<< Prev Page 2 of 2 Two brand new chassis were constructed ahead of the 1961 season, while the other TRI60 was also upgraded to 1961 specification but never actually raced. The test and development car later also received the shark-nose front end and was extensively raced in this guise as there were problems with the second all-new TRI61. The cars debuted in 1961 guise at Sebring where Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien in the all-new car beat their team-mates, who placed second in the 'mule'. At the subsequent rounds, the Targa Florio and the Nürburgring 1000 km, the works team only used the mule to support the smaller but mid-engined cars that were more suited to these tracks.
At Le Mans, the slippery body of the TRI61 really came into its own at Le Mans, where the second TRI61 made its debut in what was a three car effort. It promptly won the race, again with Hill and Gendebien behind the wheel. The sister car retired with a blown engine but the updated 1960 TRI managed to clinch second. With the all-important Le Mans win in the bag, the two TRI61s were sold to preferred customers Luigi Chinetti and Count Giovanni Volpi. They continued to be raced for several more seasons with considerable success. The 1961 Sebring winner repeated that feat in 1962 but neither car reached the finish at Le Mans.
Ferrari successfully returned to Le Mans once more with a Testa Rossa, which was again based on the 1960 test and development car but now fitted an even further developed body and a four-litre engine. It was the end of an era as in 1963, Ferrari was the first to win Le Mans with a mid-engined machine. Of the three-litre Testa Rossas, the two TRI61s represent the ultimate evolution and can both boast an impressive racing record. The two cars have survived and for the last 30 years have been part of the collections of two very prominent East Coast collectors. Rarely seen alone, they were seen together for the first time in many years at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. << Prev Page 2 of 2
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Two brand new chassis were constructed ahead of the 1961 season, while the other TRI60 was also upgraded to 1961 specification but never actually raced. The test and development car later also received the shark-nose front end and was extensively raced in this guise as there were problems with the second all-new TRI61. The cars debuted in 1961 guise at Sebring where Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien in the all-new car beat their team-mates, who placed second in the 'mule'. At the subsequent rounds, the Targa Florio and the Nürburgring 1000 km, the works team only used the mule to support the smaller but mid-engined cars that were more suited to these tracks.