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Birth
Enzo Ferrari was born in on 18 February 1898 in the small town of Modena, Italy. He was born to a manufacturer called Alfredo Ferrari and grew up in Modena without any formal education. -
Speed
He had a passion for race cars and race car driving since a very early age in his life and decided that he wanted to be a racing driver at the tender age of 10 -
Teaching
In 1914, Ferrari started working as a teacher at the Lathe Operator School in the Modena fire brigade’s workshop. -
Work
In 1919, Enzo started working with a company called Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali, in Milan, as a test driver. But soon he was promoted to the post of a racing driver. -
Beginning
In the same year, he drove his first race in the Parma-Poggio di Berceto uphill race. He stood at the 4th position in the race. He participated in another race in the same year, the Targa Florio race but could not really achieve any great success in that too because of a problem with the fuel tank. -
Evolution
In 1920, he participated in the Targa Florio car race yet again, drove an Alfa Romeo, and stood at the second position. This win was the beginning of his 20-year experience with Alfa Romeo where he first worked as a test driver, then racing driver, then sales staff member and ultimately the head of Alfa-Corse team. -
Team
In 1929, he formed the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix racing team, and it was the racing team for Alfa Romeo. -
Ending
In 1933, due to financial constraints, Alfa stopped its association with Scuderia Ferrai. Alfa took control of its racing efforts in 1937 once again, and Ferrari was reduced to mere Director of Sports. -
Transition
After leaving Alfa Romeo, Enzo Ferrari had to give up the business use of his name for four years, so the first car designed and manufactured by his company had to be called Auto-Avio Costruzioni 815. With it, the newcomer Alberto Ascari won the Mille Miglia from 1940. -
Won
Ferrari won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time at the hands of Luigi Chinetti and Lord Selsdon, who drove a private 166 MM to victory in the brand's debut in this race. It would be followed by another eight victories in the most famous race in the world, the last of them in 1965. -
Offer
In 1969, Ferrari sold 50% of its shares to Fiat but Enzo Ferrari remained 100% in control of the racing endeavors. This offer was first made to Ford but Ferrari did not go forward with it, knowing that he would not be able to remain in control of the important decisions if he will involve Ford with his company. -
Retirement
In 1982, Ferrari made sturdy cars and chose world-class drivers. Although Ferrari remained involved with Scuderia until his death but there were not anymore championships for Ferrari
