Amato Ferrari’s AF Corse team has announced the crews that will drive the Trofeo Light in the GT3 category of the Italian GT championship. The team last year took the MC12 for its debut outing in the FIA GT.

The Piacenza based outfit will field a top-class line up with the crews formed by Andrea Palma and Danilo Zampaloni in the first car, while Rui Aguas and Luca Frigerio will share the other.

Andrea Palma showed his good form last year in winning three races to take the Trofeo Vodafone Maserati Europa crown. In the past he has competed in the Campionato Italiano Velocità Turismo and in the Alfa Romeo Cup.

Hailing from the Marche region, Danilo Zampaloni has also raced in the Campionato Italiano Turismo. He has also taken part in the Renault single-make series at the wheel of a Renault V6 and in the Clio Cup.

Rui Aguas was born in Lisbon and has experience of Formula Ford, Formula 3 and Formula 3000. In 2001 and 2002 he participated in the Campionato Europeo Super Clio.
 

Before making a good impression in some Trofeo Vodafone Maserati Europa races in 2004, Luca Frigerio appeared in the Formula Clio Cup in the Clio V6.

FINAL PRE-SEASON TEST FOR TROFEO RUNNERS AT ADRIA

The Adria circuit, close to Rovigo, hosted the final pre-season Trofeo Vodafone Maserati Europa test session on Friday. Over twenty three drivers from four countries drove the car derived from the standard GranSport ahead of the first single-make race.

The tests only began in the afternoon owing to the snow that fell during the night. The cars were mounted with Pirelli PZero wet tyres and took to the track once the conditions had been made safe. Emanuele Smurra, the 2003 champion, also appeared at the Veneto circuit. He will compete in the series together with his brother, Stanislao.

The opening event is scheduled for 8, 9 and 10 April at Monza, on the same weekend as the first FIA GT Championship race.