Benelli, Renault & Riccardo Rosa

"There's no doubt that Benelli chief Andrea Merloni and head engineer Riccardo Rosa (who already knows Renault Sport from his days in F1, first as a Ferrari race engineer and then as technical director of the Fondmetal F1 team before switching to bikes in 1993 with the Cagiva 500cc GP team) will draw on Renault Sport's technical expertise in developing the Tornado 900 three-cylinder Superbike, and the future range of motorcycles of other types which Benelli is already planning. And with Ford pumping a rumored $15 million into the Harley-Davidson factory race operation-including the H-D AMA Superbike team-in order to promote its best-selling light-truck line to Harley owners, expect a comparable investment by Renault in the Benelli race effort when the Italian triple hits the tracks in 2002, perhaps even acting as lead sponsor. This could be the start of a significant commercial relationship, especially given the financial clout, commercial success and industrial expertise of the Merloni family's home-appliance empire in Europe."

Riccardo Rosa

Owner at RTR Project
Milan Area, Italy Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Poste actuel
Owner chez RTR Project s.r.l.
Postes précédents
Technical Director chez Benelli
Technical Director chez CAGIVA
Technical Director & General Manager chez Cagiva Corse
Italian staff Technical director. chez Fondmetal
Engines and gearboxes Design dept.Manager chez Ferrari
AR Engines Tech Manager assistant chez Alfa Romeo
Formation :
Politecnico di Milano
Istituto Gonzaga
Expérience de Riccardo Rosa
Owner
RTR Project s.r.l.
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry
March 2003 – Present (9 years)
Current main Customers :
- Ferrari s.p.a.
- Piaggio (for Aprilia)
- Cabi
Past Customers :
-Maserati
-Magneti Marelli
-HPE
Technical Director : Benelli Automotive industry
January 1997 – September 2001 (4 years 9 months)
Main Projects :
- Complete development, to Racing homologation, of Tornado Tre SBK 900cc
- Prototypes development of Tornado Tre 900 -1130cc street version

Technical Director : CAGIVA
December 1994 – December 1996 (2 years 1 month)
Main Projects :
-MV 4 cil engine 750 -1000 cc
Technical Director & General Manager : Cagiva Corse
March 1992 – December 1994 (2 years 10 months)
Moto GP 500cc World Championship 1992 ,1993,1994
Main Projects
- Cagiva 592
- Cagiva 593
- Cagiva 594
- Cagiva 594 Injection TAG
Italian staff Technical director : Fondmetal Automotive industry
February 1991 – December 1991 (11 months)
F1 World Championship 1991
Main project :
- F1 Car tech management, engine & gearbox
- Engine 8V Brian Hart version inlet & exhaust development

Engines and gearboxes Design dept.Manager Ferrari
Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Automotive industry
October 1988 – January 1991 (2 years 4 months)
Main Projects :
- Testarossa engine 12 boxer Motronic Efi
- Testarossa gearbox 6 gears
- 2 lt turbo 8V
- F355 8V 3,5lt 5 valves engine (see patent)
- Hydro-electroactuated gearbox (future F1/Selespeed) 1st prototype
- Engines F40, IMSA version
AR Engines Tech Manager assistant Alfa Romeo
Privately Held; 10,001+ employees; Automotive industry
October 1982 – September 1988 (6 years)
Main projects :
- Variable phasing system -Alfetta III serie Motronic
- 1,8 lt Turbo engine street version and Racing (Alfa Corse)
- 1,7 lt 4c boxer engine QV high power version (see patent)
Brevets de Riccardo Rosa
VARIABLE TIMING SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
United States Patent Publication number: US5113813 (A)
Inventors: Riccardo Rosa
Publication date: 1992-05-19
Inventor(s): ROSA RICCARDO [IT] + (ROSA, RICCARDO)
Applicant(s): FERRARI SPA [IT] +
Timing system, particularly for an internal combustion engine with a number of valves per cylinder.
Europe Patent Publication number: EP0444562 (A1)
Inventors: Riccardo Rosa
Publication date: 1991-09-04
Inventor(s): ROSA RICCARDO [IT] + (ROSA, RICCARDO)
Applicant(s): FERRARI SPA [IT] + (FERRARI S.P.A)
Induction device for multi-cylinder internal combustion engine
United States Patent Publication number: US4938191 (A)
Inventors: Riccardo Rosa
Publication date: 1990-07-03
Inventor(s): OLDANI EMILIO [IT]; ROSA RICCARDO [IT]; TRUZZI SERGIO [IT] + (OLDANI, EMILIO, ; ROSA, RICCARDO, ; TRUZZI, SERGIO)
Applicant(s): ALFA LANCIA IND [IT] +
Formation de Riccardo Rosa
Politecnico di Milano
Graduate, Mechanical Engineering
1975 – 1980
Istituto Gonzaga
Scientific high school
1970 – 1975