Giacomo Caliri

Giacomo Caliri ( born October 5, 1940) is a former designer of racing cars and aerodynamics, which was engaged for many years in international motorsport.

Giacomo Caliri studied at the Politecnico di Torino mechanical engineering and a doctorate in 1966. Three years later, the aerodynamics of the appropriate department director at the Scuderia Ferrari was already. Caliri designed the Ferrari 312PB and until the end of his tenure at Ferrari also responsible for the design of Formula 1 racing cars. Following the resignation of Peter Schetty as race director the end of 1972, he was briefly with the Scuderia in this function operates. 1976 Ferrari Caliri left and opened his own design studio called FLY, which focused mainly on the construction of racing cars in Modena. His company worked for Autodelta and constructed the Fittipaldi F5A for the Fittipaldi Automotive Emerson and Wilson Fittipaldi and the ATS D2 for the German Formula 1 racing team ATS.

In 1980 he became co-owner with Minardi and was responsible as head designer for the first Formula 1 Minardi, the M185. In 1989 he sold his shares in the company and returned in 1997 after exposures to Forti Corse and Maserati to Ferrari, where he remained until 2002. Since 2004 he has worked as a consultant in international motorsport.