The Dallara Stradale is the first road car produced by Italian manufacturer Dallara, a company best known for designing race car chassis for brands like Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, and Alfa Romeo, as well as for Formula 1, Formula 3, and IndyCar. The Stradale starts as a doorless barchetta but can be configured into berlinetta, roadster, or targa versions using interchangeable parts.
Gian Paolo Dallara long wanted to build a car bearing his own name, but development was repeatedly delayed as company funds were directed to other projects. Once finances allowed, CEO Andrea Pontremoli launched the program in 2015, with design work handled by Granstudio in Turin. Extensive wind-tunnel testing shaped the final aerodynamic form, and former racing driver Loris Bicocchi led chassis development. Inspired by Colin Chapman’s lightweight philosophy, the Stradale reflects a minimalist approach.
It uses a 400-hp 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, pushing its 1,885-lb weight to a 174-mph top speed. With the optional rear wing, it produces 1,810 lbs of downforce—nearly enough to drive upside down. The first Stradale was delivered to Gian Paolo Dallara for his 81st birthday in 2017 at the company headquarters in Varano de’ Melegari.
Curious what it’s like to drive a Dallara Stradale on the road—and then push it to the limit on a track? In the latest episode of Hagerty’s The Driver’s Seat, Henry Catchpole takes the wheel of both the road-going Stradale and its track-only sibling, the EXP.
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