Biografia / Personaggio

Schumacher e Barrichello ricevono le chiavi di Fiorano assieme a Luca Cordero di Montezemolo e Jean Todt.

A dieci anni dalla costruzione della pista, il Drake è cittadino onorario del Comune di Fiorano Modenese.

The origins of a legend: Carlo Guzzi's life and the experiences that lead him to build his first motorcycle in 1919

Carlo Guzzi e Giorgio Parodi fondano la Società Anonima Moto Guzzi: lo stemma è l'aquila ad ali spiegate.

Alfieri Maserati was born in 1887: founder of the Maserati carmaker, he was assisted in his feat by many of his brothers.

Sarà il fondatore dell'omonima casa automobilistica, aiutato nell'impresa da molti dei suoi sei fratelli.

Born under the sign of Taurus, Ferruccio Lamborghini started his career in the field of tractors before moving to sports cars that would carry his name.

Mario Righini keeps a collection of 350 vehicles and vintage motorcycles at the Panzano Castle. Among them, an Auto Avio 815 and an Alfa Romeo 2300 driven by Tazio Nuvolari.

In 1943 Enzo Ferrari moved his firm, Auto Avio Costruzioni, from Modena to Maranello: it was the beginning of a strong bond between the city and the legendary “reds”.

Tazio Nuvolari was born in 1892: a multiple motorcycle and car championship winner, he dominated the racing scene from 1922 to 1950 with record-breaking wins and endeavors that were at the limit of the impossible.

In 1968, Ivano Beggio took over the reins at Aprilia - the bicycle factory founded in 1945 by his Father, Alberto - and converted its production into motorcycles.

In 1907, in Cascina Costa in Samarate, Count Giovanni Agusta founded the Agusta company for the production of aircrafts.

Fiorano Modenese dedica un monumento a Gilles Villeneuve, scomparso l'anno prima sulla pista di Zolder.

Un’innovazione che il fratello di Carlo Guzzi, Giuseppe, inventa e testa con un viaggio fino a Capo Nord.

Enzo Ferrari led an intense life, and spent it travelling from Modena to Maranello, Turin and Milan with a single goal in his mind: building racing cars.

Il costruttore viene alla luce il 18 febbraio a Modena nella casa-officina oggi sede del Museo a lui dedicato.

On the 12th March 1947 the first Ferrari came out of the gates of the Maranello factory with its Prancing Horse logo: it was the 125 S, destined to start bringing in the first victories.

In 1924, Tazio Nuvolari and Enzo Ferrari met on the race field. Six years later, the “Drake” will want him as the top driver of his newborn racing division.

When Giovanni Agusta died in 1927, his wife and son decide to convert production to motorcycles, but the Second World War marked a new setback.

In 1927 Giuseppe Guzzi, Carlo’s brother, was the first to test the elastic frame driving a model with this invention up to the North Cape.

Mandellese, Agostini entra in azienda come disegnatore, ma diventa presto collaudatore e poi pilota vincente.

The story of Stanguellini Automobili, the first carmaker in Modena: a pursuit of extreme lightness and maximum aerodynamics.

One of the most famous citizens of Mugello is Emilio Materassi, the coach driver that terrorised passengers with his crazy speed, who became a real racing driver and died at Monza in 1928.

Enzo Ferrari promoted the founding of the current Dino Ferrari High School, opened in 1963 after the experience of creating the course for motorists, started in the post-war period.

Tazio Nuvolari is famous for his victories at the limit of the impossible, fearless races, and serious accidents from which he always managed to get out alive.

Since 1972 Varano is the headquarters of Dallara Automobili, founded by Gian Paolo Dallara: his goal was to build racing cars, aided by his experience in Lamborghini

Un evento dedicato al Drake arricchisce il Museo a Fiorano Modenese con opere firmate da ceramisti e designer.

Muore "Barighin", uno degli animatori dello storico Museo dell'Automobile di San Martino in Rio.

The Mugello race of 1929 ended with a "quarrel": Campari made a bet for the next race, but once again the Circuit was suppressed.

In 1932, D’Annunzio gave a small golden turtle to Nuvolari, which he would then make his personal symbol: “to the fastest man, the slowest animal”.

In 1932 the great engineer Corradino d'Ascanio started working with Piaggio, already inventor of the first helicopter and the variable pitch propeller, the future ‘father’ of the Vespa.

Giacomo Agostini drove for MV Agusta from 1965 to 1975, winning a long series of races, including 15 Grand Prix.

Vittorio Vincenzi was a character. Called by everyone “Vic”, he was the creator of the coat of arms of the San Martino Museum and pledged to carry through with it after the death of Barighin.

Il primo velivolo delle officine di Gianni Caproni compie decollo e atterraggio nella brughiera di Malpensa.

In 1993, 30 years after the birth of the Lamborghini company, its founder Ferruccio passed away: but his creation is still there, in spite of the difficulties.

Ferruccio Lamborghini fonda la sua casa automobilistica a Sant’Agata Bolognese e sceglie come simbolo il toro.

Per la crisi, l’imprenditore è costretto a vendere la sua creatura nonostante il successo della Countach.

