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

ItaliaspeedTV: Ferrari has taken centre stage at the Bologna Motor Show with F1 and Challenge Trofeo action on track in the motor sports arena and in its booth the world debut of the 458 Challenge alongside the 599XX and FXX

Wednesday was a special day for Ferrari fans attending the Bologna Motor Show: on the day traditionally dedicated to the Prancing Horse in the motorsports arena it was time to say goodbye to test driver Luca Badoer after 13 seasons

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The motorsports arena in Bologna was given over to Ferrari yesterday with sixteen F430 Challenge runners in action while outgoing test driver Luca Badoer demonstrated last year's F60 single-seater 

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The Scorpion brand is showing a mix of road and competition cars in Bologna ranging from the new Abarth Punto Evo and Abarth 500 C to the Formula Abarth single-seater and the Abarth 500 Trofeo 

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Fiat has returned this year to the Bologna Motor Show this year with no new models but instead it is putting the new "TwinAir" engine centre stage and showing a number of questionable-taste special editions 

Ferrari makes a different contribution to the 35th edition of the Bologna Motor Show with a stand devoted entirely to its racing activities, led out by the debut of the new 458 Challenge racer, plus an intense track programme

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Ferrari's Bologna display is headlined by the world debut of the 458 Challenge as well as featuring the successful F430 GT and the F10, the single-seater that came so close to winning the F1 title this year 

Following appearances at the 2007 and 2008 editions, Abarth will be back at the Bologna Motor Show for the third time since its rebirth this week showing its current range with a strong motor sports flavour as befits the Scorpion brand

Alfa Romeo returns the the Bologna Motor Show this week after missing last year's edition with the Giulietta as its headline act although in a sign of the times there is no place made available in its booth for the 159, GT Coupé or Brera

Fiat returns to the 35th Bologna Motor Show after missing last year's edition with no debuts to present but instead with a major emphasis on educating visitors about the new technology presented by the Fiat 500 TwinAir