Scarperia (Florence,) 1 April 2007

A parade of Ferrari F40s was one of the special features of the main day of the inaugural Mugello Historic Festival, an event for historic cars, which also included the opening round of this season's Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge.

The F40 Trophy, a regularity event that preceded the parade on the Tuscan track, opened the celebrations for the twentieth anniversary of this prestigious Prancing Horse model and in the coming months will also be part of the Ferrari Days at Silverstone and Hockenheim, as far as Europe is concerned, as well as a further event in North America.

After setting off from the Fiorano track and making a spectacular pass through Florence, the F40s made their final approach to the Mugello International Circuit via the famous Futa Pass, one of the most spectacular sections on the Mille Miglia. The winner was Eric Prinoth, the Italian Champion among the gentlemen drivers competing in the Shell Cup, part of the Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy, which uses the F430.



As for the races in the Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge, there was a win for the 1960 Ferrari 256 F1/FL of Tony Smith in Grid A, for cars with drum brakes. Paul Knapfield's 1980 Ferrari 512 BB L; took first place in Group C, for cars with disc brakes.

The next round of the Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge is scheduled for the weekend of 10 June in England, at Silverstone Circuit.