RIP Claudio Lombardi

[Junkman]

It is with a heavy heart that I had to learn about his death.

Mr Lombardi, born in 1942 in Alessandria, Italy, was an automotive engineer.
He graduated from the University of Bologna with a degree in automotive engineering and was subsequently recruited by the Fiat research centre.
He soon transferred to Lancia, where he designed engines, that enabled them to win the World Rally Championship ten times, a record that stands unbroken to this day.
In 1989, he followed Cesare Fiorio to Ferrari, where he was team manager until Jean Todt's arrival in 1993. He then designed the Ferrari 12 cylinder engine, which would score the two final victories for an engine with such a configuration at the 1994 German Grand Prix with Gerhard Berger and at the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix with Jean Alesi.
In 1994, Mr Lombardi was moved to the Ferrari GT programme. From 2000 to 2010 he acted as technical consultant for Aprilia, designing the Aprilia RSV4 engine that would give Max Biaggi the Superbike World title in 2010.

Mr. Lombardi died in his hometown Alessandria on 2 October 2025, at the age of 83.

[fredo84]

RIP 🙏