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The Ferrari 333 SP was Ferrari’s car for the new World Sport Cars category (WSC), the successor of the IMSA GTP. The WSC cars were open-top, flat-bottomed sports-prototypes with production based engines. In the FIA championships and Le Mans this category was named LMP1. Competition came from Joest-Porsche, Kremer K8, Riley & Scott, Spice, Courage and Lola. A total of 40 chassis were built, the first 4 by Ferrari, then 11 by Dallara and the remaining 26 by Michelotto. 333 refers to the cubic capacity of 1 cylinder. So the V12 has a 4.0 liter engine with Formula 1 roots and is also used in the F50 street car. In racing trim it delivered about 640 hp @ 11.000 rpm. Music!!!
1994 Road Atlanta 2h, Ferrari 333 SP. The Ferrari 333 was first successful in the US, winning Road Atlanta 1994 with Jay Cochran.
#50 Jay Cochran (USA) – 1st
Euromotorsport Ferrari 333 SP – 4.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F130E V12 65º, approx. 640 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #005
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1994 IMSA Championship, Ferrari 333 SP. The next three races were for Gianpiero Moretti and Eliseo Salazar in the red and yellow Momo Ferrari. But the title went to Spice-Oldsmobile in the end.
#30 Gianpiero Moretti (I) / Eliseo Salazar (RCH) – 1st
Momo Ferrari 333 SP – 4.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F130E V12 65º, approx. 640 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #004
- MINICHAMPS MP430 947430 (diecast)
1996 Daytona 24h, Momo Ferrari 333 SP. The Momo team finished 2nd at the Daytona 24-hour race in 1996, only 1 minute behind the Riley & Scott that took victory.
#30 Gianpiero Moretti (I) / Bob Wollek (F) / Didier Theys (B) / Max Papis (I) – 2nd
Momo Ferrari 333 SP – 4.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F130E V12 65º, approx. 640 hp. Yokohama tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #004
- MINICHAMPS MC430 967430 (diecast)
From USA to Le Mans
1996 Le Mans 24h, Scandia Ferrari 333 SP. The Ferrari 333 was first successful in the US, and would stay so in Europa and the US between 1996 and 2000. This Scandia Motorsports car was driven by three Belgium drivers, who were fast but failed to finish due to an engine problem.
#17 Eric van de Poele (B) / Eric Bachelart (B) / Marc Goossens (B) – DNF
Scandia Ferrari 333 SP – 4.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F130E V12 65º, approx. 640 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #010
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1997 Le Mans 24h, Pilot BSM Racing Ferrari 333 SP. The BSM car was one of the first series 333, so built by Dallara. It failed to finish in 1997 because of problems with the fuel system.
#4 Michel Ferté (F) / Adrian Campos (E) / Charles Nearbourg (USA) – DNF
BSM Ferrari 333 SP – 4.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F130E V12 65º, approx. 640 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #005
- MINICHAMPS MP430 977604 (diecast)
1998 Le Mans 24. 1998 was one of the strongest grids in the history of Le Mans with factory supported teams from Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Toyota, Nissan and Panoz. Four privately entered Ferrari 333 SP completed this line-up. The WSC cars are being called LMP1 in Europe, but the GT1’s proved to be fastest.
1998 Le Mans 24, Pilot BSM Racing Ferrari 333 SP. The BSM car failed to finish because of technical problems, just as in the previous year.
#10 Michel Ferté (F) / Pascal Fabre (F) / Francois Migault (F) – DNF
BSM Ferrari 333 SP – 4.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F130E V12 65º, approx. 640 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #005
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1998 Le Mans 24h, Momo Ferrari 333 SP. The Ferrari 333 SP was developed by Dallara. The first series was also built by them, the second series was built by also Italian company Michelotto. Gianpiero Moretti bought 3 of these. At Le Mans he finished 14th overall, 3rd in class.
