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1968-09-29 – Ferrari 250 LM (14) – Masten Gregory-Charles Kolb – Le Mans – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Gregory’s Return in a 250 LM Ends Early Masten Gregory and Charles Kolb retired Ferrari 250 LM number 14 from the delayed 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans. The race, moved from June to September amid French civil unrest, placed the ageing private prototype against…
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1952-05-04 – 225 S Vignale Spider (610) – Piero Scotti-Giulio Cantini – Mille Miglia – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: A Vignale Spider Lost from the Classification Piero Scotti and Giulio Cantini started the 1952 Mille Miglia in the number 610 Ferrari 225 S Vignale Spider. Their car retired before returning to Brescia, while Giovanni Bracco and Alfonso Rolfo won for Ferrari in the new…
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1952-05-04 – 340 America Vignale (614) – Piero Taruffi-Vandelli – Mille Miglia – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: The Leader Lands Hard and Loses Its Transmission Piero Taruffi and Mario Vandelli drove the number 614 Ferrari 340 America Vignale Spider in the 1952 Mille Miglia. The works Ferrari took the lead during the early stages, but a heavy landing after becoming airborne damaged…
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1952-05-04 – 212 Uovo (617) – Guido Mancini-Adriano Ercolani – Mille Miglia – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: The Egg Returns but Does Not Reach Brescia Guido Mancini and Adriano Ercolani entered the number 617 Ferrari 212 Uovo in the 1952 Mille Miglia. The distinctive closed car failed to finish, adding another retirement to the eventful competition history of one of the Marzotto…
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1953-04-26 – 250 MM (543) – Gianino Marzotto-Marino Marini – Mille Miglia – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: A 250 MM Challenge Ends in Fire The number 543 Ferrari 250 MM entered for Marzotto and Marino Marini did not finish the 1953 Mille Miglia. Competition records associate this car with Paolo Marzotto rather than Giannino, creating a conflict with the supplied title that…
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1954-05-02 – 500 Mondial (512) – Enrico Sterzi-O. Rossi – Mille Miglia – 15
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: A Two-Litre Mondial Finishes Fifteenth Enrico Sterzi and O. Rossi completed the 1954 Mille Miglia in the number 512 Ferrari 500 Mondial, finishing 15th overall. Their result placed a two-litre Ferrari among much larger sports cars on the full Brescia–Rome–Brescia route. Alberto Ascari won for…
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1954-05-02 – 500 Mondial (523) – Vittorio Marzotto – Mille Miglia – 2
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Marzotto Misses Victory but Wins His Class Vittorio Marzotto drove the number 523 Ferrari 500 Mondial to second overall in the 1954 Mille Miglia, finishing behind Alberto Ascari’s larger Lancia D24. His time was 12 hours and one second, only nine seconds ahead of Luigi…
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1954-05-02 – 375 Plus (545) – Umberto Maglioli – Mille Miglia – R
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari’s Five-Litre Hope Fails on the Italian Roads Umberto Maglioli started the 1954 Mille Miglia in the number 545 Ferrari 375 Plus but did not finish. The powerful works entry was expected to challenge Lancia’s D24s, yet it disappeared from the classification as Alberto Ascari…
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2023-06-11 – 499 P (51) – James Calado-Antonio Giovinazzi-Alessandro Pier Guidi – Le Mans – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari Wins Le Mans on Its Factory Return James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi won the centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans in Ferrari 499P number 51 on 11 June 2023. Ferrari prevailed in its first factory campaign in the top class for…
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1955-05-01 – 118 LM (705) – Umberto Maglioli-Luciano Monteferrario – Mille Miglia – 3
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari Takes Third Behind the Mercedes Record Run Umberto Maglioli and Luciano Monteferrario finished third in the 1955 Mille Miglia with the number 705 Ferrari 118 LM. Their time of 10 hours, 52 minutes and 47 seconds placed them behind the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLRs of…