This is partly pragmatism, as hybrids are hard to manage in motorsport applications, but primarily because GT racing regs currently don’t allow for hybrid in the production-based categories.

Ferrari launched its most powerful rear-drive sports car ever. The 296 Speciale was the latest in a very long line of very ...

It’s the first rung on the Ferrari racing ladder and now, thanks to the 499P LMH World Endurance car, it’s a career path that could potentially climax with a Le Mans win: 2024’s enduro winner Nicklas ...

Round two of the GT World Challenge Europe – Endurance Cup, held at Monza, proved challenging for the seven Ferrari 296 GT3s ...

Ferrari took the 296 and cranked it up to ... as well as the vertical external profile of the 296 Challenge, along with side wings on the tail and an optimized undertray. Two pairs of louvres ...

Moreover, Ferrari is masterful at creating a wide ... It's derived from the 296 Challenge race car and serves to reduce the aerodynamic variability normally induced by changing ground clearance ...

While plenty of automakers can claim that they bring racing-derived technology to the street, only a few can point to the exact race cars they are taking ideas from. Ferrari unveiled the 296 ...

now producing 690 horsepower—identical to the 296 Challenge race car’s output. In fact, Ferrari says the Speciale uses the same titanium connecting rods, upgraded pistons, and a lighter ...

The Ferrari Challenge North America kicked off its 2025 season at Sonoma Raceway, featuring the new Ferrari 296 Challenge model and attracting thousands of fans. Proceeds from the event benefit ...

However, for the overachieving engineers at Ferrari’s Maranello factory ... the 430 Scuderia, and the 360 Challenge Stradale, the 296 Speciale is the newest child born into a family of world ...

With weight, Ferrari says the new 296 Speciale is 132 pounds lighter than the 296 GTB, primarily by using more carbon fiber ...