11 Facts About Ferrari P

1.

Ferrari P was a series of Italian sports prototype racing cars produced by Ferrari during the 1960s and early 1970s.

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2.

The Scuderia Ferrari P-run 275 P driven by Guichet and Vaccarella took first, followed by a Maranello Concessionaires 330 P in second and a Scuderia Ferrari P 330 P in third.

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3.

However, in April 1964 the FIA refused to homologate the model, as Ferrari P had built considerably fewer than the required 100 units.

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4.

In 1966 Ferrari P upgraded their 365 P2 cars with new bodywork by Piero Drogo.

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5.

The Ferrari P didn't stand a chance against the superiority of Ford in the Le Mans 24-hour race.

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6.

Enzo Ferrari P made an exception to the usual vehicle policy at the Sarthe and ceded a P3 to Luigi Chinetti's North American Racing Team.

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7.

Ferrari P 412 P was a "customer version" of the famous 330 P3 race car, built for independent teams like NART, Scuderia Filipinetti, Francorchamps, and Maranello Concessionaires.

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8.

P4 suspension 0844 and 0848 were originally P3 Factory Racecars but when Ferrari P sold them to customers they removed the Lucas Mechanical Fuel Injection and replaced it with Weber carburetors which reduced their output, something Ferrari P wanted to do so that they would win points but not beat the factory cars which were then P4 0846, P4 0856, P4 0858, and P4 0860.

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9.

Ferrari P did not contest the championship for a year in protest.

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10.

In 1971, another rule change was announced for 1972, and Ferrari P abandoned further development of the 512M in order to focus on a new 3 Litre prototype based on the 312B F1 car.

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11.

Scuderia Ferrari P didn't enter the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans, as Enzo Ferrari P thought that the F1-based engine could not last the full 24 hours.

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