About Aldo Costa
Aldo Costa (born 5 June 1961) is an Italian engineer who is the chief technical officer at Dallara since 2020. After graduating from the University of Bologna, Costa joined the Formula One team Minardi as the chief car designer in 1988, eventually becoming its technical director by 1989, a role he held until 1995, with the best result of a fourth place in the race and a front row in qualifying. He joined Ferrari in 1995, achieving significant success and helping build the most successful dynasty in Formula One between 1999 and 2008, first as assistant to the chief designer (1998–2004) and then as chief designer (2004–2006), followed by roles as head of design and development (2006–2007) and chassis and technical director (2007–2011). After leaving Ferrari in 2011, Costa joined Mercedes, sparking an equally successfully dynasty between 2014 and 2018 as engineering director, serving as a technical consultant in 2019. As a result, Costa is one of the most successful engineers and designers in Formula One history. From Minardi to Ferrari to Mercedes, he was able to improve each team's fortunes as Minardi achieved its first Formula One points and best race results, and he contributed to Ferrari winning its first Constructors' and Drivers' titles since 1983 and 1979. He also contributed to the 2014–2021 era of Mercedes, which eclipsed his own dynasty at Ferrari. Overall, Costa's Formula One cars took part to 567 Grands Prix, achieving 192 wins (37.9%, almost four wins every ten races in a 30-year career, which rises to 192 wins out of 378 Grands Prix, or 50.8%, when considering only his tenure at Ferrari and Mercedes), 192 pole positions, 414 podium finishes, and 159 fastest laps. With 28 Formula One world championships (14 constructors' championships and 12 drivers' titles) working for Ferrari and Mercedes, Costa is one of the most successful engineers and designers in Formula One history. His championship-winning cars amassed 168 wins out of 257 Grands Prix (65.4%), 165 pole positions, 354 podium finishes, and 135 fastest laps. He also helped to design race-winning or championship-contending cars in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2013. Costa joined the Scuderia Ferrari in 1995 and in 1998 became assistant to the team's Chief Designer, Rory Byrne. With 14 constructors' championships and 12 drivers' titles working for Ferrari and Mercedes, Costa is one of the most successful engineers and designers in F1 history.
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