F1-Sound Maserati MC12 GT1 || Amazing 6.0L V12 & CRASH

Two Season ago we had one of the most beautiful, rarest and better sounding GT1 machines trying Hillclimb Racing: the Maserati MC12 GT1 of Vitaphone Racing driven by Michael Bartels. The 6.0L V12 Naturally Aspirated Monster (sharing the engine with the Ferrari Enzo) displayed its capabilites on the German Hillclimb and almost broke its all time Touring Car Record but ended up having a minor crash as seen on the video.
With over 650Hp and weighing only 1200Kg, the Rear Wheel drive, Mid-engined Italian Monster here is a tremendously successful Race Car having won 5 straight GT1 Teams' Championship between 2005 and 2009. Still an incredibly quick machine, this is probably one of the very last opportunities the public had to see this machine being driven in anger.

[@frankmcgorman962]

OUCH!!! That must've stung a bit. Still, so long as the damage is limited to the "skin", they will be back in the race soon. And what an awesome sound!

[@HillClimbMonsters]

It is already back in tip top shape ;)

[@antoniocoss7940]

Gotta be honest here, didn't read the title properly, i just read "F1 sound Maserati", and i was like "yea boi", so when the car was spinning i genuinely was like "NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

[@kirk-michaelharris1683]

Think it was caused by stuff on the track from a previous mishap that probably caused the tyres to become unstuck or unhinged

[@sdrfz]

Looks to me like he apexed too early, saw that he was never going to make the next turn, and swung the wheel over hard left, which caused the backend to loose traction.

[@lapenseedhenoch4207]

Oooh shit...😨😱

[@sticky40sx71]

Damn....That's painful, but part of the game! Small room for error

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Going fast on such a Monster comes with its risks. We always applaud those who take it ;)

[@sticky40sx71]

@@HillClimbMonsters Agreed! 😏

[@joshlewis5065]

That's not a bad wreck, it'll race again

[@HillClimbMonsters]

It already did ;)

[@ameenashraf4019]

HillClimb Monsters is there a link

[@itsnenzee6157]

Cost it doesn’t matter 🤣 But, man hobbies with passion can’t buy it

[@davidrogeriodasilva3825]

Esse carro e para piloto como o senna

[@LOOSOTL]

@@davidrogeriodasilva3825 ou para pilotos como Piquet

[@cjholland48]

Ahhh it hurts my soul so bad to see this beautiful car get wrecked

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Wasn´t that bad of a wreck and it is much more painful too see a purpose built race car not being driven properly we think ;)

[@toohoney8674]

@@HillClimbMonsters agreed. If it doesn't have chips/scratches, you weren't driving hard enough.

[@Spudchucker92]

cjholland48 Wrecked? Tiny bit of an exaggeration there. Just a minor prang, nothing that can't be fixed.

[@joe125ful]

Not wrecked but repair cost a lot...50K euro or more:(

[@roller12coaster]

@@joe125ful you don't think they're using cheap to replace panels on racecars? This damage is nowhere near 50k.

[@94XJ]

Not gonna lie, when I heard the guy go "YEAH!!" and the clapping to see such a rare car crash I got a bit upset.

[@TheLevitatingChin]

nonse

[@steveguzman6141]

The air horn is hilarious 🤣 tho gotta love good ole Europe 🇪🇺

[@karpabla]

Yeah, I also frowned to the clapping, it was like a bunch of bad soccer aficionados that cheers when a player gets an injury.

[@pablolikesturtles]

It's exciting that someone is willing to risk driving such a rare car in a situation where they can crash like this. Could be why the fans got hyped up

[@guusmarks6708]

Seeing a beautiful rare car like that crashing really hurt me and then I could hurt that guy cheering for that. That dum fock I hate assholes like that glowing over somebody else’s bad luck

[@ButchNackley]

Kinda like flying a fighter jet in a basketball arena.

[@xr500t]

Nooooooo! not the ending I wanted to see:(

[@HillClimbMonsters]

It was pretty easy to repair, don´t worry ;)

[@timjrvine]

It's going to take a lot of convincing that this can't be my daily.

[@JaredReMillard]

That engine sounds amazing! 👌

[@Ben-gb9qr]

This is a 6 Litre V12? It cant not sound like hell😂

[@hongthainguyen5334]

Ben ! I’m sure all race V12 do sound like hell.

