the 3.0 ferrari 312p "barchetta" and 3.0 ferrari 312p "berlinetta" were hardly more than 3-litre f1 ferrari 312s with prototype bodies. at the 12 hours of sebring the spyder finished second to a jwa gulf ford gt40. at the boac 500 at brands hatch the same spyder was fourth behind three porsche 908-01s. at 1000km monza, chris amon took the pole with the 312p spyder, ahead of jo siffert's 908-01, but had to retire. at the 1000km spa, a 312p was second, behind the siffert-redman 908-01lh. at le mans two 312p berlinettas were entered. they were five and six on the grid, but did not finish. at the end of the season the 312ps were sold to nart, the american ferrari importer of luigi chinetti.