Paolo Barilla

Paolo Barilla

Born	20 April 1961 (1961-04-20)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Italian
Active years	1989 - 1990
Teams	Minardi
Races	15 (9 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1989 Japanese Grand Prix
Last race	1990 Spanish Grand Prix

Paolo Barilla (born 20 April 1961 in Milan, Italy) is a former Formula One driver who raced for the Minardi team. Paolo is one of the heirs of the vast Barilla pasta empire.

Barilla started racing in 1975 and won the Italian 100cc karting title in 1976. In 1980 he entered Formula Fiat Abarth, and moved up to Formula 3 in 1981, where he won some races and finished third in the Italian Championship. Barilla 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 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.

Barilla then retired from racing and joined his family's businesses, where Paolo and his two brothers own a 51% stake in the company. Upon his return to the corporation, he briefly filled in as the CEO, before taking a more permanent position as a Vice-President. He has remained connected to motorsports in part due to Barilla's sponsorship of Alex Zanardi.

Complete Formula One results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Points
1989	Minardi SpA	Minardi M189	Cosworth 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	Cosworth 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

External links

• Profile on F1 Rejects

Sporting positions
Preceded by Klaus Ludwig Henri Pescarolo	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1985 with: Klaus Ludwig Louis Krages	Succeeded by Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck Al Holbert