Enrico Benzing testing 1972 Lancia Stratos at Chivasso

Enrico Benzing (born 17 June 1932) is an Italian

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and

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, son of the writer Mario Benzing. He wrote for the daily newspaper '' La Gazzetta dello Sport'' as Motoring-Editor and

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races reporter. Since 1974 he writes for ''

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'', created by

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, with technical contributions about the Formula One races. In 1963 he won the first edition of the " Dino Ferrari" Prize. From 1978 to 1980 he represented Italy in the Technical Commission of the

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. He has projected wings for race cars, also

, and he has published twelve books: among them, monographs about single cars, treatises about engine-technology, aerodynamics and the relations between aerodynamics and power in the race-cars.

Selective Bibliography

* ''Motori da corsa'', Roma, 1968 * ''Rennmotoren im Examen. Triebwerktechnik und -Funktion'', Stuttgart, 1973 * Ian Bamsey, Enrico Benzing, Mike Lawrence, Allan Staniforth, ''The 1000 BHP Grand Prix Cars'', London, 1988 * ''Ferrari Formula 1, Catalogue raisonné 1948-1988'', Milano, 1988 * ''Ferrari Formula 1 Annual'', Milano, 1989 * ''Ferrari Formula 1 Annual 1990'', Milano, 1990 * ''Ferrari Formula 1 Annual 1991'', Milano, 1991 * ''Ali / Wings. Studio per tecnici e piloti di auto da corsa. Study for Racing Car Engineers and Drivers'', Milano, 1992 * ''Dall'aerodinamica alla potenza in Formula 1. Mezzo secolo di motori in analisi'', Milano, 2004 * ''Formula 1. Evoluzione, tecnica, regolamento'', Milano, 2010 * ''Ali / Wings. Progettazione e applicazione su auto da corsa. Their design and application to racing cars'', Milano, 2012

External links

The complete bibliography
* Quotation in the Ilmor Page in www.de.wikipedia
Recension in www.f1.skQuotation by Coimbra UniversityQuotation in www.szabadban.huRecension in www.formule1.auto-news.czQuotation in www.f1total.com

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