Paul Dalla Lana Explained

Paul Dalla Lana
Nationality: Canadian
Birth Date:1 February 1966
Birth Place:Vancouver, Canada
Racing Licence: FIA Silver [1]
FIA Bronze [2]
Current Series:FIA World Endurance Championship
Years Active:2013–2023
Car Number:98
Starts:67 (67 entries)
Wins:17
Podiums:36
Year:2017
Best Finish:1st (LMGTE Am)

Paul Dalla Lana (born February 1, 1966) is a Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist,[3] and former amateur racing driver who recently drove for Northwest AMR in the World Endurance Championship.[4] He is featured in the documentary "The Gentleman Driver", about non-professional drivers.

Dalla Lana 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.[5]

In April 2023, Dalla Lana announced that he would be retiring from motorsport with immediate effect to concentrate on his business ventures.[6]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2009Grand-Am Koni Challenge - STTurner Motorsport700018337th
Canadian Touring Car Championship - Super TouringGT Racing4????10358th
2010IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand SportTurner Motorsport500003347th
Grand American Rolex Series - GT600019428th
Canadian Touring Car Championship - Super TouringYTR-Aldo/Northwest8000033120th
2011IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand SportTurner Motorsport1010052761st
Grand American Rolex Series - GT1220032947th
Dubai 24 Hour - A6Need for Speed Team Schubert10000N/A5th
2012IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand SportTurner Motorsport10000013626th
Grand American Rolex Series - GT1320043393rd
2013IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand SportTurner Motorsport1110032099th
Grand American Rolex Series - GT1230032827th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE ProAston Martin Racing500010NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro10000N/ADNF
American Le Mans Series - GT100000NC†
2014FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmAston Martin Racing830071642nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am10000N/A6th
United Sports Car Championship - GTLM100002434th
United Sports Car Championship - GTDTurner Motorsport300004347th
IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport10000088th
Dubai 24 Hour - A6 ProSX Team Schubert10000N/A7th
2015FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmAston Martin Racing833061443rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am10000N/ANC
United Sports Car Championship - GTLM200005219th
2016FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmAston Martin Racing954061493rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am10000N/ADNF
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD200005131st
2017FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmAston Martin Racing944071921st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am10000N/A8th
IMSA Sportscar Championship - GTD100001969th
Intercontinental GT ChallengeHTP Motorsport100000NC
Bathurst 12 Hour - GT3 Pro-Am10000N/ADNF
2018Intercontinental GT ChallengeAudi Sport Team WRT10000125th
Bathurst 12 Hour - GT3 Pro-Am10000N/A8th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDSpirit of Race200002952nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE AmAston Martin Racing10000N/ADNF
2018–19FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmAston Martin Racing81102778th
201924 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE AmAston Martin Racing10000N/ADNF
Bathurst 12 Hour - GT3 Pro-AmSpirit of Race11001N/A1st
Intercontinental GT Challenge10000434th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD100001167th
2019–20FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmAston Martin Racing80104100.57th
2020European Le Mans Series - LMGTEAston Martin Racing200010NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am10000N/A8th
2021FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmAston Martin Racing60001588th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am10000N/ADNF
2022FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmNorthwest AMR610031182nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am10001N/A3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD2000021161st
2023FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmNorthwest AMR20000029th
† As Dalla Lana was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassCarEngine123456789RankPts
2013Aston Martin RacingLMGTE ProAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SIL
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
??
2014Aston Martin RacingLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SIL
SPA
LMS
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
SÃO
2nd164
2015Aston Martin RacingLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SIL
SPA
LMS
NÃœR
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
3rd144
2016Aston Martin RacingLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SIL
SPA
LMS
NÃœR
MEX
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
3rd149
2017Aston Martin RacingLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SIL
SPA
LMS
NÃœR
MEX
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
1st192
2018–19Aston Martin RacingLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V8SPA
LMS
SIL
FUJ
SHA
SEB
SPA
LMS
8th77
2019–20Aston Martin RacingLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage AMRMercedes-Benz M177 4.0L Turbo V8SIL
FUJ
SHA
BHR
COA
SPA
LMS
BHR
7th100.5
2021Aston Martin RacingLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage AMRAston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8SPA
ALG
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
8th58
2022Northwest AMRLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage AMRAston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8SEB
SPA
LMS
MNZ
FUJ
BHR
2nd118
2023Northwest AMRLMGTE AmAston Martin Vantage AMRAston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8SEB
PRT
SPALMSMNZFUJBHR29th0
Sources:[7] [8]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps
2013 Aston Martin Racing Bill Auberlen
Pedro Lamy		Aston Martin Vantage GTEGTE
Pro		221DNFDNF
2014 Aston Martin Racing Pedro Lamy
Christoffer Nygaard		Aston Martin Vantage GTEGTE
Am		32926th6th
2015 Aston Martin Racing Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda		Aston Martin Vantage GTEGTE
Am		321NCNC
2016 Aston Martin Racing Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda		Aston Martin Vantage GTEGTE
Am		281DNFDNF
2017 Aston Martin Racing Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda		Aston Martin Vantage GTEGTE
Am		32936th8th
2018 Aston Martin Racing Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda		Aston Martin Vantage GTEGTE
Am		92DNFDNF
2019 Aston Martin Racing Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda		Aston Martin Vantage GTEGTE
Am		87DNFDNF
2020 Aston Martin Racing Augusto Farfus
Ross Gunn		Aston Martin Vantage AMRGTE
Am		33333rd8th
2021 Aston Martin Racing Marcos Gomes
Nicki Thiim		Aston Martin Vantage AMRGTE
Am		45DNFDNF
2022 Northwest AMR David Pittard
Nicki Thiim		Aston Martin Vantage AMRGTE
Am		34236th3rd
Sources:[9]

