Claudio Lombardi

Claudio Lombardi (12 May 1942 – 2 October 2025) was an Italian Formula One engineer, best known for his work as team-manager at the Ferrari team during the early-1990s.

Life and career Lombardi was born in Alessandria in 1942. He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Bologna. He was soon recruited by the Fiat research center, before designing engines for Lancia, which helped them in the World Rally Championship and in sports car racing. Lombardi became head of department for engineering at Lancia when Cesare Fiorio moved to Ferrari. In 1989 Fiorio invited Lombardi to join him at Ferrari. When Fiorio left the company in 1991, Luca di Montezemolo promoted Lombardi from engineer to team-manager to caretake the team until the arrival of Jean Todt in 1993.