The 488’s days are almost over, the legendary Ferrari will go into retirement next year, and its place is now reserved for the upcoming 296 GT3.
The 296 is the first race car designed entirely inside Ferrari facilities since the 70s, all under the watchful eye of Ferdinando Cannizzio, head of Cannizzaro GT race car design. while the task of producing the 296 GT3 will be bestowed upon the French manufacturer Oreca, as per a Ferrari’s announcement back in October.
Ferrari stats that the differences between the race model and the road model are limited to the absence of the electric unit in the race model, but we know also that the race car was based on the 296 GTB running on a turbo-charged V6 hybrid engine. While the road model is partially inspired from the Le Mans winner, the 250 LM.
it may be a hard decision for some Ferrari fans, especially those with a strong nostalgic Sens, but the new car will take the place of the outgoing 488, described as the greatest race car in Ferrari’s history.
The production of the new 296 GT3 marks Ferrari’s intention on going back in force into the top class of sportscar racing, but it won’t be eligible for racing until 2024 after it completes all the track development phase scheduled in 2023.
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