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567891011 12PointsRef
2014Aston Martin RacingGTLMAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 V8DAY
SEBLBHLGAWGLMOSIMSELKVIRCOAPET40th24[10]
Turner MotorsportGTDBMW Z4 GT3BMW 4.4 L V8 V8DAY
SEB
LGA
BEL
WGL
MOS
IMS
ELK
VIR
AUS
ATL
47th43
2015Aston Martin RacingGTLMAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 V8DAY
SEB
LBHLGAWGLMOSELKVIRCOAPET19th52[11]
2016Aston Martin RacingGTDAston Martin Vantage GT3Aston Martin 6.0 V12DAY
SEB
LGADETWGLMOSLIMELKVIRCOAPET28th51[12]
2017Aston Martin RacingGTDAston Martin Vantage GT3Aston Martin 6.0 V12DAY
SEBLBHCOADETWGLMOSLIMELKVIRLGAPET69th19[13]
2018Spirit of RaceGTDFerrari 488 GT3Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
SEB
MDODETWGLMOSLIMELKVIRLGAPET48th29[14]
2019Spirit of RaceGTDFerrari 488 GT3Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
SEBMDODETWGLMOSLIMELKVIRLGAPET67th11[15]
2022Northwest AMRGTDAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8DAY
SEB
LBH
LGA
MDO
DET
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
PET
61st211[16]
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Entry List 24 Heures du Mans 2013. autosport.be. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 17 June 2013. 3 January 2026.
  2. Web site: Entry List 24 Heures du Mans 2014. autosport.be. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 20 May 2014. 3 January 2026.
  3. Web site: Dalla Lana's going full-speed ahead. August 10, 2012.
  4. Web site: Paul Dalla lana - FIA World Endurance Championship. www.fiawec.com. fr. 2017-10-13.
  5. Web site: Paul Dalla Lana Commits Second $20-Million Gift To The University Of Toronto's Boundless Campaign.
  6. Web site: Paul Dalla Lana Retires From Racing dailysportscar.com . 2023-04-24 . www.dailysportscar.com. April 24, 2023 .
  7. Web site: Paul Dalla Lana Results . 13 March 2024 . Motorsport Stats.
  8. Web site: Paul Dalla Lana . 13 March 2024 . FIA World Endurance Championship.
  9. Web site: Paul Dalla Lana . 13 March 2024 . Automobile Club de l'Ouest.
  10. Web site: Paul Dalla Lana – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results . 13 March 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  11. Web site: Paul Dalla Lana – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results . 13 March 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  12. Web site: Paul Dalla Lana – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 13 March 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  13. Web site: Paul Dalla Lana – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 13 March 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  14. Web site: Paul Dalla Lana – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 13 March 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  15. Web site: Paul Dalla Lana – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 13 March 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  16. Web site: Paul Dalla Lana – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 13 March 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.

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