Paul Dalla Lana

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Paul Dalla Lana
Dalla Lana Lamy Lauda 2019 Bathurst 12 Hour.jpg
Nationality Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian
Born (1966-02-01) 1 February 1966 (age 57)
Vancouver, Canada
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Racing licence FIA Bronze Driver.png FIA Bronze
Years active 20132023
Car number98
Starts67 (67 entries)
Wins17
Podiums36
Best finish1st (LMGTE Am) in 2017

Paul Dalla Lana is a Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist, [1] and former amateur racing driver who recently drove for Northwest AMR in the World Endurance Championship. [2] He is featured in the documentary "The gentleman driver", about non professional drivers. [3]

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He is the founder of NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, which owns and manages medical buildings in Canada. In 2008, he donated CAD $20-million to establish the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. In 2018, it was announced he was making an additional $20-million gift to the school. [4]

In April 2023, Dalla Lana announced that he would be retiring from motorsport with immediate effect to concentrate on his business ventures. [5]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2009Grand-Am Koni Challenge - ST Turner Motorsport 700018337th
Canadian Touring Car Championship - Super TouringGT Racing4????10358th
2010 IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport Turner Motorsport 500003347th
Grand American Rolex Series - GT 600019428th
Canadian Touring Car Championship - Super TouringYTR-Aldo/Northwest8000033120th
2011 IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport Turner Motorsport 1010052761st
Grand American Rolex Series - GT 1220032947th
Dubai 24 Hour - A6 Need for Speed Team Schubert 10000N/A5th
2012 IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport Turner Motorsport 10000013626th
Grand American Rolex Series - GT 1320043393rd
2013 IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport Turner Motorsport 1110032099th
Grand American Rolex Series - GT 1230032827th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 500010NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 10000N/ADNF
American Le Mans Series - GT 100000NC†
2014 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 830071642nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 10000N/A6th
United Sports Car Championship - GTLM 100002434th
United Sports Car Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport 300004347th
IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport 10000088th
Dubai 24 Hour - A6 Pro SX Team Schubert10000N/A7th
2015 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 833061443rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 10000N/ANC
United Sports Car Championship - GTLM 200005219th
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 954061493rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 10000N/ADNF
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 200005131st
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 944071921st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 10000N/A8th
IMSA Sportscar Championship - GTD 100001969th
Intercontinental GT Challenge HTP Motorsport 100000NC
Bathurst 12 Hour - GT3 Pro-Am 10000N/ADNF
2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team WRT 10000125th
Bathurst 12 Hour - GT3 Pro-Am 10000N/A8th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Spirit of Race 200002952nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 10000N/ADNF
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 81102778th
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 10000N/ADNF
Bathurst 12 Hour - GT3 Pro-Am Spirit of Race 11001N/A1st
Intercontinental GT Challenge 10000434th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 100001167th
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 80104100.57th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Aston Martin Racing 200010NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 10000N/A8th
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 60001588th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 10000N/ADNF
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Northwest AMR 610031182nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 10001N/A3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 2000021161st
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Northwest AMR 00000**

As Dalla Lana was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassCarEngine123456789RankPts
2013 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
3
SPA
6
LMS
Ret
SÃO
11
COA
Ret
FUJ
SHA
BHR
 ? ?
2014 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
2
SPA
3
LMS
5
COA
1
FUJ
2
SHA
1
BHR
3
SÃO
1
2nd164
2015 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
1
SPA
1
LMS
NC
NÜR
2
COA
5
FUJ
2
SHA
2
BHR
1
3rd144
2016 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
2
SPA
1
LMS
Ret
NÜR
1
MEX
Ret
COA
1
FUJ
1
SHA
1
BHR
Ret
3rd149
2017 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
2
SPA
1
LMS
4
NÜR
3
MEX
2
COA
1
FUJ
5
SHA
1
BHR
1
1st192
2018–19 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SPA
1
LMS
Ret
SIL
4
FUJ
3
SHA
5
SEB
8
SPA
6
LMS
Ret
8th77
2019–20 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0L Turbo V8 SIL
2
FUJ
11
SHA
3
BHR
2
COA
2
SPA
9
LMS
6
BHR
9
7th100.5
2021 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SPA
6
ALG
4
MNZ
2
LMS
Ret
BHR
4
BHR
10
8th58
2022 Northwest AMR LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEB
1
SPA
3
LMS
2
MNZ
8
FUJ
5
BHR
5
2nd118
2023 Northwest AMR LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEB
11
PRT
13
SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 20th*0

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Pro
221DNFDNF
2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy
Flag of Denmark.svg Christoffer Nygaard
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
32926th6th
2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy
Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
321NCNC
2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy
Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
281DNFDNF
2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy
Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
32936th8th
2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy
Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
92DNFDNF
2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy
Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
87DNFDNF
2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Gunn
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Am
33333rd8th
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gomes
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Am
45DNFDNF
2022 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Northwest AMR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Pittard
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Am
34236th3rd

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112Pos.Points
2014 Aston Martin Racing GTLM Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 V8 DAY
8
SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET 40th24
Turner Motorsport GTD BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 V8 DAY
7
SEB
7
LGA
BEL
WGL
MOS
IMS
ELK
VIR
1
AUS
ATL
47th43
2015 Aston Martin Racing GTLM Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 V8 DAY
6
SEB
6
LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR COA PET 19th52
2016 Aston Martin Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0 V12 DAY
4
SEB
10
LGA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR COA PET 28th51
2017 Aston Martin Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0 V12 DAY
12
SEB LBH COA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 69th19
2018 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
21
SEB
12
MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 48th29
2019 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
20
SEB MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 67th11
2022 Northwest AMR GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
12
SEB
LBH
LGA
MDO
DET
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
PET
61st211

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References

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  2. "Paul Dalla lana - FIA World Endurance Championship". www.fiawec.com (in French). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  3. Mattei, Mario (November 5, 2018), The Gentleman Driver (Documentary), Ed Brown, Ricardo Gonzalez, Michael Guasch, Paul Dalla Lana, Velvet Cartel, Speed Group, retrieved February 17, 2021
  4. "Paul Dalla Lana Commits Second $20-Million Gift To The University Of Toronto's Boundless Campaign".
  5. "Paul Dalla Lana Retires From Racing | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers
2017
With: Pedro Lamy & Mathias Lauda
Succeeded by