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16.12.2011

A rare 1956 Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa will be the star at the first auction of the 2012 season when it comes under the hammer at the Scottsdale Auctions organised by Gooding and Company in Scottsdale, Arizona on 20 and 21 January Click here to read this news story

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04.12.2011

The Bologna Motor Show has seen the unveiling of an evolution of the extreme, non-homologated sports berlinetta, the 599XX Evo, which is leads out a line-up of Prancing Horse race winners on its stand including the 458 GT2 and F10 Click here to read this news story

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23.11.2011

ItaliaspeedTV: The eleventh edition of Ferrari Corse Clienti Racing News focuses on the season-ending "Finali Mondiali" at Mugello, the calendar highlight that brings together all the modern and historic Maranello racing programmes Click here to read this news story

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18.11.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: This year's Giro d'Italia Automobilistico saw a diverse array of Italian racing machines in action, from the tiny Abarth 500 Assetto Corse to the Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo MC and Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo (II) Click here to read this news story

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16.11.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: This year's Giro d'Italia Automobilistico saw a diverse array of Italian racing machines in action, from the tiny Abarth 500 Assetto Corse to the Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo MC and Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo (I) Click here to read this news story

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11.11.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The season-wrapping Finali Mondiali Ferrari took place at Mugello last weekend featuring an array of Maranello's racing sports cars and historic F1 single-seaters and culminating in a demonstration from Scuderia Ferrari (IV) Click here to read this news story

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10.11.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The season-wrapping Finali Mondiali Ferrari took place at Mugello last weekend featuring an array of Maranello's racing sports cars and historic F1 single-seaters and culminating in a demonstration from Scuderia Ferrari (III) Click here to read this news story

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09.11.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The season-wrapping Finali Mondiali Ferrari took place at Mugello last weekend featuring an array of Maranello's racing sports cars and historic F1 single-seaters and culminating in a demonstration from Scuderia Ferrari (II) Click here to read this news story

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08.11.2011

ItaliaspeedTV: This year's Ferrari 'World Finals' at Mugello wrapped up with Challenge title deciders, Gerhard Berger getting back behind the wheel of the 412 T2, a parade of cars led by the new 458 Spider and the traditional demonstration by the Scuderia Click here to read this news story

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08.11.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The season-wrapping Finali Mondiali Ferrari took place at Mugello last weekend featuring an array of Maranello's racing sports cars and historic F1 single-seaters and culminating in a demonstration from Scuderia Ferrari (I) Click here to read this news story

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04.11.2011

ItaliaspeedTV: Pietro Gorlier, CEO of Mopar, introduces the line-up of the Chrysler Group’s service, parts and customer-care division at its SEMA Show press conference and unveils a new Dodge Avenger to be run in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Click here to read this news story

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02.11.2011

ABARTH

ItaliaspeedTV: To celebrate the imminent U.S. debut of the Abarth-tuned Fiat 500, this video celebrates the history of Karl Abarth from his early motorcycling days in Austria through the many racing wins and records to aftermarket tuning success Click here to read this news story

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28.10.2011

The star performer at this week's RM Auctions Battersea sale was a rare, matching-numbers 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Tour de France Berlinetta, arguably one of the most desirable competition-bred Ferraris in existence, which went for £2,240,000 Click here to read this news story

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26.10.2011

RM will return to Monaco next May for its biennial sale; the auction is set to be headlined by an Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 Daytona that includes victory in the Imola 500 km in the hands of Nino Vaccarella and Teodoro Zeccoli amongst its achievements Click here to read this news story

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08.10.2011

Maserati is joining a race against time, sponsoring a yacht with which Italian sailor Giovanni Soldini will attempt to break three important and historic North Atlantic sailing records: Miami-New York, Cadiz-San Salvador and New York-Lizard Point Click here to read this news story

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03.10.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The famous historic speed record smashing Mefistofele has come right out of the shadows this year and its latest high-profile appearance was at Uniques Special Ones which took place last month in Florence Click here to read this news story

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20.09.2011

This year's Goodwood Revival honoured one of the greatest names in motor racing history, Juan Manuel Fangio, who competed at Goodwood in the 1950s and so Maserati brought the 250 F to the event last weekend to play its part in the tribute Click here to read this news story

