Lualdi Gabardi would be the last driver to preserve the 212E's legacy on the track. Here, already in 1971, the pilot is photographed during the Cronoscalata al Colle della Maddalena. Credits: Autodiva
Lualdi Gabardi would be the last driver to preserve the 212E's legacy on the track. Here, already in 1971, the pilot is photographed during the Cronoscalata al Colle della Maddalena. Credits: Autodiva
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Ferrari 212E: 55 Years of a Legend (Part 3 of 3)

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Celebrating 55 years of the 1969 European Hill Climb Championship crown, where the Ferrari 212E Montagna finally gave Scuderia Ferrari its first title in this motorsport discipline, Sports Car Digest presents its readers with an in-deep story of this mythical vehicle, in a form of a detailed summary of its development and the complete analysis of the 212E racing record.

In the third and final part of this report, readers will follow the second part of the 1969 European Hill Climb Championship, observing how the 212E really established itself as an exquisite machine, gaining total admiration from both the public and its rivals. In the final section, the Montagna’s post-Scuderia days will also be revealed, with the reader being able to observe the (mis)adventures of the 212E in its life away from its original owners.

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Lorenzo Baer
Passionate about motorsport from the 60s and 70s, Lorenzo has a special affection for the sub-Formula 1 categories, such as F2, F3 and F. Junior, which are, at the same time, the 'ugly ducklings' of these decades, but are also the categories that better represent the essence of motorsport during this period. He holds a deep appreciation for drivers like Clark or Rindt, who dominated the premier category of motorsport, returning sporadically to their origins in F2, to compete and, simultaneously, teach new generations of what single-seater racing was all about. Lorenzo believes this was a time of innocence in motorsport, without a doubt, where the most important thing was to race.
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