F430 GTC

GT Competitions

Ferrari has a great tradition in Gran Turismo competitions through official participation with its drivers, especially during the 50s and 60s, and through the engagement of numerous clients, winning with the cars from the Prancing Horse on tracks and roads all over the world. Taking part in Gran Turismo competitions has a double function for Ferrari. On the one hand there is the goal of using racing as the environment to develop new solutions for the serial production, as it happens in Formula One; on the other hand there is the desire to nourish the legend of a brand, which became universally known also due to its clients’ successes in motor sports.

Today the Corse Clienti Department provides the private teams with the 430 GT2, developed in collaboration with Michelotto Automobili, one of the most successful cars in the history of its category, proved in the winners’ list: in the last year success appeared in the FIA GT Championships thanks to the AF Corse Team and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Risi Competizione Team’s success, but also numerous victories in other international (LMS, GT Open) and national (Italy, Spain) championships. The car for the 2010 season sports several updates, especially in the sections of aerodynamics and electronics, to approach the numerous challenges ahead.

F430 GTC

The 2006 season brought the debut of the stunning Ferrari F430 GTC which was developed by the Corse Clienti department in Maranello in collaboration with Michelotto Automobili. Derived from the excellent F430 road-going berlinetta, the car continues has dominated its category since its debut. Its major wins have included the FIA GT2 Manufacturers' Cup and Drivers' titles in both 2006 and 2007, the Drivers' title again in 2008 in the same championship, the Manufacturers' title in the American Le Mans GT2 Series in 2007, and the GT category in the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hour Race.

Engine

Type

90° V8

Bore/Stroke

3.62 X 2.96 in

Total displacement

243.8 cu in

Compression ratio

0:00

Engine intake with twin Ø

1.126 ” Restrictors in compliance with FIA-ACO regulations

Maximum power

335 Kw (450 cv) at 7000 rpm.

Maximum torque

490 Nm at 5500 rpm.

Chassis

Chassis

Aluminium alloy engine block

Tyres

Front

325/650 18” PIRELLI

Front

30/65 18” MICHELIN

Rear

325/705 18” PIRELLI

Rear

31/71 18” MICHELIN

Brakes

Front

15.0 X 1.34 in

Rear

13.1 X 1.26 in

Dimensions and weight

Overall lenght

177.6 in

Overall width

78.75 in

Height

46.26 in

Wheelbase

102.7 in

Front track

66,78 in

Rear track

64,57 in

Dry weight

2745 lb

Note to the Technical Details

The listed details are those published by Ferrari at the model’s presentation. For the models produced in the

participating in these two categories) and Gran Turismo. (the road-going cars, many of which also took part in various international races).

first years no external measures of the body were given, because those could vary from car to car. All models from Ferrari have been divided into three categories: single-seater, Sport/Prototype (the

The year of all the models’ introductions is the debut in competitions for the single-seaters and Sport /Prototypes and the official presentation as far as the Gran Turismo are concerned.