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The reborn Bizzarrini brand is hard at work completing the final development of their revival classic 5300 GT Corsa race car. Bizzarrini was reborn in 2020 after closing its doors more than 50 years ago. The revival of the Bizzarrini led to the re-introduction of the 5300 GT Corsa, which is currently in the final stages of development before production begins later this year.
If you are not familiar with Giotto Bizzarrini then you may have heard of some of his works. Bizzarrini was a legendary Italian engineer during the early days of Italian supercar production. Bizzarrini designed Lamborghini’s first V12 engine in 1963 which powered the brand’s first car, the 350 GT. The design of this V12 was so good that Lamborghini continued to develop it until 2010 giving it a life of 47 years. Bizzarrini then worked at Ferrari where he worked on the development of the Ferrari 250 GTO and the Ferrari 250 “Breadvan”. Bizzarrini left Ferrari after a dispute with Enzo fired Giotto along with three other key executive members.
It was this dispute that led Bizzarrini to start his own car company to beat Ferrari at 24-hour Lemans. Much like the Ford versus Ferrari fight at Lemans, Enzo is a master at creating competition.
The Bizzarrini 5300GT was built to take the 5.0 liter class at the 1965 24 Hours of Lemans, where it won the class and finished 9th overall. Today this legendary design is being modernized for new customers who are ready to enjoy Bizzarrini’s pure design. According to the revived Bizzarrini brand, there are plans to build 24 5300GTs once development is complete.
The new 5300GT continuation will retain much of the same build and engineering as the original but with the added safety of a modern fuel cell and a modern race-spec roll cage. According to Bizzarrini, the engine will remain the same as the original car, “a certain period 5,300 cubic centimeters V8 with a Weber 45 DCOE (Doppio Corpo Orizzontale E) carburetor developing between over 400 horsepower.”
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