▁MC 1 2 ▁is ▁ 3 3 0 ▁kilometres ▁per ▁hour ▁( 2 0 5   m ph ) ▁whereas ▁the ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁the ▁En zo ▁Ferr ari ▁is ▁ 3 5 0 ▁kilometres ▁per ▁hour ▁( 2 1 7 . 5   m ph ). ▁ ▁The ▁MC 1 2 ▁was ▁developed ▁to ▁signal ▁Mas er ati ' s ▁return ▁to ▁racing ▁after ▁ 3 7   year s . ▁The ▁road ▁version ▁was ▁produced ▁to ▁hom olog ate ▁the ▁race ▁version . ▁One ▁requirement ▁for ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁FI A ▁GT ▁is ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 5 ▁road ▁cars . ▁Three ▁GT 1 ▁race ▁cars ▁were ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁FI A ▁GT ▁with ▁great ▁success . ▁Mas er ati ▁began ▁racing ▁the ▁MC 1 2 ▁in ▁the ▁FI A ▁GT ▁toward ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁season , ▁winning ▁the ▁race ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Z hu hai ▁International ▁Circ uit . ▁The ▁racing ▁MC 1 2 s ▁were ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁American ▁Le ▁Mans ▁Series ▁races ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁but ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁size ▁restrictions ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁paid ▁weight ▁pen alt ies ▁due ▁to ▁excess ▁range . ▁ ▁Development ▁Under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Giorg io ▁As can elli , ▁Mas er ati ▁began ▁development ▁of ▁an ▁FI A ▁GT - el ig ible ▁race ▁car . ▁This ▁car , ▁which ▁would ▁eventually ▁be ▁named ▁the ▁MC 1 2 , ▁was ▁initially ▁called ▁the ▁" M CC " ▁(" M