Get the brand new TASCHEN Ferrari Book

 
Original TASCHEN Ferrari Book – each EUR 125,-*
 
 

eaping the benefit of unrivalled access to photos and documents from the Ferrari Archives and private collectors, this weighty tome tells the epic tales behind Ferrari’s protagonists and triumphs, past and present. Edited by renowned sports journalist and writer Pino Allievi, it includes a complete appendix of all of Ferrari’s wins since 1947.

Hardcover, 28 x 37.4 cm, 5.08 kg, 688 pages

ISBN 978-3-7544-0135-4

Edition: English

 

l Fascino Ferrari

A monument to Italy’s driving force

Few men, women or brand names have come to define a century. For seven decades and counting, the Italian powerhouse founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1947 hasn’t only set the standard for high-performance engineering, but made an indelible red mark on popular culture, enthralling fans and collectors across the globe.

More than just a car manufacturer, Ferrariis synonymous with beauty, excellence, and unmatched desirability. The Cavallino Rampante stands proud as the driving force in high-performance granturismo, the conqueror of impossible challenges.
 
A project conceived in close collaboration with Ferrari, this stylish edition features exclusive content from the Ferrari Archives and private collections around the world. It brings together many unseen photographs, sketches, and original documents related to famed Ferrari drivers like Ascari, Fangio, Hawthorn, Phil Hill, Surtees, Lauda, Scheckter, and Schumacher, revealing the stories behind Ferrari’s victories, its key protagonists, and its legacy. There’s also a comprehensive, never-before-seen appendix cataloging every victory since 1947.

From thrilling triumphs on the racetrack to the meticulous craftsmanship behind every model, this volume captures the essence of what makes Ferrari the most coveted name in automotive history, a brand that continues to push the limits of possibility. Whether you’re a collector, an enthusiast, or simply a lover of unparalleled design and performance, this is the ultimate tribute to Ferrari’s enduring legacy.

 
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For sale at Broad Arrow Auction – 1996 Ferrari F355 Challenge

This Friday the fantastic F355 Challenge comes to auction in Belgium

For sale by Broad Arrow Zoute Auction – 10 October 2025

  • One of just 300 F355 Challenge examples produced
  • Retained by 1994 and 1995 Ferrari Challenge Europe Champion Harald Brutschin from new
  • Presented in its iconic McDonald’s livery as raced under the Neuser team name in 1996
  • Benefits from extensive, photo documented restoration
  • Powered by a 3.5-liter V8 mated to a six-speed manual transmission
  • Furnished with its original owner’s manual, service book, original Fahrzeugbrief, and three binders documenting its race and restoration history
  • A rare opportunity to own a road legal challenge car

Estimate is EUR 275.000,- – EUR 350.000,- 


 

For sale – 2018 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo

Le Mans 24h Competitor – Upgraded to GTE Evo by Michelotto in 2020

All details and more photos HERE at DK Engineering

The #72 HubAuto Racing Ferrari 488 GTE competed in both the 2018 Blancpain Asia Championship and in several events throughout the 2019 season. Througout its competition history, the car would be exclusively run and prepared by Michelotto. Having earned their entrance to Le Mans for their victory in the 2019/2020 Asian Le Mans Series, the HubAuto team would see this chassis receive the complete upgrade to GTE Evo specification by the Italian specialists in 2020.

For the 2020 season, the car would run as presented today in GTE Evo specification. The car would race on just one occasion, competing at the 2020 Le Mans 24h at the hands of BMW factory driver Tom Blomqvist, Morris Chen and Asian Le Mans Series Champion Marcos Gomes.

  • 2018
  • 13.05.2018 – Blancpain GT Series Asia – Buriram
  • 01.07.2018 – Blancpain GT Series Asia – Suzuka
  • 22.07.2018 – Blancpain GT Series Asia – Fuji
  • 26.08.2018 – Intercontinental GT Challenge – Suzuka
  • 23.09.2018 – Blancpain GT Series Asia – Shanghai
  • 14.10.2018 – Blancpain GT Series Asia – Ningbo

Final Car Mileage 2018: 6,440km

  • 2019
  • 03.02.2019 – Intercontinental GT Challenge – 12hr Bathurst
  • 02.07.2019 – Blancpain Endurance Series – Spa Official Test
  • 15.07.2019 – Spa 24hr Prep at Michelotto (New Gearbox 126)
  • 28.07.2019 – Blancpain Endurance Series – Spa 24hr

