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London Police Recover F1 Driver’s Ferrari Stolen In Italy 28 Years Ago
London Police has recovered F1 driver’s Ferrari F512M sports car stolen 28 years ago in Italy.
The recovered car was one of two Ferraris stolen from two F1 drivers at the race event at Imola in April 1995.
The stolen Ferrari F512M – close to the value of £350,000 – was tracked down by MET in just four days.
The Metropolitan Police in London has announced the recovery of a Ferrari F512M sports car stolen from former Formula One driver Gerhard Berger in Italy during the San Marino Grand Prix 28 years ago.
According to the London police service, the recovered car was one of two Ferraris stolen from two F1 drivers at the race event at Imola in April 1995 and despite being reported missing, the cars were never found.
Officers from the Organised Vehicle Crime Unit began an investigation after Met police received a report from Ferrari in January this year. Ferrari had earlier carried out checks on a car being bought by a US buyer via a UK broker in 2023, which revealed it was a stolen vehicle.
The Organised Vehicle Crime Unit carried out extensive enquiries across the world which revealed the car’s background, including that it had been shipped to Japan shortly after being stolen until it was brought to the UK in late 2023.
PC Mike Pilbeam, who led the investigation, said :
“The stolen Ferrari – close to the value of £350,000 – was missing for more than 28 years before we managed to track it down in just four days.
“Our enquiries were painstaking and included contacting authorities from around the world. We worked quickly with partners including the National Crime Agency, as well as Ferrari and international car dealerships, and this collaboration was instrumental in understanding the vehicle’s background and stopping it from leaving the country.”
