Alfredo Ferrari

Dino Ferrari

Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari (born March 26, 1932 in Modena , † June 30, 1956 in Milan ) was an Italian engineer .

He was the son of Enzo Ferrari and his wife Laura Garello. Enzo named Alfredo after his grandfather. The nickname "Dino" arose from the nickname "Alfredino" of his name.

Enzo Ferrari strived from the earliest childhood to build him up as his successor in the Ferrari company and the racing department . Therefore, Alfredo attended the best schools in Europe and studied engineering in Switzerland. In 1955, Dino suggested to his father and chief engineer Vittorio Jano the development of a 1.5-liter DOHC V6 engine for the Formula 2 racing series . Jano, who previously worked for Alfa Romeo and Lancia , pushed for a conventional 60 ° -V6, but the Ferraris were also open to more unconventional routes. This is how the only 65 ° V6 engine in the world was born. Ferrari's designers began work on the first Dino V6 engine in 1956. However, Dino himself did not live to see the completion of his idea at the end of 1956, he died on June 30, 1956 of muscular dystrophy . The 1.5-liter engine he helped develop was first installed in the Ferrari 156F2 and at the Naples Grand Prix in April 1957, it achieved third place behind two Lancia Ferrari V8 Formula One vehicles.

The racetrack of Imola , the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari , where among others from 1981 to 2006 the Grand Prix of San Marino was held, was originally named alone in honor of Dino, after the death of his father Enzo in 1988 was also its Name added. The Ferrari Dino series was also named after him.

Centro Dino Ferrari

The Centro Dino Ferrari for the diagnosis and therapy of neuromuscular and neurodegenerative muscle diseases of the University of Milan in the Department of Neuroscience was founded in 1978 by Professor Guglielmo Scarlato. The institute is internationally recognized for its research and diagnosis activities in the field of muscular and neurodegenerative diseases and was named in 1984 after Dino Ferrari, who died of muscular dystrophy .

Web links

Commons : Alfredo Ferrari  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Biography at whoswho.de
• Centro Dino Ferrari (Italian)