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Canadian racing driver

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 active2013–2023
Car number98
Starts67 (67 entries)
Wins17
Podiums36
Best finish1st (LMGTE Am) in 2017

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

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.

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

Racing record

Racing career summary

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 2 0 0 0 0 0 29th

† 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)

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:

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Source:

References

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  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.
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Sporting positions
Preceded byEmmanuel Collard
François Perrodo
Rui Águas 		FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers
2017
With: Pedro Lamy & Mathias Lauda 		Succeeded byJörg Bergmeister
Patrick Lindsey
Egidio Perfetti


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