1. Giancarlo Minardi was born on 18 September 1947 and is the founder and managing director of the now-defunct Minardi Formula One team.
11 Facts About Giancarlo Minardi
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Giancarlo Minardi began his career as a business man, running a successful truck dealership in Italy.
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Giancarlo Minardi began his racing career in 1968, buying a Faccioli tuned Fiat 500, achieving good results in the various hillclimbs he competed in.
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In 1980 he formed the Giancarlo Minardi racing team with financial backing from well known Italian motor racing patron Piero Mancini.
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Money woes hit and in 1994 Giancarlo Minardi joined his team with Scuderia Italia in an effort to survive.
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Giancarlo Minardi left Minardi after the takeover and renaming to Scuderia Toro Rosso by the Red Bull energy drink concern in 2006.
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Driver development is an area in which Giancarlo Minardi is considered to have significant aptitude.
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Giancarlo Minardi has identified and given breaks to many drivers who subsequently went on to achieve successes with other teams and in other formulas.
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Giancarlo Minardi is married to Mara and has one son named after his father Giovanni.
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Giancarlo Minardi has two brothers: Giuseppe, who has taken over the Fiat dealership and Nando who now runs the truck concession.
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Giancarlo Minardi was the chairman of the football club Faenza Calcio.