Paul Dalla Lana

Canadian racing driver

Paul Dalla Lana

Nationality|  Canadian
Born|  (1966-02-01) 1 February 1966 (age 59)
Vancouver, Canada
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Racing licence|  FIA Bronze
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

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### Racing career summary

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Season  | Series  | Team  | Races  | Wins  | Poles  | F/Laps  | Podiums  | Points  | Position

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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

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(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

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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
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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:[6][7]

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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

### Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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(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

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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  | [9]
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  | [10]
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  | [11]
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  | [12]
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  | [13]
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  | [14]
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  | [15]
Source:[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Dalla Lana's going full-speed ahead". August 10, 2012.
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.
6. ^ a b c "Paul Dalla Lana Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
7. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
8. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
9. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
10. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
11. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
12. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
13. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
14. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
15. ^ "Paul Dalla Lana – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Emmanuel Collard
François Perrodo
Rui Águas

|  FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers
2017
With:  Pedro Lamy & Mathias Lauda | Succeeded by

Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Lindsey
Egidio Perfetti

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* 78\. Ben Barnicoat / Finn Gehrsitz / Arnold Robin
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