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1952-06-02 – 225s Vignale Spider (94) – Vittorio Marzotto – GP Monaco – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Marzotto Wins Monaco’s Sports-Car Grand Prix On 2 June 1952, Vittorio Marzotto won the Monaco Grand Prix in the number 94 Ferrari 225 S Vignale Spider. That year’s event was contested by sports cars and did not form part of the Formula One World Championship.…
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1949-07-10 – 166 MM Spider Touring (20) – Luigi Chinetti – Spa-Francochamps – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Chinetti Completes Ferrari’s Endurance Double On 10 July 1949, Luigi Chinetti won at Spa-Francorchamps in the number 20 Ferrari 166 MM Spider Touring. Sharing the demanding Belgian endurance race with Jean Lucas, he secured another major international success shortly after Ferrari’s breakthrough victory at Le…
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1947-08-15 – 159 S (21) – Franco Cortese – GP Pescara – 2
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: A New Ferrari V12 Proves Its Pace at Pescara On 15 August 1947, Franco Cortese finished second in the Pescara Grand Prix with the number 21 Ferrari 159 S. The result on the exceptionally long and fast public-road circuit extended the young marque’s encouraging inaugural…
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2004-01-01 – 575 GTC – Presentazione – Frankfurt Pre – P
The Chronicle STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari’s 575 GTC Enters the GT Arena On 1 January 2004, the Ferrari 575 GTC was presented in Frankfurt as a customer competition car derived from the 575M Maranello. The presentation carried no finishing result, but it marked Ferrari’s official response to the growing success of independently developed front-engined…
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2001-01-01 – 550 GT – Presentazione – Fiorano Pre – P
The Chronicle STORY OF THE DAY: The 550 Returns a Front-Engined Ferrari to GT Racing On 1 January 2001, the Ferrari 550 GT was presented at Fiorano as a competition interpretation of the 550 Maranello. The occasion was a presentation rather than a championship race, and the principal racing programmes were developed by specialist organizations…
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1998-03-22 – F333 SP (30) – Didier Theys-Mauro Baldi-Gianpietro Moretti – Sebring – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Moretti Finally Wins Sebring with Ferrari On 22 March 1998, Didier Theys, Mauro Baldi and Gianpietro Moretti won the 12 Hours of Sebring in the number 30 Ferrari 333 SP. Following their success at Daytona, the victory confirmed the strength of Moretti Racing’s North American…
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1988-01-01 – F40 LM – Presentazione – Fiorano Pre – P
The Chronicle STORY OF THE DAY: The F40 Is Prepared for Competition On 1 January 1988, the Ferrari F40 LM was presented at Fiorano as a competition development of the F40. Prepared by Michelotto for racing customers, it began as a development project rather than a factory championship entry, so the presentation carried no finishing…
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1977-02-06 – 365 GTB/4 (64) – Paul Newman-Milt Minter-Forbes Robinson – Daytona (#5, #3 GT) – 5
Results STORY OF THE DAY: A Veteran Daytona Finishes Fifth at Daytona On 6 February 1977, Paul Newman, Milt Minter and Forbes Robinson finished fifth in the 24 Hours of Daytona with the number 64 Ferrari 365 GTB/4. They also secured third in the GT category, giving the ageing front-engined Ferrari an exceptional result against…
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1973-01-01 – 365 GT4 BB – Presentazione – Paris Pre – P
STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari Presents Its Flat-Twelve Berlinetta in Paris On 1 January 1973, the Ferrari 365 GT4 BB was presented in Paris. The occasion was a public presentation rather than a competition event, and the P designation therefore carries no racing result. The model represented a fundamental change in Ferrari’s highest-performance road-car architecture.…
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1972-04-25 – 312 PB ( 1 ) – Jackie Ickx-Clay Regazzoni – Monza – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari’s Flat-Twelve Rules at Monza On 25 April 1972, Jackie Ickx and Clay Regazzoni won at Monza in the number 1 Ferrari 312 PB. The result continued Ferrari’s unbeaten World Championship for Makes campaign and confirmed the prototype’s effectiveness on one of the calendar’s fastest…