Paul Dalla Lana

Summary

Paul Dalla Lana is a Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist,[1] and former amateur racing driver who recently drove for Northwest AMR in the World Endurance Championship.[2] He is featured in the documentary "The gentleman driver", about non professional drivers.[3]

Paul Dalla Lana
NationalityCanada Canadian
Born (1966-02-01) 1 February 1966 (age 58)
Vancouver, Canada
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Years active20132023
Car number98
Starts67 (67 entries)
Wins17
Podiums36
Best finish1st (LMGTE Am) in 2017

He is the founder of NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, which owns and manages medical buildings in Canada. In 2008, he donated CAD $20-million to establish the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. In 2018, it was announced he was making an additional $20-million gift to the school.[4]

In April 2023, Dalla Lana announced that he would be retiring from motorsport with immediate effect to concentrate on his business ventures.[5]

Racing record edit

Racing career summary edit

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2009 Grand-Am Koni Challenge - ST Turner Motorsport 7 0 0 0 1 83 37th
Canadian Touring Car Championship - Super Touring GT Racing 4 ? ? ? ? 1035 8th
2010 IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport Turner Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 33 47th
Grand American Rolex Series - GT 6 0 0 0 1 94 28th
Canadian Touring Car Championship - Super Touring YTR-Aldo/Northwest 8 0 0 0 0 331 20th
2011 IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport Turner Motorsport 10 1 0 0 5 276 1st
Grand American Rolex Series - GT 12 2 0 0 3 294 7th
Dubai 24 Hour - A6 Need for Speed Team Schubert 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2012 IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport Turner Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 136 26th
Grand American Rolex Series - GT 13 2 0 0 4 339 3rd
2013 IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport Turner Motorsport 11 1 0 0 3 209 9th
Grand American Rolex Series - GT 12 3 0 0 3 282 7th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Racing 5 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
American Le Mans Series - GT 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2014 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 8 3 0 0 7 164 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
United Sports Car Championship - GTLM 1 0 0 0 0 24 34th
United Sports Car Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 43 47th
IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport 1 0 0 0 0 0 88th
Dubai 24 Hour - A6 Pro SX Team Schubert 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2015 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 8 3 3 0 6 144 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
United Sports Car Championship - GTLM 2 0 0 0 0 52 19th
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 9 5 4 0 6 149 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 2 0 0 0 0 51 31st
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 9 4 4 0 7 192 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
IMSA Sportscar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 19 69th
Intercontinental GT Challenge HTP Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Bathurst 12 Hour - GT3 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 1 25th
Bathurst 12 Hour - GT3 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Spirit of Race 2 0 0 0 0 29 52nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 8 1 1 0 2 77 8th
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Bathurst 12 Hour - GT3 Pro-Am Spirit of Race 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 4 34th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 11 67th
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 8 0 1 0 4 100.5 7th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Aston Martin Racing 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 6 0 0 0 1 58 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Northwest AMR 6 1 0 0 3 118 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 2 0 0 0 0 211 61st
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Northwest AMR 0 0 0 0 0 * *

† As Dalla Lana was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Pts
2013 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
3
SPA
6
LMS
Ret
SÃO
11
COA
Ret
FUJ
SHA
BHR
? ?
2014 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
2
SPA
3
LMS
5
COA
1
FUJ
2
SHA
1
BHR
3
SÃO
1
2nd 164
2015 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
1
SPA
1
LMS
NC
NÜR
2
COA
5
FUJ
2
SHA
2
BHR
1
3rd 144
2016 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
2
SPA
1
LMS
Ret
NÜR
1
MEX
Ret
COA
1
FUJ
1
SHA
1
BHR
Ret
3rd 149
2017 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
2
SPA
1
LMS
4
NÜR
3
MEX
2
COA
1
FUJ
5
SHA
1
BHR
1
1st 192
2018–19 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SPA
1
LMS
Ret
SIL
4
FUJ
3
SHA
5
SEB
8
SPA
6
LMS
Ret
8th 77
2019–20 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0L Turbo V8 SIL
2
FUJ
11
SHA
3
BHR
2
COA
2
SPA
9
LMS
6
BHR
9
7th 100.5
2021 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SPA
6
ALG
4
MNZ
2
LMS
Ret
BHR
4
BHR
10
8th 58
2022 Northwest AMR LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEB
1
SPA
3
LMS
2
MNZ
8
FUJ
5
BHR
5
2nd 118
2023 Northwest AMR LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEB
11
PRT
13
SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 29th 0
Sources:[6][7]

24 Hours of Le Mans results edit

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2013   Aston Martin Racing   Bill Auberlen
  Pedro Lamy
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Pro
221 DNF DNF
2014   Aston Martin Racing   Pedro Lamy
  Christoffer Nygaard
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
329 26th 6th
2015   Aston Martin Racing   Pedro Lamy
  Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
321 NC NC
2016   Aston Martin Racing   Pedro Lamy
  Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
281 DNF DNF
2017   Aston Martin Racing   Pedro Lamy
  Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
329 36th 8th
2018   Aston Martin Racing   Pedro Lamy
  Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
92 DNF DNF
2019   Aston Martin Racing   Pedro Lamy
  Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am
87 DNF DNF
2020   Aston Martin Racing   Augusto Farfus
  Ross Gunn
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Am
333 33rd 8th
2021   Aston Martin Racing   Marcos Gomes
  Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Am
45 DNF DNF
2022   Northwest AMR   David Pittard
  Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Am
342 36th 3rd
Sources:[6][8]

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points Ref
2014 Aston Martin Racing GTLM Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 V8 DAY
8
SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET 40th 24 [9]
Turner Motorsport GTD BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4 L V8 V8 DAY
7
SEB
7
LGA
BEL
WGL
MOS
IMS
ELK
VIR
1
AUS
ATL
47th 43
2015 Aston Martin Racing GTLM Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 V8 DAY
6
SEB
6
LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR COA PET 19th 52 [10]
2016 Aston Martin Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0 V12 DAY
4
SEB
10
LGA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR COA PET 28th 51 [11]
2017 Aston Martin Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0 V12 DAY
12
SEB LBH COA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 69th 19 [12]
2018 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
21
SEB
12
MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 48th 29 [13]
2019 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
20
SEB MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 67th 11 [14]
2022 Northwest AMR GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
12
SEB
LBH
LGA
MDO
DET
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
PET
61st 211 [15]
Source:[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Dalla Lana's going full-speed ahead". August 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Paul Dalla lana - FIA World Endurance Championship". www.fiawec.com (in French). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Mattei, Mario (November 5, 2018), The Gentleman Driver (Documentary), Ed Brown, Ricardo Gonzalez, Michael Guasch, Paul Dalla Lana, Velvet Cartel, Speed Group, retrieved February 17, 2021
  4. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana Commits Second $20-Million Gift To The University Of Toronto's Boundless Campaign".
  5. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana Retires From Racing | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Paul Dalla Lana Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  13. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  14. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  15. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
Sporting positions
Preceded by FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers
2017
With: Pedro Lamy & Mathias Lauda
Succeeded by