Enzo Ferrari
Italian racing driver and entrepreneur (1898–1988)
AI overview
Enzo Ferrari was an Italian racing driver and entrepreneur who lived from 1898 to 1988 and founded the Ferrari company, which became one of the world's most iconic luxury sports car manufacturers. He matters because he shaped modern automotive history through his passion for racing and engineering innovation, creating a brand that remains synonymous with high-performance vehicles and Italian design excellence.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1898
- Died
- 1988-08-14
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Le mie gioie terribili
- Il secondo é il primo dei perdenti
- The Enzo Ferrari memoirs
- The Enzo Ferrari story
- Le briglie del successo
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Modena, Kingdom of Italy
Known for
- Ferrari: Fury and the Monster — Himself2024
- Enzo Ferrari - il Commendatore — Enzo Ferrari2018
- Ferrari: Race to Immortality — Self (archive footage)2017
- Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals — Self (archive footage)2013
- Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 19882012
- The Snake and the Stallion — Enzo Ferrari2002
- Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1 — Self1980
via TMDB
Article
Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari (/fəˈrɑːri/; Italian: [ˈɛntso anˈsɛlmo ferˈraːri]; 18 February 1898 – 14 August 1988) was an Italian racing driver and entrepreneur, the founder of Scuderia Ferrari in Grand Prix motor racing, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque. Under his leadership in Formula One, Ferrari won nine World Drivers' Championships and eight World Constructors' Championships during his lifetime.
He was widely known as il Commendatore or il Drake, a nickname given by British opponents in reference to the English privateer Francis Drake, due to Ferrari's demonstrated ability and determination in achieving significant sports results with his small company. In his final years, he was often referred to as l'Ingegnere ("the Engineer"), il Grande Vecchio ("the Grand Old Man"), il Cavaliere ("the Knight"), il Mago ("the Wizard"), and il Patriarca ("the Patriarch").