Ferrari celebrates 90th birthday in style

The Ferrari Museum in Maranello is marking its 90th anniversary of Scuderia Ferrari – the most successful team in the history of Formula One – with a major exhibition.

Founded in Modena on November 16, 1929 by Enzo Ferrari, who understood the potential of gentlemen drivers to deliver great racing performances, Scuderia Ferrari has written many of the most unforgettable chapters in motorsport.

The team, which began using Alfa Romeo cars was first known as Società Anonima Scuderia Ferrari. It quickly sped to prominence on both the Italian and world stages, rapidly entrusting its cars to the leading drivers of the day in categories of all kinds.

These included the Mille Miglia, the very first event for Scuderia Ferrari in 1930, followed by the Targa Florio, the Trieste-Opicina hillclimb where Tazio Nuvolari gave the marque its first ever win and classic endurance races like the 24 Hour races at Le Mans, Daytona, Spa and the Sebring 12 Hours, and, of course, Formula One.

The cars featured in the “90 Years” exhibition are a testament to that glorious history, beginning with the Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider,  which became the very first car to sport the Prancing Horse as part of its livery at Le Mans in 1932. The final car of the exhibition is the SF71H: the single-seater in which Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen raced in last season.

The Maranello Museum is also staging the glorious “Hypercars” exhibition, dedicated to all the Ferraris that signalled landmark advances in the marque’s technological evolution.

First off is the 1984 GTO, an iconic car clothed in aggressive yet elegant lines designed to revive the legendary Gran Turismo Omologato moniker, inherited from the 250 GTO. Other Ferrari hypercars featured include the iconic F40, F50, Enzo and LaFerrari.

The “90 Years” and “Hypercars” exhibitions are both running until May 2020.