Maranello (Modena), 13th March 2009

The final weekend in March sees the start of the 2009 race season for Ferrari Corse Clienti activities at the Monza National Circuit, with the first round of the Italian and European series of the Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy championship and the Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge.

The season curtain-raiser should see around sixty F430 Challenge cars and thirty fascinating historic cars from Prancing Horse's glorious past. The prestigious non-competitive F1 Clienti and FXX Programme, also run by the same department will be back in action for the former at the Portimao Circuit on 12th April, in Portugal, on the same card as the European series of the Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy and for the latter, at the Road Atlanta circuit for the second round of the North American one-make championship.

Media wishing to obtain permanent accreditation for all 2009 Corse Clienti activities can send their request by e-mail to press.office@ferrari.it, or by fax to (+39) 0536 949 049. Passes for the season will be given out at the accreditation centre at the first event in each discipline. Requests must be sent by 18h00 on Friday 20th March.