Racing
The Ferrari 195 S had its first outing at the 1950 Targa Florio and Giro di Sicilia as they were the same event that year. Two factory cas were entered, accompanied by a third 195 Sport converted from a Spyder Corsa with an open barchetta bodywork by Carrozzeria Fontana.[11] None of the cars finished the race. One retired with an oil problem and the others stopped to rescue Fabrizio Serena, a crashed Lancia Aprilia driver.[12]
The first success came at the 1950 Mille Miglia, where Giannino Marzotto and Marco Crosara drove their berlinetta to a victory.[13] In spite of a bad weather, Marzotto was reported to be wearing a double breasted suit and tie.[14] The winners average speed was 123.5 km/h.[15] Giannino was the youngest Mille Miglia winner to date at only 22. The second place also went to the 195 S but in a barchetta form, driven by Dorino Serafini and Ettore Salani.[16] Vittorio Marzotto and Paolo Fontana drove a Fontana Barchetta to a ninth place overall and sixth in S+2.0 class. All three cars were entered by Scuderia Ferrari.[8] Later the same year, three 195s finished Coppa della Toscana race around Tuscany.[17] This time around Serafini and Salani won in a barchetta at an average speed of 127.7 km/h.[16] Franco Cornacchia with Del Carlo were second, driving the same berlinetta that was victorious at Mille Miglia.[15] Another barchetta finished seventh overall, driven by Elio Checcacci aided by Dal Preda.[18] Giannino Marzotto also won the 3 Hours of Rome race also known as Notturne della Caracalla.[19] For the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans, two 195 S' were entered by Luigi Chinetti. One driven by Raymond Sommer and Dorino Serafini achieved a fastest lap in practice at 161.90 km/h by Sommer.[20] The other car was driven by Chinetti and Pierre-Louis "Heldé" Dreyfus. Both cars retired from the race. Sommer's car after 12 hours and 82 laps with electrical problems.[21] Chinetti's car retired during 121'st lap with a broken gearbox.[16] Later the same year, Franco Cornacchia scored a third place at the Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti.[22]
At the 1950 Giro delle Calabria, two Ferraris 195 S scored first two places on the podium.[23] Dorino Serafini and Ettore Salani in a Barchetta were first on the finish line ahead of Cornacchia and Del Carlo in their berlinetta.[16][15] One of the Le Mans cars were acquired by Briggs Cunningham with an intention to compete in the United States.[21] Luigi Chinetti and Alfred Momo drove the 195 S at the first edition of the 6 Hours of Sebring race, established as a Sam Collier Memorial. The team finished seventh overall and won the S3.0 class.[24] The Fontana Barchetta won three hillclimb events in 1950 with Giovanni Bracco and Vittorio Marzotto, before a conversion to a bigger capacity.[8]
In 1951 at the XI. Giro di Sicilia, Piero Taruffi and Ettore Salani drove the Barchetta to a second place overall, just behind the 212 Export.[25] A single 195 S was entered for the 1951 Mille Miglia, but for Serafini/Salani duo the race ended in an accident.[26] Briggs Cunningham campaigned his car from Sebring for the 1951 season, starting with National Buenos Aires.[21] Jim Kimberly achieved a seventh place overall and won the S3.0 class. At the Bridgehampton Sports Car Races, Phil Walters scored second places in Mecox Trophy and 100 mile Cup race, also winning its D group. John Fitch also finished second at the SCCA National Watkins Glen in Seneca Cup.[27]
