The Unique & Loud Sound of early 2000s GT Racing: Ferrari 360 GTC & N-GT in action at Monza Circuit!
635In the past the racing world has always been very noisy, especially in its aspirated forms. Formula 1s, sports prototypes, endurance racing cars. But even among the GTs there have been some ear-splitting cars. And for example the 360 'GT2' (allow me to call it in this way for once) is one of them. I often forget about it, being a rather rare machine to find but when there's one at some events it always leaves me speechless. I don't know if you've ever had the pleasure of hearing it in the pits during a warm up: even just at idle it's ridiculously loud, so much so that I'm always afraid of ruining my microphones.
This video is about three different Ferrari 360 race cars, a couple of 'GTC' examples and a N-GT, that I recorded during the 2025 Challenge & GT Days track day at Monza Circuit a couple of weeks ago.
At the end of the 1990s the FIA decided to create the N-GT class, to be added to the GT1 class which was by now becoming dominant in GT racing. The idea was to get much closer to the GT philosophy in the noblest sense, allowing manufacturers to run their most sporting road cars without committing themselves to extreme engine or aerodynamic development and to offer a more accessible formula, aimed at the gentleman's and customer's competition that came back into favour in the 90s. On the advice of Jean-Michel Bourresche, JMB Racing team owner, Ferrari created their N-GT contender based on the 360 Modena, freshly presented in 1999. The idea of Bourresche was to convert the 360 Challenge into an N-GT version.
The car was based on a 360 Challenge chassis modified by Michelotto. The 3.6-litre V8 was boosted to 445 hp, even with the required 30.8mm air restrictors. Maximum power, without the air restrictors, would have been 540 hp. The 360 N-GT weighs around 90kg less than a 360 Challenge. A feature of the N-GT is to preserve the electrohydraulic-actuated automated F1 transmission, something that is also transmitted in the sound of the car and that helps to distinguish the various versions of the racing 360. Following the successes achieved by the JMB team, Ferrari decided to produce and sell other cars to private teams and have them compete in the N-GT class around the globe. The car was officially called by Ferrari '360 GT'.
After a few years in order to remain competitive, the 360 GT was replaced by the Ferrari 360 GTC. It was built in 2004 by Ferrari Corse Clienti department in collaboration with Michelotto, taking advantage of all the evolutions successfully race tested on the Ferrari 360 GT. It was fitted with a sequential six-speed gearbox and a further improved Magneti Marelli electronics package. The aerodynamics are substantially different from the 360 GT, given that the 360 GTC had been newly homologated by FIA/ACO from the Challenge Stradale, taking up from its basic elements: front bumper, side skirts, engine cover and double rear end. Wind tunnel research has led to a new system for the rear wing, with a notable improvement in vertical downforce. The GTC was able to produce 472 hp while still breathing through the mandatory 30.8 mm restrictors.
0:00 Start & Warm Up
1:10 Pit Exit
1:44 Action on Track
10:13 Pit In
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Camcorder: Canon Legria HF G30 + Canon DM-100 Microphone, Canon Legria GX10 + Zoom H5, Sony FDR AX700 + Audio-Technica Microphone
Event: Challenge & GT Days 2025
Where: Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy
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