The Ferrari SP1, based on the F430 and known as Special Project Number 1, was the inaugural one-off creation from Ferrari's Portfolio Coachbuilding Programme, also referred to as the Special Projects Programme. The vehicle's body was designed by Leonardo Fioravanti, a former Pininfarina designer, commissioned by Junichiro Hiramatsu, a Japanese businessman, former president of the Ferrari Club of Japan, and a Ferrari enthusiast. Hiramatsu's inspiration for the SP1 came from his admiration for Fioravanti's 1998 F100 prototype.