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Enzo Ferrari

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Also known as Il Commendatore, Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari

Italian racing driver and entrepreneur (1898–1988)

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Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari was an Italian entrepreneur, racing automobile driver, and industrialist. Born in Modena, Kingdom of Italy, in 1898, he participated in World War I. His professional career in the automotive industry and auto racing spanned from 1918 to 1988. During this period, he competed in Formula One and worked for Alfa Romeo.

Ferrari died in Modena in 1988. He was a citizen of Italy and the Kingdom of Italy, and he spoke and wrote in Italian. He received the Order of Merit for Labour and was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. His children were Piero Ferrari and Alfredo Ferrari.

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Film & TV

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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Enzo
Family name
Ferrari
Gender
male
Citizenship
Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth
Modena
Place of death
Modena
Child
Alfredo Ferrari
Occupation
industrialist
Employer
Alfa Romeo
Languages spoken
Italian
Award
Order of Merit for Labour
Field of work
automotive industry
Sport
auto racing
Conflict
World War I
Image
Enzo-Ferrari.jpg
Height
187
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Commons category
Enzo Ferrari
date of birth
1898-02-18
date of death
1988-08-14
birth name
Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari
start of work period
1918-00-00
different from
Enzo Ferrari
topic's main category
Category:Enzo Ferrari
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
writing language
Italian
sports discipline competed in
Formula One
end of work period
1988-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

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").

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