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Maserati announces the production of the MC12 Corsa, a build-to-order supercar for a very selected number of Maserati clients who will enjoy the possibility to test their driving capability in the most exclusive gentlemen drivers' environment.
The MC12 Corsa has been developed from the MC12 GT1 type which won the 2005 FIA GT Manufacturers Cup. It will be used exclusively on track during private test sessions - or exhibition activities organised by Maserati. It will not be homologated for road use or for any racing activity.
The Maserati MC12 Corsa - living testimony of Maserati's ability to individually tailor make specially produced cars of the highest technological content - will be on sale at the price of 1,000,000 Euros (plus tax) starting from next Autumn. Available in the official Maserati 'Blue Victory' color, it can be personalized upon request wîth several option items, starting from a different color upon request by the client.
Total production of the Maserati MC12 Corsa will not exceed 12 units worldwide.Source - Maserati
The MC12 Corsa has been developed from the MC12 GT1 type which won the 2005 FIA GT Manufacturers Cup. It will be used exclusively on track during private test sessions - or exhibition activities organised by Maserati. It will not be homologated for road use or for any racing activity.
The Maserati MC12 Corsa - living testimony of Maserati's ability to individually tailor make specially produced cars of the highest technological content - will be on sale at the price of 1,000,000 Euros (plus tax) starting from next Autumn. Available in the official Maserati 'Blue Victory' color, it can be personalized upon request wîth several option items, starting from a different color upon request by the client.
Total production of the Maserati MC12 Corsa will not exceed 12 units worldwide.Source - MaseratiMaserati in the Lead in France
Le Castellet (F), 4 July 2010 -Maserati dominated the FIA GT1 World Championship and the GT4 European Cup races at the Paul Ricard circuit in France.As on the day before, the first to go under the checkered flag in the fourth round of the GT1 World Championship were Andrea Bertolini and Michael Bartels. With Vitaphone Racing Team's Maserati MC12 no. 1, they got it all: a pole position, a victory in Saturday's Qualifying Race, a victory in Sunday's Championship Race and first place in the Drivers' classification.
There was also great satisfaction on the part of Triple H Team Hegersport for the result obtained by Heger/Margaritis at the wheel of Maserati MC12 no. 33. After an eighth place at the starting line, the duo obtained the third step on the podium. Bobbi/Longin's no. 34 reached eleventh place.
Vitaphone Racing Team's no. 2, driven by Bernoldi/Ramos, was unfortunate. It was forced to leave the race after contact wîth Piccini's Corvette no. 13 while the Brazilian was defending a second position.The weekend in France was fruitful for Maserati: there were good results obtained by Alessandro Pier Guidi, who got two pole positions and two victories while debuting wîth a Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 in the GT4 European Cup championship.
Andrea Bertolini - Vitaphone Racing Team no. 1 - Maserati MC12 - GT1 World Championship
'It was a great weekend. The entire team worked in perfect harmony and for the first time we also won the Championship Race. Thanks to this success and to the points obtained for first place in the Qualifying Race, we've reached the top in the Drivers' classification. The championship is long and competitive, however, and so we have to keep working in this direction.'
Alessandro Pier Guidi - Maserati Corse - Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 - GT4 European Cup'We were fast both in the qualifying practices and in the actual races, getting two successes. Today's race was perhaps tougher, our competitors were closer and I really had to fight until the end to maintain our advantage. So it was doubly satisfying because it is the first time I manage to do this on my own. It had happened before but I had been sharing the seat wîth another driver.'
The next FIA GT1 World Championship round will be held at Spa (Belgium) on 31 July.
Le Castellet - Paul Ricard
Lenght of the circuit: 5.842 m
Temperature 32°C air - 47°C track
Championship Race FIA GT1 World results:
1. Bartels/Bertolini - Vitaphone Racing Team - Maserati MC12
2. Krumm/Dumbreck - Sumo Power GT - Nissan GT-R - + 7.057
3. Margaritis/Heger - Triple H Team Hegersport - Maserati MC12 + 24.633
11. Bobbi/Longin - Triple H Team Hegersport - Maserati MC12 > 1 m
Bernoldi/Ramos - Vitaphone Racing Team - Maserati MC12 - retFIA GT1 World Championship driver's classification
1.Bartels/Bertolini - Vitaphone Racing Team - 77 p.
2. Grosjean/Mutsch - Matech Competion - 62 p.
3. Hennerici - Phoenix Racing/Carsport - 40 p.Source - Maserati
Maserati MC12
Maserati has designed a new road-going Grand Tourer known as the MC12 from which a GT racing version has also been developed. The result is that 37 long years after its last victory in an international championship (1967, Cooper Maserati F1, South African Grand Prix), the Trident is returning to the track. The Ferrari Maserati Group's wealth of knowledge and technological excellence have been poured into the design of the new car. In addition to this, its styling was developed in the wind tunnel from a Giugiaro idea by the Maserati technicians wîth the fundamental contribution of Frank Stephenson, the Ferrari Maserati Group's own Director of Concept Design and Development. The European typeapproved version of the new car goes on sale after the summer.Designed for high level road use, it can exceed 330 km/h at full throttle, sprinting from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.8 seconds. Although easy and pleasant to drive on the road, the MC12 is also a brilliantly dynamic car. It handles very sweetly and fluidly yet the driver can still feel all the power of a genuinely sporty thoroughbred under the surface. The new model adds the definitive flourish to Maserati's return to the racing circuits after the recent and highly successful debut in the Daytona 24 Hour Race, of the Trofeo Light, inspired by the equally impressive single-series protagonist. Únder the guidance of engineer Giorgio Ascanelli, Maserati's Racing Division is currently developing the new car to meet the rules of the major international championships. The client version for road use will be available exclusively in a white and blue livery, harking back to an old Trident tradition. In fact, blue and white are the colours of the America Camoradi (Casner Motor Racing Division) Scuderia which raced the famous Maserati Tipo 60-61 Birdcages in the very early 1960s wîth Stirling Moss as their lead driver. Around 30 MC12s will be built in all, 25 of which will be for road use. A second series of 25 examples for clients will be built in 2005 also.
