Despite its laurels on the track, the Ferrari F333 SP has a copy that never made it to the circuits. Swipe, know his story and his last admission to restoration service. You won’t want to miss our image gallery.
Here is a Ferrari that was left with the desire to play even if it is a circuit. The history of Ferrari F333 SPa prototype with faired wheels built to run in the GT category at the time of development of Formula 1 technologies, records an interesting number of first places and world titles: a total of 47 international victories, 12 championships and memorable days at iconic tracks such as Sebring and Daytona .
This specimen that summons us, however, never came to compete. His last appearance on the scene occurred in September 2017, when RM Sotheby’s announced it for auction at an estimated price of €2,800,000 to €3,300,000, although without sales success. What happened to this immaculate specimen and what was its reconstruction about.
The Ferrari F333 SP that never made its racing debut
The F333 SP that never set foot on the tracks is chassis 006, the sixth of the forty examples that Ferrari and Michelotto made of the model. Departed from Maranello in 1994, its original destination was to be Rhode Island, United States, but the customer was unable to fulfill the order, so the vehicle ended up in the hands of another owner residing in Greensboro, North Carolina, via Ferrari of San Francisco.
This owner used it for exhibition purposes until 2001, when he sold it to another compatriot collector. In 2012, the F333 in question changed hands again and for four years it was meticulously preserved. In 2016, the example returned to the Michelotto workshops, where it received a complete reconstruction.: engine, chassis, gearbox, suspension and other services listed in the files.
The restoration of this F333, which has Ferrari Classiche certification, also included an additional set of wheels, a basic spare parts package and led to its zero test on the Ferrari track in Fiorano, where its then new engine was released, recording a total of one hour. travel. Did you know this Ferrari prototype?