Final Car/Engine Mileage 2019: 13,195km

Final Gearbox Mileage 2019: 9,052km

  • 2020
  • 15.05.2020 – Conversion to GTE at Michelotto
  • 25.09.2020 – Le Mans 24hr (Engine #132) (Retired)

Final Car Mileage 2020: 18,526km

Final Engine Mileage 2020: 5,275km

This example presents in GTE EVO configuration, optimised for endurance racing. The Ferrari GTE upgrade package elevated the car above that of its preceding GT3 specification. Upgraded at great cost by Michelotto in 2020, the package further optimised the car for endurance, receiving a wealth of refinements as well as performance updates. With an extensively altered aerodynamic profile, with a smaller frontal section below the lights as well as additional venting for better airflow.

It is equipped with five-way adjustable Multimatic dampers and features long-distance headlights, long-distance brakes, air conditioning, a driver helmet cooling system, cockpit lighting, a drinking system from Progressive Motorsport, a carbon fiber clutch, F1-style steel wheel nuts, Motec 4G telemetry, a rearview camera, a lithium battery, and a tire pressure and temperature monitoring system. It also offers a USB data recording and download system.

XX marks the spot — can you tame this trio of Ferrari track unicorns?

Among the world’s track specials, Ferrari’s XX machines are king. Now a trio of these incredibly rare prancing horses are being sold together at RM Sotheby’s Tailored for Speed Auction on October 11th.

2016 Ferrari FXX-K Evo

2012 Ferrari 599XX Evo

2008 Ferrari FXX Evo

Petrolheads love a track special. Whether it be RS for Porsche, CSL for BMW, or Black Series for Mercedes-Benz, these machines take an already potent driver’s car and throw passenger comfort and any sense of modesty out the window in pursuit of all-out track performance. However, in the realm of track-focused driver’s cars, there are two special letters that are sit above the rest, guaranteed to get the pulse racing of any car lover in the world: XX. 

Only affixed to Ferrari’s most exclusive and razor sharp track cars; XX prancing horses are so extreme that the factory won’t even let you park them in your own stable, instead caring for them in their homeland of Maranello. It was a concept met with some derision when it was first introduced: who would pay millions for a non-road legal car they would barely ever see? However, these doubts almost instantly dissolved at the sight, sound, and above all, lap times that accompanied rare glimpses of these XX models. Now, RM Sotheby’s are offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire three of the first (and finest) XX Ferraris as part of their Tailored for Speed Collection auction on October 11th in Zurich. Let’s take a look at this triplet of track maniacs and understand what separates them from any other track-focused hypercar on the planet. 

The full story HERE at ClassicDriver.com

 

 

For sale by RM Sotheby’s – 2016 FXX-K Evo

For sale at the “The Tailored for Speed Collection” by RM Sothby’s 11. October Zürich 2016 FXX-K Evo 

Estimate is €4,300,000 – €4,800,000 EUR

All details and more pictures HERE at RM Sotheby’s

Chassis No. ZFF84DXX000218329
Engine No. EV 102
 
  • One of approximately 60 examples built
  • Liveried in two-tone Blu Corsa Opaco paint with Nero Stellato Opaco accents over a Nero Alcantara interior
  • Upgraded by Ferrari Corse Clienti to Evoluzione specifications
  • Certified in 2017 as a matching-numbers example with a Ferrari Classiche “Red Book”
  • Odometer displays 5,709 kilometres at the time of cataloguing
  • A rare example of the legendary XX Programme’s most advanced V-12 model

Ferrari Corse Clienti’s XX Programme claimed two strong successes from 2005 through 2010, first with the Enzo-based FXX model and then with the 599 GTB-based 599XX. Conceived as a means of both developing new road car systems while engaging preferred loyal customers, the XX Programme positioned these two models as track-only non-competition cars whose owners could use them in marque-sponsored events. The resulting data would be poured into a future Ferrari model, ensuring satisfaction and gain for both customer and manufacturer—the proverbial win-win.

Of course, a true successor to the FXX could only evolve with the arrival of a new Ferrari hypercar model, a milestone that eventually transpired at the 2013 Geneva Salon. On the world’s greatest stage for automotive debuts, Maranello introduced the potent and beautiful hybrid LaFerrari. Once this was accomplished, it was only a matter of time before an exclusive track-only version for use in Corse Clienti events would follow. Sure enough, at the Finali Mondiali held at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi in 2014, Ferrari unveiled the LaFerrari-based FXX K, a breath-taking fusion of form and function.

