The Maserati MC12, in the hands of Le Mans winning outfit Team Goh, will take on factory entered rivals from Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Lexus in the Japanese Super GT Championship this year

Ferrari will be represented in the inaugural Japanese Le Mans Challenge as Hitotsuyama Racing plan enter the new series with the Ferrari 550 Maranello that they have campaigned the JGTC for the last two seasons

JMB Racing have announced that they will campaign a pair of Ferrari F430GT racers in the GT2 class 2006 FIA GT Championship

US sportscar racing's worst kept secret is now officially out - Risi Competizione have confirmed that they will campaign the new Ferrari F430GT in the American Le Mans Series GT2 class this year

Photo Gallery: Mil Milhas Brasil (III)

During a press conference that preceded the traditional prize-giving ceremony to the winners of Corse Clienti events at Mugello on Tuesday, the track programme for the 2006 season was announced

Alfa Romeo claimed a highly prestigious win last weekend when Uberto Molo, Claudio Capparelli and Istvan Minach, driving the Tekprom-entered Alfa Romeo 156 won the 'SuperTouring' category of the famous Mil Milhas Brasil

Photo Gallery: Mil Milhas Brasil (II)

Photo Gallery: Mil Milhas Brasil (I)

Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and Maserati will all be battling it out for glory when the lights go to green for 50th anniversary running of the legendary 1000 Milhas - Brazil's most prestigious endurance race - at Interlagos later this morning

The Ferrari F430 Challenge and Maserati Light GT will be on the grid to do battle with rivals racers from Aston Martin, Lotus, Dodge and Porsche, when the inaugural FIA European GT3 series kicks off at Silverstone in May

The Ferrari F430 Challenge made its UK debut at the Autosport International in Birmingham as over 100 of these new race cars are expected to hit the tracks this year in the USA, Italy, and Europe

Ferrari's 'Corse Clienti' department report very strong interest in the new GT2 class racing version of their V8-engined F430 Coupé, which is set to make its competitive track debut within months

The GT3-specification Maserati GranSport Light and Lamborghini Gallardo both took to the track last week as the new FIA European GT3 Championship cars arrived in Paul Ricard for the first official test session.