18 February in Ferrari history: Enzo Ferrari’s birthday
18 February marks the birthday celebrated for Enzo Ferrari, born in Modena in 1898. Long before his surname became associated with Formula 1 championships, he developed the racing ambitions that would shape the Scuderia and the Ferrari car company.
Why two dates appear in Enzo Ferrari’s biography
Ferrari commemorates its founder’s birthday on 18 February, although his registered birth date is 20 February. In his own account, Enzo explained that his birth had been recorded two days late because heavy snow delayed the registration.
The distinction helps explain why historical references sometimes give different dates. The anniversary celebrated here follows the birthday recognised by Ferrari.
From racing driver to Ferrari founder
Enzo’s early career included driving and working with Alfa Romeo. In 1929, he founded Scuderia Ferrari, establishing the racing organisation that carried his name before Ferrari became a manufacturer of its own cars.
The first Ferrari-badged racing car followed in 1947. The Scuderia’s foundation and the arrival of Ferrari cars were therefore separate milestones, connected by the same founder’s commitment to competition.
Explore the sporting achievements that followed in our Formula 1 statistics section, and discover more milestones through the Ferrari history calendar.
February 18 in Ferrari Formula 1 history
Explore Ferrari Grand Prix results, qualifying and Sprint sessions, driver birthdays, remembrance dates and selected milestones connected with this day.
Ferrari milestones on February 18
Enzo Ferrari was born
Enzo Ferrari, founder of the Scuderia and the Ferrari marque, was born in Modena on 18 February 1898.
Race, qualifying, Sprint and Ferrari driver biographical dates are generated from the locally processed F1DB dataset. Session anniversaries are shown only when an explicit session date is available in the source. Selected non-race Ferrari milestones are curated separately from Ferrari sources. Historical shared-car result rows are preserved without inventing additional Grand Prix starts.
