2016 Ferrari Challenge North America

2016 Ferrari Challenge North America

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Parent series:
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Sister series:
Ferrari Challenge Europe
Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific

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.

The North American also features the Trofeo Pirelli and Coppa Shell class system. ^{[1] [2]} This championship was inaugurated in 1994. It is organized by Ferrari North America and sanctioned by IMSA. ^{[3] [4]} In 2024 it was run at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit track as a support race to the Las Vegas Grand Prix F1 series. ^[5]

The Ferrari Challenge uses a single model from the manufacturer's road car range, suitably modified to make them safe for competition use. The lineage began with the 348 Challenge in 1993, followed by its successor, the F355 Challenge, and the 360 Modena was introduced in 2000. The F355 remained eligible during 2000 and 2001. ^[6] The 360 Challenge version was the first competition-orientated version to be marketed to the public. The F430 Challenge was phased in during a transitional year in 2006, with the same being the case for the 458 Challenge in 2011. ^[7] The F430 introduced carbon-ceramic brake discs for the first time and gained 80 hp (60 kW) over the 360CS, which has reduced lap times to approximately three seconds shy of the F430 GT2.^{[ citation needed ]} The 458 Challenge is the first to have driver controlled aids such as traction control, stability management and adjustable ABS brakes. ^[8]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds Ferrari of Houston 2 Ricardo Pérez de Lara [9] TP 1, 3 47 Darren Crystal [10] TPAM 3 73 Bryn Owen [9] TPAM 1 Lake Forest Sportscars 5 Nick Mancuso [11] TP 2–3 6 Rick Mancuso CS 1–4 7 Cort Wagner [11] TP 2 Ferrari of Beverly Hills 7 Martín Fuentes [9] TP 1 17 Alistair Garnett [11] TPAM 2–4 101 Darren Enenstein [9] CS 1–4 106 Karl Williams [10] CS 3–4 153 Neil Langberg [9] CS 1–4 Ferrari of San Francisco 9 Zaid Ghandour [11] TPAM 2 113 Geoff Palermo [9] CS 1 125 Matt Keegan [9] CS 1 Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale 10 Henrik Hedman [9] TP 1 44 Carlos Kauffmann [9] TP 1–4 85 Steve Johnson [9] TPAM 1–4 112 Dan O'Neal [9] CS 1, 4 Ferrari of Central Florida 11 Lance Willsey [9] TPAM 1 Onofrio Triarsi [10] 3 12 Charles Quinton [9] TPAM 1–4 121 Luis Perusquia [9] CS 1–4 Ferrari of Ontario 13 Marc Muzzo [9] TPAM 1–4 31 Damon Ockey [10] TP 3 120 Rick Lovat [9] CS 1, 3–4 179 Fons Scheltema [12] CS 4 199 Barry Zekelman [9] CS 1–4 Ferrari of Newport Beach 14 Brent Lawrence [9] TPAM 1–4 151 Rob Hodes [9] CS 1–4 Boardwalk Ferrari 18 James Weiland [9] TPAM 1–4 161 Jean-Claude Saada [9] CS 1–4 Ferrari of Palm Beach 4 Charles Quinton TPAM 2–4 21 Danny Baker [11] TPAM 2–4 Ferrari of Long Island 24 Caesar Bacarella [9] TPAM 1–4 111 Joe Vitagliano [9] CS 1–2, 4 119 Chris Cagnazzi [9] CS 1–4 The Collection 33 Arthur Romanelli [9] TPAM 1–4 38 Gregory Romanelli [9] TP 1–4 123 Alexander Menzel [9] CS 1–4 Ferrari of Quebec 71 Patrice Brisebois [9] TPAM 1–4 77 Emmanuel Anassis [9] TP 1–4 117 Martin LaBrecque [9] CS 1, 4 Continental Autosport 3 Joel Weinberger TPAM 3–4 76 Joel Weinberger [10] TPAM 3–4 Miller Motor Cars 105 Rodney Randall [9] CS 1–4 116 Al Delattre [9] CS 1 177 Joe Courtney [9] CS 1–4 Ferrari of Vancouver 99 Wei Lu [9] TP 1–4 100 Rusty Wallace TP 1–4 Ferrari of Atlanta 134 Michael Watt [9] CS 1–4 176 Lance Cawley [11] CS 2–4 Ferrari of San Diego 178 Al Hegyi [9] CS 1–4 179 Enzo Potolicchio TP 1–4 Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo 187 Rich Baek [9] CS 1–3 200 Cooper MacNeil TP 1–4 Misano Racing Team 222 Daniel Mancinelli TP 1–4 250 Charles Quinton TPAM 3–4 Target Racing 251 Brent Lawrence TPAM 3–4 255 Danny Baker TPAM 3–4 GP Project Team 256 Caesar Bacarella TPAM 3–4 300 Francisco Longo CS 3–4 Team RB Racing 301 Dave Musial TPAM 3–4 311 Tim Demore TPAM 3–4 Belt Racing 500 Brian Kaminskey CS 3–4 555 Tom Sharp CS 3–4

