FORMER F1 driver Paolo Barilla is now a billionaire accountable for the world’s greatest pasta firm.
The Italian loved a stable motor racing profession earlier than retiring to enter the household enterprise in 1990.
Paolo Barilla was an F1 driver earlier than turning into deputy chairman of the Barilla GroupCredit score: 2016 Getty Photographs
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He has since turn out to be the deputy chairman of the Barilla Group – the world’s largest pasta producer.
Alongside his brothers Guido and Luca in addition to their sister Emanuella, Barilla shares an 85 per cent stake within the firm.
Because of this, he was listed as a billionaire by Forbes in 2018 with a web price of $1.1billion (£910million).
Earlier than his success with the household enterprise, although, Barilla competed in each Components Two and Components 3000 through the Eighties.
He later raced within the 24 Hours of Le Mans, profitable in 1985 for New-Man Joest Racing.
Alongside co-drivers Klaus Ludwig and Louis Krages, the trio tasted glory of their Porsche 956B however failed to complete the race the next yr.
Barilla then went on to race in F1 with Minardi, however his time within the sport was marred by his behavior of not qualifying.
From his 15 race entries, Barilla made simply 9 begins, with a greatest end of eleventh coming on the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.
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Barilla competed for Minardi between 1989 and 1990Credit score: 2016 Getty Photographs
He left Minardi later that yr and joined the household enterprise, which had been based in 1877 by his great-grandfather Pietro Barilla Sr.
The corporate has since been handed down by means of three generations and now does enterprise in over 100 international locations around the globe.
Barilla did make a quick return to racing in 2014, profitable the Historic Grand Prix of Monaco within the Components Three class.