458 Italia
Three new supercars from Ferrari were on show in the Supercar Run at Goodwood Festival of Speed -California, 458 Italia and 599 GTO.
The 458 Italia and 599 GTO were making their public debuts at the UK‘s premiere automotive event, crowds also witnessed Ferrari California with an extensive range of personalisation options including a two-tone paint scheme of Argento Nurburgring (silver) with a black roof, in the style of classic Ferrari berlinettas of the ’50s and ’60s.
599 GTO
Despite the fact that Supercar Runs are not officially timed, the Ferraris reached the finish line in less than 1 minute, with the 458 Italia completing the 1.16 mile course in 54 seconds, nearly 3 seconds quicker than most F1 cars from the 1970s and the California accomplished a time of 57 seconds.
California
Ferrari driver Marc Gene also demonstrated the Ferrari F60 single-seater from the 2009 F1 Championship - reaching speeds of over 150mph.
2009 F60
Also representing the most successful F1 team of all time, with 16 Constructor’s World Championship and 16 Driver’s World Championships, were a number of single-seaters and sport prototypes from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, such as the 312BB from 1972, a 250TR from 1959 and a 375MM that competed in the Carrera Panamerica in 1953.
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