1951 Ferrari 166 F2 12 cyl 2.0 litre [GP3-50]

1951 Ferrari 166 F2 [GP3-50] in Rue de l'Estrapade, Movie, 1953

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1951 Ferrari 166 F2 12 cyl 2.0 litre [GP3-50]

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sixcyl ◊ 2010-05-13 19:23
pilou ◊ 2010-05-16 15:23	1951/2 Ferrari 12 cyl 2.O l formula 2 as driven by Villoresi ,Ascari and Gonzales in the early fifties
dsl ◊ 2020-07-09 00:16	Banked track suggests either Monza or Montlhéry - 1952 Grand Prix de Paris, 25 May at Montlhéry gives #36 as Gianfranco Comotti (Ferrari 166F2/50 'GP3-50' -retired), #8 Robert Manzon (Gordini T16 '16-0031' - not classified) and #4 Luigi Villoresi/Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari 500 '3' - disqualified). Seems GP3-50 was built as Ferrari EX 125 then 275 in 1950, then became 212 [0102] and then became 166 [GP3-50] "Dorino Serafini raced at Syracusa and Pau in March 1951 in a factory-entered experimental tipo 212 Ferrari which is said to have carried the customer chassis number '0102'. Ferrari historian Michael Muller believes that this 212 was the 'EX' car from 1950, as raced by Villoresi at Bremgarten in June (as a 125) and Geneva in July (as a 275). Serafini's car shared the same wheelbase and De Dion rear suspension as 'EX'. After these two appearances, Michael is confident that the 212 became the third works 166 F2 car: the 'GP3-50' that first appeared at Parc Borely for the Grand Prix de Marseille F2 race on 8 Apr 1951." from here (Note 2)

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sixcyl

◊ 2010-05-13 19:23

pilou

◊ 2010-05-16 15:23

1951/2 Ferrari 12 cyl 2.O l formula 2 as driven by Villoresi ,Ascari and Gonzales in the early fifties

dsl

◊ 2020-07-09 00:16

Banked track suggests either Monza or Montlhéry - 1952 Grand Prix de Paris, 25 May at Montlhéry gives #36 as Gianfranco Comotti (Ferrari 166F2/50 'GP3-50' -retired), #8 Robert Manzon (Gordini T16 '16-0031' - not classified) and #4 Luigi Villoresi/Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari 500 '3' - disqualified).

Seems GP3-50 was built as Ferrari EX 125 then 275 in 1950, then became 212 [0102] and then became 166 [GP3-50] "Dorino Serafini raced at Syracusa and Pau in March 1951 in a factory-entered experimental tipo 212 Ferrari which is said to have carried the customer chassis number '0102'. Ferrari historian Michael Muller believes that this 212 was the 'EX' car from 1950, as raced by Villoresi at Bremgarten in June (as a 125) and Geneva in July (as a 275). Serafini's car shared the same wheelbase and De Dion rear suspension as 'EX'. After these two appearances, Michael is confident that the 212 became the third works 166 F2 car: the 'GP3-50' that first appeared at Parc Borely for the Grand Prix de Marseille F2 race on 8 Apr 1951." from here (Note 2)

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1951 Ferrari 166 F2 12 cyl 2.0 litre [GP3-50]

1951 Ferrari 166 F2 [GP3-50] in Rue de l'Estrapade, Movie, 1953

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