Four huge Ferrari debuts set for the Festival of Speed

Ferrari F80 at the Festival of Speed

It’s difficult to know where to start, but let’s begin with the Ferrari F80, which will be making its UK dynamic debut on the Festival of Speed Hill in 2025. Described by Ferrari as the marque’s sixth supercar, the F80 is the latest model in a bloodline that includes the LaFerrari, Enzo, F50, F40 and 288 GTO.

With a chassis formed from carbon-fibre and a 1,200PS (883kW) hybrid power unit that incorporates a 900PS (662kW) 3.0-litre V6 derived from that of the three-time Le Mans 24 Hours-winning Ferrari 499P, this is by far the most technologically advanced member of the Ferrari halo lineage.

Striking styling also means you’re unlikely to miss the F80 when it does make its way up the Goodwood Hill, signalling the beginning of a bold new era for the world’s most famous car company.

Ferrari 12Cilindri at the Festival of Speed

The F80 will be joined on the Hill by another debutant, the Ferrari 12Cilindri, which evokes memories of the stunning 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona’, and continues a long lineage of front-engined V12 Grand Tourers that stretches back to the 1950s.

It’s perhaps hardly surprising that Ferrari intends the 12Cilindri to be the fastest, most powerful, most comfortable and most technologically advanced V12 GT ever built at Maranello, but we still can’t wait to see the result of all that when it takes to the Hill for its UK dynamic debut.

Somewhat less extroverted than the F80, the 12Cilindri champions poise, class and tradition when it comes to styling. There’s absolutely nothing bad to say about the look of this car, and we can’t wait to see for ourselves in the metal.

Ferrari Amalfi at the Festival of Speed

There will be two other Ferrari debuts at the 2025 Festival of Speed, first up is the newly revealed Amalfi, the upcoming replacement for the outgoing Ferrari Roma. More evolution than revolution, the Amalfi is a subtle development of its predecessor with the same twin-turbocharged V8 mounted at the front, albeit fettled to now produce 640PS (470kW).

A new interior design is perhaps the strongest selling point, bringing a new layer of comfort to Ferrari’s most attainable sportscar, not to mention the return of physical buttons to the steering wheel.

You’ll get your first chance to see the Amalfi when it makes its global public debut on Ferrari’s stand at the Festival of Speed.

Ferrari 296 Speciale at the Festival of Speed

The Amalfi won’t be alone on that stand either, because visitors will also be able to enjoy the UK debut of the new Ferrari 296 Speciale, a special edition intended to deliver the most extreme 296 experience to date.

An enhanced plug-in hybrid powertrain now produces 880PS (647kW), up 50PS compared to the original 296 GTB, while the transmission has also been refined for quicker gear changes and more instant torque delivery.

The 296 Speciale is also lighter than the GTB and produces 20 per cent more downforce, courtesy of more radical aerodynamics and the development of an enlarged rear diffuser.

All of this ought to make it rather spectacular when it’s used as intended and taken out on the track.

We’re so excited to see that Ferrari is once again pulling out all the stops to provide us with plenty of excitement at the Festival of Speed. We’re going to be spending an unhealthy amount of time perusing the new Ferrari stand adjacent to Brooklands Paddock, which will also house a Ferrari F50 and a ‘Tailor Made’ Purosangue.

It’s also worth nothing that Ferrari will of course be bringing a whole lot more besides, a host of road and racing cars that will be positioned far and wide across the Festival of Speed site, featuring everything from legendary Formula 1 machinery to the most extreme creations by the Ferrari XX Programme.

Eight decades of the Prancing Horse will be represented, beginning with the Ferrari 500 that Alberto Ascari drove to two World Championships in 1952 and ’53. The list also includes the iconic 1961 Ferrari 156 ‘Sharknose’, a Ferrari 312T from Niki Lauda’s 1975 Championship-winning season.

Then there’s the Ferrari 640, which was the marque’s first F1 car to feature a paddle-shift gearbox in 1989. The Michael Schumacher era is represented by the 310B, F399 and F2002 of 1997, ’99 and 2002 respectively.

More modern times will be reflected by the likes of the Ferrari SF90, the Roma, Daytona SP3 and SF90 XX Spider.

Any list of Ferraris will succeed in getting us hot under the collar, but there really is a little bit of everything in there this year, which will no doubt add to the scale of the Festival of Speed’s F1 75 celebrations.

The 2025 Festival of Speed takes place on the 10^th-13^th July. Admission tickets are now sold out, but hospitality packages remain avialable, click here to find out more.