Ferrari 195 S

First (top) and second (bottom) place at 1950 Mille Miglia

The Ferrari 195 S had its first outing at the 1950 Targa Florio and Giro di Sicilia as they were the same event that year. Two factory cas were entered, accompanied by a third 195 Sport converted from a Spyder Corsa with an open barchetta bodywork by Carrozzeria Fontana.^[11] None of the cars finished the race. One retired with an oil problem and the others stopped to rescue Fabrizio Serena, a crashed Lancia Aprilia driver.^[12]

The first success came at the 1950 Mille Miglia, where Giannino Marzotto and Marco Crosara drove their berlinetta to a victory.^[13] In spite of a bad weather, Marzotto was reported to be wearing a double breasted suit and tie.^[14] The winners average speed was 123.5 km/h.^[15] Giannino was the youngest Mille Miglia winner to date at only 22. The second place also went to the 195 S but in a barchetta form, driven by Dorino Serafini and Ettore Salani.^[16] Vittorio Marzotto and Paolo Fontana drove a Fontana Barchetta to a ninth place overall and sixth in S+2.0 class. All three cars were entered by Scuderia Ferrari.^[8] Later the same year, three 195s finished Coppa della Toscana race around Tuscany.^[17] This time around Serafini and Salani won in a barchetta at an average speed of 127.7 km/h.^[16] Franco Cornacchia with Del Carlo were second, driving the same berlinetta that was victorious at Mille Miglia.^[15] Another barchetta finished seventh overall, driven by Elio Checcacci aided by Dal Preda.^[18] Giannino Marzotto also won the 3 Hours of Rome race also known as Notturne della Caracalla.^[19]

For the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans, two 195 S' were entered by Luigi Chinetti. One driven by Raymond Sommer and Dorino Serafini achieved a fastest lap in practice at 161.90 km/h by Sommer.^[20] The other car was driven by Chinetti and Pierre-Louis "Heldé" Dreyfus. Both cars retired from the race. Sommer's car after 12 hours and 82 laps with electrical problems.^[21] Chinetti's car retired during 121'st lap with a broken gearbox.^[16] Later the same year, Franco Cornacchia scored a third place at the Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti.^[22]

At the 1950 Giro delle Calabria, two Ferraris 195 S scored first two places on the podium.^[23] Dorino Serafini and Ettore Salani in a Barchetta were first on the finish line ahead of Cornacchia and Del Carlo in their berlinetta.^[16][15] One of the Le Mans cars were acquired by Briggs Cunningham with an intention to compete in the United States.^[21] Luigi Chinetti and Alfred Momo drove the 195 S at the first edition of the 6 Hours of Sebring race, established as a Sam Collier Memorial. The team finished seventh overall and won the S3.0 class.^[24] The Fontana Barchetta won three hillclimb events in 1950 with Giovanni Bracco and Vittorio Marzotto, before a conversion to a bigger capacity.^[8]

In 1951 at the XI. Giro di Sicilia, Piero Taruffi and Ettore Salani drove the Barchetta to a second place overall, just behind the 212 Export.^[25] A single 195 S was entered for the 1951 Mille Miglia, but for Serafini/Salani duo the race ended in an accident.^[26] Briggs Cunningham campaigned his car from Sebring for the 1951 season, starting with National Buenos Aires.^[21] Jim Kimberly achieved a seventh place overall and won the S3.0 class. At the Bridgehampton Sports Car Races, Phil Walters scored second places in Mecox Trophy and 100 mile Cup race, also winning its D group. John Fitch also finished second at the SCCA National Watkins Glen in Seneca Cup.^[27]

• Acerbi, Leonardo (2012). Ferrari: All The Cars. Haynes Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84425-581-8.
• Laban, Brian (2005). The Ultimate History of Ferrari. Parragon. ISBN 1-40545-690-6.

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