2016 Ferrari Challenge North America

The Ferrari Challenge is a single-marque motorsport championship. The Ferrari Challenge North America features the Trofeo Pirelli and Coppa Shell class system. This championship was inaugurated in 1994. It is organized by Ferrari North America and sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The 2016 season consists of seven rounds in the USA and Canada.

Teams and drivers edit

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Ferrari of Houston 2   Ricardo Pérez de Lara[1] TP 1, 3
47   Darren Crystal[2] TPAM 3
73   Bryn Owen[1] TPAM 1
  Lake Forest Sportscars 5   Nick Mancuso[3] TP 2–3
7   Cort Wagner[3] TP 2
  Ferrari of Beverly Hills 7   Martín Fuentes[1] TP 1
17   Alistair Garnett[3] TPAM 2–4
101   Darren Enenstein[1] CS 1–4
106   Karl Williams[2] CS 3–4
153   Neil Langberg[1] CS 1–4
  Ferrari of San Francisco 9   Zaid Ghandour[3] TPAM 2
113   Geoff Palermo[1] CS 1
125   Matt Keegan[1] CS 1
  Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale 10   Henrik Hedman[1] TP 1
44   Carlos Kauffmann[1] TP 1–4
85   Steve Johnson[1] TPAM 1–4
112   Dan O'Neal[1] CS 1, 4
  Ferrari of Central Florida 11   Lance Willsey[1] TPAM 1
  Onofrio Triarsi[2] 3
12   Charles Quinton[1] TPAM 1–4
121   Luis Perusquia[1] CS 1–4
  Ferrari of Ontario 13   Marc Muzzo[1] TPAM 1–4
31   Damon Ockey[2] TP 3
120   Rick Lovat[1] CS 1, 3–4
179   Fons Scheltema[4] CS 4
199   Barry Zekelman[1] CS 1–4
  Ferrari of Newport Beach 14   Brent Lawrence[1] TPAM 1–4
151   Rob Hodes[1] CS 1–4
  Boardwalk Ferrari 18   James Weiland[1] TPAM 1–4
161   Jean-Claude Saada[1] CS 1–4
  Ferrari of Palm Beach 21   Danny Baker[3] TPAM 2–4
  Ferrari of Long Island 24   Caesar Bacarella[1] TPAM 1–4
111   Joe Vitagliano[1] CS 1–2, 4
119   Chris Cagnazzi[1] CS 1–4
  The Collection 33   Arthur Romanelli[1] TPAM 1–4
38   Gregory Romanelli[1] TP 1–4
123   Alexander Menzel[1] CS 1–4
  Ferrari of Quebec 71   Patrice Brisebois[1] TPAM 1–4
77   Emmanuel Anassis[1] TP 1–4
117   Martin LaBrecque[1] CS 1, 4
  Continental Autosport 76   Joel Weinberger[2] TPAM 3–4
  Miller Motor Cars 105   Rodney Randall[1] CS 1–4
116   Al Delattre[1] CS 1
177   Joe Courtney[1] CS 1–4
  Ferrari of Vancouver 99   Wei Lu[1] TP 1–4
  Ferrari of Atlanta 134   Michael Watt[1] CS 1–4
176   Lance Cawley[3] CS 2–4
  Ferrari of San Diego 178   Al Hegyi[1] CS 1–4
  Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo 187   Rich Baek[1] CS 1–3
Icon Class
TP Trofeo Pirelli
TPAM Trofeo Pirelli Amateur
CS Coppa Shell

Race calendar and results edit

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team TPAM Winner Coppa Shell Winner
1 R1   Daytona International Speedway 29 January   Emmanuel Anassis   Gregory Romanelli   Emmanuel Anassis   Ferrari of Quebec   Steve Johnson   Joe Courtney
R2 30 January   Ricardo Pérez de Lara   Ricardo Pérez de Lara   Ricardo Pérez de Lara   Ferrari of Houston   Steve Johnson   Rick Lovat
2 R3   Sonoma Raceway 9 April   Emmanuel Anassis   Emmanuel Anassis   Emmanuel Anassis   Ferrari of Quebec   Steve Johnson   Joe Courtney
R4 10 April   Emmanuel Anassis   Carlos Kauffmann   Gregory Romanelli   The Collection   Patrice Brisebois   Joe Courtney
3 R5   Circuit of the Americas 14 May   Gregory Romanelli   Ricardo Pérez de Lara   Ricardo Pérez de Lara   Ferrari of Houston   James Weiland   Matt Keegan
R6 15 May   Gregory Romanelli   Gregory Romanelli   Ricardo Pérez de Lara   Ferrari of Houston   James Weiland   Joe Courtney
4 R7   Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 11 June   Gregory Romanelli   Carlos Kauffmann   Gregory Romanelli   The Collection   James Weiland   Rick Lovat
R8 12 June   Gregory Romanelli   Carlos Kauffmann   Emmanuel Anassis   Ferrari of Quebec   James Weiland   Joe Courtney
5 R9   Lime Rock Park 23 September
R10 24 September
6 R11   Homestead-Miami Speedway 5 November
R12 6 November
7 R13   Daytona International Speedway 3 December
R14 4 December