[@OsellaSquadraCorse]

Love the fact it still has the track map from the final GT1 race on the steering wheel - quality!

[@filip-yj5yp]

I hate the keyboard warriors judging the driver and not knowing that he is a professional and successful fia gt driver.

[@davidjordan9302]

I was watching this video thanking man that car looks expensive to have to fix. I sure wouldn't want to try to drive that thing at the limit. And then I see the wreck at the end. Bummer.

[@HillClimbMonsters]

It is already as good as new. It is much sadder to see a machine like this not being driven as it was intended to ;)

[@cupidstunt22]

That will polish out

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Carbon Fiber is ea$ily replaceable :P

[@creepingjesus5106]

Taxi drivers the world over saying "I've driven on with worse..." 😂

[@usurper762]

That car, with that gearing is too much of a handful for that course. He was never relaxed in that race. The setup looked really heavy too.

[@penalozaur]

FIA was so butthurt about this car, they did everything to stop it from winning.

[@armorgeddon]

Not really butthurt (MC12 technology was nothing revolutionary, neither the road version nor the GT1) but it showed that the GT1 rules were not written like they were supposed to in order to create a pool of cars of the type the rule makers wanted. So in that regard the rules were bad in typical FIA fashion and it showed that the FIA and SRO had learned nothing from what happened with the original GT1 class. Though at least the FIA and IMSA allowed a revised version of the car to race which in contrast the ACO never did.

[@martymcflaite5831]

3:42 right rear wheel goes into dirt and when this happens you know it's over, but all people cheering that deserve a severe slap.

[@prayanjaltomar752]

Sound is far far away from f1. Clickbait

[@HolzDennis]

Dieser Sound! Dieser Crash 🥺

[@natelecarde962]

Maserati MC12 > Ferrari Enzo

[@ranggakosala3162]

When you say 'minor crash', I don't expect something quite painful like that..

[@Sweedster]

Considering how violent crashes can be in motorsports this was minor

[@divecolosio4988]

I mean.... Look it up 'Mercedes CLR flip'

[@hillclimbracingfan5821]

@@divecolosio4988 Or look for Joell Volluz crash on St.Ursanne-compared to that,this MC12 crash is nothing.

[@six8810]

nah, all right... only body kit shell damage

[@shuffaristeffree3252]

mc 12 quite underrated supercar,,yet awesome as ferrari fxx

[@fyfyi6053]

It's one of the most overrated cars. What on earth are you talking about. The Gumpert Apollo GT3 is underrated.

[@chiefmagua7160]

I would like to see more crashes.

[@fernandog.ramirez.6917]

If I ever had the cash, I wouldnt go for an Enzo, I'd go for a MC12.

[@koitorob]

I'd go for a Jaguar XJR-15 myself. Because i'm a Brit and into Jags

[@TTURBOVOLVO]

yo dudes, audio is in one ear in the beginning. It's fairly easy to fix it, in premiere go to effects, under audio effects, fill right with left. Now premiere uses audio from the left side to fill in the missing right side. (it can be done with every editing program)

[@HillClimbMonsters]

Yeah, we noticed that now...something happened during the upload of the video by KZbin. We´ll see what can be done now that the video is already online.

[@joe125ful]

6.0Litre V12 sound so good,like Aston Martin DBR9 GT1. Horrible crash:( I rather see crash modern downsized engine race car than this!

[@hillclimbracingfan5821]

Aww,that oversteer at the end simply couldn't be corrected but i'm glad there is a nice outside footage and onboard without crashing.Who knows what time he'd make if car didn't go tail happy.And everyone got upset about that crash because it's expensive GT car but truth is,speed wasn't that big so damage was only cosmetic.Well,on the other hand,in case car got totaled,i'd be like "fuck the car,hope the driver is okay".

[@anyau]

any footage of the m1 behind it?

[@HillClimbMonsters]

There´s some M1 footage coming soon, although not exactly that unit ;)

[@robman80808]

Was that an M1 behind it at the start?

[@paulmourot1096]

Yes it is

[@s2korpionic]

That crash could've worse. Definitely minor. Expensive, but minor.

[@SHOKona-wp4vr]

That's like a woman getting a breast reduction. HORRIFIC!!!!

