Because passion and started the race track from the depot in fact a lot, but never had to leave the track, even started production road racing car is only to raise funds, and always feel free to import racing technology commercially available ultra-running brand, but this only from Italy Maranello, Ferrari has just celebrated 90 years of participation in racing it ……
1930 to 1940: the rise
his life away do not open “racing”, even in his later years choose to live alone in their own Fiorano test track (Circuito di Fiorano) next to the day, with the engine Paoxiao accompanied Ferrari brand founder; Enzo Anselmo Ferrari, although born in the ordinary blacksmith family, but had only seven years of schooling him, not only at the age of 10 and he resolved to become a racing driver, very fortunate to 21 years old (1919), to get into Milan, Italy (Milano) in CMN (Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali ) depot as a test driver, and for the first time to participate in the car driving CMN 15/20 Parma-Reggio de Berceto climbing season, got the first four packets of success
Since the debut will be demonstrated amazing talent on the track, so Enzo Ferrari in the next year (1920) not only immediately hired away to Alfa Romeo car factory, also served dealers, fleet managers and different racing three roles, and the same will soon usher in the Targa Florio endurance race runner-up for the new owner, and take in Circuito del Savio Grand Prix in 1923 to personal career first trophy, and then also continuously off Circuito del Savio, Circuito del Polesine and Coppa Acerbo and other five Grand Prix in 1924,On the track set off a storm of red rate. When
In 1923, Enzo Ferrari was still near Ravenna Italy after winning a race, with the famous Italian air war hero Franceso Baracca’s mother: Franceso Countess met, and after the countess Baracca personally delivered to him, embroidered with the emblem of the flag 9la empty army “prancing Horse”, with the hometown Modena representative colors: yellow, and add the Italian flag at the top of the green, white, and red is ” day “, later combined into Ferrari team shield (plant) emblem to mark Franceso Baracca and was once 9la a squadron of Enzo brother.
However, since 1929, Alfa Romeo decided to reduce the investment aspects of the car, turn the focus moved to the depot and sold commercial production road cars, so 12 May 1 this day, Enzo Ferrari officially established the Ferrari team, began training its own drivers, and to the production of Alfa Romeo cars, based on official vehicles to create a hung Ferrari “SF” shield racing team logo , constructs the Kingdom of racing truly their own.
(The picture shows the winning Ferrari 1933 Mille Miglia endurance race of a thousand miles Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 racing).
Although Enzo Ferrari led Ferrari in the next few years still swept the major events, but after as a racing driver in the game for 12 years, as the eldest son: Alfredo Ferrari was born, Enzo Ferrari in 1932 also ended its racing career to become a full-time team leader and engineer, and continues to participate in various events.
Al eldest son suffers from muscular dystrophyAfter fredo Ferrari (left) was born, let Enzo Ferrari (second from right) ended its racing career in 1932, turn into a full-time engineer and leader of the team.
In 1939, Enzo Ferrari and Alfa Romeo formal separation, create Auto Avio Costruzioni, and the independent development of AAC 815, participate Gran Premio di Brescia, but for the first time off because of lack of preparation, so both cars did not finish race, and later because of the outbreak of World War II in 1940, the total termination of motorsport, so AAC 815 and no chance to achieve anything in the game.
In 1939, after Enzo Ferrari and Alfa Romeo separation, not only created the Auto Avio Costruzioni depot, still in 1940, the independent development of carrying 1.5 liters engine, with 72 AAC 815-horsepower car, so the car is also some Ferrari fans regarded as the first one is not called “Ferrari” of.
As the plant was originally located in Modena, suffered relentless Allied bombing almost completely destroyed, so Enzo Ferrari in 1942 Maranello company relocated to its present site, and in 1947 officially changed the name of the depot Ferrari (Ferrari SpA), and in the same year to create the first car entirely developed by the Ferrari racing and production: 125 S, and published a new car after two weeks in the year immediately win Italy Rome Grand Prix competitions, the annual 14 games include a total of six wins to overwhelming results shocked the entire motor racing, in addition to its position since then has laid the godfather of motor racing, Ferrari also become synonymous with victory.
