Italiaspeed In Brief News Photo
Italiaspeed In Brief News Photo

While the Krohn-Barbour Lamborghini Murcielagos were grabbing Italian attention in the 10-hour Petit Le Mans at the weekend, there were two Ferraris competing in the GT-class.

Regular series entrants, Risi Competizione, who have already claimed an ALMS GT-class victory this season with their Ferrari 360 Modena had usual drivers, Ralf Kelleners and Anthony Lazzaro, joined for the occasion by Italian FIA GT Maserati MC12 pilot Fabrizio De Simone. After qualifying sixth in class, the trio turned in an excellent performance for finish fourth, and after turning in 355 laps, they were just five off the factory-backed winning Posche 911 GT3-RSR.

Also running was the Cirtek Ferrari 360 GTC which has been driven by Frank Mountain and Rob Wilson in this year's LMES. The English pair were joined for the 1000km endurance race by former F1 driver Andrea Montermini. Having qualified a strong fifth in GT, their race turned out to be less successful, the car retiring after an accident just 64 laps into the race.