Did you know the very first Ferrari FXX has already covered over 16,000 kilometers on track?
09/03/2026
Some supercars end up in climate-controlled garages and are rarely driven, often treated purely as investments. That is definitely not the case for the very first Ferrari FXX ever built.
German owner Eberhard Jung has owned this unique machine since 2007, and he still uses it exactly the way Ferrari intended: driving it hard on racetracks around the world. Over the years, he has accumulated more than 16,000 kilometers, all of them on track. For a rare experimental Ferrari designed primarily as a development platform, that’s an impressive number.
The beginning of Ferrari’s extreme XX Programme
The FXX marked the starting point of Ferrari’s famous Ferrari XX Programme, an exclusive development initiative involving a select group of clients. The concept was first introduced in 2005 during the Ferrari Finali Mondiali at the legendary Mugello Circuit.
The car itself was based on the legendary Ferrari Enzo, but developed far beyond it. Ferrari used the FXX as a rolling laboratory to test technologies that could eventually influence future supercars. Powered by a 6.3-liter naturally aspirated V12 producing around 800 horsepower, and weighing just 1,150 kilograms, the FXX was one of the most extreme Ferraris ever built at the time.
Perhaps even more importantly, the car was neither road legal nor constrained by racing regulations, giving Ferrari engineers complete freedom to experiment with aerodynamics, cooling systems, braking performance, and telemetry-based development.
Testing alongside a Formula 1 legend
One of the most remarkable aspects of the program was the close collaboration between Ferrari engineers and the owners themselves. Participants were coached by professional instructors and provided with detailed telemetry data to analyze their driving and the car’s performance. At times, these track sessions even included Michael Schumacher.
Schumacher played a major role in the development of the FXX and frequently drove alongside other participants during testing events. According to Jung, this created a unique environment in which owners were not simply customers, they effectively became test drivers contributing to the evolution of the car.
A raw and analog driving machine
What makes the FXX so special even today is how raw and analog the driving experience remains.
Compared to modern hypercars, the FXX features very few electronic driving aids. The traction control is relatively basic, and the naturally aspirated V12 delivers an unfiltered soundtrack that feels closer to a racing prototype than a road car.
Jung describes the car as something that demands respect: powerful, loud, and definitely not designed for beginners.
AutoNext Take: this is exactly how a supercar should be used
The story behind this Ferrari is actually refreshing. In a previous article, we explored how the Ferrari 250 GTO was legally recognized as a work of art. Cars with that kind of status often become so valuable that they rarely get driven. The Ferrari FXX, however, shows a different philosophy.
Machines like this were built to be driven on track, tested at their limits, and used exactly as engineers intended. The fact that Jung has been actively driving his FXX for nearly two decades arguably makes the car even more special than if it had spent its life sitting untouched in a private collection. As Jung himself puts it: "After all these years, he’s still completely in love with the car."
