Leonardo Fioravanti (engineer)

Born on 31 January 1938 in Milan, Fioravanti studied mechanical engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, specializing in aerodynamics and car body design. He worked twenty-four years with Pininfarina, joining as a stylist in 1964, aged 26, and eventually becoming Managing Director and General Manager of Pininfarina's research arm, Pininfarina Studi & Ricerche for 18 years.

He then joined Ferrari as a Deputy General Manager, and in 1989 moved to Fiat's Centro Stile as Director of Design.^[2]

In 1991, he left Fiat to focus on his company, Fioravanti Srl, which evolved from an architecture studio to a design studio. His two sons, Matteo, an architect, and Luca, an attorney, have also worked with him at his company. Fioravanti developed a number of prototype and concept cars, often displayed under his own name. In 2012, he was appointed by the Chinese automobile company BAIC Group as a design consultant.^[3]

In 2009, Leonardo Fioravanti was elected Chairman of ANFIA Car Coachbuilders Group for a 3-year mandate from 2009 to 2011.^[4]

Octane magazine awarded Fioravanti the International Historic Motor Award Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.^[5]

During his time with Pininfarina, Fioravanti designed several Ferraris:

• Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
• Ferrari P6 Berlinetta Speciale (concept car presaging the Berlinetta Boxer)
• Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 (the forerunner of the Ferrari 400 and Ferrari 412)
• Ferrari 308 GTB
• Ferrari 328
• Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer
• Ferrari 288 GTO
• Ferrari Testarossa (with Diego Ottina)
• Ferrari Mondial
• Ferrari 348 (the forerunner of the Ferrari F355)
• Ferrari 250 P5 Berlinetta Speciale^[6]
• Alfa Romeo 33/2 Coupé Speciale
• Ferrari Pinin
• Lancia Gamma saloon

Ferraris designed under Fioravanti Srl:

• Ferrari Superamerica
• Ferrari SP1

Fioravanti has designed many concept cars including:

• Alfa Romeo Vola
• Lexus LFA 2005 Concept^[7]
• Fioravanti Hidra (2008)^[8]
• BAIC C80K (2012)^[9]
• BAIC C90L
• BAIC S900