Like the LaFerrari, the FXX K was propelled by a Formula 1-derived Hy-Kers hybrid powerplant centred on a further version of the type F140 V-12 engine, the F140 FF, now displacing 6.3 litres. The mill was upgraded with new camshafts with mechanical (rather than hydraulic) lifters, specially polished intake manifolds, and a new exhaust system without mufflers, contributing to an increase to 848 horsepower.

A “Manettino” dial on the centre console provided four different levels of assist from an electric motor, including one designed for “instant maximum torque delivery”, offering an additional 187 horsepower. With total output now reaching 1,035 horsepower, 85 more than the LaFerrari, this was undoubtedly a thoroughbred of unprecedented stature.

The LaFerrari bodyshell underwent numerous tweaks for optimal aerodynamic performance on the track, with the nose receiving a two-part splitter with vertical fins on either end, while the rear end was transformed with twin spoiler-ettes to manage airflow, improving downforce by as much as 50 per cent over the LaFerrari. Boasting a much more menacing stance, the FXX K is 194 millimetres longer and 59 millimetres wider than its road-going sibling, while shedding some 90 kilograms for a weight of approximately 1,255 kilograms. The improved power-to-weight ratio was evident in the new car’s testing times, as it lapped Fiorano in just 1min14sec, five seconds faster than the LaFerrari.

In 2017, following the pattern of the prior two XX Programme models, Ferrari began offering an Evoluzione upgrade for FXX K owners. The FXX-K Evo featured a host of aerodynamic refinements, including redesigned rear brake intakes and a fixed full-width dual rear wing that sits over an active spoiler, in total improving downforce by 23 per cent more than the FXX K; and a shocking 75 per cent more than the original LaFerrari.

As with its two predecessors, production of the FXX K was kept to a minimum with approximately 60 examples currently accounted for. It remains the most advanced product of the XX Programme to date, and for the time being, the ultimate customer-available Ferrari development car.

EVOLUZIONE OF A TITAN

This striking FXX-K Evo is finished in the extremely rare livery of two-tone Blu Corsa Opaco with Nero Stellato Opaco accents, which beautifully offset the Nero Alcantara interior. Sold new to the consignor and delivered in March 2016, the car was decorated with #8 before being damaged in Shanghai later that year. The FXX K was then fully rebuilt at the factory to Evoluzione specifications before receiving a Ferrari Classiche “Red Book” in February 2017, documenting the car with the ultimate mark of authenticity.

In 2023, the engine was overhauled with the fuel bags replaced by Ferrari. Later that year, it was entered into the Finali Mondiali. In 2024, the car was driven at Monza and subsequently the latest technical report was established, showing the very little wear of the engine—only 7 per cent.

Given that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the successful XX Programme, there could be no better time to acquire this uber-rare techno-marvel track prodigy. As one of Maranello’s most ferociously advanced production-based track cars yet devised, chassis number 218329 would make for an outstanding acquisition for any supercar enthusiast, racing participant, or marque aficionado. The next caretaker can look forward to a warm welcome at marque-focused concours d’elegance and Corse Clienti events, or relish the unique thrill of testing the car’s limits on circuit, where the wrath of 1,035 horses can be harnessed in stunning fashion.

For sale by RM Sotheby’s – 2012 Ferrari 599XX

For sale at the “The Tailored for Speed Collection” by RM Sothby’s 11. October Zürich 2012 Ferrari 599XX – Estimate CHF 2.300.000 to 2.800.000

Chassis No. ZFF69PXX000187956
Engine No. 185398
Gearbox No. 02
 
  • Among the final batch of 599XX built in 2012
  • One of the very few examples delivered new with the highly desirable Evoluzione specification
  • Only two owners from new, acquired by The Tailored For Speed Collection in 2020
  • Maintained by the factory’s XX Programme division
  • Displays 10,806 kilometres on its odometer at the time of cataloguing
  • Accompanied by its Ferrari Classiche binder and the latest 2023 technical report

More pictures and details about the auction HERE at RM Sotheby’s

Ferrari’s Corse Clienti XX Programme—which began 20 years ago with a track-only performance variant developed from the Enzo—while simultaneously researching future vehicle development and rewarding loyal clients, was undeniably a smashing success that begged a second entry. Sure enough, four years after the FXX’s introduction, Ferrari unveiled a front-engine companion to the model, appropriately dubbed the 599XX. The base 599 GTB Fiorano was already powered by a derivation of the Enzo’s 6.0-litre V-12, so it was the perfect host for a new Corse Clienti excursion.

