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Press Release No. 4 JACKY ICKX, MAURO FORGHIERI and the FERRARI 312 B to STAR at the MOTORLEGENDFESTIVAL Jacky PRESS RELEASE – Press release no. 4 JACKY ICKX, MAURO FORGHIERI and the FERRARI 312 B TO STAR AT THE MOTORLEGENDFESTIVAL Jacky Ickx and Mauro Forghieri will be two of the brightest stars at the first edition of the MotorLegendFestival, taking place from 20 to 22 April 2018 at the Enzo e Dino Ferrari Circuit in Imola. 8 March 2018. The great Belgian champion and the brilliant Italian designer will meet again, 45 years after their collaboration, which began in 1968 and ended in 1973 after a very successful run in Formula 1 and the world sportscar championship. For the six-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours, taking part in the 2018 MotorLegendFestival is also a chance to reacquaint himself with the Formula 1 Ferrari 312 B with which he came so close to the 1970 world title, winning the Austrian and Canadian Grand Prix and finishing second place overall that year. The single-seater, recently restored and in perfect working order, will be brought to Imola by Paolo Barilla, another winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours. His presence, along with many other important drivers, will add to the excitement of the weekend. On Sunday 22 April at the MotorLegendFestival, Jacky Ickx, who had his first taste of F1 success fifty years ago, winning the 1968 French Grand Prix at the wheel of the Ferrari 312 F1-68, will take part in a discussion with Mauro Forghieri. The pair will relive the feats of the 312 B, forefather to a generation that would propel the Ferrari 12-cylinder boxer engine to the top of world championships between 1970 and 1980. JACKY ICKX Belgian and the wonder boy of his generation, Ickx was the first European Formula 2 champion, winning the 1967 title at the wheel of the Matra. His journey with Ferrari began in 1968, when a very young Jacky won the French Grand Prix with the 312 F1-68, finishing fourth in the championship. The following year, he moved to Brabham and was declared vice-champion after victories in Germany and Canada. Returning to Maranello in 1970, he once again proved himself by powering the new-born 312 B to victory in Austria and Canada and securing the runner-up spot once again. In 1971, he won the Dutch Grand Prix before clocking up another victory in 1972, at the German GP at the Nurburgring, a track at which he was a master. His Ferrari adventure came to an end mid-way through the 1973 season but not before he helped consolidate the Prancing Horse’s presence in the world sportscar championship with the 312 P in 1972. Ickx has won the Le Mans 24 Hours on six occasions: the first in 1969 at the wheel of the Ford GT40; in 1975 ,1976 and 1977 with Mirage and Porsche and in 1981 and 1982 with the Porsche 956. He is considered the cross-discipline driver par excellence: he won the Paris- Dakar in 1983 with a Mercedes and was a frontrunner in the following editions of the African raid with the revolutionary Porsche 959. In total, he achieved 29 stage wins, which placed him third in the race’s special standings. Ickx took part in 116 Formula 1 Grand Prix, winning 8 and obtaining 13 pole positions and 14 fastest laps for a total of 181 points and 25 podiums. In 1982 and 1983 he won the world endurance drivers’ title with Porsche. MAURO FORGHIERI His career has shaped the history of motoring from the 60s to the modern day. The heart and soul of Ferrari, he is responsible for creating many of the Prancing Horse brand’s most significant race cars. From the 1963 156 F1 to the splendid 330 P4 prototype of 1967, from the 312 B to the 312 T series, from the hill-climbing 212 E to the PB, to the first supercharged single-seaters, Forghieri’s cars have seen Ferrari achieve 4 drivers’ world titles, 7 F1 manufacturers’ titles, 54 Grand Prix wins and 2 sport-prototype world manufacturers’ championships. A team player and not only a technical director, after leaving Ferrari, Mauro Forghieri became the godfather of the 12-cylinder Lamborghini engine and was responsible for the Lambo F.1. He went on to found Oral Engineering. PAOLO BARILLA In the second half of the 70s, he was one of the world’s leading kart drivers. He made his debut in the very first Formula Fiat Abarth season, in 1980, before moving to Formula 3 the following year, coming close to the Italian title and finishing third in the championship. After having competed in Formula 2, he became a frontrunner in the world endurance series, first with the Lancia LC2 and then with the Porsche 956 of team Joest, with which he scored the Le Mans 24 Hours win in 1985. He then raced in the European and Japanese Formula 3000 series. Becoming an official Toyota driver, he competed in the 1989 Group C championship together with Johnny Dumfries. He made his F1 debut that same year with Minardi, taking part in the Japanese Grand Prix. He stayed with the Italian team until the 1990 season. Pressing work commitments then took him in new directions but he never truly left the racing world, continuing to appear in various guises. TICKETS. One-day, two-day and full weekend tickets are available for purchase via TicketOne while special Motor Legend Experience and MotorLegend SPEED GOLD & PLATINUM tickets can be bought directly on the event website www.motorlegendfestival.com, which also offers special packages to suit all tastes. Depending on ticket type, visitors can access the paddock, pit-lane and Ferrari garages, complete laps of the track in supercars driven by professional drivers or in their own cars, access covered grandstands with reserved seats and a dedicated parking area, and even enjoy lunch at the circuit. SOCIAL MEDIA & WEBSITE. MotorLegendFestival is a wide-ranging event, with track activities flanked by a whole host of other events and things to see and do in the paddock. To have a clearer picture, the event’s website and very active social channels are a useful reference point, continuously updated. Useful links: WEBSITE: https://www.motorlegendfestival.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MotorLegendFestival/ TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/MotorLegendFest INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/MotorLegendFestival PRESS OFFICE Guido Schittone – Press office manager Sandra Strazzari – Press office and accreditations Contact details: [email protected] - mobile +39 3389607060 .
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