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| Category | Can-Am | ||||||||||
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| Designer | Giacomo Caliri | ||||||||||
| Production | 2 (1970-1971) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Ferrari 612P | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Axle track | 1,603 millimetres (63.1 in) 1,590 millimetres (63 in) | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,450 millimetres (96 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Ferrari 512 Derived V12 6,860 cubic centimetres (419 cu in; 6.86 L) (92.0 by 86.0 millimetres (3.62 in × 3.39 in))RMR | ||||||||||
| Transmission | 4-speed manual, 1 reverse gear | ||||||||||
| Power | 750 brake horsepower (760 PS; 560 kW) @ 8,000 rpm 1,000 newton-metres (740 lbf⋅ft) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 650–680 kilograms (1,430–1,500 lb) | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Scuderia Ferrari | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | Sam Posey Jean-Pierre Jarier Mario Andretti Brian Redman | ||||||||||
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TheFerrari 712P is a purpose-builtGroup 7prototype, designed, developed and built byScuderia Ferrari specifically designed to compete inCan-Amsports car races from 1970 to 1974. The7 refers to thedisplacement of the engine inliters, the12 refers to the number of cylinders, and theP stands forPrototype.[1]
The Ferrari 712P was the successor model of theFerrari 612P Can-Am car, and was based on theFerrari 512S with chassis number 1010. The chassis had already had a checkered history and was given a new, open body. The 7-liter V12 engine was first used in the 612 Can-Am at the end of 1969; it developed 750 hp (560 kW) @ 8000 rpm.[2][3][4][5][6]
The car made its debut at the1970 Can-Am race atWatkins Glen. It was driven by Mario Andretti, who finished fourth in the race. The Can-Am missions were handled by the North American Racing Team ofLuigi Chinetti, who signed the FrenchJean-Pierre Jarier in 1972. Jarier contested the races at Watkins Glen andRoad Atlanta in 1972.Brian Redman drove the car in 1973.[7]
Chinetti used the 712 Can-Am sporadically in races for five years until 1974, when the car was sold. In 2005, the racing car was driven at the AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix at the Nürburgring in historic motorsport.[8]
The 712 was rarely used. The Scuderia itself only used the prototype once, in a sports car race in Imola, whichArturo Merzario won.[9]
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