Enzo Ferrari in 1942, the company moved to its present site Maranello, and in 1947 the carThe plant officially changed the name of Ferrari (Ferrari S.p.A.), and create the first car entirely developed by the Ferrari racing and production in the same year: 125 S.
In addition, Ferrari also got the first session of the 1948 Mille Miglia winner, and in the same year launched the first Ferrari road with cars: 166 MM, began by manufacturing and sales to maintain production car the company’s fleet and expenditures; however, the demands of even non-track road with cars, but 166 MM is still equipped with the same 166 F2, the car of the set 1,995.02cc V12 gasoline engines, as well as complete a transfer from the racing chassis of the 166 S, not only can it have a maximum horsepower of 140, but also a sprint speed of 220 km per hour, in addition to the first open to commercial road racing technology import brand with the traditional models, but this car roadster also go through a simple light after quantization, in 1949 won the champion Le Mans 24 Heures race and Spa 24 Heures race, Ferrari has proved per pure racing DNA.
1950: Laying the success of
In 1950, access to Ferrari after participating funds from the production of highway models, not only launched 375 F1 adding new events: Formula 1 Grand Prix (Formula 1 World Championship), and is so far the only team from the tournament founder has never missed the convoy, and for the first time won in Silverstone (Silverstone) Speedway in 1951 British champion sub-station, but also in 1952 and 1953, driving under the Italian driver Alberto Ascari, the two-time F1 world champion won the drivers of fame.
Ferrari 375 F1 join not only the introduction of new events in 1950: F1, and is so far the only team from the tournament founder has never missed the convoy, and to 1952 and 1953, in a driving Alberto Ascari (lower right), the two-time F1 world champion won the driver’s.
In addition, Ferrari team in 1953, also with four 375 Indy racing across the sea to the United States, the challenges of the current world’s oldest races: Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis 500 miles) endurance race, and He continued to be active in F1, Mille Miglia and France contest Le Mans 24 Heures race.
not only brilliant performances on the court, Ferrari also began in 1950 and is located in Modena body design and manufacturing company: Carrozzeria Scaglietti cooperation, launched 500 Mondial (1953 years) , 250 Monza (1954 Nian), 410 S (1954 Nian), 290 MM (1956), the most successful as well as the history of Ferrari, who won the title three times 250 Testa Rossa in Le Mans 24 Heures race (1957 ) and other classic cars, let the whole road car sales growth over the past three times in the past 10 years, laid the foundation for a successful future.
1960 – 1970: merger and rebirth
Although the racing field, Ferrari has achieved a great victory, not only in 1950 to 1960, he scored a total French Le Mans 24 Heures champion nine times (which also includes 6-peat from 1960 to 1965), but also with Alberto Ascari (1952 ~ 1953 Nian), Juan Manuel Fangio (1956), Mike Hawthorn (1958 Nian), Phil Hill (1961) and JohnSurtees (1964) and other legendary drivers, hand in hand to win six times F1 world champion, and launched the current maximum value of the collection in 1962, with GTO (Gran Turismo Omologato) in the name of, on behalf directly next game classic: 250 GTO.
But the huge entry costs, but also Ferrari’s financial crisis, and even came close to being at that time depravity want to show the strength and financial resources on the track acquired by Ford, and this history was also made into a recent best-looking racing movie “Ford vs.Ferrari”; however, because Ford wanted was even regarded as Ferrari Enzo Ferrari’s life together control, so Enzo Ferrari not only resolutely refused henry fordII merger proposal, he was also angry inject large sums of money to recruit American racing legend Caroll Shelby American race car driver Ken Miles, to create a Ford GT40, and finally in 1966, interrupted 6-peat Ferrari in Le Mans, and in between the next few years, time and time again with 330 P4,275 LM and other classic Ferrari racing in France Circuit de la Sarthe race track to compete Xuemaibizhang continue to unfold.
