<< Prev Page 3 of 3 The last major Formula 2 race of the season was the Rome Grand Prix held on the Vallelunga track. In their 'home race' Ferrari fielded three machines, for rising stars Tino Brambilla and Andrea de Adamich and the more experienced Derek Bell. Making the most of their local experience and the finally reliable Ferrari, the two Italians finished first and second in both heats. Brambilla had finally scored that elusive first victory for the Formula 2 Dino. Next up for the Dinos and two Italian drivers was the Temporada Formula 2 championship disputed in Argentina in December of 1968. The good form displayed at Vallelunga was carried over and Ferrari won all four rounds. Taking three victories De Adamich was crowned champion. Some (British) media suggested that Ferrari ran larger engines in Argentina, but a quick look at the qualifying results as well as the fastest laps of the races provide little proof for that.
Ferrari's racing successes in the Temporada and Tasman series did not make up for the poor results achieved by the company's sports racers and F1 machines. In 1969 the motorsport department was exceptionally busy developing the brand new 512 S Le Mans racer as well as the flat-12 engined 312 B Formula 1 car. Somewhere near the bottom of the list of priorities was the Formula 2 effort. The cars were not further developed and failed to make an impression in the four races the Works team competed that year. Not surprisingly the end of the Formula 2 program was announced not much later. One car was loaned to Brambilla for the 1970 season, but the support was withdrawn within a few races because of disappointing results.
Ferrari's return to Formula 2 was brief and not particularly successful. Nevertheless the effort yielded some success both Down Under and in Argentina, so it was not a complete failure. In the mid-1970s Ferrari made a brief return as an engine supplier with a two litre version of the V6. Results were again not convincing and the program was ended shortly after. Ferrari's absolute focus on Formula 1 mean that the Formula 2 and Tasman Dinos remained as the very last Ferrari single seaters built for a purpose other than F1. All that changed in 2008 as Ferrari developed the second generation car for the A1GP series. << Prev Page 3 of 3
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The last major Formula 2 race of the season was the Rome Grand Prix held on the Vallelunga track. In their 'home race' Ferrari fielded three machines, for rising stars Tino Brambilla and Andrea de Adamich and the more experienced Derek Bell. Making the most of their local experience and the finally reliable Ferrari, the two Italians finished first and second in both heats. Brambilla had finally scored that elusive first victory for the Formula 2 Dino. Next up for the Dinos and two Italian drivers was the Temporada Formula 2 championship disputed in Argentina in December of 1968. The good form displayed at Vallelunga was carried over and Ferrari won all four rounds. Taking three victories De Adamich was crowned champion. Some (British) media suggested that Ferrari ran larger engines in Argentina, but a quick look at the qualifying results as well as the fastest laps of the races provide little proof for that.