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GRAND-AM: 50 Years Of Rolex 24, Ferrari
Ferrari recently began writing a new chapter in its long history of competition at Daytona when it tested a F458 Italia specifically built for GRAND-AM...
The Ferrari 333SP played a key role in the Italian manufacturers' success at Daytona. (Photo: LAT)
Ferrari recently began writing a new chapter in its long history of competition at Daytona International Speedway when it tested a F458 Italia specifically built for GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.
Ferrari's presence in the event now known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona dates back to the inaugural Daytona Continental in 1962, which had nine Ferraris among the 50 starters. Among the drivers for the Prancing Horse were a few legends of the sport, including Stirling Moss, Phil Hill, Pedro Rogriguez and Fireball Roberts.
Hill, who became the first American to win the Formula One World Championship in 1961, joined Ricardo Rodriguez in a Ferrari Dino 246SP to finish second overall behind Dan Gurney in the 1962 Daytona Classic.
Stirling Moss parked his Ferrari 250GT next to Gurney's Lotus-Climax in victory lane after finishing fourth overall and first in the GT3000 class.
The Ferrari entry also included NASCAR superstar Fireball Roberts, who finished 12th in a 250GT. Roberts offered Moss his stiffest test in the class before a malfunctioning hood latch that led to two unplanned pit stops.
Ferrari came back to finish 1-2 in the 1963 event - with Pedro Rodriguez winning over Roger Penske - and 1-2-3 in 1964, when Pedro Rodriguez and Hill led a 1-2-3 sweep as the event was expanded to 2,000 kilometers.
Rodriguez went on to become one of the biggest stars of the Rolex 24. He won overall for Porsche in 1970 and 1971 to become the first four-time winner of the event - a figure exceeded only by five-time winner Hurley Haywood. Scott Pruett joined Rodriguez, Peter Gregg, Rolf Stomellen and Bob Wollek in the four-time winners' club in 2011.
Following is a list of Ferrari highlights over the years in the Rolex 24 At Daytona:
1962: Phil Hill and Ricardo Rodriguez finish second overall in a Ferrari Dino 246SDP fielded by Ferrari's North American importer Luigi Chinetti Sr. Stirling Moss finishes fourth in NART Ferraro 250GT and wins S+5000 class. NASCAR star Fireball Roberts finishes 12th in a NART Ferrari 250GT.
1963: Pedro Rodriguez wins overall in the three-hour Daytona Continental in a Ferrari 250 GTO, fielded by Chinetti's North America Racing Team (NART).
1964: Rodriguez and Hill win overall in a NART Ferrari 250 GTO as the Daytona Continental is expanded to 2,000 kilometers (approximately 12 hours, 30 minutes.)
1966: Rodriguez and Mario Andretti finish fourth overall in a NART Ferrari 365P2/3 as the Daytona event is expanded to 24 hours.
1967: Bouncing back to setbacks at Daytona and Le Mans, Ferrari orchestrates a 1-2-3 photo finish, led by Lorenzo Bandini and Chris Amon in a factory-fielded Ferrari 330P4.
1970: Andretti, Jacky Ickx and Arturo Merzario finish third overall in a factory Ferrari 512S.
1971: Ronnie Bucknum, Tony Adamowicz and Alain De Cadenet place second overall in a NART Ferrari 512S.
1972: Andretti and Ickx win overall in a factory Ferrari 312PB in a one-time event at the six-hour distance.
1973: In a return to 24 hours, Francois Migualt and Milt Minter place second overall and win the GT+2000 class in a NART Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona.
1977: Budding racer-actor Paul Newman joins Minter and Elliott Forbes-Robinson in finishing fifth overall in a Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona.
1979: John Morton and Adamowicz finish second overall and win the IMSA GTO class in a Ferrari 365GTB/4 entered by Otto Zipper, who passed away suddenly on the morning of the event. The team raced in his memory and won.
1996: Gianpiero Moretti fields a Ferrari 333SP prepared by Kevin Doran and finishes second overall, co-driving with Wollek, Didier Theys and Massimiliano Papis. A late-race change by Papis falls short in the closest finish in the Rolex 24 to that time, earning him the nickname "Mad Max."
1997: A Ferrari 333SP finishes second overall for the second straight year, with entrant Andy Evans joined by Fermin Velez and Charles and Rob Morgan.
1998: After years of trying, Moretti achieves his dream of winning the Rolex 24 in his 15th attempt, joined by Theys, Mauro Baldi and Arie Luyendyk in a Ferrari 333SP.
1999: Wayne Taylor finishes second overall in a Doyle/Risi-entered Ferrari 333SP, co-driving with Max Angelelli, Allan McNish and Didier de Radigues.
