Carlo Chiti

Carlo Chiti was an Italian racing car and engine designer, known primarily from Alfa Romeo. In 1957, he moved to Ferrari and headed the design department there. He contributed to the design of the Ferrari 246 F1, in which Mike Hawthorn won the Drivers' World Championship in 1958, and created the Ferrari 156 "Sharknose": Phil Hill won the World Championship with it in 1961, and Ferrari took the Constructors' title for the first time. Chiti also convinced Enzo Ferrari to switch from front-engine to mid-engine layouts; young engineers such as Mauro Forghieri and Giampaolo Dallara also learned under him.

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