FINALI MONDIALI:EIGHTY-NINE 458 CHALLENGE EVOS ON TRACK AT DAYTONA
Daytona, 24 Nov 2016.– We are now just one week away from the Finali Mondiali, which for the first time will take place in the United States on the legendary Daytona track. The Ferrari Challenge will begin on Friday, with the final two races of the three championships due on Friday and Saturday.
Twenty-three titles. Eighty-nine 458 Challenge EVOs will do battle on track with drivers who have a total of 23 titles between them. Five of these have two wins to their name: veteran Eric Cheung, who this season has raced in all three ona-make single, Steve Wyatt, the reigning Trofeo Pirelli APAC champion, Ricardo Perez De Lara, the star of North America series, Bjorn Grossmann, the two-time European champion and Alessandro Vezzoni, reigning world champion in the Trofeo Pirelli Am who moved to the top category in 2016.
The veterans. Cheung also boasts the record number of appearances in the 458 Challenge EVO and next season will drive the new 488, due to be unveiled at Daytona. The Canadian has driven it in 113 races. Dutchman Fons Scheltema has started 87 while the star of the North America series, Al Hegyi is on 81, one more than Wyatt, and 10 ahead of of Yanbin Xing, the Chinese ace in the APAC series.
Programme. The first Trofeo Pirelli race, valid for all the championships, will be held on Friday at 5:50 pm local time (11:50 pm CET) followed by the Coppa Shell at 7.50 pm (1.50 am CET). On Saturday Race-2 of the Trofeo Pirelli will be at 12:35 pm (4:35 pm CET) while the Coppa Shell will be held at 2:35 pm (8:35 pm CET). Three world titles will be at stake in the two races on Sunday: the Coppa Shell at 9:30 am (3:30 pm CET) and the Trofeo Pirelli at 11.45 am (5:45 pm CET).
Source: Ferrari
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