DP chassis are subject to a franchise-like approval system in which only approved constructors are eligible, with rules stability enforced for several years at a time, although this led in 2007 to established constructors like Lola and Dallara entering the 2008 series by taking over the rights of existing constructors ( Multimatic and Doran respectively ).

Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993.

The entrance of homologation-specials such as the Porsche 911 GT1 in the BPR series led to Ferrari not going forward with the project. The car was co-developed with Dallara.

The team had done reasonably well with Dallara chassis before, but turned to Lola for 1993.

TOMS would win the Japanese championship with its own cars in 1993 and 1994 before switching to Dallara chassis.

Steve made the giant step from karting to the British Formula 3 Championship, initially competing in Class B for older cars to gain experience before racing for his father's team ( Richard Arnold Developments ) and becoming the first person to race a current year model Dallara chassis in the British Championship. After two years with the family team he drove for Edenbridge Racing in 1995 in British Formula Three.

Rial expanded to two cars ahead of the 1989 season, and with de Cesaris moving to Dallara, German drivers Christian Danner and Volker Weidler were hired to drive the ARC2.

Michele Alboreto finished fifth, and Pierluigi Martini finished sixth to pick up what would prove to be the Dallara teams ' last point in Formula One.

** At the halfway of the season, Alex Caffi in the 2nd Dallara, both Brabhams and Volker Weidler in the Rial ( although he had never got out of pre-qualifying in the 1st half of the season and was soon replaced during the 2nd half of the Season by Pierre-Henri Raphanel ) moved up, whilst Gabriele Tarquini's AGS ( although he had scored a point for his team ), both Larrousse Cars and Roberto Moreno's Coloni, which had only qualified three times and never finished a Grand Prix in the 1st half of 1989, were demoted.

Andrea de Cesaris picked up third for Dallara.

Dumped for JJ Lehto at Dallara, he was signed by Eddie Jordan for his team's first season in Formula One.

Mika Mäki drives a Dallara F308 Formula Three Car in a Formula 3 Euro Series race at Hockenheimring in 2009

Image: Red Bull Formula Three car. jpg | 2000s: Dallara F305

Dallara however, after an unsuccessful Formula One project, focussed their attention on the formula in the early nineties and obliterated all the other marques with their F393.

Following a handful of Formula One appearances from 1961 to 1963, De Tomaso built a Formula One chassis ( designed by Gian Paolo Dallara ) for Frank Williams Racing Cars to use in the 1970 Formula One season.

The number of participants had risen to 31 as new teams Dallara, Rial and EuroBrun joined Formula 1.

In 1989, Badoer moved to single-seater racing, joining the Trivellato team in the Italian Formula Three Championship driving a Dallara / Alfa Romeo that followed a move to MRD in 1990.

Bruno Senna drives a Dallara F304 Formula Three Car during a support race at the 2006 Australian Grand Prix

Dallara designed his first Formula 3 car for Walter Wolf Racing in 1978.

Dallara also had a brief involvement in Formula 3000 in the mid-1980s.

Since 1985 Dallara drivers have taken the Italian Formula 3 Championship every year except 1990.

From then on Dallara would dominate the Formula 3 market, although Martini had some success in France and Germany in the late 1990s, including Sébastien Bourdais winning the French title in 1999.

Since then Dallara have won every major Formula 3 title, although Ho-Pin Tung won the 2006 Recaro F3 Cup in a Lola against a field that included several current Dallaras.

Unable to construct their own car, Lucchini brokered a deal with Dallara owner Gian Paolo Dallara to construct a new car based on their experience as a Formula 3000 entry.

Although Honda had not committed to race in Formula One the project produced an evaluation car, designed by Postlethwaite and built by Dallara, and it was during testing of this car at Barcelona in Spain that he suffered a fatal heart attack.

While the 333 SP was on its planning stages, Ferrari contracted Italian motor racing chassis manufacturer Dallara to develop the chassis and tub, leaving the maker to concentrate on the engine, a version of the V12 powerplant used in the 1992 Ferrari F92A Formula One car, enlarged to 4. 0 L, with power around 600 bhp ( around 450 kW ).

The pre-qualifying draw was also redrawn, with Dallara, Modena, and Jordan escaping the Friday morning dungeon, and condemning Brabham, AGS, and Footwork to join Fondmetal and Coloni in the jittery Friday morning session.

Four teams who had run single car in 1988 had to run one car in pre-qualifying at the beginning: Dallara, Coloni, Rial and AGS.

For 1989, de Cesaris moved to a team where he looked most at home: the red and white Marlboro-sponsored Dallara squad.

In 1991 he moved to the Supercars team driving a Dallara 391 Alfa Romeo to won four races in succession, but was disqualified after a technicality concerning his tyres.

Italian racing car constructor Dallara had originally been contracted to develop the M16, however the agreement was discontinued during the design process after a disappointing contribution from the Italian manufacturer.

The first corner at St. Devote saw a variety of accidents: Alex Caffi in his new Dallara hit the wall, AGS's Philippe Streiff retired from a stunning 12th place on the grid when an accelerator cable broke, and Nelson Piquet retired after colliding with Eddie Cheever.

Ivan Capelli spun into retirement from 4th to hand over to JJ Lehto's Dallara.

* The BMS Scuderia Italia team switched from Dallara to Lola chassis and took on five time Grand Prix winner Michele Alboreto ( who's last win was eight years earlier in 1985 ) and newcomer, Italian Luca Badoer.

The Kauhsen WK was used as the basis for the Gian Paolo Dallara designed Merzario A4 car, but this did not improve from the performance of either of the cars, failing to qualify at the remaining World Championship rounds.

As it was considered the better choice for a whole race due to less weight and wider tires, Audi ordered an open top roadster from Dallara, to be developed and run by Joest Racing.

This uses a single chassis from Dallara and a Renault-badged 4. 0 litre V8.

In mid-2006 the team switched from Panoz to Dallara chassis.

Using far heavier materials, Dallara created an extremely strong chassis from square-section tubing which provided easy entry and exit through the doors, aided in the quietness of the car, and provided a solid platform on which to mount the body, much like the Aston Martin DB4.

During 1965, Lamborghini's three top engineers, Gian Paolo Dallara, Paolo Stanzani, and Bob Wallace put their own time into the development of a prototype car known as the P400.

He joined Portman Racing Team in their Dallara HKS-Mitsubishi.

Remaining with Portman Racing, the team were using Renault engines for their Dallara F397 and F398 chassis.

For both the Dallara and March teams, this was their last appearance in the sport.

With Reynard, Ralt and Dallara crowding out the F3 market in the late 1980s, Martini reduced their customer program, keeping a stubborn presence in the French F3 championship during the 1990s, until Tico Martini finally sold the team to Guy Ligier in 2004.

Throughout 2006, Panther Racing and Meira had a plethora of sponsors on the side of their Honda powered Dallara.

The IRL announced that they extended their chassis supply contract with Panoz and Dallara through 2006.