Over weekend the Ferrari F430 GT was the main protagonist in several races gaining important results in the latest rounds of prestigious series such as the American Le Mans Series and the Spanish and Italian GT national championships.

The ALMS Northeast Grand Prix, back at the Lime Rock Park circuit at Lakeville in Connecticut, was this season’s fifth race valid for the American Le Mans Series. The F430, started by the Risi Competizione team and driven by Jaime Melo and Pierre Kaffer, gained second place in the race behind the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR with Patrick Long and Jörg Bergmeister driving, and ahead of the BMW with Bill Auberlen and Joey Hand. At the end of the race, interrupted by a drive through penalty caused by speeding, due to a malfunctioning of the car’s speed limiter, and a contact with Long’s car on lap 26 when Kaffer sat behind the wheel, the Ferrari of Houston team consolidated its second place in the standings in its class, while getting ready for the next race, held at the Mid-Ohio circuit (Lexington, Ohio) on the weekend of 9 August.

On the occasion of the third Spanish GP Championship race, held at the Portuguese track of Estoril, Ferrari conquered first and third place on the podium, thanks to a formidable performance by Ricardo Bravo and Lourenço da Veiga (ASM Team) as well as Manuel Cerqueda and Alan Sicart (Automobil Club Andorra). Second place, between the two F430s, went to the Porsche 997 with Miguel Amaral and Miguel de Castro. The Spanish series’ next race will be held at the Albacete circuit on the weekend of 13 September.