A RARE Ferrari was left wrecked after it span off the road during a TEST DRIVE in Australia.

The 200mph F40 wiped out several signposts and trees during the dramatic smash near Canungra, Queensland.

The twin-turbocharged machine was sporting temporary dealership plates at the time suggesting it was on a test run.

Amazingly the occupants of the exotic car were not injured but the driver was issued with a ticket for “not being in control of the vehicle”.

The luckless motorist lost control of the £1.3m supercar on a stretch of country road before ending up in a ditch.

The iconic F40 was left a mangled in the wreck as these dramatic pictures from the scene show.

The Italian supercar's trademark rear wing is split in two and part of the rear bumper hasbeen ripped off.

There's also extensive damage to the rear quarter panel and the front wings.

“It’s pretty stuffed….this is an expensive mistake” Gold Coast Police told 7NEWS.com.au.

"He was driving and then he just lost control."

The F40 – with a 0-60mph of 3.8 seconds – was hugely popular in the late 80s and early 90s.

It was designed for Ferrari’s 40th anniversary and at the time was the most expensive and most powerful car on the planet.

Only 400 were originally made, but eventually 1,315 were produced and previous owners include F1 legend Nigel Mansell.

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Mint versions of the highly-desirable motors have sold at auction for several millions of pounds.

Earlier this year we reported how an F40 burst into flames on the streets of Monte Carlo.

Shocking footage showed the Ferrari being destroyed by a fire, which started in the engine compartment.

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