25.11.2008 WINNING END TO THE SEASON FOR FERRARI F430 GT

ADVANCED ENGINEERING FERRARI F430 GT
ADVANCED ENGINEERING FERRARI F430 GT

The Ferrari F430s competing in the 2008 FIA GT Championship ended the race season by taking the top four places in the final round, held on Sunday afternoon at the brand new San Luis circuit in Argentina. The Maranello race cars have already clinched the drivers', teams titles' in the FIA GT2 class before the series arrived in Argentina for the final round. On top of this great result, the same weekend also saw a win for the F430 GT in the Vallelunga 6 Hours.

The packed crowd at the unique Argentinial Portrero de los Funes circuit, was treated to a home win courtesy of Matias Russo and Luis Perez Companc. At the end of a truly spectacular race, the Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing crew took the GT2 class victory ahead of the new FIA GT2 champions Gimmi Bruni and Toni Vilander and their AF Corse team-mates, Christian Montanari and Thomas Biagi. Completing the clean sweep, crossing the line in fourth place was the F430 GT driven by Andrew Kirkaldy and Robert Bell for CR Scuderia.

Meanwhile on Saturday 22nd November, the Ferrari F430 GT driven by Marco Cioci, Piergiuseppe Perazzini and Maurizio Mediani took the Gold Cup in the XVIII running of the Vallelunga 6 Hours, the traditional season finale organised at the eponymous race track near Rome. Completing 216 laps in 6h00'09"172, the Advanced Engineering crew was the first to win the event with a car homologated in the GT2 category. They took the flag ahead of the trio made up of Maurizio Fratti/Alex Caffi/Richard Leitz, also driving a GT2 car (Porsche 997 RSR) and the Radical SR8 of Nigel Greensall/Massimo Vignali/Luigi Ferrara.
 

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