Firm’s latest customer racer ditches the road car’s hybrid powertrain; is much quicker than V8-engined 488 Challenge
Ferrari has unveiled the 296 Challenge as a record-breaking, track-only edition of the 296 GTB, ditching the hybrid system for a pure-petrol V6 with 690bhp. Presented at the 2023 Ferrari Finali, the firm's celebration of its involvement in motorsport, it is the latest in a series of eight Ferraris developed specifically for the firm's customer-only championship racing series, the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli, and the first six-cylinder car to compete.
The weight reduction has also been helped by the use of carbonfibre, which, according to Cecconi, is only used "where there is a clear difference in structure, performance, and weight”. Following on from cars such as the F355 Challenge, F430 Challenge, and 488 Challenge, which it replaces, its specification closely relates to that of the 296 GT3 which made its debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona at the beginning of 2023.
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