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1963-06-16 – 250 GTO (24) – Jean Beurlys -G.L. von Ophen – Le Mans – 11
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Belgium’s GTO Finishes Second Overall Jean Blaton, racing as “Beurlys,” and Gérald Langlois van Ophem drove Equipe Nationale Belge Ferrari 250 GTO number 24 to second overall and first in the three-litre GT class at the 1963 Le Mans. Authoritative race records do not support…
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1967-06-11 – 275 GTB (28) – Rico Steinneman-Dieter Spoerry – Le Mans – 11 (#1 GT)
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Swiss Precision Wins the GT Category Rico Steinemann and Dieter Spoerry finished eleventh overall and first among GT cars in Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione number 28 at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. Their Scuderia Filipinetti entry completed Ferrari’s principal consolation on a weekend…
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2008-06-15 – 430 GT2 (62) – Jaime Mello-Mika Salo-Gianmaria Bruni – Le Mans – 19 (#1 GT2)
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Risi Competizione Captures GT2 at Le Mans Jaime Melo, Mika Salo and Gianmaria Bruni won the GT2 class in Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 GTC number 82 at the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing nineteenth overall. Reliable records conflict with the title’s car number…
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1951-04-29 – 166 Semiaerodinamica (353) – Emilio Romano-Ottavio Guarducci – Mille Miglia – 28
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: An Early Ferrari Completes the Thousand Miles Emilio Romano and Ottavio Guarducci finished the 1951 Mille Miglia in 28th place with the number 353 Ferrari identified in the title as a 166 Semiaerodinamica. Period competition records also describe the chassis as a short-wheelbase 166 S…
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1953-04-26 – 340 México (637) – Eugenio Castelotti-Ivo Regosa – Mille Miglia – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: A Mexican-Bred Ferrari Retires in Italy Eugenio Castellotti and Ivo Regosa started the 1953 Mille Miglia in the number 637 Ferrari 340 México Vignale Berlinetta. The car did not finish the 1,512-kilometre race, while Giannino Marzotto and Marco Crosara won for Ferrari in a 340…
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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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1954-11-23 – 375 Plus (19) – Umberto Maglioli – Carrera Panamericana – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Maglioli Masters the Final Carrera Panamericana On 23 November 1954, Umberto Maglioli won the Carrera Panamericana in the number 19 Ferrari 375 Plus. Across the immense Mexican road race, he defeated a field facing extreme speed, changing altitude and relentless mechanical strain. The victory crowned…
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1955-10-07 – Ferrari 375 MM (20) – Carroll Shelby – National Torrey Pines [S+1.5] – 1
Results STORY OF THE DAY: Shelby Wins on Torrey Pines’ Airfield Roads On 7 October 1955, Carroll Shelby drove the number 20 Ferrari 375 MM to victory in the over-1.5-litre category at the Torrey Pines National meeting. The result added a notable American success to the record of Ferrari’s powerful front-engined sports racer. Torrey Pines…
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1956-04-22 – Ferrari 857 S (98) – Jack McAfee – Pebble Beach – 3
Results STORY OF THE DAY: McAfee Takes the 857 S to the Pebble Beach Podium On 22 April 1956, Jack McAfee finished third at Pebble Beach in John Edgar’s number 98 Ferrari 857 S. The result placed him behind two of America’s leading sports-car drivers and secured a podium for Ferrari at the final meeting…
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1960-03-26 – 250 California (16) – Carlo Abate-Giorgio Scarlatti-Fabrizio Serena di Lapiagio – Sebring – 10
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: A California Spider Endures Sebring On 26 March 1960, Carlo Abate, Giorgio Scarlatti and Fabrizio Serena di Lapiagio finished tenth at Sebring in the number 16 Ferrari 250 California. The result brought a road-derived open Ferrari through twelve hours on one of endurance racing’s most…