Dallara Automobili
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Founder | Gian Paolo Dallara |
| Headquarters | Varano de' Melegari, Italy |
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Key people
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Gian Paolo Dallara (President) Andrea Pontremoli (CEO) |
| Website | dallara.it |
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula Three since 1993. Dallara also produces the chassis used by the IndyCar Series, Indy Lights, GP2 Series, World Series by Renault, GP3 Series, Super Formula, Formula E and ADAC Formel Masters and is one of the manufacturers in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. In recent years the engineering activities have expanded considerably (now represents 40% of total sales), both in terms of the racing cars and high performance road cars.
In 2012 the company opened an engineering center in Speedway, Indiana, where they produce and assemble the IndyCar of the future. The same building also houses an entertainment center, where visitors can learn how a racing car is manufactured.
The company was founded by designer Gian Paolo Dallara in 1972 in Varano de' Melegari, near Parma, Italy, and started building chassis for sports car racing and hillclimbing, racing in the smaller engine classes. Dallara designed his first Formula Three car for Walter Wolf Racing in 1978. Dallara also had a brief involvement in Formula 3000 in the mid-1980s.
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