1981-03-14 126 CX (27) Gilles Villeneuve US West - Long Beach Q5
On March 14th, 1981, Gilles Villeneuve drove this unique Ferrari 126 CX at the Qualifying of the first race of the season in Long Beach (GP of the US West). This was the first Ferrari turbo to officially race and Gilles qualified 5th. However, the car did not meet the expectation, therefore, for the race the next day, Ferrari presented 126 CK . It was a bad day for the Scuderia, both Villeneuve and Pironi retired with mechanical problems.
