For sale – 2008 ex works Ferrari F430 GTC F131 Evo

  

CHASSISNUMBER: F131EVOGTC*2626*

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Key Features

  • Raced as a factory-supported entry in FIA GT & the 24 Hours of Le Mans (twice)
  • Driven by factory drivers Luis Perez-Companc, Jaime Melo, Gianmaria Bruni, Giancarlo Fisichella, Toni Vilander
  • One of just 11 F430 GTC Evo “widebody” built
  • Presented in race-ready condition with Ferrari Classiche certification
  • Eligible for the Challenge and GT Days, Endurance Racing Legends, Masters Endurance Legends and Ferrari‘s Club Competizione GT program

Description

We are delighted to offer this stunning 2008 ex-AF Corse Ferrari F430 GTC F131 EVO #2626 for sale.  

The Ferrari 430 GTC was introduced in 2006 to replace the 360 GTC and to race in GT2 class in the FIA GT Championship, the American Le Mans Series and the Le Mans 24 Hours. Over the next 5 years, it became Ferrari’s most successful GT racing car of the late 2000s, both in Europe and the USA, taking multiple GT2 Driver’s & Manufacturers’ titles, plus GT2 class victory and podiums at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Developed in partnership by Corse Clienti and Michelotto Automobili, it was derived from the excellent F430 Berlinetta road car, whilst employing the many lessons learned from its racing predecessor, the 360 Modena GTC. The car’s 90 degree 4-litre V8 produced 450 bhp and was mated to a Hewland manual sequential gearbox and proved most reliable. Around 53 cars were produced in total, with just 11 of these being the later and very rare Evoluzione cars.

Right from its debut in 2006 up to its final season of top flight competition, the F430 GTC enjoyed success in every major national and international championship, plus the major endurance races. The model took the FIA GT2 Manufacturers’ Cup in 2006 & 2007, plus 3 consecutive GT2 Drivers’ titles in the same series across 2006-08. Across the Atlantic it took the 2007 ALMS GT2 Manufacturers’ title and perhaps ultimately took GT2 honours at the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans. Needless to say the car took countless victories and podiums in races across the above series, plus many other national GT Championships.

Chassis 2626 is 1 of just 11 Evo cars built, and enjoyed a lengthy and successful career between 2008 and 2011. Prepared by AF Corse throughout its life, #2626 was raced both as a ‘works’ and a privateer entry in FIA GT and Le Mans Series. In addition, it competed and finished in the 2009 and 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Sebring 12 hours. Many of the best Ferrari GT2 drivers raced 2626 including the likes of Giancarlo Fisichella, Jaime Melo, Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander who were all factory drivers.

#2626’s inaugural season was in the 2008 FIA GT Championship where it raced as an AF Corse entry driven by Maria’s Russo and Luis Perez-Companc. The pairing were consistently successful in this hotly contested championship bringing home 1 win at San Luis, thereby helping AF Corse secure the Teams Championship. In 2009 it only raced in the 12 Hours of Sebring with a splendid 2nd in class and the 24hr of Le Mans where #2626 finished a respectful 6th in class. In 2010, the car had a busy racing schedule in the Le Mans Series (LMS) where it was mostly driven by Jaime Melo and Gianmaria Bruni with 2 wins, at Algarave and Silverstone, and a 2nd place finish in the Spa 1000k race. 

2011 was the final season for #2626 with a repeat of its 2009 schedule of the Sebring 12 hours and Le Mans 24 hours. At Sebring, Pierre Kaffer, Giancarlo Fisichella and Gianmaria Bruni qualified 1st in class and finished 5th. At the Le mans 24hr, #2626 was entered in the GTE Am-class where Nicolas Marroc, Jean-Marc Menahem and Manual Rodrigues finished just outside the podium with a 4th in-class. The car’s impressive career saw it finish in the top 3 in class on 5 occasions with 3 victories and 2 podiums. In its life #2626 raced at many of the iconic circuits including Sebring, Le Mans, Spa-Francorchamps, Silverstone, Monza, Portimao and Paul Ricard. The full race history of chassis 2626 is listed in the History section below.

After it was retired from competition, AF Corse restored #2626, obtaining the coveted ‘Red Book’ Classiche certification in the process. The engine has been rebuild by Michelotto in 2019, the gearbox was rebuild in 2022 and both have less than 3000km running time (8000km life). The car is in stunning condition and comes with 2 sets of spare wheels, 1 splitter, 1 front bumper, exhaust silencer, LeMans gear-ratios and miscellaneous running spares. All date-related items such as the fuel cell, seat, belts and crack testing are current so that is in 100% race-ready condition with nothing further to spend. Evidence of its capabilities was given when #2626 was reunited with factory driver Toni Vilander at the Le Mans Classic 2023 ERL race where, despite stiff competition, it convincingly won its GT2C-class. 

