Speeding 'Phantom Ferrari driver' finally nabbed after 6 years of evading Czech authorities
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He has a need for speed — and a lawyer.

Authorities have finally apprehended a notorious speedster who had been unlawfully racing along Czech highways in a Ferrari Formula 1-like vehicle for almost six years.

The elusive “Phantom Ferrari driver” was tracked by officers to a residence in the village of Bulk, located 37 miles from Prague, where they detained a 51-year-old man, according to a statement by Czech police on X.


Czech cops finally nailed the mystery daredevil who spent six years blazing down highways in a Ferrari F1-style rocket.
Czech cops finally nailed the mystery daredevil who spent six years blazing down highways in a Ferrari F1-style rocket. X / @PolicieCZ

The unique vehicle, piloted by someone dressed in complete racing attire, has been observed violating speed limits and eluding law enforcement repeatedly since 2019.

Video from Sunday morning showed the car driving around the D4 motorway and stopping at a gas station, the BBC reported.

Footage also captured the reluctant driver arguing with officers that they were trespassing on his property, the outlet reported.

His son later told Czech media that several dozen police cars and a helicopter swarmed the home — blasting the police response as disproportionate to a “supposed traffic violation.”

The man, whose name has not yet been released, eventually agreed to be taken to the police station for questioning and was brought there in his full racing getup.

“He refused to comment on the entire situation when giving an explanation. The police will forward the whole matter to administrative proceedings,” cops wrote.

Police first tracked down the rowdy racer in 2019 after images of him circulated online, but when they located the vehicle, he denied ever driving it on the motorway.

The driver has long been unable to be identified due to a helmet obstructing his face from view.


The "Phantom Ferrari driver" was followed by cops to a property in the village of Bulk, 37 miles from Prague, where they arrested a 51-year-old man behind the wheel
The “Phantom Ferrari driver” was followed by cops to a property in the village of Bulk, 37 miles from Prague, where they arrested a 51-year-old man behind the wheel. X / @PolicieCZ

It is not known if the same individual who stopped in 2019 is the man who was recently arrested.

“He faces a fine in the order of several thousand crowns,” a form of Czech currency, and a driving ban, police said.

Though the car has often been referred to as a Ferrari Formula 1 car, it is technically a Dallara GP2/08 race car developed in Italy. The car is a feeder series for Formula One, the BBC reported.

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