Ferrari celebrates 70 year anniversary at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
Posted: 03.07.2017 / Source: Ferrari
Goodwood, 3 July 2017 – Ferrari celebrated its 70th anniversary at the Goodwood Festival of Speed with 70 historic, iconic and championship-winning Ferrari cars thrilling crowds with a special parade of cars tackling the famed hillclimb circuit, before coming together on the Lawn of Goodwood House to create a unique and spectacular “Ferrari Moment”.
Iconic cars. The parade was led by the first car to wear the Ferrari badge, the 1947 125 S, and Maranello’s latest model, the very limited edition LaFerrari Aperta, which is the star of the company’s anniversary celebrations. Multiple championship-winning single seaters and endurance racers from the Scuderia Ferrari’s illustrious racing history joined the two iconic cars to create an incredible display at the very heart of the Festival of Speed.
Legendary drivers. These cars were driven by motorsport legends Derek Bell, Jackie Stewart and Dario Franchitti, as well as Marc Gene (Ferrari Developing driver), Alessandro Pier Guidi, Davide Rigon and Olivier Beretta (Ferrari Competizioni GT drivers). Ferrari’s XX Programmes cars, the FXX and FXX K were driven by Factory GT Drivers Sam Bird and James Calado, while the 599 XX was piloted by ex-Scuderia Ferrari driver, René Arnoux.
Goodwood FOS – Ferrari cars and drivers ready to put on a show
Posted: 30.06.2017 / Source: Ferrari
Maranello, 30 June 2017 – The Goodwood Festival of Speed, a favourite of motorsport enthusiasts, takes place next weekend. Every year thousands of car lovers and many Ferrari fans flock to Sussex for the event and the tifosi will find a lot of Prancing Horse cars, from the Classic Ferrari cars of the Fifties and Sixties to the current road range.
Out in force. Five GT drivers plus Development Driver Marc Gené, fresh from the F1 Clienti and XX Programmes event at Spa-Francorchamps, will be there to represent Maranello. Davide Rigon, who recently competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1000 Km of Paul Ricard, where he finished second with the 488 GT3 of SMP Racing, will be at the wheel of the F2007 that won the F1 world title with Kimi Raikkonen. The Italian driver will star in Goodwood’s legendary drive-by on all three days of the event. He will be joined by Marc Gené in an F60, and Olivier Beretta, in command of an F1-90, the car in which Alain Prost at the Paul Ricard sealed Ferrari’s 100th Formula 1 victory.
Closed wheels. British Ferrari GT racing drivers Sam Bird and James Calado will be in action with an FXX and an FXX K, putting on a display at the wheel of the mighty cars of the XX Programmes. They will be joined by an old glory of Scuderia Ferrari, René Arnoux, who will drive the 599XX, a car he has previously tried out at many Corse Clienti events. Alessandro Pier Guidi will complete the Ferrari show at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, performing at the wheel of the 488 GTE no. 51 of AF Corse. He will drive the car officially on track again in 15 days with the fourth race of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the 6 Hours of Nürburgring.