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a works supported Ferrari 430 GTC EVO “Wide Body” with impressive race history which would sit proudly in any discerning Ferrari collection while also being eligible to race in Peter Auto’s Endurance Racing Legends, Masters Endurance Legends and Ferrari‘s Club Competizione GT program where it would be a welcome and competitive entry.  

History

For sale – 2008 Ferrari F430 GTC

All details about the car HERE at Classic Driver

– The F430 GTC is Ferrari’s first modern GT to win at Le Mans
– Driven by Jérôme Policand and Anthony Beltoise in 2008 in GT OPEN
– A F430 GTC GT2 preserved – Maintained by Scott Sport – Overhauled engine 0 km – Ready to race
– Eligible for the best historic races: Dubaï GP Revival, Daytona Classic, Sebring Classic, Masters Endurance Legends, Endurance Racing Legends and Le Mans Classic

It was 20 years ago: Ferrari, which had developed the 333SP in the mid-1990s, winning several races in the United States, decided to return to the track with a serious commitment, but this time in GT. After the F50 GT1 project was abandoned and following the lack of support for the F40s a little earlier, Jean Todt created a new impetus. He gave the go-ahead to a programme of Ferrari V8s designed for the GT2 category, which later became GTE/GT3. While the first expression of this new ambition was the 360 Modena GTC, it was the F430 GTC that delivered the first truly prestigious successes, in particular the victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ascott Collection now offers for sale one of the F430 GTC chassis that was rarely raced at the time and is therefore particularly well preserved. An excellent GT2 to enter in historic races, especially as it has been fully serviced.

The F430, designed as a race car
The Ferrari F430 (presented at the 2004 Paris Motor Show) was the heir to the 360 Modena. The new V8 coupé in the range! It shared its aluminium chassis with the 360 that had preceded it, but its design by Pininfarina (and more specifically Frank Stephenson) opened up a new chapter. Almost everything was new. The F430 drew inspiration from other Pininfarina creations, both modern and old, including the Enzo’s rear lights, side mirrors similar to those on the Testarossa and ducts integrated into the sides of the car. The dual air intake system was retained, but the wider air intakes were reminiscent of the legendary shark nose of the 156 F1 car of the 1960s. Although the overall shape was similar to that of the 360, the styling of the F430 was much more aggressive!
The F430 introduced Ferrari’s new 32-valve V8 engine with double overhead camshafts (F136 E). At the rear was the block developed jointly with Maserati, with its own 180-degree flat crankshaft. The road version was rated at 490 bhp, all at the rear wheels, with a six-speed manual gearbox or the optional six-speed F1 gearbox. The basis was thus excellent, signalling a new aesthetic and inaugurating a new technical base.

The development of the F430 GTC
Michelotto Automobili developed the F430 GTC with a view to making it eligible for all the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) series. The F430 GTC were entered in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), the Le Mans Series (LMS), the FIA GT Championship and, of course, the Le Mans 24 Hours! Michelotto worked directly with Ferrari Corse Clienti. From the outset, the F430 was guided by an official desire to enter Grand Touring. This had not been the case with the 360 Modena, which was initially developed by Jean-Michel Bourresche’s team (JMB) before receiving a helping hand from Maranello.
Work on the F430 base began at the end of 2004, with the first runs in October 2005! Development was accelerated, but nothing was left to chance.
The F430’s original aluminium chassis was reinforced with an aluminium tubular trellis cage in the cockpit. Mechanically, the engine displacement was reduced to 3,996 cm³ to make the car compatible with the GT2 category (allowing engines with displacements of 3.8 to 4.0 litres). The berlinetta was fitted with two silencers on the exhaust manifolds to limit noise. At the same time, the F430 gained weight – around 50 kg – to reach 1,130 kg on the scales.
Power, managed by means of flanges placed on the intake pipes in accordance with the regulations, fluctuated according to the championship from 430 to 470 bhp, available from 6,600 to 7,500 rpm.
In terms of aerodynamics, the underbody of the car was completely flat. To generate downforce, in addition to the excellent base provided by the F430, there was of course a rear wing with a wide range of adjustment options. The race versions of the F430 were fitted with lightweight 18-inch centre-nut wheels with Michelin slicks instead of the 19-inch wheels fitted with Pirelli tyres on the road cars. While the F430 road car’s adjustable dampers could be adjusted using a knob on the steering wheel, the F430 GTC’s suspension was not adjustable on the fly.

