▁by ▁Italy ▁as ▁its ▁racing ▁colour ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁ ▁In ▁Formula ▁One , ▁the ▁colour ▁was ▁not ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁country ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁nor ▁by ▁the ▁national ity ▁of ▁the ▁driver ( s ) ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁national ity ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁entering ▁the ▁vehicle . ▁A ▁yellow ▁Ferr ari ▁ 1 5 6 ▁was ▁entered ▁and ▁driven ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁car ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Belg ian ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁by ▁Oliv ier ▁G ende b ien ▁from ▁Belg ium , ▁scoring ▁ 4 th ▁behind ▁ 3 ▁other ▁Ferr ari ▁ 1 5 6 s ▁painted ▁in ▁red ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁entered ▁by ▁the ▁Sc ud eria ▁Ferr ari ▁works ▁team ▁itself , ▁and ▁driven ▁by ▁US ▁drivers ▁Phil ▁Hill ▁and ▁Rich ie ▁G in ther ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁German ▁Wolfgang ▁von ▁Tri ps . ▁ ▁Ferr ari ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁World ▁championship ▁with ▁John ▁Sur te es ▁by ▁compet ing ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁races ▁( the ▁United ▁States ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁and ▁Mexican ▁Grand ▁Prix ) ▁in ▁Ferr ari ▁ 1 5 8 ▁cars ▁painted ▁white ▁and ▁blue ▁- the ▁national ▁colours ▁of ▁the ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States - ▁as ▁these ▁were ▁entered ▁not ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁factory ▁themselves ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁US - based ▁N ART ▁team . ▁This ▁was ▁done ▁as ▁a ▁protest ▁against ▁the ▁agreement ▁between ▁Ferr ari ▁and ▁the ▁Italian ▁Racing ▁Author ities ▁regarding ▁their ▁planned ▁mid - eng ined ▁Ferr ari ▁race ▁car .