Just 32 Ferrari 250 LM were ever built with the aim of bringing prototype technology to GT racing.
Motorsport is effectively a self-perpetuating arms race between manufacturers of high performance machines. Engineering and design talent is pushed to extremes in an attempt to reach ever greater speeds. An advantage in racing is a very precious thing, something that Enzo Ferrari knew well indeed. The creation of the now legendary Ferrari 250 LM was born out of a desire to dominate.
During the 1960s Ferrari needed to replace the aging 250 GTO, with Enzo reluctantly accepting that mid-engined cars were the future. Ferrari endurance racers had already proven what an advantage placing a powerful V12 in the center of the car could be, so the plan was to create a Group 3 GT model on the same principles.
