Luca Badoer demonstrates the Ferrari F60 single-seater in the motorsport arena (top) in Bologna and with the experimental 599 XX (bottom) on the Maranello sports car maker's stand.

The traditional Scuderia Ferrari spectacular dedicated to the many Tifosi that attend the Bologna Motor Show, this year being held for the 34th time, took place as usual in the Motorsport Arena, the special circuit dedicated to events on the track at Bologna fair’s Area 48.

After having greeted the many spectators at the exhibition area dedicated to Ferrari at the portico, Luca Badoer, the official test driver from the team from Maranello, went onto the track with a F60, the single-seater Ferrari used in the 2009 season, and whose name celebrates the 60th participation in as many editions of the Formula 1 Championship from 1950 until today.

The test driver, who briefly stood in for the injured Felipe Massa earlier this year, went onto the track for a pit stop simulation and a long series of hot laps, delighting the fans in the grandstands, despite the harsh weather conditions.

It was an all-round intense day of action at the Motorsport Arena as eight F430s from the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli as well as examples of the track-only Ferrari FXX from the R&D project bearing the same name went onto the temporary circuit for races and shows. Meanwhile on the Ferrari stand in the show's halls, the highlights included the experimental 599 XX racer, a production 430 Scuderia, and the Risi Competizione-run F430 GT that won the GT2 class at the prestigious Le Mans 24 Hours this year as well as an AF Corse-run example of the same GT2 car that triumphed in the FIA GT Championship.

Before Badoer left the exhibition he said he was thrilled by the experience had: “Since I’ve been part of Ferrari I always wanted to take part in this event, because each time its becoming better and better; the fans’ enthusiasm almost gives you the impression of being at a Grand Prix.”