<< Prev Page 2 of 2 The four Works Ferraris were piloted by the Scuderia's F1 drivers, Juan Manuel Fangio, Luigi Musso, Eugenio Castellotti and Peter Collins The four and twelve cylinder cars could be distinguished by the bonnet blisters; the 860 Monza sported two smaller ones to clear the twin-cam engine while the 290 MM had a single, tall intake for the big Webers. Not surprisingly the Ferraris reigned supreme with Castellotti taking the win in his 290 MM ahead of Collins and Musso in 860 Monzas and Fangio in the other V12-engined car. Olivier Gendebien completed the top five in a Ferrari 250 GT.
For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which was not part of the Championship this season, Ferrari decided to use the four cylinder 625 LMs. At the Nurburgring 1000 km, a Maserati 300 S won again but with a second for a 860 Monza and a third for a 290 MM, Ferrari did manage to score valuable points. The Italian team returned to their winning ways during the final round in Sweden. Phil Hill and Maurice Trintignant won handsomely in a 290 MM ahead of Wolfgang von Trips and Peter Collins in a sister car. A 860 Monza finished third and two privately entered Ferraris filled fourth and fifth. With three wins in five races, Ferrari was deservedly crowned World Champion.
Under Jano's supervision the V12 engine was developed further and for 1957 received twin-overhead camshafts in the Works 290 S, 315 S and 335 S models. The now redundant 290 MMs were sold to privateers. Temple Buell's quasi-works entry in the season opening Buenos Aires 1000 km race resulted in yet another victory for the 3.5 litre V12 engined machine. Later in the year Stirling Moss celebrated his first successes with a Ferrari sports racer by taking two wins during the popular Nassau Speed Week. The 290 MM to take these 1957 wins had originally been conceived as an 860 Monza. Three of each were built and five have survived. << Prev Page 2 of 2
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The four Works Ferraris were piloted by the Scuderia's F1 drivers, Juan Manuel Fangio, Luigi Musso, Eugenio Castellotti and Peter Collins The four and twelve cylinder cars could be distinguished by the bonnet blisters; the 860 Monza sported two smaller ones to clear the twin-cam engine while the 290 MM had a single, tall intake for the big Webers. Not surprisingly the Ferraris reigned supreme with Castellotti taking the win in his 290 MM ahead of Collins and Musso in 860 Monzas and Fangio in the other V12-engined car. Olivier Gendebien completed the top five in a Ferrari 250 GT.