Ferrari Cars
Ferrari celebrates 60 year anniversary
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 at the 2007 North American International Auto Show
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.
Ferrari at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto 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.
Race to the Finish at the Ferrari Panamerican 20,000 in New York
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.
Three pole positions and a podium at the Finali Mondiali
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”.
Ferrari world finals at the “Temple of Speed”
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.
Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB Nurburgring, Germany
In very changeable conditions this weekend at the Nurburgring, Boris Maleti?, the Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB’s leading Coppa Shell driver, demonstrated the significant progress he has made in his first year of international motor racing, with his best qualifying positions and two consistent best place finishes of the season. Qualifying 13th for Race 1, Boris made steady progress during the first half of the race and managed to work his way up to an excellent 8th place before the compulsory 1 minute pit-stop.
Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB
This weekend, 1-3 September, sees the Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB arrive at the Nürburgring circuit in Germany with the momentum of Ross Kaiser’s first win in the Trofeo Pirelli at Paul Ricard which gives him a realistic chance of securing second place in the championship with only four races remaining, and a competitive three-car line-up in the Coppa Shell which continues to push towards the front of the grid with improved qualifying and finishing positions.
RM Auctions and Sotheby’s launch historic Ferrari event in Maranello
North American based RM Auctions, Inc., international auction house Sotheby’s, and Ferrari S.p.A. recently concluded negotiations to conduct an exclusive auction of significant Ferrari sports and racing cars spanning the company’s 60 years of legendary history.
Shell-backed Ferrari expedition kicks off 20,000 mile challenge
A daring 20,000-mile journey in twin Ferrari Fioranos fuelled by Shell V-Power kicks off here on Thursday, 24 August, on its way across the Andes and the South American Continent toward the United States. Destination for the Shell-backed Ferrari Panamerican 20,000 is New York City in November.
The Ferrari Panamerican 20,000 gets underway on Thursday
The new challenge facing Ferrari, the Panamerican 20,000, will start on Thursday 24 August. The expedition will begin from the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte in the country of Minas Gerais.
Victory for Ross Kaiser at Paul Ricard
“To finish first, first you have to finish”. Proving that the age old adage in motor racing still runs true, Ross Kaiser took his first victory of the season with an excellent performance in the 34?C heat of southern France at the Paul Ricard circuit in Le Castellet on Saturday.
Ferrari GB welcomes Peter Bamford to the team at Paul Ricard
This weekend (28, 29, 30 July) the South of France will be the venue for the fifth round of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli as Ferrari Dealer Team GB sets off for the Paul Ricard circuit and this time there will be a new car and new driver on the grid.
The Ferrari Panamerican 20,000
A spectacular new challenge to complete the launch of the most powerful Ferrari ever, the 599 GTB Fiorano.
Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB show true grit at Monza
Ferrari GB had a tough weekend at Monza in the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli at the midpoint of the European championship. Geoff Farmer (car 103) and Borislav Maleti? (car 89) took the top honours for the British team in the Coppa Shell with two individually inspired drives while Ross Kaiser struggled for form in the Trofeo Pirelli. The fourth car in the Ferrari Dealer Team GB of Christian Passuti and Lorenzo Casè (car 29) was competing in the Italian championship.