the straps that held the fuel tank.
1920
After a few races with mixed fortunes at the wheel of an Isotta Fraschini 100/110 IM Corsa, Enzo came second overall at the Targa Florio on the 24th of October 1920 at the wheel of a 6-litre 4-cylinder Alfa Romeo Type 40/60 - the start of a relationship with the Milan manufacturer that would last two decades, and a career that took him from test driver to racing driver to sales assistant and, finally, to the post of Director of the Alfa Racing Division until November 1939.
1921
Now officially a works driver for Alfa, Ferrari took part in a number of races with varying degrees of success, including 5th at the Targa Florio in May, 2nd place in the Circuito di Mugello in July, and his first ever accident on the eve of the Gentlemen's Grand Prix of Brescia in September when he left the road to avoid a herd of cows wandering across the road.
1923
Ferrari won the first Circuito del Savio race. At the race he met Count Baracca, the father of Italy's famous First World War flying ace, Francesco Baracca. Subsequently he met Countess Baracca who presented Ferrari with a photograph with a dedication and invited him to use the Prancing Horse symbol as a good luck charm on his cars.
1924
Enzo Ferrari received his first honour from the nation when he was nominated Cavaliere for sporting merit followed, a year later, by his promotion to Cavaliere Ufficiale. 1924 was also the year in which his passion for journalism saw him become one of the founders of a sporting newspaper, the Corriere dello Sport, in Bologna.
1927
In recognition of his services to the nation in the sporting field, Ferrari was given the title of Commendatore. In the same year he won the Modena Circuit race at the wheel of an Alfa Romeo 6C 1500.
1928
On the 20th of may, Enzo won the 2nd Modena Circuit race, once again at the wheel of an Alfa Romeo 6C 1500.
1929
Ferrari founded the Scuderia Ferrari in Modena, with the prime purpose of organising racing for its members. That was the start of an intensive involvement in motor racing which led to the creation of an official team racing both cars (mainly Alfas) and motorbikes and, ultimately, transformed the Scuderia into an engineering-racing division of Alfa Romeo, taking over the racing function entirely in 1933.
1931
The last race. At the Circuito delle Tre Provincie on the 9th of August, Ferrari came second at the wheel of an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM behind Nuvolari. The fact that he was about to become a father (Alfredo, known more simply as Dino, was born on the 19th of January 1932) and his increasing commitments as Racing Director were major factors in his decision.
1937
The Scuderia Ferrari built the Alfa Romeo 158 - nicknamed the Alfetta - that would go on to dominate the international racing scene.
1938
The Scuderia Ferrari was closed and Ferrari became manager of Alfa Romeo's in-house racing department, Alfa Corse.
1939
In November Enzo Ferrari left Alfa Romeo under an agreement whereby he would not be able to use the Ferrari name in any connection with racing or racing cars for four years. But he also left with the firm conviction that one day he would beat the very team he had built up for nearly 20 years.
That same year he founded Auto Avio Costruzioni in the Viale Trento e Trieste garage in Modena.
1940
Work started in the old Scuderia Ferrari headquarters on building two cars for the last Mille Miglia before the war. The 815 was an in-line 8-cylinder engine with a displacement of 1,500 cc and the cars were raced by the young Alberto Ascari and Marquess Lotario Rangoni Machiavelli of Modena.
1943
During the Second World War the Auto Avio Costruzioni workshop moved from Modena to Maranello where the first part of what is today the company's factory was built. By now Ferrari was working for the national aviation company in Rome, for Piaggio and for RIV making powered grinding machines for ball bearings.
1944
The workshop was bombed and immediately rebuilt.
1945
Work started on designing and building the very first Ferrari, an ambitious project which was to use a 12-cylinder engine - a layout that was to characterise the entire history of the marque - with a displacement of just 1,500 cc, designed not just for racing, but also for road car use.
1946
In December Ferrari issued the press with the first specifications and designs of his new car.
1947
On the 2nd of March, Enzo himself drove the first 125S out of the factory gates.
1952
Ferrari was awarded the title of Cavaliere del Lavoro - a knighthood for services to industry for promoting Italy around the world.
1956
On the 30th of June, Enzo's son Dino died of muscular dystrophy. Enzo had involved Dino right up until the last in the decision regarding the concept of a new 1,500 cc engine, and the final choice fell on a V6 layout that debuted five months after his death. From then, all Ferrari V6 engines were known as 'Dino' V6s.
1960
The firm was turned into a joint stock company. The Bologna University awarded Ferrari with an honorary degree in mechanical engineering.
1962
He was awarded the Hammarskjöld Prize by the UN.
1963
Enzo Ferrari commissioned the construction of the Istituto Professionale per l'Industria e l'Artigianato (Professional Institute for Industry and Craftsmen) named after Alfredo Ferrari, a training school in Maranello from which, to this day, the company takes on a number of qualified technicians.
1965
Ferrari received the Columbus Prize.
1969
Ferrari had realised only too well that he needed a powerful business partner in the automotive sector to ensure the company's successful industrial development, and Fiat became a 50% partner in 1969.
1970
Ferrari was awarded the Gold Medal by the Italian School of Art and Culture.
1971
The Fiorano test track was built on Enzo's request and construction was completed in seven months.
1979
The President of the Italian Republic, Pertini, awarded Ferrari the title of Knight of the Italian Republic's Great Cross.
1987
The last car to have been created under Enzo Ferrari was launched - the F40.
1988
Modena University awarded Ferrari an honoary degree in Physics. He died that same year, on August 14, at the age of 90.
GRAZIE COMMENDATTORE
Though I dont know yet with Enzo, many see him as a brilliant man, but I think hes far from that but anyway, rip enzo!
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