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Colonel Ronald Jack (Ronnie) Hoare (31 August 1913 – 3 September 1989) was a British racing driver and automotive industry executive who imported Ferrari cars into Great Britain through his Maranello Concessionaires automotive business.

Hoare founded Maranello Concessionaries in 1960, following the death of Mike Hawthorn who had previously imported and sold a small number of Ferrari cars through his TT Garage business. Hoare wrote directly to Enzo Ferrari requesting the concession and following a meeting in Modena following the 1960 Brussels Motor Show, was awarded the concession.



He sold a 40% stake in the business to wine importer Shaun Bealey in 1967, and Hoare and Bealey sold the business to Tozer Kemsley & Millbourn in 1988. The dealership that Hoare and Bealey established at Tower Garage, Eltham in 1967 as Maranello Sales remains one of the largest Ferrari dealerships globally.

Hoare was awarded a CBE in the 1947 New Year Honours, after previously being awarded an OBE in the

He was a substantive Major in the Royal Artillery while serving, his promotion to Honorary Colonel after retirement followed a lengthy period where he was a Temporary and Acting Colonel. He joined the military on a temporary commission in 1939, retiring in 1955.