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MASERATI MC12 VICTORIES CELEBRATED BY NEW AUDEMARS PIGUET WATCH

The motor sport success of the Maserati MC12 in the 2005 FIA GT Manufacturers’ Cup is celebrated by the new and exclusive Audemars Piguet watch, the Millenary MC12 Tourbillon and Chronograph.

This timeless watch is mirrors the colours of the MC12 road car, white and blue, and will be produced in a limited series of 150 in platinum 950.

“Tradition, excellence, daring are the values on which Maserati and Audemars Piguet have based their partnership,” explains Edward Butler, General Manager for Maserati in Australia and New Zealand. “Audemars Piguet is closely associated with the “Trofeo Audemars Piguet Maserati Europa” and the renowned watch manufacture in Le Brassus is also the official sponsor of the MC12 cars participating in the GT competitions, so they clearly share Maserati’s passion for motor sport!”

The Maserati MC12, the road-going super car characterised by its white and blue livery, harking back to the colors of the famous Birdcage that raced in the Sixties, has a total production run of just 50, sold in 2004 and 2005 for Euro 720,000 or AUS$1.2 million. The racing version was developed from the road-going model and it is the car thatmarked Maserati’s return to racing in the FIA GT Championship. After a brilliant start up in 2004, Maserati won the FIA GT Manufacturers’ Cup in 2005.

The new Audemars Piguet Tourbillon and Chronograph and the GranSport MC Victory, officially launched at Geneva to celebrate the Maserati success in the FIA GT Championship, both mirror the performance of the Maserati in motor sport. Historically, Maserati has won 500 races in 30 years of motor sport, thus creating its own legend.

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For further information, please contact

Edward Butler
/ Tel: +61 2 9701 8000
General Manager / Fax: +61 2 9701 3555
MaseratiAustralia and New Zealand / E:
Edward Rowe
/ Tel: +61 2 9701 8000
Public Relations Manager / Fax: +61 2 9701 3555
Ferrari Australia and New Zealand / Mob: +61 407 913 244
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Release Number: Maserati_59

Date of release: 9/17/2018 4:52:46 PM