1989 Ferrari F40 GT #80742
SPECIFICATIONS
- MakeFerrari
- ModelF40 GT
- Year1989
- Serial #80742
- Engine TypeF 120 AB
- Chassis TypeF 120 AB
- Number Built7
- Body TypeBerlinetta
- Body BuilderScaglietti
- First OwnerJolly Club
- Current LocationCalifornia
We are pleased to offer the 1993 Italian GT Championship winning F40 GT s/n 80742. This F40 GT overwhelmed the competition, totally dominating the 1993 championship with 94 points versus 63 points for second place. 80742 was scoring well in the 1994 Italian GT Championship with three firsts under one driver and a first and two seconds under a second driver before it went to a third driver and was subsequently sold to Team Taisan for use in the new Japanese GT Championship series.
F40 GT s/n 80742 is one of only seven cars built by Michelotto to 1993 F40 CSAI–GT specifications for the 1993 Italian GT series. These seven very fast Ferrari GT racers featured all new suspension wishbones, spring and shocks, larger anti–roll bars, four–pot Brembo brakes and wider one–piece OZ wheels, all evolved from the F40 LM. Horsepower jumped from 475 hp to 560 hp, thanks in part to more boost and a competition exhaust system. Lightweight carbon fiber dropped the weight to 1050 kg or 2310 lbs. The F40 GTs also featured a quick fill fuel system, flat floors with cooling ducts for the engine, a fire system, a full roll cage, plexiglass sliding windows, and the ride height was dropped 5 cm or 2″.
F40 GT s/n 80742 was sponsored by the Jolly Club, who has sponsored Ferraris from the 1950s through the 1990s on behalf of the Jolly Hotel chain in Italy, owned by the Figli fabric empire which was founded by Count Gaetano Marzotto, patriarch and father of the very successful racing brothers Paolo and Gianni Marzotto. Indeed, Jolly’s Ferrari sponsorship dates back to 166 Inter Spider Corsa 0121.
F40 GT s/n 80742 has a truly impressive race history, and is the only F40 race car to not only win an FIA Championship, but to also truly dominate that Championship. The ultimate weapon for those who want a distinctively liveried Ferrari for the collection or for the track.
S/n 80742. One of seven F40 GTs built by Michelotto to 1993 F40 CSAI–GT specifications for the Italian GT series. All featured 590 hp, Brembo brakes, lighter carbon fiber bodies (1050 kg or 2310 lbs), a racing suspension, quick fill fuel system, flat floors, a fire system, plexiglass sliding windows, wider Speedline wheels, a full roll cage, the ride height dropped 5 cm or 2″ etc.… This F40 dominated the 1993 Italian GT Championship.
S/n 80742. One of seven cars listed by Michelotto as F40 GTs built by Michelotto to 1993 F40 CSAI-GT specifications for the Italian GT series.
1989, July, new to Vittorio Colombo, Milan Italy.
1991, sold to Roberto Angiolini, Milan Italy
1991–1992, converted by Michelotto to 1993 F40 CSAI–GT specifications for the Italian GT Championship series. Jolly Club.
1993, Italian GT Championship Series. White with a yellow bottom and a red stripe around the car seperating the white top from the red bottom. Shell Oil Sponsorship. Race #7 for the 1993 season. Jolly Club.
1993, 28 Mar., Monza, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. Marco Brand. 1st.
1993, 12 Apr., Magione, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Brand. 1st.
1993, 16 May, Vallelunga, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Brand. 13th.
1993, 30 May, Misano, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Brand. 1st.
1993, 13 June, Mugello, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Brand. 1st.
1993, 27 June, Pergusa, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Brand. 1st.
1993, 05 Sept., Binetto, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Brand. 1st.
1993, 03 Oct., Imola, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Brand. 1st.
1993, 17 Oct., Mugello, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Brand. 1st.
1993, Winner – Campionato Italiano Supercar GT 1993-serie. Driver – Marco Brand.Marco Brand won with 94 points. The next closest competitor (Oscar Larrauri) had 63 points.
1993–1994, updated by Michelotto to the 1994 CSAI–GT specifications.
1994, Italian GT Championship Series. Jolly Club.
1994, 20 Mar., Monza Race I, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. Federico D′Amore. 2nd.
1994, 20 Mar., Monza Race II, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. Oscar Larrauri. 1st.
1994, 04 Apr., Magione I, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. F. D′Amore. 1st.
1994, 04 Apr., Magione II, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. O. Larrauri. 1st.
1994, 24 Apr., Mugello I, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. F. D′Amore. 2nd.
1994, 24 Apr., Mugello II, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. O. Larrauri. 1st.
1994, 05 June, Vallelunga I, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. Mauro Trione. 1st.
1994, 05 June, Vallelunga II, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Trione. 2nd.
1994, 26 June, Varano I, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Trione. 2nd.
1994, 26 June, Varano II, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Trione. 2nd.
1994, 10 July, Vallelunga I, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Trione. DNF.
1994, 10 July, Vallelunga II, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Trione. 2nd.
1994, 24 July, Misano I, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Trione. 5th.
1994, 24 July, Misano II, Campionato Italiano Supercar GT. M. Trione. DNF.
1994, Jolly Club again raced this F40 GT in the 1994 season with Federico D′Amore and Oscar Larrauri sharing the driving in the first three of the two–segment race formats used this season and Larrauri scoring three consecutive wins with it. Later in the season it was taken over by Mauro Trione who drove it to a win, four seconds and a fifth place over the next four Italian Championship meetings. After the season’s seventh–round entries in the Italian GT Championship (dominated to that point by Vittorio Colombo in 94362), 80742 was not raced again by Jolly Club.
1994, sold to Team Taisan for the All Japan Grand Touring Championship series.
Updated by Michelotto for Team Taisan to the Japanese equivalent of full F40 LM specifications. Fitted with a Michelotto engine, LM dog–ring gearbox, Brembo 380 brakes, HKS Piro spherical–ball joint suspensions and Oz racing 18 inch tires and wheels.
1994, All Japan Grand Touring Championship series. Team Taisan.
1994, 23 Oct., Mine – Sanyo Shinpan Cup ′94 Grand Touringcar Endurance Race, All Japan Grand Touring Championship. Keiichi Suzuki and Hideshi Matsuda. Race #: 34. 8th.
1995, All Japan Grand Touring Championship series. Team Taisan.
1995, 02 Apr., Suzuka – Suzuka GT 300, All Japan Grand Touring Championship. Masahiko Kondou and Anthony Reid. Race #: 34. 11th.
1995, 04, May, Fuji – All Japan Fuji GT, All Japan Grand Touring Championship. A. Reid. Race #: 34. DNF (wheel).
1999, 06–08 Aug., Brooks Nürburgring auction. No sale.
2001, October, sold to current owner.
2006, 22 Jan., Gooding & Company auction, Palm Beach Polo Club, FL.
2006, September, on consignment to Michael Sheehan’s Ferraris-online.com.
Featured in Scuderia Magazine (Japanese) Number 37, February 2002.
See Cavallino Magazine, # 125, pages 44 to 49, for the definitive article on the F40 LMs, F40 GTs and F40 LM GTEs.
