Driving Niki Lauda's 1975 Ferrari 312T Formula 1 car

The making of this video was bittersweet in many ways. First, the #022 Ferrari 312T is one of the most prized cars in Richard Griot's collection, and although its selling had been months in the making, and the day the hammer falls will be a sad one indeed. More somber still was the news of Niki Lauda’s passing which, ironically, we heard as the car was being off loaded at the track. Lauda has always been among Richard’s biggest motorsports heroes… so much so that the three-time F1 champion is the namesake of his firstborn son, Nick.
The key to this Ferrari is the ‘T’. It stands for transverse. When Ferrari re-positioned the gearbox on the 312B transversely in front of the rear axle they created the 312T and transformed the balance of the Prancing Horse by moving the weight between the axles and dramatically improving the car’s handling. Chassis #022, was instrumental in Niki Lauda’s charge to the 1975 championship. After winning the non-championship scoring International Trophy race at Silverstone, Lauda raced #022 five times, seeing the checkered flag at the French Grand Prix, nabbing a runner-up at the Dutch GP, and a podium third place finish at the German GP held at the Nürburgring. A track that the following year, would lead to his most devastating crash.
The car has appeared on the Griot's Garage Handbook cover three times and played a starring role at numerous Caffeine & Gasoline events where it was fired up to the revelry of the crowd and the chagrin of the neighborhood. But the footage in this video is the first time in a long time that it has carved apexes in anger. Enjoy the ride along.

[@cbh76]

Epic. Thanks so much for sharing it.

[@GriotsGarage]

cbh76 we’re very happy you liked it!😊

[@GBURGE55]

I have a Niki Lauda signed 1/43 scale model of this car. One of my most prized possessions.

[@Barcafan2998]

Probably worth 100's of thousands cause you cant get stuff signed by niki lauda anymore RIP Niki Lauda but ye that is probably worth idk 200 thousand probably idk but that will sell for quite alot anyway but I wouldn't sell it and you have to call yourself even lucky enough to have gotten a signature from him but he was a nice guy

[@GBURGE55]

@@Barcafan2998 I would like to think so, but he lived to a decent enough age & signed stuff ten of thousands of times over his life time. It's drivers who died young & still racing is where the pricey signatures are.

[@lerchomat]

@@Barcafan2998 100k or more? You're tripping here dude

[@Barcafan2998]

@@lerchomat I ain't tryin to start something here I said idk I didn't say that one of his signatures were 100,000 I said idk but you see I was just saying maybe k ok if you read it all you might have known instead of skimming

[@Barcafan2998]

And I just saw one of Niki lauda's signatures sold for around for 2200 so yes I was way off but I was just guessing so ye

[@juanjovillafana8954]

Wooow......
Beautiful Machine......

[@blueberry-nc9hf]

just got into formula 1 and love the older Era more

[@Kenny_Mars]

Beautiful music. 😍

[@CaribSurfKing1]

Its a go cart, with much bigger stuff in and on it and some wings!

[@Fidelitye]

Basically f1 in the 70s

[@geraldgotthardt5249]

Awesome

[@mohamadmazlan151]

It look like hammerhead shark with turned fin