Paolo Stanzani

Paolo Stanzani (20 July 1936 – 18 January 2017) was an Italian mechanical engineer and automotive designer.

Paolo Stanzani
Born(1936-07-20)20 July 1936
Bologna, Italy
DiedJanuary 18, 2017(2017-01-18) (aged 80)
Alma materUniversity of Bologna
OccupationMechanical engineer

Biography
Lamborghini Countach

After graduating from the University of Bologna in 1961 he started his career in Lamborghini Trattori.

After that he started designing cars in Lamborghini. He worked several years at Lamborghini until he became the Chief Technical Officer.

After the cession of the company by Ferruccio Lamborghini, in 1974 he decided to leave the company and starting developing other projects.

In 1987 he was recruited by Romano Artioli to realize the revival of the Bugatti. After that he has worked with several F1 teams; from 1991 with Dallara and from 1994 with Minardi.

He was involved in the technical development of several successful cars such as Miura, Espada, Countach and the Bugatti EB110.[1]

References
  1. "E' morto Paolo Stanzani, il padre delle Lamborghini" (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-09-18.
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