Ferrari 330 TRI/LM
The Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Spyder (chassis number 0808) is a unique racing sports car purpose-built in 1962 by Ferrari to achieve victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was the last Ferrari racing sports car with a front-mounted engine and the last of a series of Ferrari race cars known as the Testa Rossas. The "I" in its designation indicates that the car has an independent rear suspension (indipendente in Italian).
| Category | Sports car racing | ||||||||||||
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| Constructor | Ferrari | ||||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Medardo Fantuzzi | ||||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||||
| Chassis | tubular steel spaceframe | ||||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Coil spring and independent wishbone | ||||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Coil spring and independent wishbone | ||||||||||||
| Length | 178 in (452.1 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Width | 62.6 in (159.0 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Height | 41.3 in (104.9 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Axle track | F: 56 in (142.2 cm) R: 55.7 in (141.5 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 94.5 in (2,400.3 mm) | ||||||||||||
| Engine | Tipo 163 3,967 cc (242.1 cu in) V12 naturally-aspirated front-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||||||
| Transmission | Tipo 568 5-speed manual transmission | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 820 kg (1,807.8 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Tyres | F: 6.00 x 16 R: 7.00 x 16 | ||||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Scuderia Ferrari North American Racing Team | ||||||||||||
| Notable drivers | Olivier Gendebien Masten Gregory Graham Hill Phil Hill Roger Penske Pedro Rodriguez Ricardo Rodríguez | ||||||||||||
| Debut | 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||||||||||
| First win | 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||||||||||
| Last win | 1962 Bridgehampton Double 400 | ||||||||||||
| Last event | 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||||||||||
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Beginning in 1960 as a 250 TRI/60 Fantuzzi Spyder (chassis 0780TR), the car was badly damaged in a crash during a practice session for the 1960 Targa Florio road race (its debut). It was rebuilt, failing to finish at the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans then finishing second at the 1961 12 Hours of Sebring, before being damaged again in its second Targa Florio outing. After finishing second at the 1961 Nürburgring 1000km and 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans, it won at the 1961 Pescara 4 Hours.
Following Pescara, regulatory changes allowed Ferrari to rebuild 0780TR into its final form as the 330 TRI/LM (chassis 0808), with a larger 4.0 liter V12 engine and a new body. The 330 TRI/LM won the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans, the last front-engine car to win the race. It was then sold to Luigi Chinetti's NART, competing in North America with some success before returning to the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car was running in third place into the night against newer, factory-mid-engine Ferrari prototypes when it crashed and dropped out of the race.
The 330 TRI/LM's racing career ended after the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans and it was subsequently repaired and rebuilt as a road car. Since then, it has been owned by several different collectors and restored back to 1962 specification. The car most recently sold to Gregorio Pérez Companc, who paid €7,000,000 in 2007.