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On January 12th 2004, Fiorano saw the track debut of the Maserati's new racecar to take part in the FIA GT championships. The car, which was released as project code name of MCC and later raced as the MC12, was be launched at the forthcoming International Geneva Motor Show, alongside the its road going ccounterpart of which it is closely derived.

The two cars were designed in a joint operation between the Maserati engineers and those of the Modena company's racing department under the technical direction of engineer, Giorgio Ascanelli.

'This is a very important programme for Maserati, which the Racing Department has tackled with great enthusiasm ,' stated Gestione Sportiva Managing Director, Jean Todt. 'Today, we have witnessed the MCC's track debut and as usual on these occasions, it was a really emotional moment .'

The MC12 has carbon fibre construction which offers a low weight of 1100 kgs. A 620 horsepower V12, displacing 5998 cc sits in the center of this chassis. This setup has been completing 1:12 times around the Forano Circuit. Compare this to the Enzo which achieves 1:22 on a good day, and with street tires.

Story by Maserati S.p.A. and Supercars.net