To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Ferrari, Ferrari Jakarta has held a series of events including a press conference on Thursday April 20th, The Red Gala on Friday April 21st and many other events to celebrate this momentous occasion.
On Sunday April 23rd, Ferrari Jakarta has organized for the first time the biggest Ferrari event ever in Indonesia — Ferrari Festival of Speed, at BSD City, where more than 3,500 owners and fans gathered to see an incredible line up of around 200 classic and modern Ferrari models from every era.
The Ferrari Festival of Speed kicked off with a rally of more than 130 Ferrari cars early in the morning from Senayan City, parading through the streets of Jakarta, before travelling to BSD City.
Once at BSD City, the Ferrari Owners Club Indonesia (FOCI) proceeded to parade around the 3.2 kilometer custom-built temporary circuit in their cars. These participants and cars hail from different parts of Indonesia including Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Malang and Bali.
Next, a special parade of 70 Ferrari cars ensued; some of the models include Special Cars like the LaFerrari, Enzo, F40, 360 Challenge Stradale, 575 Superamerica, 599 GTO; Classiche Cars like the 250 TR, Dino 246 GTS, 365 GTC4, 365 GT 2+2 Queen Mary, Testarossa; Past and Current Models like the 360 Modena, F430, 599 GTB, 488 GTB, as well as Racing Cars like 599XX, 488 Challenge, 488 GT3 and many more.
To demonstrate the racing DNA of Ferrari, Toni Vilander, Ferrari GT Driver, made a special appearance at this celebration. Toni, who competes in the GT races for Ferrari, drove the icon of the Ferrari 70th Anniversary, the LaFerrari Aperta, during the parade and also participated in a time attack event with the 488 Challenge car.
Ferrari Festival of Speed brings the concept of “Sportainment”, which combines sporting and entertainment elements to entertain all Ferrari enthusiasts. Besides the action on the circuit, there was also a lot of off-circuit entertainment such as live music performances by Eva Celia, The Groove and DJ Patricia Schultz.
This spectacular event to celebrate this significant milestone with the Indonesian clients and fans was truly a unique one. Through Ferrari Festival of Speed, the spirit, passion and the DNA of Ferrari was shared with the Ferraristi in Indonesia.