LIGHT, RIGID STRÚCTÚRE
The Maserati MC12 is a two-seater long-tail coupe-spider wîth a long wheel base (2800 mm). It has a typical racing/sporty set-up wîth a removable hard top. It is also powered by an impressive 630 hp six-litre mid-rear V12 engine and boasts 41%-front and 59%-rear weight distribution. Highly advanced composites and alloys have enhanced its structural rigidity and kept its overall weight down. The MC12's bodywork is entirely carbon fibre, while its stress-bearing chassis is made from a carbon fibre and Nomex honeycomb sandwich. Two aluminium sub-chassis's support the ancillaries, help absorb bumps, and guarantee an excellent standard of safety.STYLING AND AERODYNAMICS
As a result of its imposing dimensions (5143 mm long, 2100 mm wide and 1205 mm high), the MC12's styling is very much functionallyinspired. Intensive wind tunnel testing and advanced mathematical computations, combined wîth work on the track and road, have resulted in an extraordinarily efficient form that absolutely exudes power and personality. The air intakes, vents and other aerodynamic components have been designed to optimise the car's internal fluid dynamics and air flows to ensure optimal downforce (vertical load) and aerodynamic efficiency values.
The bonnet is characterised by the sinuous lines formed by two large tapering apertures, culminating in the classic Maserati grille opening wîth a Trident at its centre. The bonnet and wheelarches, into which the Bi-Xenon headlamp units are set, are a one-piece moulding which is also removable.
A channel along the side of the car stretches from the front wheel vent to an inlet just in front of the rear wheel. This solution contributes to aerodynamic downforce whilst also improving aerodynamic efficiency. Above the hard top, there is a snorkel for the engine compartment. The rear section is dominated by the engine and the slender (30 mm) yet imposing two-metre carbon wing wîth two fins and, at its base, a small spoiler in which the third stop light has been inserted. The inverted half moon design of the exhausts is the most striking part of the tail section. The whole underside of the car has been faired in and sealed and there are two generous diffusers also which deliver maximum 'ground effect.'
630 HP SIX-LITRE ENGINE
The MC12 benefits from all of the Ferrari Maserati Group's most advanced technologies and competition experience. It boasts a powerful naturally aspirated 12-cylinder 65° V engine that displaces 5998 cc and punches out 465 kW at 7500 rpm. Designed to meet the specific needs and characteristics of a road-going Maserati, it also offers absolutely excellent drivability. The MC12 delivers a maximum torque of 652 Nm at 5500 rpm and remains exceptionally nimble and fluid, even at low engine speeds. It has an aluminium crankcase, titanium con rods, and extremely aerodynamically efficient four-valve cylinder heads to boot. Distribution is by way of four overhead camshafts per cylinder which are gear-driven, a solution that offers perfect timing control. The dry sump lubrication also boasts a highly efficient scavenger pump.CAMBIOCORSA TRANSMISSION
In line wîth the MC12's performance-oriented design, it is supplied exclusively wîth the six-speed Maserati Cambiocorsa transmission offering computerised gear selection. The driver doesn't need to touch the clutch wîth this electro-hydraulic gearbox and instead selects the gears using the paddles mounted behind the §teering wheel. The transmission's two modes are selected at the touch of a button. The Sport mode will be the driver's most frequent choice and includes a good dose of traction control, while the Race setting enhances the kind of sporty behaviour typically seen on the track. In Race mode, in fact, the system delivers much nippier gear changingand activates the ASR also.
WHEELS AND SÚSPENSION
The MC12 has independent wishbone suspension front and rear wîth anti-dive and anti-squat geometries and push-rod suspension. This set-up offers very progressive suspension response for exceptional handling precision under all conditions. The front of the car can be raised for parking ramps and the 19' wheels are attached via a single centre locking wheel nut. It also boasts Pirelli tyres: 245/35 (front) and 345/35 (rear).
BRAKES
The MC12's brakes were developed by Brembo. They deliver maximum braking efficiency and fade resistance, thanks to large ventilated cross-drilled discs (front diameter 380 mm and rear 335). Six and four-piston alloy callipers (front/rear). The MC12 also boasts ABS.
INTERIOR AND ACCESSORIES
The cabin boasts an easily removable top, which instantly converts the MC12 from a coupe to a spider. The cabin itself is the epitome of elegance and sportiness. It is simple and understated, typical of an extreme car yet also displaying the meticulous care and finish that have become a classic Trident signature. There is exceptional harmony between the high tech-effect carbon features, the perforated leather trim and the stunning yet high-grip tough technical fabric too.
The upper part of the leather and carbon-trimmed §teering wheel is slightly flattened. The dashboard, wîth its clean tailored lines, is characteristically Maserati. The instruments are organised around a central and prominent speedometer, placed directly in front of the driver. The center console includes the controls for the climate control system, and two of its four vents. Set at the intersection of the console and the central tunnel is the characteristic oval clock, and the blue engine Start button. Other controls are laid out on the titanium-coloured stylised central tunnel which also includes a storage compartment and a 12 volt outlet. The seats have a carbon fibre structure wîth high lateral containment: the seats themselves are upholstered in fabric wîth the shoulder rests in perforated leather. The doors have carbon fibre panels and pockets complete wîth the electric window buttons. The pedals are aluminium and the mats rubber.Source - Maserati S.p.A
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