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16.09.2011

The fifth and final Ferrari Driver Academy course of the year has come to an end; the programme’s aim is to help talented youngsters involved in motorsport around the world and at Fiorano it was Sergio Perez, the Sauber F1 driver, who was on track Click here to read this news story

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16.09.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: After a two days in the simulator, Sauber F1 driver Sergio Perez got behind the wheel of an F60, the single-seater used by the Scuderia in 2009; the Mexican completed 46 laps of Fiorano with a best time of 1.00.650 Click here to read this news story

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16.09.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Jules Bianchi, who joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2010 this year is working for the Scuderia on car development; the Frenchman completed 70 laps at Fiorano in an F60 yesterday, the quickest being a 1.00.213 Click here to read this news story

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07.09.2011

ItaliaspeedTV: The main attraction of the Ferrari Racing Days event last weekend was Scuderia Ferrari test driver, Marc Gené, who completed a few laps of the Red Bull Ring at the wheel of an F60 single-seater to the delight of the fans Click here to read this news story

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06.09.2011

The Ferrari Racing Days festival took place at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg over the weekend featuring a string of races for the Ferrari Challenge with the event headlined by Scuderia driver Marc Gené who demonstrated an F60 single-seater Click here to read this news story

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06.09.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The 458 Challenge one-make racer, 599XX and FXX track-special cars, historic F1 clienti single-seaters and an F60 grand prix machine were the key track attractions of the Ferrari Racing Days event at the Red Bull Ring (II) Click here to read this news story

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06.09.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The 458 Challenge one-make racer, 599XX and FXX track-special cars, historic F1 clienti single-seaters and an F60 grand prix machine were the key track attractions of the Ferrari Racing Days event at the Red Bull Ring (I) Click here to read this news story

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22.08.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Scuderia Ferrari test driver Marc Gené demonstrated the F10 and F60 grand prix single-seaters in front of half a million spectators on a temporary street circuit in the Dutch city of Rotterdam yesterday Click here to read this news story

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22.08.2011

For the first time Scuderia Ferrari has taken part in Rotterdam City Racing during the sixth edition; the festival takes place annually in the middle of the Dutch city along a curved route between the Willemsbrug Bridge and the Hofplein Square Click here to read this news story

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22.08.2011

ItaliaspeedTV: Scuderia Ferrari test driver Marc Gené demonstrated the F10 and F60 grand prix single-seaters in front of half a million spectators on a temporary street circuit in the Dutch city of Rotterdam yesterday Click here to read this news story

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13.08.2011

Dallara, the undisputed standard setter for F3 cars globally, has presented the first computer images of its new F312 which will be used for the 2012-2015 seasons, and which aims to follow in the path of its dominant predecessors Click here to read this news story

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10.08.2011

Geoff Mortimer and his co-driver, Gerry Gericke, piloting an Alfa Romeo MiTo 1.4 Progression, returned a very impressive fuel consumption of just 6.25 l/100km during the 35th edition of the South Africa's Total Economy Run Click here to read this news story

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09.08.2011

Leading a long list of exciting early entries for RM Auctions prestigious Battersea sale in late November are a trio of historic Alfa Romeos, headlined by a very rare, competition-bred 1972 Alfa Romeo 33-3 TT, chassis number AR11572/010 Click here to read this news story

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25.07.2011

The story of the 'fake' Maserati Birdcage Tipo 60/61 #2459 which was all set to headline Mecum's Pebble Beach Auction has exploded as the auction house has been forced to backpedal somewhat in the face of mounting pressure from historians Click here to read this news story

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22.07.2011

Gooding & Company has announced that the 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype will be presented at auction for the first time in history at the Pebble Beach Auctions next month where this car is poised to break world records Click here to read this news story

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19.07.2011

ItaliaspeedTV: Scuderia Ferrari's 'red' arrived met Red Square over the weekend as the F1 team's test driver Giancarlo Fisichella demonstrated the F10 on the streets of the Russian capital as part of the Moscow City Racing event Click here to read this news story

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19.07.2011

The fourth Moscow City Racing event was held on Sunday in the Russian capital city and even bad weather could not dampen the spectacle for the race fans as they got close to the action where Giancarlo Fisichella demonstrated last year's F10 Click here to read this news story

