Dario Benuzzi

Dario Benuzzi (born January 1946) is an Italian test driver, best known for his employment at Ferrari, a manufacturer of sports cars in Italy. He has tested every production model following the Dino road cars as well as the company's Formula One cars. As a chief test driver, he was responsible for its development work that involves spending five to six hours in a car daily at Ferrari's private track of Fiorano and on the road, then giving feedback to his team of test drivers and car engineers. he applied for a job at Ferrari and soon, he began working in its prototype department. He gradually progressed from mechanic to trainee test driver under the auspice of chief test driver Roberto Lippi.

From the late 1980s Benuzzi was named one of the "Men of the Year 2011" by Top Gear for beating unruly Ferraris into shape for 40 long years. He retired in 2015.