Ferrari 315S

The Ferrari 315S was a racing sports car, the Scuderia Ferrari in 1957 started in sports car racing.

As the Ferrari 290S and the successor model, the 335s, the Ferrari 315S was also based on the Ferrari 290MM from the year 1956.

Ferrari was with Maserati and the 450S in the World Sportscar Championship, a strong opponent of age. 1957 began an arms race, the Ferrari initially responded with the 315S. The inserted already in 290S four- camshaft engine was revised by Vittorio Jano. With three weaver quad carburetors, so each cylinder had a nozzle made ​​of the Tipo 136 350 hp at 7200 rpm. The maximum torque of 313 Nm at 5200 rpm was. This concept created room for improvement and minimized the risk of valve damage from over-revving the engine. The car had a force that was only surpassed by the 335s.

Even top riders such as Piero Taruffi were amazed at the performance. Taruffi in the original: On each line of 200 or 300 meters in length, the pace climbed to over 200 km / h In second gear, turned at 140 to 150 km / h the wheels and one was pressed to the body with almost its entire weight into the seat. When wet, the rear wheels spun at 200 km / h in fourth gear when I gave full throttle ..

On the Mulsanne straight at Le Mans 315S were measured with 266.1 km / h, the 335s were still at 10 km / h faster. This could only pace the Maserati 450S ride. Test driver Martino Severi achieved during tests on straight 290 km / h top.

Piero Taruffi it was he who import the biggest win of 315S, when he won the Mille Miglia in front of Wolfgang von Trips in the second 315S 1957. A weak point of 315S were the brakes. At Le Mans, only a 315S came to the finish. Severi and Stuart Lewis -Evans was fifth in the overall standings.