Paolo Barilla

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Paolo Barilla
Born (1961-04-20) 20 April 1961 (age 63)
Milan, Italy
OccupationBusinessman
TitleDeputy chairman, Barilla Group
Relatives Guido Barilla (brother)
Luca Barilla (brother)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Active years 1989 - 1990
Teams Minardi
Entries15 (9 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1989 Japanese Grand Prix
Last entry 1990 Spanish Grand Prix

Paolo Barilla (born 20 April 1961) is a businessman and a former Formula One driver who raced for the Minardi team. He is now the Deputy Chairman of the Barilla Group and, as of January 2017, had a net worth of US$1.39 billion. [1]

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Racing career

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.

In 2014, Barilla won the Monaco Historic Grand Prix in the Formula 3 class driving a Chevron B34.

Barilla was featured in a 2017 documentary about the restoration of a Ferrari 312B historic Formula 1 race car.[ citation needed ]

Business career

In 1990 Barilla retired from racing and joined his family's businesses. Upon his return to the corporation, he briefly filled in as the CEO from 1999 to 2000 before taking a more permanent position as a Deputy Chairman. [2]

In 2010 he was appointed President of the Industrial Association AIDEPI (Associazione delle Industrie Dolciarie e Pastaie Italiane), established in the same year. [3] From 2010 onwards, he held numerous membership positions until he was appointed, in 2014, Vice-president of the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation, a multidisciplinary and independent thinking center that works on food sustainability. [4]

In 2016 Barilla was elected President of the International Pasta Organization (IPO), a non-profit association dedicated to increasing consumption and awareness of pasta, promoting consumer understanding of the nutritional value and health benefits of food. [5]

From March 2017 to December 2018, he was the Chairman of the Italian Food Association (Unione Italiana Food), and since 1 January 2019, he has taken on the role of Deputy Vice-Chairman, a position aligned with the commitments taken to protect the industry, both nationally and internationally. [6]

Since July 2020 he is a member of the Confindustria Executive Council (Consiglio Direttivo). [7]

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213Pos.Pts
1981 Minardi Team Minardi Fly 281 Ferrari SIL HOC THR NÜR VAL MUG PAU PER
Ret		 SPA NC0
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		NC0
1983 Minardi Team Srl Minardi M283 BMW SIL THR HOC NÜR VAL PAU JAR DON MIS PER ZOL
Ret		 MUG NC0
Source: [8]

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011Pos.Pts
1986 San Remo Racing March 85B Cosworth SIL VAL PAU SPA IMO MUG PER ÖST BIR BUG
DNQ		 JAR NC0
1987 Pavesi Racing Ralt RT21 Cosworth SIL
11		 VAL
17		 SPA
Ret		 PAU
8		 DON
10		 BRH
Ret		 BIR
Ret		 IMO
8		 BUG
17		NC0
Ralt RT20 PER
7		 JAR
DNQ
1988 Cobra International March 88B Cosworth JER
Ret		17th3
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
Sources: [8] [9]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1983 Flag of Italy.svg Martini Racing Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini
Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Andruet 		Lancia LC2-Ferrari C135DNFDNF
1984 Flag of Italy.svg Martini Racing Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi
Flag of Germany.svg Hans Heyer 		Lancia LC2-Ferrari C1275DNFDNF
1985 Flag of Germany.svg New-Man Joest Racing Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Ludwig
Flag of Germany.svg Louis Krages 		Porsche 956B C13741st1st
1986 Flag of Germany.svg Joest Racing Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Ludwig
Flag of Germany.svg Louis Krages 		Porsche 956B C1196DNFDNF
1988 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Team Tom's Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tiff Needell
Flag of Japan.svg Hitoshi Ogawa 		Toyota 88C C128324th15th
1989 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Team Tom's Flag of Japan.svg Hitoshi Ogawa
Flag of the United States.svg Ross Cheever 		Toyota 89C-VC145DNFDNF
Sources: [9] [10]

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDC Pts
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 NC0
1990 SCM Minardi Team Minardi M189 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 USA
Ret		 BRA
Ret		NC0
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
Sources: [8] [9] [11]

Complete Japanese Formula 3000 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamEngine12345678DCPts
1989 PIAA Nakajima Racing Mugen Honda SUZ
8		 FUJ
Ret		 NIS
2		 SUZ
Ret		 SUG
Ret		 FUJ
Ret		 SUZ
10		 SUZ
Ret		11th6

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References

  1. ↑ "The World's Billionaires: Paolo Barilla". Forbes. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Paolo Barilla Biography". BarillaGroup.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Aidepi Organization Chart". Aidepi.it. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "BCFN Governance". Barillacfn.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Paolo Barilla nuovo presidente International pasta organisation". Adnkronos.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Organigramma Unione Italiana Food". Unioneitalianafood.it. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Confindustria - Bonomi rinnova la squadra" (PDF). Cavalieridellavoro.it. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 "Paolo Barilla". Motor Sport . Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 "Paolo Barilla Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Paolo Barilla". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Small, Steve (2000). "Barilla, Paolo". Grand Prix Who's Who (Third ed.). Reading, Berkshire: Travel Publishing. p. 57. ISBN   978-1-902007-46-5 . Retrieved July 30, 2021– via Internet Archive.
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1985
With: Klaus Ludwig & Louis Krages 		Succeeded by
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