# Paul Dalla Lana

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 |
| 2009 | 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 |
| 2010 | Grand American Rolex Series - GT | Turner Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 28th |
| 2010 | 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 |
| 2011 | Grand American Rolex Series - GT | Turner Motorsport | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 294 | 7th |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2012 | Grand American Rolex Series - GT | Turner Motorsport | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 339 | 3rd |
| 2013 | IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport | Turner Motorsport | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 209 | 9th |
| 2013 | Grand American Rolex Series - GT | Turner Motorsport | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 282 | 7th |
| 2013 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2013 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2013 | American Le Mans Series - GT | Aston Martin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2014 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Racing | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 2nd |
| 2014 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th |
| 2014 | United Sports Car Championship - GTLM | Aston Martin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 34th |
| 2014 | United Sports Car Championship - GTD | Turner Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 47th |
| 2014 | IMSA Sports Car Challenge - Grand Sport | Turner Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88th |
| 2014 | 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 |
| 2015 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2015 | United Sports Car Championship - GTLM | Aston Martin Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 19th |
| 2016 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Racing | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 149 | 3rd |
| 2016 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2016 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Aston Martin Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 31st |
| 2017 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Racing | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 192 | 1st |
| 2017 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th |
| 2017 | IMSA Sportscar Championship - GTD | Aston Martin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 69th |
| 2017 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | HTP Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | Bathurst 12 Hour - GT3 Pro-Am | HTP Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2018 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Audi Sport Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25th |
| 2018 | Bathurst 12 Hour - GT3 Pro-Am | Audi Sport Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th |
| 2018 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Spirit of Race | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 52nd |
| 2018 | 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 |
| 2019 | Bathurst 12 Hour - GT3 Pro-Am | Spirit of Race | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| 2019 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Spirit of Race | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34th |
| 2019 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Spirit of Race | 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† |
| 2020 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Racing | 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 |
| 2021 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Northwest AMR | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 2nd |
| 2022 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Northwest AMR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Northwest AMR | 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 |
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### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 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 |
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### 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 |
| 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 |
| 2014 | 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 |
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