Luca Baldisserri

Luca Baldisserri
Born Gianluca Baldisserri
11 December 1962
Bologna, Italy
Nationality Italian Italy
Occupation Chief track engineer for the Scuderia Ferrari 2007-Present
The podium of 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix. Baldisserri (second from right) receives the Constructor's trophy.

Luca Baldisserri (born 11 December 1962) is an Italian engineer, currently the chief track engineer for the Ferrari Formula One team. He was born in Bologna.

Following Ross Brawn's decision to take a year's sabbatical leave at the end of 2006, Baldisserri was chosen to temporarily replace Ross Brawn in the hope that he would return to Ferrari from his sabbatical in 2007. This however was not the case, and when it was announced that Ross Brawn would be joining the Honda F1 team as team principal, Baldisserri's position as chief track engineer became permanent.

After Baldisseri's performance as strategist during the 2008 and 2009 years, Ferrari's management has decided to remove Baldisseri from his strategist's role in the organisation. Since the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix, Baldisseri has moved to a different role, in Ferrari's factory. Since 2010, he is the Ferrari Driver Academy Manager.

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