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1965-01-01 – 365 P2 – Presentazione – Maranello Pre – P
STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari Enlarges the P2 for Endurance Racing On 1 January 1965, the Ferrari 365 P2 was presented at Maranello as a large-engined development of the company’s sports-prototype family. This was a presentation rather than a race, so no finishing position or championship result was attached to the occasion. The model reflected…
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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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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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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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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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1978-01-01 – 512 BB LM – Presentazione – Fiorano Pre – P
The Chronicle STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari’s Boxer Becomes a Le Mans Racer On 1 January 1978, the Ferrari 512 BB LM was presented at Fiorano as an endurance-racing development of the Berlinetta Boxer. This was a presentation and testing milestone rather than a race, so no finishing position was attached to the occasion. The…
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1987-01-01 – 288 GTO Evoluzione – Presentazione – Imola Pre – P
The Chronicle STORY OF THE DAY: The Evoluzione Points Beyond Group B On 1 January 1987, the Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione was presented at Imola as the extreme development of Ferrari’s Group B concept. This was a presentation rather than a competitive appearance, and the prototype never acquired the championship career originally envisaged for its…