Ferrari is celebrating 70 years of Le Mans success in a new showcase at its Maranello museum, from its first winner to 2019’s class-clincher.
In a display that opened this week, the story of the marque’s 36 overall and category victories starts with a 166MM Barchetta Touring, a similar car to that in which Luigi Chinetti and Lord Selsdon claimed Ferrari’s first Le Mans triumph at the 1949 edition, where, amazingly, Chinetti was at the wheel for over 22 of the 24 hours.
Ferrari 166MM Barchetta Touring on display in Maranello – a similar car won on the marque’s event debut
Nino Vaccarella and Jean Guichet’s Le Mans-winning 275P from 1964, a year in which Ferrari claimed all the podium places, is another of the star cars.
Meanwhile, bringing the story bang up to date is the 488GTE in which Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Daniel Serra secured LMGTE Pro honours last June.
And if you’d like to test your racecraft, you can get behind the wheel of a 488GTE on the simulator that’s one of the interactive features visitors can enjoy.
‘Ferrari at 24 Heures du Mans’ runs until 19 April this year.
This 275P won at Le Sarthe in 1964
