Ferrari Challenge Europe with 7 thousand fans at Monza
The season at Autodromo Nazionale Monza began in the sign of red, the color of passion, the color that has always gone with Ferrari. The track’s 5,973 meters have seen some of the most iconic single-seaters that have competed in the Formula 1 World Championship, the Modified 499Ps, or Prototypes that are close relatives from the cars that got off to a great start in the WEC, seizing a hat trick in the inaugural race in Qatar, run over the past ten days. Then from Thursday, March 27 to Sunday, March 30, it was the turn of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Europe.
The inaugural leg of the Maranello-based company’s one-make series saw the participation of 72 drivers representing 22 countries and 30 dealers, who divided their time between the three scheduled competitions: Coppa Shell AM, Trofeo Pirelli&Pirelli AM and Coppa Shell. On Saturday and Sunday about 7,000 fans came to admire the 296 Challenge cars and many on Sunday reached the central grandstand, where, waiting for them, there were red flags with the unmistakable Prancing Horse that were waved before the start of race 2 of Coppa Shell AM. Also popular was the Fan Zone with DJ Regaz, food trucks and games for the little ones.
The three Sunday races were won by Germany’s Boris Gideon (Coppa Shell AM) from Autohaus Ulrich, the U.S.-based Dylan Medler (Trofeo Pirelli) from The Collection, the Netherlands’s Michael Verhagen (Trofeo Pirelli AM) from Ferrari Warszawa, and Sweden’s Christian Kinch (Coppa Shell) from Formula Racing.
“We experienced a very intense weekend – was the comment of Autodromo Nazionale Monza president Giuseppe Redaelli – with the presence of as many as 72 drivers and a large representation of foreigners. To have hosted in this start of the season and for so many days Ferrari was a source of great pride. We are also happy with the good turnout of the public”. The red festival does not stop here: on Monday 31 track reserved for the Cavallino Club Challenge with Private Practice.