Despite the financial crisis, and even came close to being acquired by Ford, but Ferrari still launched 250 P (figure) and 250 LM (bottom) and so on racing.
Ferrari 330 (left) with the GT40 Ford (right) duel.
However, heavy financial pressure racing, Ferrari still breathe, so July 1, 1969, after long years of communication and negotiation, Ferrari became the Italian Fiat Group (owned 50 percentage ), a member of the Fiat Group and not only willing to provide funds, continue to let Enzo Ferrari led a Ferrari carTeam to shine in the racing field, the development and production of road vehicles also give considerable substantive support.
In 1975, for example, launched 308 GTB / GTS, it is a good example, because the premise of no fear of R & D funding, Ferrari is not only designed for 308 cars can be equipped with a new 3.0-liter V8 engine rear mid-engine chassis, 255 hp maximum performance and perfect control, was also rewritten the supercar standard, and up to 12,000 vehicles sold in the world, and for 328,355,360,458,488 and F8 after cars, super-race basis at the same level difficult to shake.
1980 to 1990: Towards Millennium
in a good working relationship with the Fiat Group, Ferrari 1980 , not only in 1982 and 1983, the team won the F1 world championship, and also 1984, 1987 and 1995, developed the popular 288 GTO and Testarossa, as well as the legendary F40 and F50.
to Italian “red head” in the name of, on behalf of its hood decorated with red atop the Testarossa, the Ferrari 1980 is the most famous classic supercar, was very popular not only equipped with the four-lift round lights, the car-side design is also extremely exaggerated air suction grille, and installed under the 390 maximum horsepower 5.0 liter vehicle body behind the counter-cylinder naturally aspirated engine 12, in addition to accelerate from rest in 5.8 seconds to 100 km per hour, also has a speed performance of up to 300 kilometers per hour, it was also an important player in many films and television series that often appear.
Also established in 1984 288 GTO is Ferrari participate in Group B Rally event developed models, equipped with a vertical position aligned 3.0 liter V8 twin turbo supercharged engine, Ferrari first vertical position are arranged to run over mid-engine, with an excellentVehicle dynamic performance, and can output dazzling 400 maximum horsepower; but Ferrari did not last and it actually into the game, but only 272 precious identity, but it also became a legend at auction.
As Enzo Ferrari was alive before finally build a super sports car: F40, it was in 1987, to celebrate the first Ferrari (125 S) on the road 40 years the birth of sentimental value and performance equally impressive supercar, also had Takeover Le Mans 24 Heures racing game, with fully competitive demands exaggerated form, the car of absolutely no comfort accessories, even the door handles have been a rope substituted; engine room, equipped with F40 compared with a 2.9 l V8 twin-turbo engine can provide impressive 478 maximum horsepower to accelerate from rest to 100 km per hour, is only 3.8 seconds, is not only At that time the world’s fastest production supercar, this result today has little to put opponents.
F40 is 1987, to celebrate the first Ferrari (125 S) road supercar 40th anniversary of the birth.
Unfortunately, Enzo Ferrari always wearing dark glasses who appeared in his later years, reticent and mysterious legend, in the second year after personally presided over the ceremony off the assembly line F40 (14 August 1988), he quietly passed away in his sleep at the age of 90 years old; the same year, Fiat Group will increase to 90 percentage of its shareholding Ferrari, the remaining 10 percentage is left to Enzo Ferrari’s son: Piero Ferrari, and continue the Enzo Ferrari’s wishes, and launched the famous F50 in 1995.
died in 1988, enjoy life 90-year-old Enzo Ferrari, although in his later years by suffering pain, but he was still in love with the car, especially admire Gilles Villeneuve (also It is the former F1Driver Jacques Villeneuve’s father) the Canadian F1 racer, and extremely rare to leave this classic photograph.
