Scuderia Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari HP, often just called Scuderia Ferrari or just Ferrari, is the part of Ferrari SpA, an Italian car-making company, that builds racing cars. Most of the team's money is used for its Formula One team, Scuderia Ferrari. "Scuderia" is Italian for "Stable", and Ferrari is the surname of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Ferrari company. They are also sometimes called the Prancing Horses because of Ferrari's logo.
| Full name | Scuderia Ferrari HP |
|---|---|
| Base | Maranello, Italy |
| Team principal(s) | Frédéric Vasseur |
| Technical director | Enrico Cardile |
| Formula One World Championship Career | |
| Debut | 1950 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Latest race | 2012 British Grand Prix |
| Races competed | 1016 |
| Constructors' Championships | 16 (1961, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
| Drivers' Championships | 15 (1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007) |
| Race victories | 248 |
| Pole positions | 253 |
| Fastest laps | 264 |
| 2024 position | 2nd (652 points) |
Scuderia Ferrari was started in 1929, and raced for Alfa Romeo until 1939. Ferrari first started in Formula One when it began in 1950, making it the oldest F1 team.[1] The team's fans are called "tifosi", meaning "fans" in Italian, and there are tifosi worldwide.
One of the most famous Ferrari drivers was Michael Schumacher, who won five Formula One Drivers' Championships with Ferrari. He drove in this team from 1996 until 2006.[2] Schumacher worked with Ferrari after he stopped racing. In 2007, Kimi Räikkönen won the Drivers' Championship for Ferrari. In 2008, Felipe Massa lost the Championship to Lewis Hamilton by one point. Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship in 2007 and 2008.
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton are the team's drivers as of 2026.
Scuderia Ferrari Media
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Scuderia Ferrari
Enzo Ferrari (first from left), Tazio Nuvolari (fourth), and Achille Varzi (sixth) with Alfa Romeo managing director Prospero Gianferrari (third) at Colle Maddalena
Various company logos on display on Michael Schumacher's F2005 during the 2005 German Grand Prix, showing sponsorship such as from Philip Morris, Shell, Vodafone, Bridgestone and AMD
Ferrari SF90, driven by Charles Leclerc, with Mission Winnow branding at the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix
- 51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE, 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone
The race-winning No. 50 Ferrari 499P after the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans parked next to its No. 51 sister car
Ferrari have won a record 16 World Constructors' Championship titles.
Related pages
References
- ↑ Ferrari. Formula1.com (2018). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ Formula 1's Greatest Drivers: 2. Michael Schumacher. Autosport (10 December 2009). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
| Preceded by none |
Formula One constructor 1950–present |
Succeeded by none |