Ferrari brings 2017 F1 car and five supercar debuts to FOS | GRR
Ferrari will be out in force at the Goodwood Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard on 8th-11th July including the latest Ferrari F1 car to ever appear on the Hill. The Prancing Horse has been at a gallop recently and without a Festival in 2020 many will feel there is plenty of new-model catching up to do – thankfully Maranello will be bringing to West Sussex a veritable feast of its latest, sexiest and most powerful cars.
The full product range is promised – the first time all the current models have been in the UK together in public (although some will have spotted them in the live stream for Goodwood SpeedWeek presented by Mastercard last year). That’s eight cars, five of them making their debuts, with (after a quick tally) around 6,260PS (4,682kW) of unbridled horsepower between them. Which of course they will be exercising to the full in runs up the Goodwood Hill.
Here’s a quick canter around Ferrari’s Goodwood stable…
Ferrari Roma
Maranello’s first front-engined V8 2+2 GT, the Roma is a beauty in a refined and sophisticated way, and with 610PS (456kW) offers a class-leading power-to-weight ratio.
Ferrari Portofino M
The Modificata version of the V8 convertible shares in all the latest tech developed for its cousin, the Roma, including 620PS and a race setting in the five-position Manettino control.
Ferrari 812 GTS
The classic Ferrari formula of front-mounted V12 and open two-seater cabin is back in spectacular style in the form of the drop-top 812 GTS. And with 800PS (599kW) it is super fast…
Ferrari SF90
At the 2021 Festival we will be able to see both versions of the 1,000PS SF90, Ferrari’s first series production hybrid: the SF90 Stradale and the SF90 Spider with a retractable hard-top. In either form the car is blindingly fast but if it’s track driving you seek check out the Stradale Assetto Fiorano pack, with racing-derived Multimatic dampers, carbon-fibre panels, titanium springs and exhaust and high downforce carbon-fibre rear spoiler.
Ferrari F8 Tributo
A mid-engined V8 formula that began with the 308 GTB in 1976 charges back in the shape of the F8 Tributo, and there will be two of them at the Festival: a Blu Corsa coupe and a Giallo Modena Spider, both powered by a twin-turbo 3.9-litre V8 with 720PS (529kW). Alas not for Goodwood this year is the 296 GTB, which is not yet in production.
Ferrari Monza SP2
We have seen Ferrari’s take on classic 1950s barchettas at Goodwood before but you can’t really see Maranello’s stripped-back ultimate driving machine too often can you? The two-seat speedster Monza SP2 is based on the 812 Superfast but is lighter, more powerful and only available as part of a limited edition of 499 cars.
While the Monza SP2 recalls the Scuderia’s motor sport heritage, plenty more cars at Goodwood this summer will serve up the past for real. Step forward if you want to get close and personal with a 1950 166 MM Barchetta, 1961 Ferrari 156 “Sharknose”, 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB “Breadvan”, 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO and a 1952 Ferrari 375 that competed at the Indianapolis 500. And that’s on top of the F1 cars, from a 1970 512S driven by Mario Andretti to the 2017 Ferrari SF70H which will be let loose up the hill with Marc Gené behind the wheel.
So this year get set for a feast of Ferraris for our delectation. Which is as it should be for the Prancing Horse and the Festival of Speed are surely inseparable.
Ferrari 812 GTS image by Pete Summers, Monza SP2 image by Nick Dungan, SF70H images courtesy of Motorsport Images.