Ferrari Weekend at Monza with F1 Clienti and the Challenge
A special meeting at the Monza circuit this weekend, with
a demonstration by single-seaters prepared by the Maranello
F1 Clienti department and races counting towards the Italian
Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy, which also features the
gentlemen drivers in the Shell Cup.
As far as the Formula 1 demonstration is concerned, on Saturday
and Sunday, no less than sixteen cars are expected to take
to the track, of which worthy of a special mention are an
ex-Ascari 1953 500 F2 and seven examples of cars driven by
Michael Schumacher during his career with the Prancing Horse.
The one make series, run over seven events including the
Ferrari World Finals now uses just the F430 cars after the
360 Modena brought its brilliant racing career to an end last
year. The formula for the competition features races of forty
minutes duration, as usual with an obligatory pit stop which
adds spectacle and excitement in the pit lane, as well as
allowing for cars to also be crewed by two drivers taking
turns at the wheel.
Going into the third round of the season at Monza, heading
the classification in the Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy
is Vito Postiglione (team Motor/Malucelli) with a five point
lead over Niki Cadei (Rossocorsa,) while leading the Shell
Cup is Sandro Mucelli (Stile F Service,) who leads Giorgio
Massazza (Rossocorsa) by one solitary point.
SKY Italy exclusively broadcasts coverage of the fifteenth
year of the Italian Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy and on
Sunday 20 May, will broadcast live on the SKY Sport Extra
channel from 10.40 with the first race on the card and from
14.10 the second one (both repeated on SKY Sport 2, at 24.15
on Monday 21 May.) RTL 102.5, the Italian one-make series’
official broadcaster will put out regular information during
various bulletins throughout the course of the weekend.
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