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Philipp Baron of
Austria came out on top in the opening rounds of the season
in the European series of the Ferrari Challenge Pirelli
Trophy, held at the Hockenheim circuit in Germany, over the
weekend.
Baron started the ball rolling by winning the first of the
scheduled two races on Saturday, while victory in the Shell
Cup, reserved for gentlemen drivers, went to Rolf Galliker
of Switzerland. The German event also featured a
demonstration run by eleven single-seaters prepared by the
Maranello F1 Clienti department, with a noteworthy
appearance of a 1972 312/B3 S.
In the Pirelli
Trophy, Michael Cullen of Ireland finished second, crossing
the line ahead of fellow countryman Paddy Shovlin, while in
the Shell Cup, the runner-up spot went to Freddy Kremer of
Germany, ahead of Peter Sowerby, Great Britain.
The Ferrari F1
demonstration at Hockenheim featured four cars driven by
Michael Schumacher from 1999 to 2002 and two ex-Barrichello
machines, an F2001 and F2003-GA. Also on track was an F1 312
T, driven by Clay Regazzoni in the 1975 season.
Philipp Baron then went on to win race two of the opening
round of this season’s European Ferrari Challenge Pirelli
Trophy, held the following day, Sunday.
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This year’s Ferrari Challenge races run to an
endurance type formula with each race lasting 50
minutes, including a compulsory pit stop
which lasts for a set
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Philipp Baron of Austria came out on top in the
opening two rounds of the season in the European
series of the Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy over
the weekend at Hockenheim |
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Freddy Kremer went on better than his
second place the day before to come out on top in the Shell
Cup for gentlemen drivers. The next round of the European
Championship takes place in England at the Silverstone
circuit, over the 14th and 15th May, while next weekend,
Misano Adriatico is the backdrop for the Italian series of
this one-make championship for 360 Modena Challenge cars.
In the Pirelli
Trophy, second place in Race two went to Ange Barde of
France, who crossed the line ahead of Paddy Shovlin, who
claimed his second third place finish of the weekend. As for
the Shell Cup, the runner-up spot went to Swiss driver Rolf
Galliker, ahead of Ralf Schaefer, Germany.
This year’s Ferrari
Challenge races run to an endurance type formula with each
race lasting 50 minutes, including a compulsory pit stop
which lasts for a set minimum time. This allows for cars to
be driven by a single driver or a crew of two.
There are thirty
360 Modena Challenge cars competing in the European series
of the Ferrari 360 Challenge Trofeo Pirelli. The top drivers
compete in the ‘Trofeo Pirelli’, with eleven drivers
currently competing in this category. The remaining nineteen
gentleman drivers compete in the ‘Coppa Shell’ category and
the top drivers in this category at the end of the year are
elevated to compete in the Trofeo Pirelli category. |
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