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FERRARI 458 Italia n.51

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HISTORY

The Ferrari 458 Italia is a car that participated at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014. After the victory of the world title GTE PRO of 2013, the AF Corse team tried to repeat itself and trying to win back Le Mans as in 2012.

The Italian AF Corse team with Gianmaria Bruni, Toni Vilander and Giancarlo Fisichella at the wheel of the Ferrari 458 Italia n.51 winner the GTE PRO class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2014 and finished fifteenth overall, for the trio was the second success after the one in 2012.
In the race the Italian car exploits to the maximum the reduced fuel consumption, delaying the pit stops. At the end of the race the Ferrari detached the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R n.73 driven by Magnussen, Garcia, Taylor.
At the end of the season Bruni and Vilander also won the GTE PRO riders title thanks to the victories: 6 hours of Spa, 6 hours of the Fuji and 6 hours of Bahrain.

The race won by Marcel Fassler, Andre Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer at the wheel of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro n.2. In second place Tom Kristensen, Marc Gene and Lucas Di Grassi at the wheel of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro n.1 with a gap of three laps. While in third position the Toyota TS 040 Hybrid n.8 Anthony Davidson, Sebastien Buemi and Nicolas Lapierre with a gap of five laps.

CHASSIS

Ferrari 458 Italia
Aluminium monocoque
Length: 4518 mm
Width: 2036 mm
Height: 1160 mm
Suspension front: Double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
Suspension rear: multi-link, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
Brakes: Ventilated discs
Tyres: Michelin

ENGINE

Ferrari 4498 cc V8 90° rear longitudinally mounted
Power: 347 kw
Drive Type: Rear wheel drive.
Differential: Rear differential lock
Transmission: Hewland six speed semi automatic gearbox
Fuel brand: Shell
Fuel Type: Petrol
Tank Capacity: 90 lt

RESULT

Winner class GTE PRO at the 24 hours of Le Mans 2014 with drivers Gianmaria Bruni, Toni Vilander, Giancarlo Fisichella.
Race winner: 6 hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2014 with drivers Gianmaria Bruni, Toni Vilander, 6 hours of Fuji 2014 with Gianmaria Bruni, Toni Vilander, 6 hours of Bahrain 2014 with Gianmaria Bruni, Toni Vilander.