BIOGRAPHY

It is said that Ferrari was born on February 18, 1898 in Modena, Italy, and that his birth was recorded on February 20. He was the youngest of two children of Alfredo Ferrari and Adalgisa Bisbini, after his older brother Alfredo Junior (Dino). Alfredo Senior was the son of a merchant in Carpi and started a workshop manufacturing metal parts in the family home. Enzo grew up with little formal education. At the age of 10 he witnessed the victory of Felice Nazzaro in the Circuito di Bologna in 1908, this event hoped him to become a racing driver. During World War I he served in the 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment of the Italian Army. His father Alfredo and his older brother, Alfredo Jr., died in 1916 as a result of a widespread Italian flu outbreak. Ferrari became seriously ill in the 1918 flu pandemic and, consequently, was discharged from the Italian service.