Model：Ferrari 412 T1 1994 Gerhard Berger #28

Maker：Hachette

Scale：1/43

3rd, 1994 FIA Formula 1 World Championship

Gerhard Berger (AUT)

Team: Scuderia Ferrari

Championship Points 41

2nd, Pacific Grand Prix - TI Circuit Okayama, Japan

3rd, Monaco Grand Prix - Circuit de Monaco

4th, Canadian Grand Prix - Montreal

3rd, French Grand Prix - Magny-Cours

1st, German Grand Prix - Hockenheim

2nd, Italian Grand Prix - Monza

5th, European Grand Prix - Jerez

2nd, Australian Grand Prix - Adelaide

The Ferrari 412 T1 marked an important turning point for Scuderia Ferrari. Evolving from the disappointing F93A of 1993, it was a cleaner and more conventional design developed under technical director John Barnard, with Gustav Brunner and the Ferrari engineering team. It retained Ferrari’s distinctive 3.5-litre naturally aspirated V12, but introduced a revised chassis and transverse six-speed semi-automatic gearbox as Ferrari sought to return to the front of Formula 1.

The early-season 412 T1 was progressively developed throughout 1994. Extensive aerodynamic and chassis revisions resulted in the 412 T1B, introduced from the French Grand Prix onwards. The later car featured substantially revised sidepods, revised bodywork and aerodynamic details, addressing some of the original car’s balance and cooling issues.  

Perhaps most significant was the arrival of Ferrari’s new Tipo 043 V12. Developed by Claudio Lombardi and former Honda F1 engineer Osamu Goto, the 75-degree engine replaced the earlier 65-degree unit and delivered a major increase in performance. It made its race debut at Hockenheim in the 412 T1B.  

For Gerhard Berger, the 1994 season became one of Ferrari’s most memorable of the period. He scored several podium finishes before taking pole position and victory at the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim on 31 July. Driving the #28 Ferrari 412 T1B, Berger led Ferrari back to the top step of the Formula 1 podium for the first time since 1990. It was also Ferrari’s only Grand Prix victory of the 1994 season.  

The 412 T1 therefore occupies an interesting place in Ferrari history: born from the lessons of the F93A, extensively developed into the T1B, and ultimately providing the foundation for Ferrari’s return to genuine competitiveness in the mid-1990s.

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