Sign in

Private company

Dallara

Logo: ™/®Dallara Automobili S.p.A., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Automobile chassis manufacturer

Dallara Group S.r.l. is an Italian multinational manufacturer of racing cars. Founded in 1972 by Giampaolo Dallara, Dallara is the sole manufacturer of racing cars for the IndyCar Series, Indy NXT, FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3 and Super Formula Championships. The company also produces cars for endurance races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Daytona.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1972Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersVarano de' Melegari1
  • Founded inVarano de' Melegari1
  • Websitewww.dallara.it
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

Dallara sede
Photo: Maxperot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

Dallara Group S.r.l. is an Italian multinational manufacturer of racing cars. Founded in 1972 by Giampaolo Dallara, Dallara is the sole manufacturer of racing cars for the IndyCar Series, Indy NXT, FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3 and Super Formula Championships. The company also produces cars for endurance races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Daytona.2

The story

Founded by Giampaolo Dallara in 1972, in Varano de' Melegari.1

The company was founded by designer Giampaolo Dallara in 1972 in Varano de' Melegari, near Parma, Italy, and started building chassis for sports car racing and hillclimbing, racing in the smaller engine classes. Giampaolo Dallara previously worked for Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini and De Tomaso, and co-founded Autodromo Riccardo Paletti in Varano. Dallara designed his first Formula Three car for Walter Wolf Racing in 1978. Dallara also had a brief involvement in Formula 3000 in the mid-1980s.

From Wikipedia’s article on Dallara, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Dallara, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Timeline

  1. 1972Founded Founded in Varano de' Melegari1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5