Though the 599XX resembles the 599 GTB in general form, most of the bodywork and engine ancillaries were replaced or upgraded. Functional vents and scoops decorate nearly every panel of the car, instantly clarifying the degree of aerodynamic development undertaken. So extreme was the engineering of airflow and downforce on the 599XX that two fans were installed in the boot to draw air from the undertray and funnel it through the former tail lamp valances.

The revised Tipo F140C engine aggressively capitalised on the body’s aerodynamic development, with the modified motor generating 730 horsepower and 506 pound-feet of torque, enough to catapult the car from 0-100 km/h in just 2.9 seconds. In addition to upgrades such as mechanical tappets and graphite-coated pistons, Ferrari implemented a particularly unusual feature for a race-prepared motor, guaranteeing the engine for at least 5,000 kilometres (almost daring customers to find the limits during track events).

Suspension engineering was particularly astonishing, with state-of-the-art SCM Magnetorheological damping contributing to traction control, which was adjustable via a dash-mounted “Manettino”, offering nine different graduated settings. The 599XX’s interior is no less competition-oriented, with a roll cage and a single carbon-fibre dash panel dictating the spartan cockpit, and with nearly all other amenities stripped away. The surprising presence of air conditioning clarifies that the 599XX was a track car that was intended to be enjoyed by customers as much as it was strenuously driven.

The 599XX soon proved its mettle when it matched the FXX’s lap times at the Fiorano test track. Ferrari then sent an example to the Nürburgring where, on 21 April 2010, Raffaele de Simone achieved an astonishing time of 6min58.16sec, breaking the lap record and proving to be even faster than the Enzo (7m25.7s). Rarely has a production-based track car been built that so comprehensively utilises every available technology to optimise performance.

In 2011, Ferrari further enhanced the 599XX with the offering of a new Evoluzione package that took the already-potent model to the upper stratosphere of performance. No mere cosmetic evolution, this was a thorough metamorphosis, with power rising to 740 horsepower, torque to 516 pound-feet, and a shortened final drive ratio noticeably sharpening acceleration. But power was only part of the story. The Evo introduced one of the earliest applications of active aerodynamics in a Ferrari vehicle, including a Formula 1-inspired DRS (Drag Reduction System) integrated into a twin-profile rear wing. Governed by onboard sensors, this system adapted to throttle input, steering angle, and yaw to continuously optimise downforce and reduce drag at speed.

Other Evo upgrades included a lightweight exhaust system with side-pipes, revised suspension geometry, and bespoke, track-specific wheels shod with Pirelli racing slicks. The result was astonishing: a Fiorano lap time of just 1m15s, placing the Evo comfortably ahead of even the Ferrari Enzo and many purpose-built GT race cars.

Manufactured in a sparing quantity of approximately just 45 examples, the 599XX was intended to be driven at track events only, and it was never homologated for legal road use. Customers were encouraged to enter their cars in the XX Programme’s specialised calendar of non-competitive events held around the world and run by Ferrari Corse Clienti. They would compete only against the clock in an attempt to improve their lap times. These special quasi-development cars are a fascinating extension of the XX Programme in front-engine-form, and they appropriately strike a brilliant counterpoint to the FXX.

Chassis number 187956 is among the final batch of cars built in 2012. It was allocated to a client based in the United States and finished in Rosso Fuoco paint. As a result of its late production, chassis 187956 is one of the few examples of the 599XX that was built from new with the desirable Evo upgrade. Decorated with #19, the 599XX benefits from long-time care by the Ferrari factory’s XX division. After being acquired by the consignor, the car was wrapped in a Blu Corsa Opaco livery, effectively matching similarly styled stablemates, the FXX and FXX K.

The 599XX was enjoyed in Corse Clienti events, including the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Finali Mondiali events at Mugello. The odometer currently reads 10,806 kilometres, reflecting a life of spirited-but-limited use. The technical reports tells us that the engine has very little wear (2 per cent). Having not been driven for two years, it is recommend that the car should be serviced prior to participation in its next event.

Marque enthusiasts with particular interest in the factory’s sportscar development programmes will not want to miss this rare opportunity to acquire a bona fide track-only Ferrari test machine, one with a presence both menacing and beautiful. Given the current timing of the XX Programme’s 20th anniversary, there could hardly be a more appropriate moment to acquire this scintillating 599XX Evo. It invites the next caretaker to indulge in astonishingly fast hot laps, or exhibition opportunities at Ferrari focused events. In any case, this rare and technologically flawless 599XX would crown most modern performance-oriented collections.