Aurelio Lampredi

A classical music lover, he had wanted to study piano but was persuaded by his father to choose a more secure career path.

Reggiane's chief designer Carlo Ruini was impressed with Lampredi's work and recommended him to Enzo Ferrari, who at the time was in the process of building his own racing team.

Lampredi's first interlude with Ferrari only lasted one year as he didn't feel there was enough space for professional growth with Giuseppe Busso and Gioacchino Colombo already covering senior positions.

After the lack of success of Colombo's supercharged Formula One engine, Lampredi's design began to find favor within the company.

Lampredi's engine gave Ferrari its first Formula One win when José Froilán González won the British Grand Prix in Silverstone in 1951.