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19.07.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Scuderia Ferrari's 'red' arrived met Red Square over the weekend as the F1 team's test driver Giancarlo Fisichella demonstrated the F10 on the streets of the Russian capital as part of the Moscow City Racing event Click here to read this news story

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15.07.2011

With a century of sporting success behind it Alfa Romeo was one of the star turns earlier this month at Goodwood: spanning its legendary historic racers in the Cathedral Paddock to its latest high performance machine in the Supercar Run Click here to read this news story

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15.07.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: From the new 4C Concept and Giulietta on its official stand to a swathe of historic racing winners in the 'Cathedral Paddock' for this year's edition, Alfa Romeo is a marque that always stands out at Goodwood (II) Click here to read this news story

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11.07.2011

Sixty years on from José Froilan Gonzalez’s victory in the British Grand Prix, his 375 F1 single-seater was back in action at the Silverstone circuit but this time the car, that opened up a spree of 216 grand prix wins, was driven by Fernando Alonso Click here to read this news story

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11.07.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The exact Ferrari 375 F1 that José Froilan Gonzalez drove at Silverstone to Ferrari's first ever F1 win sixty years ago roared on the Northamptonshire track again yesterday, this time in the hands of Fernando Alonso Click here to read this news story

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11.07.2011

José Froilan Gonzalez victory in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone exactly sixty years ago was a symbolic step for the racing team from Maranello and put it ahead of its great rival Alfa Romeo where Enzo Ferrari had worked for 20 years Click here to read this news story

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05.07.2011

ItaliaspeedTV: The faded and race-worn patina reveals the history of the vehicle and highlights the unique fact that this particular Ferrari 375 MM at Goodwood's Festival of Speed has never been restored and retains all of its original parts Click here to read this news story

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29.06.2011

Vernasca Silver Flag, the famous Italian hillclimb event from Castell’Arquato to Vernasca featuring preserved and restored race cars and run by the Club Piacentino Automotoveicoli d’Epoca, this year honoured Ferrari as the featured marque Click here to read this news story

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25.06.2011

The Mugello circuit will present itself in a different and special look for the upcoming MotoGP Italian Grand Prix not only because of the new grandstands and the complete resurfacing of the track itself, but mainly due to the kerbs’ new colours Click here to read this news story

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24.06.2011

Maserati honours one of its favourite ‘sons’ by reminding motor racing fans around the world of what would have been the 100th birthday of the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio and with celebrations set will be held at the Goodwood Revival Click here to read this news story

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16.06.2011

Imola hosted the third of this season's F1 Clienti days, which featured owners taking their historic Formula 1 cars round the famous track for free practice sessions, all organised by the technical staff of the Ferrari Corse Clienti department Click here to read this news story

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09.06.2011

Zagato has celebrated a double podium in recent weeks after the unique Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Testa Fissa Zagato came third on the Mille Miglia and its latest concept, the Aston Martin V12 Zagato, won the design award at Ville d'Este Click here to read this news story

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31.05.2011

In the build up to the Euro 2012 qualifier between Italy and Estonia, which takes place on Friday, it has been announced that for the next four years Fiat Group Automobiles will sponsor the Italian national team as well as the five-a-side team Click here to read this news story

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29.05.2011

ItaliaspeedTV: The Mille Miglia paid homage to Maserati as the participants paraded through its Modena headquarters for the first time, entering via Viale Ciro Menotti and cruising past the redbrick buildings that house the production lines Click here to read this news story

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12.05.2011

A very unusual sale item has popped up on the James List website: a one-owner-from-new Ferrari 599 XX, the extreme track-use-only version of the 599 GTB Fiorano, which is being offered for sale at 1 million euros excluding taxes Click here to read this news story

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11.05.2011

The latest addition to RM Auctions Villa d'Este inaugural sale in ten day's time is an ultra-rare and desirable 1957 Ferrari 500 TRC Spider, chassis 0670 MDTR which is the sixth – and arguably the finest – of just 19 examples built Click here to read this news story

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10.05.2011

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the birth of the Ferrari 250 GTO more than twenty of these highly desirable sports racing cars will take to the show field at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on Sunday 21 August Click here to read this news story

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01.05.2011

Following a highly successful inaugural season the Brazilian Racing Festival will be back for a second year kicking off a six round calendar at São Paulo next weekend with the action again focusing on the Fiat Linea and Formula Future Fiat Click here to read this news story

