 In 2005 Maserati won the FIA GT Manufacturers Cup with 239 points : almost double the score of next team ( Ferrari with 125 points ) . The two teams that entered MC12s into the FIA GT , Vitaphone Racing and JMB Racing , finished first and second respectively in the Team Cup , with Vitaphone winning by a considerable margin . Four of the MC12 drivers were in the running to win the FIA GT Drivers ' Title at the Bahrain International Circuit at the start of the final race of 2005 : Karl Wendlinger and Andrea Bertolini each on 71 points and Timo Scheider and Michael Bartels on 70 . Gabriele Gardel of Ferrari was also on 70 points , however , and in the crucial race he placed ahead of all of the Maseratis , driving an older Ferrari 550 Maranello . Gardel took the title , leaving all of the Maserati drivers within four points of first place ( Scheider and Wendlinger receiving four points for the race ) . 
