Editing Ferrari (section)

=== Grand Prix and Formula One racing ===
{{Further|Grand Prix racing history of Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari Grand Prix results}}
[[File:Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2004.jpg|thumb|A [[Ferrari F2004]] Formula One car, driven by [[Michael Schumacher]]. Schumacher is one of the most decorated drivers in F1 history.]]

Scuderia Ferrari has been continuously active since the very beginning of Formula One, and is one of its most illustrious teams: since 1952 it has fielded fifteen [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|champion drivers]], won sixteen [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|Constructors' Championships]], and accumulated more race victories, 1–2 finishes, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps and points than any other team in F1 history.<ref name=F1Wins>{{cite web |title=Ferrari Year by Year - F1 Grand Prix Wins and Highlights |website=Formula One |date=2023 |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/teams/Ferrari/Year_by_Year.html |access-date=11 May 2023 |archive-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015738/https://www.formula1.com/en/teams/Ferrari/Year_by_Year.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Miles>{{cite web |author-last=Miles |author-first=Ben |title=The nine most successful F1 teams of all time |website=Goodwood |date=24 April 2020 |url=https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/historic/2020/4/the-nine-most-successful-f1-teams-of-all-time/ |access-date=16 May 2023 |archive-date=16 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516135255/https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/historic/2020/4/the-nine-most-successful-f1-teams-of-all-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The earliest Ferrari entity, [[Scuderia Ferrari]], was created in 1929—ten years before the founding of Ferrari proper—as a [[Grand Prix racing]] team. It was affiliated with automaker [[Alfa Romeo]], for whom Enzo had worked in the 1920s. Alfa Romeo supplied racing cars to Ferrari, which the team then tuned and adjusted to their desired specifications. Scuderia Ferrari was highly successful in the 1930s: between 1929 and 1937 the team fielded such top drivers as [[Antonio Ascari]], [[Giuseppe Campari]], and [[Tazio Nuvolari]], and won 144 out of its 225 races.<ref name=Aversa /><ref name=LudvigsenDec2021 />

Ferrari returned to Grand Prix racing in 1947, which was at that point metamorphosing into modern-day Formula One. The team's first homebuilt Grand Prix car, the [[Ferrari 125 F1|125 F1]], was first raced at the [[1948 Italian Grand Prix]], where its encouraging performance convinced Enzo to continue the company's costly Grand Prix racing programme.<ref name=Acerbi2006>{{cite book |title=Ferrari: A Complete Guide to All Models |last=Acerbi |first=Leonardo |year=2006 |publisher=Motorbooks |isbn=9780760325506 }}</ref>{{rp|9}} Ferrari's first victory in an F1 series was at the [[1951 British Grand Prix]], heralding its strong performance during the 1950s and early 1960s: between 1952 and 1964, the team took home six [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Championships]] and one [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|Constructors' Championship]]. Notable Ferrari drivers from this era include [[Alberto Ascari]], [[Juan Manuel Fangio]], [[Phil Hill]], and [[John Surtees]].<ref name=F1Wins />

Ferrari's initial fortunes ran dry after 1964, and its began to receive its titles in isolated sprees.<ref name=Miles /> Ferrari first started to slip in the late 1960s, when it was outclassed by British teams using the inexpensive, well-engineered [[Cosworth DFV]] engine.<ref name=MacKenzie>{{cite web |last=MacKenzie |first=Angus |title=What if Ford had bought Ferrari? |website=MotorTrend |date=16 June 2008 |url=https://www.motortrend.com/features/what-if-ford-had-bought-ferrari-1895/ |access-date=17 May 2023 |archive-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517121913/https://www.motortrend.com/features/what-if-ford-had-bought-ferrari-1895/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Gerould>{{cite web |last=Gerould |first=Bryan |title=Ford in Formula 1: The highs and lows |website=Hagerty Media |date=7 February 2023 |url=https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/motorsport/ford-in-formula-one-the-highs-and-lows/ |access-date=2 June 2023 |archive-date=2 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602162040/https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/motorsport/ford-in-formula-one-the-highs-and-lows/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The team's performance improved markedly in the mid-1970s thanks to [[Niki Lauda]], whose skill behind the wheel granted Ferrari a drivers' title in 1975 and 1977; similar success was accomplished in following years by the likes of [[Jody Scheckter]] and [[Gilles Villeneuve]].<ref name=Miles /><ref>{{cite web |title=Niki Lauda |website=Formula 1 |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/hall-of-fame/Niki_Lauda.html |access-date=31 May 2023 |archive-date=8 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008061309/https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/hall-of-fame/Niki_Lauda.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The team also won the Constructors' Championship in 1982 and 1983.<ref name=F1Wins /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1982/team.html |title=1982 Constructor Standings |work=www.formula1.com |access-date=9 December 2016 |publisher=Formula One World Championship Limited |archive-date=21 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221171102/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1982/team.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Following another drought in the 1980s and 1990s, Ferrari saw a long winning streak in the 2000s, largely through the work of [[Michael Schumacher]]. After signing onto the team in 1996, Schumacher gave Ferrari five consecutive drivers' titles between 2000 and 2004; this was accompanied by six consecutive constructors' titles, beginning in 1999. Ferrari was especially dominant in the [[2004 Formula One season|2004 season]], where it lost only three races.<ref name=F1Wins /> After Schumacher's departure, Ferrari won one more drivers' title—given in 2007 to [[Kimi Räikkönen]]—and two constructors' titles in 2007 and 2008. These are the team's most recent titles to date; as of late, Ferrari has struggled to outdo recently ascendant teams such as [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] and [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes-Benz]].<ref name=F1Wins /><ref name=Miles />

==== Ferrari Driver Academy ====
{{Main|Ferrari Driver Academy}}
Ferrari's junior driver programme is the [[Ferrari Driver Academy]]. Begun in 2009, the initiative follows the team's successful grooming of [[Felipe Massa]] between 2003 and 2006. Drivers who are accepted into the Academy learn the rules and history of formula racing as they compete, with Ferrari's support, in feeder classes such as [[Formula Three]] and [[Formula 4]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ferrari Driver Academy: the Mission |website=Ferrari |date=24 March 2020 |url=https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/fda/mission |access-date=19 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ferrari Driver Academy applications open for Asia Pacific selection program |website=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile |date=18 May 2023 |url=https://www.fia.com/news/ferrari-driver-academy-applications-open-asia-pacific-selection-program |access-date=19 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name=FDAF1>{{cite web |title=The Ferrari Driver Academy – F1's golden ticket to the top? |website=Formula 1 |date=24 January 2019 |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.the-ferrari-driver-academy-f1%27s-golden-ticket-to-the-top.5474CVH0xo2DA1e5sBGznc.html |access-date=19 July 2023 |archive-date=12 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812212659/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.the-ferrari-driver-academy-f1%27s-golden-ticket-to-the-top.5474CVH0xo2DA1e5sBGznc.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2019, 5 out of 18 programme inductees had graduated and become F1 drivers: one of these drivers, [[Charles Leclerc]], came to race for Scuderia Ferrari, while the other four signed to other teams. Non-graduate drivers have participated in racing development, filled consultant roles, or left the Academy to continue racing in lower-tier formulae.<ref name=FDAF1 />