Ferrari 712 CanAm

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Ferrari 712 CanAm

The Ferrari 712 CanAm was a CanAm prototype from Ferrari that was used in sports car races from 1970 to 1974.

Development history

The Ferrari 712 CanAm was the successor to the Ferrari 612 CanAm and was based on the Ferrari 512S with chassis number 1010. The chassis had already had a checkered history and was given a new, open body. The 7-liter V12 engine was first used in the 612 CanAm at the end of 1969; it made 720 hp at 8000 rpm.

Racing history

The car made its debut at the 1970 CanAm race at Watkins Glen . He was driven by Mario Andretti , who finished fourth in the race. The CanAm missions were handled by the North American Racing Team led by Luigi Chinetti , who signed the French Jean-Pierre Jarier in 1971 . Jarier contested the races at Watkins Glen and Road Atlanta in 1971. Brian Redman drove the car in 1972 and 1973 .

Chinetti raced the 712 CanAm sporadically for five years until 1974, when the car was sold. In 2005 the racing car was driven in historic motorsport at the AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.

The 712 was rarely used. The Scuderia itself only used the prototype once, at a sports car race in Imola , which Arturo Merzario won.

Web links

Commons : Ferrari 712 CanAm  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tom Schwede, Photo and History FERRARI 712 CAN AM , accessed July 28, 2015