[@PeterSchneemann]

The trident logo is gone, and the car has just lost 80% of its value. 🔱 😈

[@Dung30n]

the mc12 is awesome, but i saw a glimpse of an m1 procar lining up behind it !

[@dawn-moon]

Nice sound, but F1... hmmm, not the V12 V10 F1 sounds I remember from my SPA visits...

[@Texaca]

--- 3:43 ...Well, there goes $50 Grand for that front end, collision repairs, and alignment

[@jpro2222]

that car is in a chokehold on that track! can't get past 3rd gear!

[@exotic6266]

This Maserati in hill climb??? How 😳... This car is for race track not for this roads 😏

[@T3SKATLIPOC4]

...it needs a different driver

[@djviperx]

Even an F1 car can rally if the pilot is skilled enough: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5rFfox_d7eWbKs

[@armorgeddon]

@@T3SKATLIPOC4 The driver was an FIA GT champion.

[@Ruben-Mazereeuw]

Who noticed the white BMW M1 racecar at the race start in the background... Also a very nice machine😉

[@SosaYsusVideos]

encaro muy rápido la curba y se abrio mucho y no le dio para encadenar la siguiente curba

[@NikosKalantasTouKabourdirhTouK]

Guys, if you dont need this car, I can get it wrecked "as is" for free. Also, I can be your driver for free. Are you in?

[@teolangen]

@ HillClimb Monsters hey what about the bmw m1 ? the car after this in this run - u got a video about it too ?

[@THEgameDeity]

Too wide for a hillclimb as evidenced by the tire drop. Needs a large track to stretch its legs. Aside from that, it looked very tame to drive even here.

[@stevenjr6582]

That's scratch crash,though pushing braking zone does that and provoques understeer.

[@NoCantsAllowed]

Its pretty late here and I just screamed, "OHHH, SHIT!!! NOOO!!"

[@TheAntoine191]

looks like it understeer a ton, hence the crash. That's the problem with setup for gentlemen driver.

[@georgeisaak5321]

Too bad it was crashed ! such a beautiful vehicle and expensive at that ...too bad

[@SlothedOutSteve]

Ouch 3:42

[@nestorlopez6983]

What a shame to break that car on an unsuitable road. Ridiculous money left over

[@hunterjones9822]

My Maserati does 185 I hit the wall and now it don't drive....

[@hotdognobun]

That does not sound like no F1 car? Judd V8 134 sounds like an F1

[@johncarlson8029]

Saw this car on top gear UK, Jeremy said it was a pig and handled like shit

[@jorgedeleon7933]

This car in thats track is a lion on cage... Este auto en este circuito es un león enjaulado

[@1rinny]

R.I.P MC12 Race Car: Eliminated By Wall

[@creepingjesus5106]

Did it get above 3rd gear at any point? I appreciate it would have very long gearing, so that's impressive! Well deserved applause for coming unstuck while actually trying 👏

[@danielssonsgarage]

Before even the first corner 😁

[@KenMac-ui2vb]

my eyes are leaking. That car is beautiful. Tough wreck...

[@fw1421]

Hill climbs are not what that car was designed for. It’s a LeMans car,high speed and endurance. What a waste. Very expensive mistake.

[@armorgeddon]

It never raced Le Mans and the owner can race it in whatever competition he wants to.

[@Acozijn]

But honestly, putting a GT1 car on a bendy country road is doing it a disservice. It is probably amazing to drive it there but I've mostly seen the driver shift back into and drive in second gear

[@HillClimbMonsters]

In the end it is always interesting tomobserve how such a machine reacts on an environment it was not exactly built for ;)

[@Acozijn]

@@HillClimbMonsters I guess it's like group B rally where the cars were so overpowered that they could never really strech their legs properly. Seems to me like it would be a great challenge of driver skill and also a test of one's patience :)

[@exhasutshot7719]

0:00 I have that indetical maseratti in my 1/43 car collection

[@but531]

Small crash it's OK. The idiot's laugh but they don't know how is to drive a race car and try to be as fast as possible. Every second counts, every tenth of the second also counts.

[@juancarlossanchez7729]

Le falta carretera, demasiado pepino para controlar entre curvas.

