Lampredi accelerated the development and had the engine ready for 1952. That year the 2000 cm3 four-cylinder debuted in the Ferrari 500 F2 with which Alberto Ascari won the F1 championship, winning six of the seven Grand Prix.
In 1953 the success in F1 continued, repeating the conquest. But Ferrari also participated in other competitions for which he developed other cars. Taking Lampredi's four-cylinder engine and optimizing it, Ferrari introduced models 625 TF and 735 S . Both performed well and showed the potential of the small engine.
To compete in the race of Monza's 1000 kilometers arises the Ferrari 750 Monza, equipped with a four-cylinder engine now of 2,999 cm3 of cylinder capacity and 250 horsepower. This new 750 model was designed by Dino Ferrari, the son of the legendary Enzo.
The Ferrari 750 winner of the “Grand Prix Supercortemaggiore” in Monza was driven by the Argentine driver José Froilán González and his French partner Trintignant. The end of the competition saw one of the most remembered disputes between Gonzalez and Hawthorn. Finally the Argentine José González prevailed with the triumph.
By the end of 1953 Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi drove a prototype with the chassis of the 750 and a V12 engine, that car was called 250 MM. As a celebration of the two consecutive championships won by Ferrari and Ascari, the prototype was named 500 Mondial.
A total of 31 units of the Ferrari 750 Monza were produced between 1954 and 1955.
Suspension: front independent and rear De Dion bridge
Power: 250 hp at 6.000 rpm
Top speed: 265 km/h
Length: 4.160 mm
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