![]() ![]() 1989 Ferrari F40 Competizioneįerrari received 10 more requests from clients who were interested in getting an F40 LM. Michelotto converted 19 F40s into LM spec race cars, but several private racing teams wanted an LM as well which resulted in an additional 27 LM spec race cars. Sometimes these single headlights were replaced by black covers (pictured below) for aero and weight purposes on races that didn’t require headlights. Only in 1990 did we see the big single headlights made famous by the F40 LM and F40 GTE. ![]() In 1989 the car had the stock pop-up headlights just like the F40 road car. The ‘IMSA’ versions had a black or red window net, mandatory US specific rear bumper, air extractors on the front fenders and was equipped with 5-spoke O.Z Racing rims w/ the old O.Z logo, occasionally with Turbo-fan covers on the front wheels or on all four similar to the Mazda 787B. The interior was even more stripped-out and featured a futuristic digital dashboard. More air vents and an extensive rear diffuser were also added. ![]() Modifications were an engine upgrade to 780 bhp, a weight reduction of 200 kg (440 lb), racing suspension, a fully adjustable wing with gurney flap, bigger intercoolers and waste gates in the turbochargers. They started out with a standard F40 and modified it to a fire-spitting racing car. Ferrari collaborated with them on many areas before, so it was an easy pick. The Ferrari F40 road car was still in production, so Ferrari searched for an external company, which became Michelotto. The IMSA is a primarily American race series. It all started in 1989 with the Ferrari F40 LM ‘IMSA GTO’. When Daniel Marin (manager of the French dealership Charles Pozzi) and others proposed the idea of a racing F40 to the factory, they started making plans. Two vital qualities a race car has to have. Ferrari F40 Racing CarsĪll of the owners must’ve felt the same about driving the F40: a very expensive go-kart with an amazing amount of grip. Initially, Ferrari wanted to sell 400 examples, but demand was so big (over 3000 people showed their interests) they expanded the production to 1311 units. The main purpose of the Ferrari F40 was to be the fastest and most exiting car on the public road. Ferrari was able to make the whole room speechless. The reveal was just in time for the marque’s 40th anniversary, hence the name F40. Pininfarina designer Leonardo Fioravanti, who also designed the 288 GTO, used the 288 Evoluzione as a base model for this upcoming road car.Īfter a development of just 13 months the F40 reveal was planned at the 1987 Frankfurt Motor Show, but instead was revealed in Maranello as FIAT wanted to have as much attention going towards the Alfa Romeo 164. Ferrari eventually built and sold 272 units of the 288 GTO, but were left with six Evoluzione racing cars.Įnzo Ferrari was getting older and decided he wanted to shock the world one more time with the building of an extreme road car. By the time they finished building the required road and racing cars, the Group B was discontinued because it was too dangerous. They had to build 200 examples of the Ferrari 288 GTO to homologate the version that was intended for racing. ![]() The FIA announced a Group B Circuit Series in 1984 and Ferrari wanted to join. Aerodynamic rally cars with ridiculously powerful engines were let loose on the tight dirt tracks. In 1982, the FIA launched the Group B series a rally championship without a single sign of humanized rules. Join our email list to receive the latest on our online magazine and store! How The Ferrari F40 Was Born In this article we will give you an insight of all race versions of the Ferrari F40. Only when the French importer proposed it, Ferrari started considering it. Surprisingly, Ferrari didn’t build the car to compete in racing. Shop true Ferrarista essentials! The Ferrari F40 is undoubtedly one of the most legendary cars ever built and it was the ultimate goodbye from Enzo Ferrari before passing away in 1988. ![]()
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