First wins for Postiglione, Barde and Sicart in the World
Finals
Today, the Monza circuit hosted the first races of the 2006
Ferrari World Finals. The event that closes the Prancing Horse’s
racing season will end on Sunday 29 October with a parade
of the single-seater cars prepared by the Maranello F1 Clienti
department and the demonstration by Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
that is the key moment of the final day and which will also
serve as the occasion to pay tribute to Michael Schumacher’s
Formula 1 career.
Also on the packed card at this event is a display of the
exclusive FXX Programme laboratory car and a special initiative
from the Scuderia Ferrari Club with some members taking part
in the final round of the 2006 Soap Box race, for four wheeled
vehicles without engines, based on the imaginative designs
of these enthusiasts.
Today’s programme included qualifying for the Shell
Ferrari Historic Challenge and the Ferrari Challenge Pirelli
Trophy, followed by the first races of the championships featuring
the F430 Challenge car.
In the Italian Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy, victory
went to Vito Postiglione (Stile F,) who crossed the finish
line ahead of Andrea Belluzzi (Motor) and Livio / Montani
(Rossocorsa,) second and third respectively. With the points
he picked up today, Belluzzi, the San Marino driver has taken
the title in the Italian Pirelli Trophy before the final race
of the championship.
Standing on the top step of the podium in the Shell Cup for
gentlemen drivers was Vanni Campari (Motor / Sauro.)
Plenty of excitement and spectacle came up next in the race
that saw competitors from both the European and North American
Pirelli Trophies line up together on the grid. First to take
the chequered flag in the opening race was Ange Barde (Modena
Cars Racing,) ahead of Ross Kaiser (Ferrari GB Dealer Team)
and Max Blancardi (Auto Palace / Star Rent Competition.) First
of the competitors from North America was Michael Zoi (Shelton
Ferrari / Auto Palace,) fourteenth overall.
Jonathan Sicart (Modena Sport / Yellow GT Challenge) took
top honours in the event for drivers in the European Shell
Cup.
In the separate category, in its last ever year, for those
running the 360 Modena Challenge, the wins went to Giorgio
Massazza (Rossocorsa) and Bjorn Grossmann (Autohaus Gohm /
G2 Racing,) in the Italian and European series respectively.
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