Vincenzo Lancia

Vincenzo Lancia (born 24th August 1881 in Fobello, Italy) was an Italian racing driver.

After showing an aptitude for mathematics from a young age, Lancia's first line of work was as a bookkeeper. Climbing the ladder from one company to the next, he soon ended up working for FIAT, where it was his aptitude for driving that led to him becoming a test and race driver while still only nineteen years of age. Within two years, he would drive for FIAT at the 1902 Circuit des Ardennes, which was later recognised as the first ever Grand Prix.