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02.04.2011

Yesterday saw the first of two days of training for the young pilots of the Ferrari Driver Academy taking place on the newly resurfaced Mugello circuit with Jules Bianchi and Davide Rigon taking turns to get in the cockpit of an F60 Click here to read this news story

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18.03.2011

Formula Abarth, aimed at young drivers making their first step onto the single-seater "ladder", will expand into China this year taking the Scorpion brand's concept and Fiat Powertrain – which supplies the engines – into new territory Click here to read this news story

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16.03.2011

AUTOMOTORETRO 2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: In the 1980s Alfa Romeo's involvement in racing stretched all the way from F1 right down to the first rung on the ladder which was on show at Automotoretro in the shape of in the shape of the Formula Alfa Boxer Click here to read this news story

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14.03.2011

AUTOMOTORETRO 2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: From the World Rally Championship winning 131 Abarth to novelties such as a pump-up racing X1/9 and a "rally-raid" Panda, Fiat's rich race and rally heritage was on show at every corner of Automotoretro Click here to read this news story

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11.03.2011

AUTOMOTORETRO 2011

ItaliaspeedTV: One of the many novelties at Automotoretro this year was a Formula Alfa Boxer, the "grassroots" one make single seater racer from the 1980s which was fitted with wings and the 1.7 16V IE engine from the road-going 33 Click here to read this news story

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08.03.2011

The biggest draw on the Fiat Automobiles stand at the Geneva Motor Show is undoubtedly the Mefistofele, a stunning Fiat SB4 Corsa based land speed record car that shattered the record in 1924 in the hands of Sir Ernest Eldridge Click here to read this news story

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04.03.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Abarth is showing four cars on its stand in Geneva: the 500C, debuting with the essesse tuning package, two examples of the 695 Tributo Ferrari in new colours and its Formula Abarth one-make single seater Click here to read this news story

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21.02.2011

While the world's attention was firmly focused on state security forces opening fire on protestors seeking democracy just 250 miles away in Bahrain, in Abu Dhabi Ferrari owners gathered at the Yas Marina circuit for motorsports festival Click here to read this news story

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21.02.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Fifteen cars took to the track during the Ferrari Festival in Abu Dhabi: seven Ferrari 599XXs, five FXXs and three historic Formula 1 cars, the action split into six track sessions on the Yas Marina track Click here to read this news story

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20.02.2011

AUTOMOTORETRO 2011

ItaliaspeedTV: Alfa Romeo brought four cars, three historic storied racing machines as well as its latest production road car, all in red, and all indelibly linked by the "Quadrifolglio Verde" legend, to Automotoretro last weekend Click here to read this news story

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18.02.2011

AUTOMOTORETRO 2011

Alfa Romeo presented an official stand at Automotoretro in Turin, showcasing the Giulietta, equipped with the 1750 TB engine, alongside three historic racers drawn its museum at Arese, all four cars linked together by the "Quadrifoglio" legend Click here to read this news story

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18.02.2011

AUTOMOTORETRO 2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Five cars indellibly linked by the "Quadrifoglio" were shown off by Alfa Romeo at Automotoretro last weekend: the RL Targa Florio (1923), 1900 Sport Spider (1954), GT 1300 Junior (1070) and Giulietta (2010) Click here to read this news story

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09.02.2011

Fiat's Stilo and Grande Punto have once again been in the thick of the action in the 22nd edition of the annual Trophée Andros, the French ice racing spectacular, which is now gearing up for its final round championship round this weekend Click here to read this news story

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09.02.2011

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Three Fiat 'silhouette' ice racers are fighting it out in the Trophée Andros this season: a Stilo and Grande Punto entered by Speed Adventures and another Stilo which is being run by Team Racing Development Click here to read this news story

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15.01.2011

Fernando Alonso won both the traditional "ice" races but the final day's highlight, and getting the racing programme of Wrooom underway on the frozen lake at Madonna di Campiglio, was the sound of an F60 driven by Luca Badoer Click here to read this news story

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30.12.2010

ItaliaspeedTV: At this month's Bologna Motor Show the Scorpion brand took centre stage, showcasing its production range in the halls while out in the motor sports arena the Trofeo Abarth 500 racers entertained the crowds Click here to read this news story

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