2003: Ralf Kelleners, Anthony Lazzaro and John Mowlem finish second overall in a Ferrari 360 Modena entered by Risi Competizione.
Ferrari's presence in the event now known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona dates back to the inaugural Daytona Continental in 1962, which had nine Ferraris among the 50 starters. Among the drivers for the Prancing Horse were a few legends of the sport, including Stirling Moss, Phil Hill, Pedro Rogriguez and Fireball Roberts.
Hill, who became the first American to win the Formula One World Championship in 1961, joined Ricardo Rodriguez in a Ferrari Dino 246SP to finish second overall behind Dan Gurney in the 1962 Daytona Classic.
Stirling Moss parked his Ferrari 250GT next to Gurney's Lotus-Climax in victory lane after finishing fourth overall and first in the GT3000 class.
The Ferrari entry also included NASCAR superstar Fireball Roberts, who finished 12th in a 250GT. Roberts offered Moss his stiffest test in the class before a malfunctioning hood latch that led to two unplanned pit stops.
Ferrari came back to finish 1-2 in the 1963 event - with Pedro Rodriguez winning over Roger Penske - and 1-2-3 in 1964, when Pedro Rodriguez and Hill led a 1-2-3 sweep as the event was expanded to 2,000 kilometers.
Rodriguez went on to become one of the biggest stars of the Rolex 24. He won overall for Porsche in 1970 and 1971 to become the first four-time winner of the event - a figure exceeded only by five-time winner Hurley Haywood. Scott Pruett joined Rodriguez, Peter Gregg, Rolf Stomellen and Bob Wollek in the four-time winners' club in 2011.
Following is a list of Ferrari highlights over the years in the Rolex 24 At Daytona:
1962: Phil Hill and Ricardo Rodriguez finish second overall in a Ferrari Dino 246SDP fielded by Ferrari's North American importer Luigi Chinetti Sr. Stirling Moss finishes fourth in NART Ferraro 250GT and wins S+5000 class. NASCAR star Fireball Roberts finishes 12th in a NART Ferrari 250GT.
1963: Pedro Rodriguez wins overall in the three-hour Daytona Continental in a Ferrari 250 GTO, fielded by Chinetti's North America Racing Team (NART).
1964: Rodriguez and Hill win overall in a NART Ferrari 250 GTO as the Daytona Continental is expanded to 2,000 kilometers (approximately 12 hours, 30 minutes.)
1966: Rodriguez and Mario Andretti finish fourth overall in a NART Ferrari 365P2/3 as the Daytona event is expanded to 24 hours.
1967: Bouncing back to setbacks at Daytona and Le Mans, Ferrari orchestrates a 1-2-3 photo finish, led by Lorenzo Bandini and Chris Amon in a factory-fielded Ferrari 330P4.
1970: Andretti, Jacky Ickx and Arturo Merzario finish third overall in a factory Ferrari 512S.
1971: Ronnie Bucknum, Tony Adamowicz and Alain De Cadenet place second overall in a NART Ferrari 512S.
1972: Andretti and Ickx win overall in a factory Ferrari 312PB in a one-time event at the six-hour distance.
1973: In a return to 24 hours, Francois Migualt and Milt Minter place second overall and win the GT+2000 class in a NART Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona.
1977: Budding racer-actor Paul Newman joins Minter and Elliott Forbes-Robinson in finishing fifth overall in a Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona.
1979: John Morton and Adamowicz finish second overall and win the IMSA GTO class in a Ferrari 365GTB/4 entered by Otto Zipper, who passed away suddenly on the morning of the event. The team raced in his memory and won.
1996: Gianpiero Moretti fields a Ferrari 333SP prepared by Kevin Doran and finishes second overall, co-driving with Wollek, Didier Theys and Massimiliano Papis. A late-race change by Papis falls short in the closest finish in the Rolex 24 to that time, earning him the nickname "Mad Max."
1997: A Ferrari 333SP finishes second overall for the second straight year, with entrant Andy Evans joined by Fermin Velez and Charles and Rob Morgan.
1998: After years of trying, Moretti achieves his dream of winning the Rolex 24 in his 15th attempt, joined by Theys, Mauro Baldi and Arie Luyendyk in a Ferrari 333SP.
1999: Wayne Taylor finishes second overall in a Doyle/Risi-entered Ferrari 333SP, co-driving with Max Angelelli, Allan McNish and Didier de Radigues.
2003: Ralf Kelleners, Anthony Lazzaro and John Mowlem finish second overall in a Ferrari 360 Modena entered by Risi Competizione.
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