Ferrari News

Ferrari’s three main areas of business – road cars, competition cars and brand development – yielded a significant increase in revenues from €1,289 million in 2005 to €1,447 million in 2006, a leap of 12.2% due in great part to brilliant sales of the F430 and the 612 Scaglietti as well as the immediate success of the new 599 GTB Fiorano which was unveiled only at the start of last summer.

The movies are back in the spotlight once again at the Galleria Ferrari in Maranello with the opening of the second exhibition devoted to the actors and films that have contributed to enhancing the Ferrari legend worldwide.

The marathon relay celebrating Ferrari’s 60th anniversary started this morning from the Italian Embassy in Abu Dhabi at 10 a.m. local time. The relay will involve over 10,000 Ferrari owners and their cars of all ages. These will act as symbolic “bearers” of a specially commissioned relay baton adorned with 60 badges symbolising the most extraordinary events in the Marque’s 60-year history.

Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB’s race-winning Ferrari F430 Challenge will be on display at Autosport International 2007. This particular car won the Trofeo Pirelli race at Paul Ricard in 2006, with young driver Ross Kaiser behind the wheel. During the 2006 season, Ross also drove this car to three 2nd places at Valencia and Monza, and two 3rd places at Silverstone and Spa, as well as to five pole positions at Silverstone, Valencia and for the last three races of the season at the Finali Mondiali, Ferrari’s World Finals for all the Corse Clienti racing series.

Ferrari is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2007 with a major event from June 21st to June 24th in Maranello, Italy. Maranello will be the finish line in a “relay race” across five continents where participants will carry a baton embossed with symbols of the 60 greatest moments in the company’s history. The relay represents an extraordinary, collective sign of enthusiasm that will bring together Ferrari clients and their cars representing every model and era.

Ferrari attends the 2007 North American International Auto Show with 3 vehicles on display: the 599 GTB Fiorano, the 612 Scaglietti and the F430 GT. Ferrari’s booth is located on Stand 5 in Oakland Hall, the traditional home of the Prancing Horse at the Detroit Motor Show.

In its North American auto show premiere, Ferrari unveils the stunning 599 GTB Fiorano at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show. The 599 GTB Fiorano completes a range entirely overhauled in a little over two years. “During the development of the 599 GTB Fiorano we dedicated a great deal of attention to the North American market and especially to California where Ferrari has a high concentration of passionate clients,” said Amedeo Felisa, General Manager of Ferrari S.p.A. “The V12 mid-front engine 599 GTB Fiorano represents the best of Ferrari’s current production. It is the highest performance production series Ferrari ever. At the same time it provides unmatched comfort and driving pleasure,” continued Mr Felisa.

A 20,000 mile race from Brazil to New York came to a glorious conclusion this morning when two Ferrari 599 GTB Fioranos crossed the finish line at the New York Stock Exchange.

The Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli ended the season in fine style at Monza, the Temple of Speed, from 26 – 29 October, with glorious weather and frantic on-track action that saw the Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB’s Ross Kaiser secure pole position for all three F430 Challenge Trofeo Pirelli races. Ross qualified on pole for Race 1 with a stunning time of 1’54.744 which was nearly 0.25 sec ahead of second place, and for Race 2 he improved his time and qualified on pole with a 1’54.451 – which meant that he automatically qualified for pole position in the “Finali Mondiali” , in which drivers from the Italian, European and American Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli races compete in a race to determine who is declared the “World Champion”.

In only its first year in the exclusive but ultra-competitive Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli, the Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB has achieved a remarkable result, with two race wins and several podium finishes which clearly demonstrate that the team has the desire and the ability to succeed. With the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli visiting the “Temple of Speed” at Monza, Italy, for the second time this year, the team has the momentum and motivation to finish the season with another win at one of the fastest circuits on the calendar.