Paul Dalla Lana
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Vancouver, Canada | 1 February 1966
FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
Racing licence | ![]() |
Years active | 2013–2023 |
Car number | 98 |
Starts | 67 (67 entries) |
Wins | 17 |
Podiums | 36 |
Best finish | 1st (LMGTE Am) in 2017 |
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]
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]† 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)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2013 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro |
221 | DNF | DNF |
2014 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
329 | 26th | 6th |
2015 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
321 | NC | NC |
2016 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
281 | DNF | DNF |
2017 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
329 | 36th | 8th |
2018 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
92 | DNF | DNF |
2019 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
87 | DNF | DNF |
2020 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am |
333 | 33rd | 8th |
2021 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am |
45 | DNF | DNF |
2022 | ![]() |
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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)
References
[edit]- ^ "Dalla Lana's going full-speed ahead". August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Paul Dalla lana - FIA World Endurance Championship". www.fiawec.com (in French). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Paul Dalla Lana Commits Second $20-Million Gift To The University Of Toronto's Boundless Campaign".
- ^ "Paul Dalla Lana Retires From Racing | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Paul Dalla Lana Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Paul Dalla Lana". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Paul Dalla Lana". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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