The second Ferrari
Racing Days event of the year, following on from the
one held at the Mugello circuit on 4 July, took place over the
weekend, this time at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, located in Cheste,
Valencia, Spain.
During the two days the F430 Challenge racers
entered in the European series of the Ferrari one-make
championship took to the same track which later this
year will host the World Finals. Special guest yesterday
was the Scuderia’s test driver, Marc Gené, who completed
some laps at the wheel of last year's grand prix F60 run
by the F1 Clienti department in Maranello. Also in
action at this event were the Ferrari FXX and 599 XX.
The event got underway on
Saturday with the qualifying sessions for the F430s
entered in the fourth round of the European Ferrari
Challenge Trofeo Pirelli, ahead of two races scheduled
for yesterday. The packed programme also featured some
untimed sessions on this track for three Ferrari FXX and
no less than eleven 599XX, from the eponymous series,
being driven by their owners. Other non-competitive
action included track time for over thirty Ferrari
owners who were able to test themselves at the wheel of
their cars in the special Emozioni in pista
programme.
The fight for pole position in the first qualifying
session for the Trofeo Pirelli was won by Bjorn
Grossmann (Autohaus Gohm). Lining up alongside the
German on the front row for Race 1 was Max Blancardi
(Motor/Malucelli) while third place on the grid went to
Massimo Mantovani (Motor/Malucelli).
In the Coppa Shell Stephane Clareton (Stradale
Automobile) stopped the clocks in the quickest time,
finishing in fourth place overall, followed by Aleksandr
Skryabin (Ferrari Moscow) and Giovanni Zonzini (Motor/Malucelli),
second and third among the gentleman drivers. The second
qualifying to decide the grid for Race 2 saw once again
Bjorn Grossmann (Autohaus Gohm) dominate the session,
ahead of Max Blancardi (Motor/Malucelli) and Philipp
Baron (Baron Service). Fastest of the Coppa Shell
drivers was Aleksandr Skryabin (Ferrari Moscow) who was
seventh overall, followed by Dirk Adamsky (Autohaus
Saggio) and Stephane Clareton (Stradale Automobile).
The main action of the Ferrari Racing Days at
Valencia took place yesterday and in Race 1 of the
Trofeo Pirelli, victory went to Bjorn Grossmann (Autohaus
Gohm) who crossed the line ahead of Max Blancardi
(Motor/Malucelli) and Philipp Baron (Baron Service).
Giovanni Zonzini (Motor/Malucelli) won the first race
for the gentleman drivers in the Coppa Shell, getting
the better of Aleksandr Skryabin (Ferrari Moscow) and
Stephane Clareton (Stradale Automobile).
The afternoon race ended with Bjorn Grossmann (Autohaus
Gohm) again on the top of the podium, with Philipp Baron
(Baron Service) and Max Blancardi (Motor/Malucelli)
joining him in second and third places respectively,
while Aleksandr Skryabin (Ferrari Moscow) dominated the
Coppa Shell, beating Dirk Adamsky (Autohaus Saggio) and
Wido Roessler (Baron Service).
The next round for competitors in the European series of
the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli takes place at the
Hungaroring, over the weekend of 5 September, where the
European competitors will race alongside the Italian
series of the one-make championship, as part of the next
Ferrari Racing Days.
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