The Vespa was born in 1946, a true revolution in mass transport on two wheels and fruit of the creative genius of Corradino d'Ascanio as well as the conversion of the arms industry.

L’imprenditore modenese salva 19 auto d'epoca Maserati da un'asta in Inghilterra e le mette in esposizione.

One of the historical hearts and souls in the races department of Moto Guzzi is Duilio Agostini, tester, racer and technician for racing motorcycles.

In 1956, Domenico Gentili transferred his “scrap collection” to San Martino in Rio: old cars destined to become an historical collection.

L’ingegnere progetta e testa il primo idrovolante, poi fonda una scuola di pilotaggio e il suo stabilimento.

L’imprenditore muore nel 30° anniversario della nascita della sua creatura, sopravvissuta ad anni difficili.

In 1998 the Fiorano Ceramics Museum launched an artistic event dedicated to Enzo Ferrari: the result was a series of handicrafts signed by ceramic artisans and designers, now exhibited at the Museum.

Il pilota italiano vince il primo G.P. d’Italia e il primo campionato assoluto di Formula 1 su Alfa 158.

In 1958, Barighin brought a model of the Auto Avio 815 to San Martino in Rio. The first car built by Enzo Ferrari in 1940, but still without the famous Prancing Horse.

Un museo dedicato al Drake comprendente la casa natale e un'avveniristica struttura a forma di cofano giallo.

Enzo Ferrari fonda come filiale di Alfa Romeo la scuderia che entrerà nella leggenda dell’automobilismo.

The roundabout dedicated to the Lamborghini test driver Bob Wallace was inaugurated in 2015 in Sant'Agata Bolognese.

Enzo Ferrari fonda la prima scuola in Italia per formare tecnici specializzati nel settore dei motori.

Barighin was the soul of the Museum of the Automobile in San Martino. A pioneer in the history of car collecting.

Sotto il segno del Toro, nasce a Renazzo di Cento (FE) l’uomo che entrerà nella storia delle auto sportive.

In 2002 Luca Mazzanti plants the seed from which Mazzanti Automobiles is born, an organisation which builds exclusive supercars made to measure for its clients.  

Nel parmense Gian Paolo Dallara, dopo anni in Lamborghini, inizia a costruire le sue vetture da competizione.

Tito Falconi con il Ca.113 copre la distanza tra St. Louis e Chicago in poco più di 3 ore in volo rovescio.

In 1958 Maserati retires from the races due to financial problems caused by the political crisis in Argentina: before the retirement, Fangio achieved a great victory on the Nürburgring racetrack

A Sant'Agata Bolognese inaugura una rotonda dedicata allo storico collaudatore neozelandese della Lamborghini.

Young Giuseppe Cau marked Vespa’s success in the racing world, becoming a trusted rider and fully captivating the spirit of the new vehicle.

Apart from starting his own carmaking company for sports vehicles in Modena, Alejandro de Tomaso bound his history to Maserati, first as racing driver, then as owner.

Sul circuito di Monza trova la morte il campione toscano, nato sportivamente sulle strade del Mugello.

Antonio Ligabue is one of the artists who are mainly associated with Moto Guzzi and, like him, a few futuristic painters have immortalized Mandello’s motorcycles in their artwork.

La gara al Mugello finisce con un’aspra querelle tra Giuseppe Campari e i colleghi Biondetti e Brilli-Peri.

Il pilota esordisce con MV Agusta, con la quale correrà fino al 1975, conquistando ben 15 Gran Premi.

In 1996 Umberto Panini bought a collection of 19 vintage Maserati cars, thereby saving it from being auctioned in England: now they are the main nucleus of a museum that is open to the public.

Il primo passo verso verso l'industria che rivoluzionerà il comparto delle auto da corsa e gran turismo.

Luca Mazzanti e Walter Faralli iniziano a costruire in Toscana le loro supercar "artigianali" e "sartoriali".

La campionessa di volo a vela apre a Calcinate un Aero Club completo di campo di prova e scuola di brevetto.

Comincia la produzione della supercar artigianale e ad alta tecnologia in soli cinque esemplari l'anno.

Modenese Adolfo Orsi is the person who took over Maserati in 1937, ensuring its move to Modena: having started from nothing, he involved the whole family in his entrepreneurial activities.

Pilota e imprenditore argentino, Alejandro de Tomaso si aggiunge ai protagonisti dell’automobilismo modenese.

A Cento Ferruccio Lamborghini inizia a costruire trattori per un settore agricolo bisognoso di ripartire.

Among the peculiarities of Enzo Ferrari there’s also his choice to use only purple ink for his written correspondence: a tender memory relating to his father Alfredo.

A causa della guerra, la Auto Avio Costruzioni si sposta da Modena a Maranello: inizia un legame leggendario.

Già inventore del primo elicottero e dell'elica a passo variabile, sarà il futuro inventore della Vespa.

Dal genio di Corradino d'Ascanio e dalla riconversione industriale nasce la rivoluzione italiana su due ruote.

Villoresi, Nuvolari, Moss, Fangio: among its drivers, Maserati has renowned names, including that of a woman, Maria Teresa De Filippis, the first to race in F1 in 1958.

Giovanni Castiglioni fonda un'azienda di minuteria metallica, futura protagonista nel mondo delle due ruote.