Mauro Forghieri was a renowned designer of sports cars.
In 27 years with the team, the Italian oversaw four Formula 1 drivers' titles and seven Constructors' titles.
Forghieri was an engineer who created innovations in the design of engines and gearboxs.
The 312 T series that won three drivers' and four Constructors' titles was designed by him.
The first engineer to put aerodynamic rear wings on a car was Forghieri who helped Chris Amon to pole position at the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix.
He designed the first engine forFerrari. Four years after the introduction of the technology in F1, the first team to win the constructors' title with a new car was Ferrari, who did it twice.
He said that legends last forever. Making history together has been an honor. The world of motor sport will always remember you.
The president of Formula 1 said he was sad to hear of Mauro Forghieri's death. He left an incredible legacy for all of us. I am praying for his family and friends at this sad time.
After key figures left the team in 1961, Forghieri became the only engineer left on staff, and within a year was in charge of the design programme.
He was the technical director of the company until 1984.
The most expensive car in the world has been created by him and he finished it.
At the German Grand Prix in 1963, Forghieri's first F1 victory as a designer came, and a year later, the Italians won a drivers' and constructors' title double.
The Ford Cosworth engine took over in F1 in the late 1960s. The elegant 330 P4 that engaged in battles with the Ford GT40 that have gone down in racing folklore, and which recently featured in the Hollywood movie Ford v Ferrari, were all designed by Forghieri.
Luca di Montezemolo's leadership led to the reconstitution of the team after a winless year in 1973.
In 1974 Ferrari came back to the victory's circle, before Lauda swept all before him.
After winning the title in the 312 T2 in 1976, Lauda suffered a fiery crash at the German Grand Prix that left him with serious burns. The Austrian was back behind the wheel 42 days later at the Italian Grand Prix in an attempt to prevent James Hunt from taking the chequered flag.
At the Japanese Grand Prix, Lauda lost out to Hunt after he pulled into the pits.
Lauda returned to win a second drivers' crown in 1977, but then left the team with three races to go after falling out with his teammate.
Jody Scheckter of South Africa won a one-two in the 312 T4 for the second year in a row, after taking the first two.
Forghieri's famous and evocative flat-12 engine was replaced by a turbocharger in 1981 due to its low, wide design obstructing the under-car venturi tunnels.
The 126C2 was the best car of the 1980's, but it was also the car that killed both of their drivers.
The Belgian Grand Prix was Villeneuve's last race.
He was in control of the championship when his teammate suffered a somersault accident in the pouring rain in Germany. The Frenchman never raced in F1 again because of his injuries.
Despite missing the final five races of the season, Pironi lost out on the title by five points, but that wasn't enough to stop them from winning the constructors' crown for the second year in a row.
His last task at Maranello was to work on a concept road design for the first four-wheel-drive car.
In 1989 and 1990 he designed a V12 F1 engine that was used by the Lotus team.
He co-founding the Oral Engineering Group, a mechanical design company, with which he remained active until his death, after moving to the re-emerging Bugatti road car company in 1992.
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