Enzo Ferrari Founder of Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix

Enzo Ferrari Founder of Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix Racing Team and Automobile Brand, Ferrari.

About Enzo � � � � Born on February 18 th, 1898 in Modena, Italy At 10, he saw the 1908 Circuit de Bologna and decided to become a racing driver He lost his father and brother in WW 1 The family company collapsed After WW 1, he got a job at a small company ‘CMN’ In 1920, he left CMN and joined Alfa Romeo In 1923, he won the ‘Prancing Horse’ Badge

Education � Enzo had little to no education. � In 1916, Enzo was supposed to go fight in WW 1 but was discharged because he contracted the 1918 flu epidemic.

Career � � � In 1919, Enzo started working with a company called Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali, in Milan, as a test driver. But soon he was promoted to the post of a racing driver. In the same year, he drove his first race in the Parma-Poggio di Berceto uphill race. He stood at the 4 th position in the race. In 1920, he participated in the Targa Florio car race yet again, drove an Alfa Romeo, and stood at the second position. This win was the beginning of his 20 -year experience with Alfa Romeo where he first worked as a test driver, then racing driver, then sales staff member and ultimately the head of Alfa-Corse team. In 1923, he met with the Count Baracca, Francesco Baracca and Countess Baracca, on the occasion of winning his first Savio Circuit In 1929, he formed the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix racing team, and it was the racing team for Alfa Romeo. 1931 was Ferrari’s last year as a racing driver. His last race was at the Three Provinces circuit where he came second, driving an Alfa Romeo 8 C 2300 MM. Because of his increasing family and other professional commitments, he abandoned racing in this year.

Famous Cars Alfa Romeo 158 Ferrari 815 Sport Ferrari F 40