Tickets are now available for the incredible Ferrari Racing Days spectacular at Silverstone from 8-9-10 June 2007. Featuring the UK round of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli with over 30 equally matched Ferrari F430 Challenge cars jostling for position on one of the fastest F1 Grand Prix circuits, and the ultra-exclusive FXX which will be making its only official UK appearance, Ferrari Racing Days will be an action-packed weekend of Ferrari festivities which will appeal to Ferrari clients and the ever-faithful Tifosi.

Ferrari Racing Days at Silverstone is the UK focus of Ferrari’s 60th Anniversary and, quite appropriately, will also feature the Ferrari Shell Historic Championship in which classic road and race Ferraris compete in three different categories to relive the golden era of motorsport. Ferrari’s customer motorsport division, Corse Clienti, are also supporting several Ferrari clients who will be demonstrating a range of famous and historic F1 cars from the company’s illustrious racing past.

This is the only opportunity to see all four activities (Challenge, FXX, Historic, F1 Clienti) together in the UK, and it is the only time that all these activities will be seen together outside of the Finali Mondiali, Ferrari’s end-of-year racing celebrations.

The Ferrari Racing Days will also be the focus of the 40th Anniversary of the Ferrari Owners Club in the UK, with an incredible display of 40 examples of the iconic F40 supercar which remains one of Ferrari’s most memorable performance cars. With Ferrari owners from all over the UK invited to participate in the Ferrari Racing Days and the Ferrari Owners Club’s 40th Anniversary, it is expected that Silverstone will see the largest gathering of Ferraris in one place in 2007.

Motor Sport Activity for Ferrari Racing Days at Silverstone

Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli

The Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli is a race series dedicated exclusively to the Ferrari F430 Challenge which Ferrari clients can enter in a series of races at some of the most demanding and prestigious race circuits in Europe. In 2007, the F430 Challenge car is entering its second season of competition with an endurance race format that promises to offer dramatic action as the 30+ equally-matched 490hp V8 Ferraris jostle for position at every corner. The F430 Challenge is a race-prepared version of the F430 road car – both feature Ferrari’s acclaimed F1 “paddle-shift” gearbox and carbon-ceramic brakes, but the race car also features a full GT-spec roll-cage, Lexan windscreen and air jacks and centre-locking wheels for quicker wheel changes. The F430 Challenge race car also runs on 19” tyres which were specially developed by Pirelli for this championship. The F430 Challenge reaffirms the very close link between Ferrari’s competition and road car departments.

Ferrari FXX

For the fortunate few, Ferrari invited 29 of their most loyal and passionate clients to purchase an FXX and join the company as a “Client Test Driver”. With only 29 FXX manufactured (plus one for Michael Schumacher), the FXX development programme is one of the most exclusive technological test-beds available to clients.
 

Their use is exclusively restricted to race circuits around the world – the car is not homologated for road or race use. The FXX forms a critical part of Ferrari’s commitment to research and development, with many of the innovations developed as part of the FXX programme being evaluated for potential use on future Ferrari road cars.

Ferrari Shell Historic Challenge

With an unrivalled heritage of important and iconic competition cars, the Ferrari Shell Historic Challenge is the perfect arena for historic Ferraris from every decade to be enjoyed in their natural environment – on the race track. The series is a stunning showcase for the proud history of competition Ferraris spanning 60 years, with unique cars such as a 1950 Ferrari 166 Inter Vignale, a 1960 Ferrari 250 SWB California Spider, a 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione, and a 1980 Ferrari 512 BB Le Mans racing on track now just like they did when they first left Maranello.

F1 Clienti

The pace of development in the world of F1 motor racing is relentless, and, for many teams, cars from previous seasons are often relegated to spend their retirement in a musuem collecting dust – but not so with Ferrari. After two years since they saw active competition, a select number of Ferrari F1 cars are offered for sale to Ferrari clients who wish to live out every boy’s fantasy of being a Formula One driver. These cars are professionally supported and lovingly maintained by the same Ferrari personnel who would were part of the team during the car’s racing career. The F1 Clienti stable includes cars from several decades of Ferrari’s unparalleled F1 racing success, with examples of Ferrari’s F1 cars previously driven by 7-times World Champion Michael Schumacher, and Niki Lauda’s 1975 Ferrari 312T still providing a spectacle for Ferrari fans to enjoy many years after the car’s official retirement from competition.

Pirelli Ferrari Formula Classic

The Ferrari Owners Club’s Pirelli Ferrari Formula Classic series is open to production Ferraris built prior to 1990. The championship is split into three classes: Group 1 – V12; Group 2 – V8; and Group 3 – V8 and Flat-12 Ferraris that have been lightly modified within the limits defined by the regulations.

The Ferrari Racing Days calendar for 2007 is made up of seven events: Monza (23,24,25 March); Misano (20,21,22 April); Silverstone (8,9,10 June); Spa (26,27,28 July) Paul Ricard (31 Aug – 1,2 Sep); Hockenheim (21,22,23 September) and the World Finals (25,26,27,28 October)

How to order tickets for Ferrari Racing Days: Ticket Hotline: 08704 588 320; Special advance purchase “Weekend” ticket only £20 (+VAT & booking fee). Children under 16 go free when accompanied by paying adult; Ferrari owners should contact their local Official Ferrari Dealer for exclusive Ferrari hospitality packages which include VIP parking for Ferraris only; Public Hospitality Packages are available with Silverstone. Call 08704 588 230.