Rome, 20th March - The programme of events ot celebrate fifty years of Ferrari was presented in Rome today at a press conference held in the Sala Giulio Cesare, in the Palazzo del Campidoglio. The Mayor of Rome, Franceso Rutelli and Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo revealed the events which will take place in Rome. The choice of Rome as the starting point for these celebrations stems from a historical fact, as it was in fact in this city that the Scuderia first won a race with a Ferrari car, thanks to Franco Cortese's victory in the Rome Grand Prix on 25th May 1947 at the wheel of a 125 S. Festivities will begin on 31st May with a display of around 300 cars which have contributed to the history of the Maranello company: from the 125 to the 166, from victories at Le Mans and in the Mille Miglia, to the 250 GT, GTO and LM, the prototypes P3 and P4, the 312 and 512P, the 512 BB and finally the F40 and F50. Also on show will be the most famous Formula 1 cars which gave Ferrari nine Drivers' World Championships, along with Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine's F 310 B. All the cars with the exception of the 1997 F1 car will be brought to Rome by collectors from all over the world. The following day, the road cars will form a procession through the city, finishing in the area of the Passeggiata Archeologica, which fifty years ago was the sight of the Caracalla Circuit, where a parade of all the Formula 1 cars present will take place. After a day devoted to visiting historic sights of the Capital, on 3rd June, the fleet of vehicles will move to Maranello, following the route of the Mille Miglia. There will be two other major events. From 5th to 8th June at Maranello, Fiorano and Modena and at the locations of the company's first successes (Piacenza, Passo del Penice, Parma-Bercerto, and the Ravenna circuit) there will be various events organised. Finally, from 1st to 9th November, there will be a big rally held in Sicily at the Pergusa circuit, which will host the final of the F 355 Challenge and the Shell Historical Challenge.
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