Individuals interested in renting a Ferrari in London will be glad to hear that the last few days have brought positive news to the Italian car manufacturer.

As the carmaker's Scuderia Ferrari team prepared to head to Bahrain where it managed to finish in the points for the first time this season, news came of its performance in the car market.

The Fiat Group's first quarter 2009 results were released on Friday showing Ferrari was the most profitable of all of its companies in spite of the difficult conditions.

Ferrari finished the quarter on a trading profit of €54 million (£48 million), recording the highest profit in the group, as well as establishing itself as one of very few in the industry to record such results.

The Prancing Horse is now counting on sales of the Ferrari California, which is performing well and models such as the 599 GTB Fiorano to boost its sales further.

During last weekend's race Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen managed to finish in sixth position, landing Ferrari six points as Jenson Button grabbed a third podium place this season.

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