Icon Class TP Trofeo Pirelli TPAM Trofeo Pirelli Amateur CS Coppa Shell

Race calendar and results

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	Carlos Kauffmann	Carlos Kauffmann	Carlos Kauffmann	Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale	Arthur Romanelli	Matt Keegan
	R10		24 September	Wei Lu	Wei Lu	Carlos Kauffmann	Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale	Marc Muzzo	Joe Courtney
6	R11	Homestead-Miami Speedway	5 November	Daniel Mancinelli	Daniel Mancinelli	Daniel Mancinelli	Misano Racing Team	Steve Johnson	Matt Keegan
	R12		6 November	Daniel Mancinelli	Daniel Mancinelli	Daniel Mancinelli	Misano Racing Team	Marc Muzzo	Matt Keegan
7	R13	Daytona International Speedway	3 December	Carlos Kauffmann	Carlos Kauffmann	Carlos Kauffmann	Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale	James Weiland	Matt Keegan
	R14		4 December	Daniel Mancinelli	Daniel Mancinelli	Daniel Mancinelli	Misano Racing Team	Arthur Romanelli	Rob Hodes

Championship standings

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.

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:

Race Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th or lower	Pole	FLap
Points	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1	1

Trofeo Pirelli

Pos. Driver DAY SON AUS MON LIM HOM DAY Pts RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 1 Carlos Kauffmann 7 5 2 3 2 6 3 3 1 1 Ret 4 1 3 189 2 Emmanuel Anassis 1 2 1 2 5 4 2 1 DNS DNS INF INF 126 3 Wei Lu 4 6 4 4 4 8 DNS DNS 2 2 4 5 Ret 4 126 4 Gregory Romanelli 2 4 3 1 6 2 1 2 Ret Ret DSQ DSQ 123 5 Ricardo Pérez de Lara 3 1 1 1 78 6 Daniel Mancinelli 1 1 Ret 1 74 7 Martín Fuentes 5 3 3 3 Ret Ret 65 8 Cooper MacNeil 2 2 2 2 62 9 Nick Mancuso DNS 5 7 3 Ret 3 26 10 Damon Ockey 3 5 21 11 Enzo Potolicchio 5 6 Ret Ret 17 12 Cort Wagner 5 6 15 13 Henrik Hedman 6 7 11 14 Onofrio Triarsi 8 7 7 15 Rusty Wallace Ret Ret 0 Pos. Driver DAY SON AUS MON LIM HOM DAY Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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

Pos. Driver DAY SON AUS MON LIM HOM DAY Pts RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 1 James Weiland 10 2 6 8 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 4 202 3 Steve Johnson 1 1 1 3 6 3 4 3 3 3 1 3 2 3 201 3 Arthur Romanelli 9 3 3 2 11 12 2 6 1 2 3 4 3 1 166 4 Marc Muzzo 7 8 4 5 9 2 3 4 2 1 4 1 5 2 163 5 Patrice Bricebois 4 4 2 1 3 6 5 2 100 6 Joel Weinberger Ret Ret 8 5 6 7 Ret 5 4 5 54 7 Charles Quinton 8 6 8 11 2 4 7 5 DSQ DSQ 53 8 Caesar Bacarella 2 5 5 7 10 11 DNS DNS NPQ NPQ Ret DNS 51 9 Brent Lawrence 5 7 10 6 DNS 8 9 8 5 6 48 10 Danny Baker Ret Ret DNS 9 4 9 8 9 Ret 6 35 11 Ziad Ghandour 7 4 Ret Ret 16 12 Lance Willsey 3 10 14 13 Darren Crystal 5 7 13 14 Bryn Owen 6 9 9 15 Alistair Garnett 9 10 7 10 10 10 0 16 Francisco Longo Ret DNS 0 17 Dave Musial Ret Ret 0 18 Tim Demore Ret Ret 0 Pos. Driver DAY SON AUS MON LIM HOM DAY Pts

