Ferrari 212E Montagna
The Ferrari 212E Montagna was a racing car that Scuderia Ferrari used in 1969 as a mountain spider.
Development history
In the 1960s, hill climbs, and above all the European Championship, were among the most popular motorsport events in Europe. In 1962 and 1965 the Scuderia was able to break through the dominance of Porsche in the sports car class twice and win the European championship with Ludovico Scarfiotti as driver. In 1962 the Ferrari Dino 106SP and in 1965 the Dino 206P were used. Since both vehicles had been built for circuit races and Porsche had long since had a Bergspyder, those responsible at Scuderia decided to build the 212E Montagna as early as 1967. The E in the type designation stands for "Europeo".
The chassis and the wheel suspensions were taken from the Dino 206S, but the body of the 212E was similar to that of the Ferrari 330P4 in the CanAm version. The engine had a displacement of 2 liters and 12 cylinders in a V configuration .
Racing history
The Swiss Peter Schetty , who was also the driver in the races for the 1969 European Championship, already competed in the test drives in Mugello and Vallelunga . The 212E was the defining racing car of the season and Schetty won all seven races in the racing cars and became the dominant European champion.
After the end of the season, the car was sold and passed through several collectors' hands before becoming part of the Carlos Monteverde Collection.
Technical specifications
Parameters | Ferrari 212E Montagna |
engine | Four-stroke engine, 12 cylinders (installed lengthways as a mid-engine) |
cooling | water |
Displacement | 1991 cc |
Bore × stroke | 65 × 50 mm |
compression | 11: 1 |
Valve control | 2 overhead camshafts per cylinder bank, 4 valves per cylinder |
Mixture preparation | mechanical indirect fuel injection from Lucas |
power | 290 hp (213 kW) at 11,800 rpm |
maximum torque | |
Power transmission | 5-speed gearbox (not synchronized), limited-slip differential |
Frame and body | Steel tubular frame, reinforced with aluminum |
steering | |
Front suspension | Independent wheel suspension on double wishbones , external spring-damper unit |
Rear suspension | Independent suspension on trapezoidal wishbones, transverse stabilizer |
Brakes | internally ventilated disc brakes front and rear, mounted on the inside of the differential at the rear |
Track width front / rear | 1377/1412 mm |
wheelbase | 2340 mm |
Tire size front / rear | 9.5 × 13.5 / 14 × 13 |
Length × width × height | 3800 × 1980 mm × - |
Empty weight (without driver) | 530 kg |
Top speed | up to 240 km / h |
literature
- Pino Casamassima: Storia della Scuderia Ferrari. Nada Editore, Vimodrome 1998, ISBN 88-7911-179-5 .
- Peter Braun, Gregor Schulz: The great Ferrari manual. Heel, Königswinter 2006, ISBN 3-89880-501-8 .