In order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first Ferrari road (1997) born in F50 (F50 limited production 349, the last one off the assembly line in time for the year 1997), the car is completely road of super sports car, with more than F40 stunning appearance, and more using a large number of other top racing was the only F1 will use the lightweight carbon fiber material production, interior design is the same as with the F40, with absolutely no nothing to do with driving, and are based on a consideration of driving pleasure; as with aspects of transmission, F50 is equipped borrowed from F1 racing, expanded to 4.7 liters of displacement naturally aspirated V12 engine, with a maximum of up to 520 horsepower, and the same can sprint in 3.78 seconds from rest to 100 km per hour, speed is up to 325 kilometers per hour, quite amazing.
In addition, F50’s debut, not only shook the entire motor racing, two years 1997 and 1998, the Ferrari 333 SP also introduced the famous racing, to the United States Florida Sebring International Raceway, winning two consecutive Sebring 12 Heures champion, proved that they are not only F1 Ever victorious Army, but also to overcome different events.
2000 to the 2020s: After-peat, expansion and diversification
stepped into the second millennium, Ferrari not only between 2000 and 2008, breath scored six F1 driver (5 times income by Michael Schumacher, 1 times a Kimi Rauml; ikkouml; nen won) champion and seven constructors’ championship, Michael Schumacher and Ferrari 5 peat combination, also known as the F1 is the perfect groupTeam, not only broke the F1 record of most points races, every game still stand on the podium in 2002 wrote the score in the season, even forcing FIA (Feacute; deacute; ration Internationale de l’Automobile) International auto Union had to change the way points to make the game more exciting.
In addition, while using the car, you can already see the shadow of a lot of racing and technology at an early Ferrari road, such as the 1994 launch of the F355 cars, it is the first and the use of a super sports car as flat chassis design; but the Ferrari after 2000, regardless of vehicle development, or production and calibration, and both F1 racing technology tighter binding.
1994 launch of the F355 cars, and racing’s first supercar uses the same flat chassis design.
Therefore, published in the year of 2002, the founder and namesake of Enzo Ferrari, and the 2004 launch of the F430 cars, not only are invited headed F1 driver Michael Schumacher involved in development and testing, and these two super sports cars also were using the most advanced aerodynamic design of the car, the chassis structure and drive combination.
2002 year of publication, (below) with the same name as the founder Enzo Ferrari (the figure), and the 2004 launch of the F430 cars.
Not only that, the beginning of diversification of Ferrari, also in 2002 in Maranello, diagonally across from the door of the old factory, set up its first boutique specialized in selling original Ferrari Ferrari Store (Currently there are 30 home), and the sale of its expansion into emerging markets in the Middle East, Greater China Region, and in 2012, a continuation of the 1950s, customized personalized service provided by the Italian factory had already started, set up a “Tailor-MadePersonalized custom service “to let prospective owners are free to match the interior leather material, color and trim, etc., to create the cars meet the personal preferences and unique.
As for the development of models, in order to expand market sales, Ferrari will not only launch Italian “The Ferrari” as in 2013 name, the brand’s first gasoline-electric supercar: LaFerrari, on the KERS kinetic energy recovery system at the time F1 car for the first time in a commercial highway on imported cars, and through a combination of naturally aspirated V12 engine with 6.3 liters, create the synergies of up to 963 hp maximum speed of the machine, also has launched California, 458,599, FF, F12berlinetta, SF90 Stradale Roma and other variety of body type and location are more diverse models.
It is worth mentioning that this image to Hongzong world famous Ferrari prancing horse , also in 2015, listed on the New York Stock exchange completed in 2016 completely out of the Fiat Group, a publicly traded not only the first super sports car brand, has become the financial stability of independent depot.
and Ferrari, although in 2020 the world’s top 500 brand ranking was 206 (previous year has progressed 14 seats), but brand power (Brand Strength) but first in the world for two consecutive years, than were ranked No. 2 and No. 3 US Disney (Disney) and China WeChat micro-channel, and will be the first to participate in 1,000 games F1 race team in 2020, writing Ferrari legend!
