On Tuesday the Ferrari 60 Relay arrived in the birthplace of the Olympic Games: Greece. The location of the Relay's departure in the capital was of an immense visual impact: The Olympic stadium with its avant-garde structure by the architect Santiago Calatrava; which reflected the correspondence between the Ferrari 60 Relay, the relay of the Olympic flame and technical research and development.

Approximately 40 customers and their cars and families attended the event in this splendid frame to pass an unforgettable day, celebrating the anniversary of Ferrari, but also to honour tradition and culture of this magnificent country in the Mediterranean region. The departure of the cars participating in the Relay took place in the presence of the Italian ambassador Gianpaolo Scarante, who also received the gift for the charity auction in Maranello. After the cars passed the city of Lavrio in the Attica region and where the mayor honoured the Tour and its cars, the convoy moved on to the famous Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio. After the members of the Tour and the customers had admired the splendid ancient ruins from the Dorian period, the staff and the customers had lunch before returning to Athens.

Two more stops for the Tour before members and customers took part in event in the evening, while later on the suggestive acropolis was the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable gala with terrific fireworks. The following day the Tour left in the direction of Mycenae, the famous antique city, which had its most important period during the classical period. Eventually the cars arrived in Argo, which is know for the numerous legends related to its city wall. Tour sponsor Shell had also organised numerous events for the customers.

The Tour now moves onto Russia today for the start of a two-day programme before moving onto Finland (29th-30th), Sweden (2nd-4th May), Germany (7th-10th), Switzerland (12th-13th), Austria (14th-15th), Czech Republic (16th), Hungary (17th-18th) and Slovenia (19th-20th).
 

Turkey (25th) will wrap up the European-wide leg up before the Tour briefly heads for the Lebanon and Egypt, returning to Italy (30th) to start a month long celebratory journey round Ferrari's home nation, culminating in a three-day long celebration event at its hometown, Maranello (23rd-25th May).

Ferrari is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2007 with a major event from June 21st to June 24th in Maranello, Italy. Maranello will be the finish line in a "relay race" across five continents where participants will carry a baton embossed with symbols of the 60 greatest moments in the company's history. The central theme of the final events in Italy is technological innovation pioneered by Ferrari in the 60 years of its existence. For the occasion, Ferrari is assembling its 60 most important innovations, ranging from aluminium pliers for disc brakes to the electric differential and the F1 gearbox.

Against this backdrop Ferrari has organized its first concours d'élégance: a series of events on the track, at the factory and at the Galleria Ferrari in Maranello celebrating the elegance of the Ferrari. An Opera Omnia book will be published on the company's history, a collection of pictures and data on all the road cars and race cars built by Ferrari. The baton for the Ferrari 60 Relay was specially created to symbolise the history of the company, from its first success at the Rome Grand Prix of 1947 to the Ferrari FXX of 2006. Our clients are carrying the baton around the world in their cars.