Formula 1 Drivers & Ferrari F40 | FerrariChat

Formula 1 Drivers & Ferrari F40

Discussion in '288GTO/F40/F50/Enzo/LaFerrari' started by tomgt, Sep 9, 2019.

Tags:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. tomgt

    tomgt F1 Veteran
    Rossa Subscribed

    Feb 22, 2004
    6,701
    Netherlands
    Full Name:
    Tom Wiggers
    anymore known F1 drivers with a F40 or former owners.

    80022 Nigel Mansell

    89889 Pierluigi Martini

    89854 Patrick Tambay

    92171 Jean Alesi

    Xxxxx Sebastian Vettel
     
    NürScud, Caeruleus11 and joe sackey like this.
  2. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ
    Sponsor

    May 23, 2006
    57,292
    Southern California
    Full Name:
    Joe Sackey
    Caeruleus11 likes this.
  3. chrixxx

    chrixxx Formula Junior
    Owner Rossa Subscribed

    Mar 22, 2004
    971
    Lucerne
    Full Name:
    Chris
  4. Marcel Massini

    Marcel Massini Two Time F1 World Champ
    Honorary

    Mar 2, 2005
    22,741
    Original/first owners:
    95317 Niki Lauda.
    79575 Jacky Ickx.
    80252 Michele Alboreto.
    80707 Gerhard Berger.
    85594 Clay Regazzoni.
    87512 Jo Vonlanthen.
    89321 Stefan Johansson.
    89385 Roberto Moreno.
    89617 John Surtees.
    90569 Stirling Moss.

    Vettel = 90049. Ex Pavarotti.

    Marcel Massini
     
    elmadi, greg328, Makuono and 8 others like this.
  5. Ferrari27

    Ferrari27 Formula Junior

    Jul 5, 2010
    866
    #5 Ferrari27, Sep 10, 2019
    Last edited: Sep 10, 2019
    According to the internet:

    Johnny Cecotto 82905.
    Felipe Massa (Monaco registration C 190).
    Michael Schumacher 92371 and 79988.

    Despite the advert above I am not certain that Alain Prost every owned one.
     
  6. Ferrari27

    Ferrari27 Formula Junior

    Jul 5, 2010
    866
    The Alain Prost car shown in the advert above is 83249. The advert says the car is signed by Prost but does not show this. Perhaps it was his welcome gift after all...
     
    elmadi and Caeruleus11 like this.
  7. Marcel Massini

    Marcel Massini Two Time F1 World Champ
    Honorary

    Mar 2, 2005
    22,741
    83249 was delivered new to Switzerland.

    Marcel Massini
     
    Caeruleus11 likes this.
  8. PAUL500

    PAUL500 F1 Rookie

    Jun 23, 2013
    3,136
    I believe Jenson Button has one in his collection.

    As does Dario Franchitti

    Did not Mario Andretti have one in the past? from memory his grandson has one now?
     
    elmadi likes this.
  9. tomgt

    tomgt F1 Veteran
    Rossa Subscribed

    Feb 22, 2004
    6,701
    Netherlands
    Full Name:
    Tom Wiggers
    Yes Button had one, sold it years ago

    Indy/Champcar driver Franchitti still has his F40
     
    elmadi and NürScud like this.
  10. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ
    Sponsor

    May 23, 2006
    57,292
    Southern California
    Full Name:
    Joe Sackey
    We sold 86640 to Indycar driver Graham Rahal.

    Why have so many racecar drivers owned an F40?

    Because it's an amazing sports car!
     
  11. Ferrari27

    Ferrari27 Formula Junior

    Jul 5, 2010
    866
    Joe (or anyone else!).

    When 84944 was offered for sale by Bonhams at Quail Lodge in August 2004 the car was described as having been owned "by a Ferrari enthusiast, whose Indycar-driving son also owned one of these fabulous machines". Do you know who this refers to? If the father is Bobby Rahal (or Bobby Ray Hall as he was known in NASCAR) then this is another F40 owned by an F1 driver as Rahal Snr raced a couple of times for Wolf in 1978.
     
  12. Birel

    Birel Formula 3

    Sep 12, 2005
    1,877
    Brisbane
    Full Name:
    Andrew Turner
    Gooding had this car for sale at Pebble Beach a few weeks ago, maybe the catalogue explains more?
     
    joe sackey likes this.
  13. Ferrari27

    Ferrari27 Formula Junior

    Jul 5, 2010
    866
    elmadi and chrixxx like this.
  14. Marcel Massini

    Marcel Massini Two Time F1 World Champ
    Honorary

    Mar 2, 2005
    22,741
    elmadi and joe sackey like this.
  15. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ
    Sponsor

    May 23, 2006
    57,292
    Southern California
    Full Name:
    Joe Sackey
    Clever man.
     
    elmadi likes this.
  16. merstheman

    merstheman F1 Rookie

    Apr 13, 2007
    4,417
    São Paulo, Brazil
    Full Name:
    Mario
    Didn't know Roberto Moreno owned one from new. I wonder if it's the one in Brazil that used to be owned by Lawrence Pih and today resides in a nice collection here in the state of São Paulo.
     
  17. Marcel Massini

    Marcel Massini Two Time F1 World Champ
    Honorary

    Mar 2, 2005
    22,741
    No.
    89385 lives in the greater Geneva area, Switzerland.

    Marcel Massini
     
    elmadi, NürScud and joe sackey like this.

Share This Page