The first Ferrari V8 GT2 and GTE queen
The F430 GTCs made a great debut, winning the constructors’ championship and the FIA GT2 drivers’ title in 2006 and 2007, the ALMS constructors’ title in GT2 in 2007, and a class win in GT2 at Le Mans in 2008. The F430 GTC paved the way for the 458 GT2 and 488 GTE.
F430 GTCs have won a total of 11 FIA GT2 titles (4 manufacturers, 4 teams, 3 drivers), 4 LMS (2 teams and 2 drivers), 4 ALMS (1 manufacturer, 2 teams, 1 driver), 2 Asian Le Mans Series (1 team, 1 driver), 1 ILMC (1 manufacturer), 12 GT Open (4 in total, 3 teams and 5 drivers). Numerous titles were also won in national championships in Italy and Spain.

History of chassis #2602 offered for sale
Chassis 2602 was entered in GT OPEN by Jérôme Policand and Anthony Beltoise, where they finished 6th and 9th respectively in the two races at Valencia. For the rest of its career, this 430 GTC was mainly used for track days. In 2018, it was completely overhauled by Michelotto. In April 2018, following this overhaul, Formula 1 driver Andrea Montermini carried out a shakedown on the Adria circuit.
It was then sold to a Swiss competitor who entered it in the demonstrations that were organised by Peter Auto as part of the events at Dijon and Le Mans Classic before the Endurance Racing Legends series was launched. In November 2018, the F430 GTC was entered in Daytona Classic.
It was then sold to its current owner, who entrusted it to the British workshop ScottSport. On this occasion, the car’s ECU was converted to MOTEC by Lap Engineering and it was entered in the Le Mans 24 Hours support race in 2021.

A Ferrari F430 GTC preserved and overhauled
Since its birth in 2008, this Ferrari F430 GTC #2602 has been particularly well preserved and it is therefore a highly original Ferrari with a low mileage that Ascott Collection is proud to offer for sale. In order to offer its next owner a race-ready car, it was decided to benefit from the winter to overhaul the engine, change the fuel tank and carry out a new crack test. As a result, #2602 will be delivered with maximum potential in terms of engine hours and the validity of safety features. In 2024, the next owner of this superb Ferrari GT2 will be able to take part in many historic races: Gulf Historic, Daytona Classic, the Masters Endurance Legends series, the Endurance Racing Legends series and Le Mans Classic.

+++Challenge and GT Days May28 – May29 2024+++

Dear friends, 2023 is going to an end and we are looking forward to our new date +++Challenge and GT Days May28 – May29 2024+++

I would like to see all of you from the last six years (time is flying…) again and some new, so we can share together again our passion for the fantastic Challenge and GT Ferraris.

I try to keep the event again on a very good quality level like the years before. Also we will do again our race for Challenge Ferraris from the 348 up to the 488 Challenge and GT, organized by the Ferrari Club Deutschland, so we are part of the FCD Racing Series 2024. The interest is very high for the race (expecting 20-25 Ferraris) and it will be a highlight on the second day at the end.

For “Wings for Life” we will do again our charity auction at the 28 of May with some cool highlights, stay tuned for this…

All details, information’s about the event and the registration https://www.fchgt.com/challenge-and-gt-days-2024/

I wish you and your family’s some quiet days and a peaceful 2024 –  Heinz

See you at the Challenge and GT Days 2024 – Forza Ferrari

For sale – Ferrari 360 Challenge

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For sale is this Ferrari 360 Challenge factory built race car from 2000. In the first years of its life it was raced in the Spanish GT series. We found this car in Spain and had it fully sercived by F- specialist Stradale (Netherlands). All fluids were changed, belts done, adjustable Penke dampers reconditioned, exhaustsilencers installed. Recently new rear wheelbearings. Was raced the last 2 years in some events and some trackdays. Comes with a Ferrari race seat (date expired) and HANS Sabelt belts (date 2026). Extra wheels and slicks available at extra costs. Can assist in worldwide shipping, or deliver to your doorstep

+++7. Edition Challenge and GT Days 28. – 29. May 2024+++Registration is open+++

Dear friends, 2023 is going to an end and we are looking forward to our new date +++Challenge and GT Days 28.-29. May 2024+++ for sure again on the fantastic Red Bull Ring.

I would like to see all of you from the last six years again and some new, so we can share together our passion for the fantastic Challenge and GT Ferraris. I try to keep the event again on a very good quality level like the years before.

All details and information’s about the event and the +++ Early Bird Registration till 11. Dezember 2023+++ HERE

We are very proud to host a 40min. race on the second day from the FCD (Ferrari Club Deutschland) Racing Series with all generations of Ferrari Challenge and GT Cars, from the 348 Challenge to the 488 GT2.

The registration is open here: http://www.fchgt.com/registration/

If you have any questions please do not hesitate – email office@fchgt.com

See you at the Challenge and GT Days 2024 – Forza Ferrari