Paolo Barilla
Born | 20 April 1961 |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality |
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Active years | 1989 - 1990 |
Teams | Minardi |
Entries | 15 (9 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1989 Japanese Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1990 Spanish Grand Prix |
Paolo Barilla (born 20 April 1961 in Milan, Italy) is a former Formula One driver who raced for the Minardi team. He is one of the heirs of the vast Barilla pasta empire and, as of January 2017, had a net worth of US$1.39 billion.[1]
Barilla started racing in 1975 and won the Italian 100cc karting title the following year. He entered Formula Fiat Abarth in 1980 and the next year moved up to Formula 3, in which he won some races and finished third in the Italian Championship. He then entered Formula 2 in 1982 with Minardi, but between 1983 and 1988 he concentrated in sports car racing, winning 24 Hours of Le Mans by a three-lap margin in 1985, among other victories, in the Joest Racing Porsche 956, co-driven at various times with Klaus Ludwig, Paul Belmondo, Marc Duez and Louis Krages (also known at the time as John Winter).
In 1987 Barilla returned to single-seaters and raced in the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship, before returning to Minardi in 1989 for a test. This test gave him the chance to replace Pierluigi Martini at Suzuka that year and afterwards was signed to drive for the team in 1990. Barilla wasn't quick enough to qualify regularly and was replaced before the end of the year by Gianni Morbidelli.
Barilla then retired from racing and joined his family's businesses, where he and his two brothers own a 51 percent stake in the company. Upon his return to the corporation, he briefly filled in as the CEO before taking a more permanent position as a Vice-President. He has remained connected to motorsports, in part due to Barilla's sponsorship of Alex Zanardi.
Barilla was featured in a 2017 documentary about the restoration of a Ferrari 312B historic Formula 1 race car.
Racing record
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
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1981 | Minardi Team | Minardi Fly 281 | Ferrari | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR | VAL | MUG | PAU | PER Ret |
SPA | NC | 0 | ||||
BMW | DON 10 |
MIS | MAN | |||||||||||||||
1982 | Minardi Team Srl | Minardi Fly 281B | BMW | SIL 7 |
HOC Ret |
THR 7 |
NÜR 15 |
MUG Ret |
VAL 11 |
PAU DNQ |
SPA 12 |
HOC 12 |
DON DSQ |
MAN Ret |
PER Ret |
MIS 8 |
NC | 0 |
1983 | Minardi Team Srl | Minardi M283 | BMW | SIL | THR | HOC | NÜR | VAL | PAU | JAR | DON | MIS | PER | ZOL Ret |
MUG | NC | 0 |
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
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1986 | San Remo Racing | March 85B | Cosworth | SIL | VAL | PAU | SPA | IMO | MUG | PER | ÖST | BIR | BUG DNQ |
JAR | NC | 0 |
1987 | Pavesi Racing | Ralt RT21 | Cosworth | SIL 11 |
VAL 17 |
SPA Ret |
PAU 8 |
DON 10 |
BRH Ret |
BIR Ret |
IMO 8 |
BUG 17 |
NC | 0 | ||
Ralt RT20 | PER 7 |
JAR DNQ | ||||||||||||||
1988 | Cobra International | March 88B | Cosworth | JER Ret |
17th | 3 | ||||||||||
Spirit TOM's Racing | Reynard 88D | VAL DNQ |
PAU Ret |
SIL Ret |
MNZ Ret |
PER DNQ |
BRH 4 |
BIR | ||||||||
Jordan Racing | BUG Ret |
ZOL Ret |
DIJ 7 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1983 | Lancia LC2-Ferrari | C | 135 | DNF | DNF | ||
1984 | Lancia LC2-Ferrari | C1 | 275 | DNF | DNF | ||
1985 | Porsche 956B | C1 | 374 | 1st | 1st | ||
1986 | Porsche 956B | C1 | 196 | DNF | DNF | ||
1988 | Toyota 88C | C1 | 283 | 24th | 15th | ||
1989 | Toyota 89C-V | C1 | 45 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
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1989 | Minardi Team SpA | Minardi M189 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | BRA | SMR | MON | MEX | USA | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN Ret |
AUS | NC | 0 |
1990 | SCM Minardi Team | Minardi M189 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | USA Ret |
BRA Ret |
NC | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Minardi M190 | SMR 11 |
MON Ret |
CAN DNQ |
MEX 14 |
FRA DNQ |
GBR 12 |
GER DNQ |
HUN 15 |
BEL Ret |
ITA DNQ |
POR DNQ |
ESP DNQ |
JPN | AUS |
References
- ↑ "The World's Billionaires: Paolo Barilla". Forbes. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
External links
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Klaus Ludwig Henri Pescarolo |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1985 with: Klaus Ludwig Louis Krages |
Succeeded by Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck Al Holbert |