Museo Ferrari (previously known as Galleria Ferrari) is a
Ferrari company museum dedicated to the Ferrari
sports car marque. The museum is not purely for cars; there are also trophies, photographs and other historical objects relating to the Italian
motor racing
Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of tw ...
industry. In addition to that, the exhibition introduces technological innovations, some of which had made the transition from racing cars to road cars.
It is located just from the Ferrari factory in Ferrari's home town of
Maranello, near
Modena, Italy.
The museum first opened in February 1990,
with a new wing being added in October 2004. Ferrari itself has run the museum since 1995. The total surface area is now 2,500 square metres. The number of annual visitors to the museum is around 180,000.
The exhibits are mostly a combination of Ferrari road and track cars.
Exhibits
Michael 50
Michael 50 was an exhibition that opened on January 3, 2019, timed to coincide with
Michael Schumacher's 50th birthday, as a tribute to Schumacher's
Formula One career. The exhibit was organized in cooperation with Keep Fighting Foundation, a non-profit foundation that supports Schumacher‘s charitable work. One part of the exhibition, ''The Hall of Victories'', displayed some of the most important Ferrari cars driven by Schumacher in his 11 years with the
Scuderia Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari S.p.A. () is the racing division of luxury Italian auto manufacturer Ferrari and the racing team that competes in Formula One racing. The team is also known by the nickname "The Prancing Horse", in reference to their logo. I ...
team:
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Ferrari F310
The Ferrari F310, and its evolution, the F310B, were the Formula One racing cars with which the Ferrari team competed in the and seasons. It was driven in both years by Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine.
This was the first Ferrari Formula O ...
(1996)
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Ferrari F399
The Ferrari F399 was the car that the Ferrari team competed with for the 1999 Formula One World Championship. The chassis was designed by Rory Byrne, Giorgio Ascanelli, Aldo Costa, Marco Fainello, Willem Toet, and Nikolas Tombazis, with Ro ...
(1999)
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Ferrari F1-2000 (2000)
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Ferrari F2001
The Ferrari F2001 was a highly successful Formula One car that the Ferrari team competed with for the 2001 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by Rory Byrne, Ignazio Lunetta, Aldo Costa, Marco Fainello, Nikolas Tombazis and James Alli ...
(2001)
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Ferrari F2002
The Ferrari F2002 was a racing car used by Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro as its entry for competition in the 2002 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by Rory Byrne, Ignazio Lunetta, Aldo Costa, Marco Fainello, Nikolas Tombazis and Ja ...
(2002)
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Ferrari F2003-GA
The Ferrari F2003-GA was a highly successful car used by Scuderia Ferrari in the 2003 Formula One World Championship. The chassis was designed by Rory Byrne, Ignazio Lunetta, Aldo Costa, Marco Fainello, Nikolas Tombazis and James Allison with ...
(2003)
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Ferrari F2004
The F2004 is a highly successful Formula One racing car that was used by Ferrari for the 2004 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by Rory Byrne, Ignazio Lunetta, Aldo Costa, Marco Fainello, John Iley and James Allison with Ross Bra ...
(2004)
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Ferrari 248 F1
The 248 F1 is a Formula One car, used by Ferrari for the 2006 season. The chassis was designed by Rory Byrne, Simone Resta, Aldo Costa, Tiziano Battistini, Marco Fainello, John Iley and Marco de Luca with Ross Brawn playing a vital role in ...
(2006)
The exhibition featured two road cars whose development Schumacher has contributed to:
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Ferrari 430 Scuderia (2007)
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Ferrari California
The Ferrari California (Type F149) is a grand touring, high performance sports car created by the Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari. It is a two-door 2+2 hard top convertible. When originally unveiled in 2008, the California was powered by ...
(2008)
The black
FXX Evoluzione number 30 was not included in the exhibition.
On February 1, 2019, the exhibition was visited by Schumacher’s son
Mick
Mick is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Michael. Because of its popularity in Ireland, it is often used in England as a derogatory term for an Irish person or a person of Irish descent. In Australia the meaning broade ...
, who had recently signed with the
Ferrari Driver Academy
Ferrari Driver Academy is an initiative from Formula One team Scuderia Ferrari to promote young talent inside its own organisation, with several drivers being selected and funded by the team, being under long-term contracts. Some notable former ...
.
Images
Image:enzos_office.jpg, A mock up of Enzo Ferrari's office
Image:galleria_first_floor.jpg, Some cars on the first floor
Image:Collection of Ferrari Formula One racing cars at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy.jpg, Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher (; ; born 3 January 1969) is a German former racing driver who competed in Formula One for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, and Mercedes. Schumacher has a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Lewis ...
era F1 cars
Image:Old F1 race cars.jpg, Memorable F1 cars
See also
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Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari
References
External links
Museo Ferrari official website*
Museo Ferrariat WR7
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Automobile museums in Italy
Museum
Museums established in 1990
Museums in Emilia-Romagna