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Paolo Barilla

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Paolo Barilla
Born (1961-04-20) 20 April 1961 (age 63)
Milan, Italy
OccupationBusinessman
TitleDeputy chairman, Barilla Group
RelativesGuido Barilla (brother)
Luca Barilla (brother)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityItaly Italian
Active years1989 - 1990
TeamsMinardi
Entries15 (9 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1989 Japanese Grand Prix
Last entry1990 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]

Racing career

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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

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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

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Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts
1981 Minardi Team Minardi Fly 281 Ferrari SIL HOC THR NÜR VAL MUG PAU PER
Ret 		SPA NC 0
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 		NC 0
1983 Minardi Team Srl Minardi M283 BMW SIL THR HOC NÜR VAL PAU JAR DON MIS PER ZOL
Ret 		MUG NC 0
Source:[8]

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Pts
1986 San Remo Racing March 85B Cosworth SIL VAL PAU SPA IMO MUG PER ÖST BIR BUG
DNQ 		JAR NC 0
1987 Pavesi Racing Ralt RT21 Cosworth SIL
11 		VAL
17 		SPA
Ret 		PAU
8 		DON
10 		BRH
Ret 		BIR
Ret 		IMO
8 		BUG
17 		NC 0
Ralt RT20 PER
7 		JAR
DNQ
1988 Cobra International March 88B Cosworth JER
Ret 		17th 3
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

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1983 Italy Martini Racing Italy Alessandro Nannini
France Jean-Claude Andruet 		Lancia LC2-Ferrari C 135 DNF DNF
1984 Italy Martini Racing Italy Mauro Baldi
Germany Hans Heyer 		Lancia LC2-Ferrari C1 275 DNF DNF
1985 West Germany New-Man Joest Racing West Germany Klaus Ludwig
West Germany Louis Krages 		Porsche 956B C1 374 1st 1st
1986 West Germany Joest Racing West Germany Klaus Ludwig
West Germany Louis Krages 		Porsche 956B C1 196 DNF DNF
1988 Japan Toyota Team Tom's United Kingdom Tiff Needell
Japan Hitoshi Ogawa 		Toyota 88C C1 283 24th 15th
1989 Japan Toyota Team Tom's Japan Hitoshi Ogawa
United States Ross Cheever 		Toyota 89C-V C1 45 DNF DNF
Sources:[9][10]

Complete Formula One results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC 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 NC 0
1990 SCM Minardi Team Minardi M189 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 USA
Ret 		BRA
Ret 		NC 0
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

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

Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Pts
1989 PIAA Nakajima Racing Mugen Honda SUZ
8 		FUJ
Ret 		NIS
2 		SUZ
Ret 		SUG
Ret 		FUJ
Ret 		SUZ
10 		SUZ
Ret 		11th 6

References

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  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. ^ a b c "Paolo Barilla". Motor Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "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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Sporting positions
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1985
With: Klaus Ludwig & Louis Krages 		Succeeded by
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