[@citycam1565]

its ok. driver will learn from this

[@shirleyboy8859]

And my limit is just............about............Here....Dohhhhh

[@17plus9]

Spa 24h

[@vipvopvoy2350]

Nooooo not a crash! Literally my favourite car!

[@HillClimbMonsters]

It was easily fixed, it´s already on perfect condition again ;)

[@vipvopvoy2350]

HillClimb Monsters yeah saw the comments saying it’s already in mint condition! Still love the MC12 so much

[@M.R.A.11811]

Sorry, an error is an error. Beautiful car damaged.

[@quest8795]

Shame about the crash, but the damage doesn't look too bad. Good thing it was in a low speed corner. Great sound and speed up until then though!

[@HillClimbMonsters]

It was on its way to beat the All Time Touring Car record on this Hillclimb ;)

[@quest8795]

@@HillClimbMonsters ah, shame Maybe they'll beat the record once it's been rebuilt

[@SuperMan-ir2ii]

They started from a Maserati to make it a Mustang.

[@roderickerojo9426]

Just noticed that the driver's front display seen on the beginning is different from the one's on the in car scene during the hillclimb starts. 🤔

[@HillClimbMonsters]

First one is the unit used for Endurance Racing with all the added functionalities for that kind of Racing, the second one, it´s a simpler unit displaying the info needed for a much shorter Hilllcimb run ;)

[@bjoe385]

3:43 Richard Hammond be like.

[@MainMite06]

The closest thing to an Enzo Racecar...

[@markmarsh27]

Courses like this are WAY too technical for these speed machines. ... they need long straight stretches to use their power.

[@koitorob]

That's why god invented gear ratios...

[@guusmarks6708]

That hurts me seeing such a beautiful rare car

[@suttonsplash14]

I bet he wishes he has an invisibility cloak

[@daveshaw9344]

Where do you order new mc12 panels

[@ILLYA_N]

sounds like my VW when racing on reverse gear :)))

[@ILLYA_N]

and I've got the similar crash - just lost the emblem, some grills and the number plate - not a big deal at all, just better engine cooling now :)))

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

My Left Ear Enjoyed This

[@cienduros]

Help Spain against communism.

[@zoltanfarkas1624]

Isn't a F1 sound, but good enough

[@gnarlykoala]

I am always wondering what the consequences are for a driver when they crash?

[@HillClimbMonsters]

In this case, pretty direct, since he is also the owner of the car now ;)

[@milwaukeegregg]

3:41 shit......................................

[@Miatacrosser]

Who remembers GT1 in '05 '06. These Masers were dominant but I liked the Matek Ford GT in that series. Thought they always got overly hindering restrictions. Beautiful car. To bad. Got caught pushing to hard at the wrong place. Esses can rarely make up time...they can only maintain the pace of the lap or coarse. They can however LOSE you a ton of time and more if you try and use them to make time

[@OsamaBinSmokinTV]

The Maserati version of the Ferrari Enzo. Always one of my favorites.

[@hugogrilo9742]

The sound! The rail! Uuuffff

[@christamblyn6780]

Not a current F1 engine note.🤨

[@KalleKotelett]

I was hoping it was clickbait

[@richardw64]

Not a happy chappy, I'll bet.

[@paullacey2999]

Did it get above 3rd gear?It looked like it struggled on track.

[@armorgeddon]

It's not a hillclimb car nor rally car so the gear ratio will be way too long for such a course.

[@djgtuk2012]

Amazing noise. One of the greatest GT cars ever. Didn't know they had a sequential box...much cooler than paddles! Fond memories of watching Bartels on the limit at Festival of Speed. Can't wait to see the GT1 at Members' meeting this April.

[@Matador-gq9bs]

Guau is imposible guau!!!!!!

[@bradleyvantassal8328]

Eh, that shit will buff out.

[@cidemirhenriques5524]

Que nave! Linda demais!

[@christophersmith3703]

Amazing cars, loved the MC12’s in the FIA GT Championship, still have a couple of Vita phone racing jackets and flag actually!

[@smallshrimpin6939]

Those brakes are super wired

[@xxkilleroxx]

best looking race car ever

[@TheTektronik]

The crash was not so bad.

[@acegibson9533]

Not a big deal. Send it to DK Engineering with a blank check and they can fix it.

[@Crossdatsun]

Man ...... One day........one day