Enrique Scalabroni
Enrique Hector Scalabroni (born October 1949 in Córdoba ) is an Argentine vehicle designer. In 2003 he founded the Formula 3000 and GP2 series team BCN Competición .
Scalabroni studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Buenos Aires in the 1960s . In the 1970s, he began to work as a technician for various Argentine racing teams that were involved in various domestic single- seater series. He built his first racing cars for the Argentine Formula 2 championship.
In 1982 Scalabroni came to Europe and was signed by Dallara . He not only designed the team's first wind tunnel , but was also responsible for its Formula 3 cars. In 1985 he moved to Williams in Formula 1 . He had a great influence on the development of racing cars. Together with Patrick Head, he designed and constructed the Williams FW11 , with which the team won the Formula 1 World Championship.
In 1989 he joined Ferrari as an aerodynamicist and chief designer . The Ferrari 641 , developed in close collaboration with Steve Nichols , was the Scuderia's emergency vehicle in 1990. Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell won six Grand Prix races with the 641 in 1990.
After only two years, Scalabroni left the Italian racing team and built the 102B at Lotus . The 1990s were marked by various projects in which he participated. He worked at Peugeot and was involved in the development of the Peugeot 905 as well as in the French brand's Formula 1 project, which was ultimately abandoned.
In the early 2000s he came to Asiatech , who prepared Peugeot Formula 1 engines for the Minardi and Arrows teams . In 2003 he finally founded his own racing team, the BCN Competición. With Enrico Toccacelo as driver, the team secured second place overall in the Formula 3000 championship in the first year, the best result for the team, which had to be sold in 2008 after financial difficulties.
literature
- Pino Casamassima: Storia della Scuderia Ferrari Nada Editore, Vimodrome 1998, ISBN 88-7911-179-5 .
- Leonardo Acerbi: 60 Years of Ferrari Heel, Königswinter 2007, ISBN 978-3-89880-815-6 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scalabroni, Enrique |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Scalabroni, Enrique Hector |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine vehicle designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cordoba |