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Enzo was born February 20,1898 -
At the age of 10 he witnessed Felice Nazzaro's win at the 1908 Circuito di Bologna, an event that inspired him to become a racing driver. -
During World War I he served in the 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment of the Italian Army. -
His father Alfredo, and his older brother, Alfredo Jr., died in 1916 as a result of a widespread Italian flu outbreak. -
He unsuccessfully volunteered his services to Fiat in Turin, eventually settling for a job as test-driver for C.M.N. -
Ferrari joined the racing department of Alfa Romeo as a driver. -
Ferrari won his first Grand Prix in 1923 in Ravenna on the Savio Circuit. -
Following the birth of his son Alfredo in 1932, Ferrari decided to retire and to focus instead on the management and development of the factory Alfa race cars -
In 1937 Scuderia Ferrari was dissolved and Ferrari returned to Alfa's racing team, named Alfa Corse. -
Ferrari managed to manufacture two cars for the 1940 Mille Miglia. -
At the end of the war, Ferrari decided to start making cars bearing his name, and founded Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947. -
In 1950 Ferrari enrolled in the newly born Drivers World Championship and is the only team to remain continuously present since its introduction. -
Ferrari won his first world championship Grand Prix with José González at Silverstone in 1951. -
Many of Ferrari's greatest victories came at Le Mans (nine victories, including six in a row in 1960–1965) and in Formula One during the 1950s and 1960s. -
Enzo died August 14, 1988 at the age of 90