Valencia, 18 July

The second Ferrari Racing Days, following on from the one held at Mugello on 4 July, has just ended at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, in Cheste, Valencia. Over the weekend, the F430s 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 today was the Scuderia’s test driver, Marc Gené, who did a few laps at the wheel of an F60 run by the F1 Clienti department of Maranello.

Also in action at this packed event were three of the Ferrari FXX and no less than eleven 599 XX, which took to the track for some untimed sessions in the hands of their owners, taking part in the eponymous programme. Free Laps with over thirty Ferrari owners trying their hand on track in their own cars, as part of the special “Emozioni in pista” programme.


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).

Classification

Trofeo Pirelli Europe
Baron 106
Grossmann 94
Blancardi 86

Coppa Shell Europe
Morley 66
Valint 63
Galassi 60

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.