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1948-05-02 – 166 MM Allemano Coupe (16) – Clemente Biondetti-Giuseppe Navone – Mille Miglia – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: A Closed Ferrari Conquers the Mille Miglia Clemente Biondetti and Giuseppe Navone won the 1948 Mille Miglia in number 16, an Allemano-bodied Ferrari 166 S coupé. Covering the immense Brescia–Rome–Brescia road course in 15 hours, 5 minutes and 44 seconds, they gave Ferrari its first…
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1949-04-24 – 166 MM Touring Barchetta (624) – Clemete Biondetti-Ettore Salani – Mille Miglia – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: The Barchetta Earns Its Mille Miglia Name Clemente Biondetti and Ettore Salani won the 1949 Mille Miglia in Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta number 624. They completed the Brescia–Rome–Brescia course in 12 hours, 7 minutes and 5 seconds, leading a Ferrari one-two and securing the…
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1951-04-30 – 340 America Vignale Berlinetta (405) – Luigi Villoresi-Pasquale Cassani – Mille Miglia – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Victory Despite Damage and One Remaining Gear Luigi Villoresi and Pasquale Cassani won the 1951 Mille Miglia in the number 405 Ferrari 340 America Vignale Berlinetta. They covered roughly 1,574 kilometres in 12 hours, 50 minutes and 18 seconds, finishing nearly twenty minutes ahead of…
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1952-05-04 – 250 S (611) – Giovanni Bracco-Alfonso Rolfo – Mille Miglia – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Bracco Overhauls Mercedes on the Futa Pass Giovanni Bracco and Alfonso Rolfo won the 1952 Mille Miglia in the number 611 Ferrari 250 S Vignale Berlinetta. They completed the 1,574-kilometre course in 12 hours, 9 minutes and 45 seconds, beating Karl Kling and Hans Klenk’s…
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1947-05-25 – 125 S (56) – Franco Cortese – GP Roma – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Ferrari’s First Victory On 25 May 1947, Franco Cortese drove the number 56 Ferrari 125 S to victory in the Rome Grand Prix, held on the circuit around the Baths of Caracalla. Coming only two weeks after the marque’s competition debut, the result was the…
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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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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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1956-03-24 – Monza 860 (17) – Juan Manuel Fangio-Eugenio Castellotti – Sebring – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Fangio and Castellotti Lead a Ferrari One-Two On 24 March 1956, Juan Manuel Fangio and Eugenio Castellotti won the 12 Hours of Sebring in the number 17 Ferrari 860 Monza. They led home the sister car of Luigi Musso and Harry Schell, giving Ferrari maximum…