#3 Gianpiero Moretti (I) / Mauro Baldi (I) / Didier Theys (B) – 14th overall / 3rd in LMP1
Momo Ferrari 333 SP – 4.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F130E V12 65º, approx. 640 hp. Yokohama tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. Michelotto #019
- MINICHAMPS MP430 986703 (diecast)
1998 Le Mans 24h, JMB Racing Ferrari 333 SP. This beautiful JMB Racing entered car was the fastest of the four 333 SP’s that competed this year. It had slightly different bodywork with a ‘long tail’ rear end. Unfortunately, it failed to finish because of a broken gear box.
#5 Jerome Policand (F) / Vincenzo Sospiri (I) / Jean-Christophe Bouillon (F) – DNF
JMB Ferrari 333 SP – 4.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F130E V12 65º, approx. 640 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. Michelotto #022
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1998 Le Mans 24h, Doyle Risi Ferrari 333 SP. This Doyle Risi was not the fastest of the four 333SP’s that participated, but it was the most consistent one. It won the LMP1 category and finished 8th overall in a race that was dominated by the GT1’s.
#12 Wayne Taylor (SA) / Eric van de Poele (B) / Fermin Velez (E) – 8th overall / 1st in LMP1
Doyle Risi Ferrari 333 SP – 4.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F130E V12 65º, approx. 640 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. Michelotto #018
- ALTAYA Monstres de 24 Heures #12 (diecast)
Success in Daytona
1998 Daytona 24h, Momo Ferrari 333 SP. Gianpiero Moretti owned several 333SP’s but with this Michelotto built one he won raced at Le Mans and won both Daytona and Sebring this year. As a dutchman I’m proud to see Arie Luyendijk joining the winning car.
#30 Gianpierro Moretti (I) / Mauro Baldi (I) / Didier Theys (B) / Arie Luyendijk (NL) – 1st
Momo Ferrari 333 SP – 4.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F130E V12 65º, approx. 640 hp. Yokohama tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. Michelotto #019
- FABBRI Ferrari Racing Collection #21 (diecast)
The Last Round
1998 Nürburgring 4h, JMB Ferrari 333 SP. JMB Racing entered this car in the International Sports Racing Series. It qualified only 9th, but it the rain Collard and Sospiri managed to win the race.
#5 Emmanuel Collard (F) / Vincenzo Sospiri (I) – 1st
JMB Ferrari 333 SP – 4.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F130E V12 65º, approx. 640 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. Michelotto #022
- FABBRI Ferrari Racing Collection #12 (diecast)
1999 Le Mans 24h, JMB Ferrari 333 SP. This was the only 333 SP in Le Mans 1999 and the last one to compete in the famous race. It was outpaced by the more modern BMW’s and also failed to finish.
#29 Mauro Baldi (I) / Christian Pescatori (I) / Jerome Policand (F) – DNF
JMB Ferrari 333 SP – 4.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F130E V12 65º, approx. 640 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. Michelotto #030
- SPARK SCFI02 (resin)
1999 Magny Cours, Ferrari 333 SP. The last championship where the Ferrari’s could race in Europe was the FIA Sports Car Championship. So plenty of those were present. The championship lasted 9 races of which Ferrari’s won 5. The other 4 were won by the more modern Lola B98/10-Judd. This GLV-Brums Ferrari piloted by “Johnny Carwash” won the race at Magny-Cours.
#5 Giovanni Lavaggi (I) / Gastón Mazzacane (RA) – 1st
GLV-Brums Ferrari 333 SP – 4.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F130E V12 65º, approx. 640 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. Dallara #003
- ALTAYA #unknown (diecast)
2001 Sports Car Championship, Ferrari 333 SP. At the end of its career, the Ferrari 333 SP won one more title: World champion in the FIA Sports Car Championship in 2001 (SCC). It was an official FIA World Championship, but it was not offering very competitive grids. Dutch Racing for Holland team would win that title the next two years with their Dome S101-Judd.
#1 Marco Zadra (I) / Christian Pescatori (I) – 1st
Scuderia BMS Ferrari 333 SP – 4.0 liter Ferrari Tipo F130E V12 65º, approx. 640 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminum + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. Michelotto #024
- SPARK SCFI14 (resin)
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