Championship standings edit

All drivers get a bonus point for appearing on the entry list, then 20 points for a (class) win, 15 for second, 12 for third, 10 for fourth, 8 for fifth, 6 for sixth, 4 for seventh and 2 points for eighth. All remaining entrants get 1 point. There is a bonus point for pole and fastest lap in each race.

Trofeo Pirelli edit

Pos. Driver DAY SON AUS MON LIM HOM DAY Pts
1   Emmanuel Anassis 20 15 20 15 8 10 15 20 123
2   Gregory Romanelli 15 10 12 20 8 15 20 15 122
3   Carlos Kauffmann 4 8 15 12 15 6 12 12 91
4   Ricardo Pérez de Lara 12 20 20 20 77
5   Wei Lu 10 6 10 10 10 4 DNS DNS 54
6   Nick Mancuso DNS 8 4 12 26
7   Martín Fuentes 8 12 21
8   Damon Ockey 12 8 21
9   Cort Wagner 8 6 16
10   Henrik Hedman 6 4 11
11   Onofrio Triarsi 3 3 7
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Trofeo Pirelli Am edit

Pos. Driver DAY SON AUS MON LIM HOM DAY Pts
1   Steve Johnson 20 20 20 12 6 12 10 12 118
2   James Weiland 3 15 6 3 20 20 20 20 117
3   Patrice Bricebois 10 10 15 20 12 6 8 15 100
4   Arthur Romanelli 2 12 12 15 2 1 15 6 69
5   Marc Muzzo 4 3 10 8 1 15 12 10 69
6   Charles Quinton 1 6 3 1 15 10 4 8 52
7   Caesar Bacarella 15 8 8 4 3 1 DNS DNS 43
8   Brent Lawrence 8 4 1 6 DNS 3 2 3 31
9   Danny Baker DNS 2 10 2 3 2 22
10   Joel Weinberger 1 8 6 4 22
11   Ziad Ghandour 4 10 16
12   Lance Willsey 12 1 14
13   Darren Crystal 8 4 13
14   Alistair Garnett 2 1 4 1 1 1 13
15   Bryn Owen 6 2 9

Coppa Shell edit

Pos. Driver DAY SON AUS MON LIM HOM DAY Pts
1   Joe Courtney 20 10 20 20 12 20 10 20 138
2   Chris Cagnazzi 8 12 15 15 1 8 15 15 95
3   Barry Zekelman 1 15 10 10 6 6 8 3 64
4   Rick Lovat 3 20 1 1 20 12 63
5   Jean-Claude Saada 15 1 1 1 15 15 6 1 61
6   Rob Hodes 1 6 12 12 10 1 1 DNS 49
7   Matt Keegan 1 2 6 2 20 1 1 10 47
8   Rich Baek 4 4 4 8 4 10 37
9   Rodney Randall 12 1 1 1 8 1 1 8 37
10   Jeff Naughton 2 1 8 6 3 3 DNS DNS 37
11   Dan O'Neal 10 8 DNS DNS 20
12   Karl Williams 1 12 1 4 20
13   Michael Watt 1 1 3 4 1 DNS 3 2 19
14   Fons Scheltema 12 6 19
15   Lance Cawley 2 1 2 4 2 1 15
16   Al Hegyi 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 14
17   Alexander Menzel 1 1 DNS DNS 1 2 4 1 14
18   Darren Enenstein 1 1 DNS 1 1 1 1 1 11
19   Neil Langberg 1 1 DNS 1 1 1 1 1 11
20   Al Delattre 6 3 10
21   Joe Vitagliano 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
22   Luis Perusquia 1 1 1 1 6
23   Martin LaBrecque DNS DNS DNS DNS 1

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak "Challenge Race 1 Results" (PDF). Ferrari Corse Clienti. January 29, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Challenge Race 1 Results (Official)" (PDF). Ferrari Corse Clienti. May 14, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Entry list Sonoma 2016" (PDF). Ferrari Corse Clienti. April 8, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Challenge Race 1 Results (Official)" (PDF). Ferrari Corse Clienti. June 11, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

External links edit