Ickx Ferrari to race again

July 7, 2014

The Ferrari 312B2 that Jacky Ickx took to victory in the 1972 German Grand Prix is set to return to racing this spring, hopefully at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix. The 3-litre, flat 12-engined car is now owned by James Hanson and is not thought to have raced since the 1970s.

As well as Monaco, Hanson plans to compete in Grand Prix Masters, which is supported by his Speedmaster organisation.

“It is very original,” said Hanson. “But it needed some work before it could be raced again. It will be brilliant to drive it.” The car has spent most of the past 30 years in private collections.

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Paul Fearnley

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Having spent much of his formative years soaked and sideways in his father’s 1933 Frazer Nash TT Replica, Paul has long been in thrall to old cars and past – and current – motor racing. He joined Motoring News as junior rally reporter in 1990 and went freelance in 2005, having edited Motoring News, F1 Racing and Motor Sport in the meantime.

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