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![Close portrait of Gian Paolo Dallara at the 2016 Mille Miglia in Parma.](https://hiconium.dev/_derived/images/people/gian-paolo-dallara/portrait.jpg.w1920.q75.webp)

People

# Gian Paolo Dallara

Engineer and founder of Dallara Automobili

| Label | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Born | Varano de' Melegari, Parma, Italy, 1936 |
| Nationality | Italian |

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The record

Engineer credited in the register for the Lamborghini 350 GT/400 GT chassis and the Miura's mid-engined chassis.

Dallara graduated in aeronautical engineering in 1959 and began his career at Ferrari before moving to Maserati and Lamborghini. The register credits him as chassis engineer for the 350 GT and 400 GT, and as chief engineer for the Miura's chassis and mid-engined layout.

Dallara was technical director when the Miura was created in 1966. In 1972, he founded Dallara Automobili in his home town of Varano de' Melegari, applying his engineering experience to racing cars.

### Aerospace-led engineering

His aeronautical-engineering training preceded a career spanning Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini before he founded his own racing-car company.

The house

[![Lamborghini](https://hiconium.dev/images/marques/full/lamborghini.svg)](https://hiconium.dev/manufacturers/lamborghini)

Credited through Lamborghini.

In the register

## 2 files carry this name

- [Lamborghini 350 GT / 400 GT Chassis engineer · Lamborghini 1964–1968 €700k 1964–1968 €700k Rating 84.0](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lamborghini/350-gt-400-gt)
- [Lamborghini Miura Chief engineer · Lamborghini 1966–1973 €6M 1966–1973 €6M Rating 98.0](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/lamborghini/miura)

The files above are the register's own record of this name. [The people index](https://hiconium.dev/people) holds everyone the register credits.

Sources

- [dallara.it](https://dallara.it/en/about/giampaolodallara)
- [dallara.it](https://www.dallara.it/en/about/history)
- [dallara.it](https://www.dallara.it/en/heritage/)
- [lamborghini.com](https://www.lamborghini.com/en-en/history/miura)