Coppa Shell

Pos. Driver DAY SON AUS MON LIM HOM DAY Pts RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 1 Joe Courtney 1 4 1 1 3 1 4 1 3 1 6 3 3 12 204 2 Matt Keegan 11 9 6 9 1 16 16 4 1 5 1 1 1 Ret 147 3 Chris Cagnazzi 5 3 2 2 17 4 2 2 5 4 4 5 Ret DNS 135 4 Jean-Claude Saada 2 18 14 16 2 2 6 13 2 7 3 DNS 7 NPQ 94 5 Rick Lovat 8 1 Ret Ret 18 14 1 3 7 6 5 Ret DNS DNS 84 6 Rob Hodes 10 6 3 3 4 15 17 DNS 6 3 8 7 2 1 78 7 Karl Williams Ret Ret 16 3 14 7 4 2 2 2 8 13 70 8 Barry Zekelman 18 2 4 4 6 6 5 8 DNS DNS Ret INF 65 9 Rodney Randall 3 16 13 18 5 5 15 5 8 8 7 8 52 10 Rich Baek 7 7 7 5 7 7 Ret DNQ 9 4 16 11 50 11 Jeff Naughton 19 19 12 6 8 8 DNS DNS 11 Ret 15 Ret 17 Ret 33 12 Michael Watt 17 12 8 7 11 DNS 8 9 9 9 12 10 4 7 27 13 Dan O'Neal 4 5 Ret 14 Ret NC DNS DNS 22 14 Lance Cawley Ret DNS 9 10 9 9 9 16 10 10 11 11 11 10 21 15 Fons Scheltema Ret 13 3 6 19 16 Geoff Palermo 9 10 5 Ret Ret Ret 19 17 Alexander Menzel 13 13 DNS DNS 10 11 7 10 5 Ret 16 18 Joe Vitagliano 16 15 15 15 10 15 13 11 Ret 12 6 6 16 19 Tim Demore Ret Ret 19 2 15 20 Dave Musial 10 6 13 5 14 21 Al Hegyi 14 11 11 8 14 10 11 12 14 13 12 14 14 22 Luis Perusquia 10 12 13 13 12 Ret 13 9 15 8 13 23 Alistair Garnett 10 2 13 24 Rick Mancuso 14 4 13 25 Francisco Longo Ret DNS Ret 3 12 26 Darren Enenstein 12 17 DNS 17 12 12 12 11 11 27 Neil Langberg 15 14 DNS 11 15 17 13 14 11 28 Al Delattre 6 8 10 29 Brian Kaminskey 9 9 6 30 Martin LaBrecque DNS DNS DNS DNS 20 14 3 31 Tom Sharp 18 Ret 0 Pos. Driver DAY SON AUS MON LIM HOM DAY Pts

Television coverage

The Races of the Ferrari Challenge North America are broadcast on Cable Television including: ESPN, Fox Sports, Movistar+, CBS Sports y NBC Sports.

Coverage in Brazil

Transmission [13]
BandSports	Narration: Márcio Pozzan
	Narration: Eduardo Veríssimo
	Comments: Duda Pompermayer
	Comments: Rafael Pasqualotto

Transmission
YouTube	Narration: Alexandre Eiras
	Narration: Thiago Fabris
	Comments: Ivar Castagnetti
	Comments: Henrique Gava

Other countries

• Colombia: RCN Televisión y RCN HD2
• Portugal: Sport TV
• Reino Unido: BT Sport
• Canadá: Sportsnet
• España: Movistar+
• Hispanoamérica: ESPN y Star+
• Germany: Motorsport Television Deutschland on YouTube

Streaming links

Internet (Global)
YouTube
Motorsport.tv
Facebook
Zoome
Catve.com
Auto Videos
Twitch

Rule sets

Different sets of regulations do apply:

• Contemporary touring car racing: Class 1  · Group A  · Group F  · Group G  · Group H  · Group N  · Group S  · Group SE  · Group SP  · Next Generation Touring Car  · Super 2000  · TCR Touring Car  · Group Rally4  · Group Rally5
• Historic touring car racing: Group 1  · Group 2  · Group 3  · Group 4  · Group 5  · Group B  · Supertouring

See also

• Lamborghini Super Trofeo
• Mustang Challenge
• Porsche Carrera Cup
• Audi R8 LMS Cup
• Trofeo Maserati

References

1. 2007 USA Standings Archived October 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine From shell.com. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
2. "Ferrari Challenge North America" . Retrieved 25 January 2023.
3. "An insider's look...." From autospectator.com, published July 7, 2007.
4. "FAQ - Ferrari Corse Clienti". Ferrari Corse Clienti. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
5. dzinsmaster (2024-11-23). "Medler Runs Consistent en Route to Ferrari Challenge Race 1 Win in Las Vegas". IMSA. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
6. 2004 Ferrari Challenge Archived January 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine From shell.com. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
7. 2007 Trofeo Pirelli Archived October 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine From shell.com. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
8. "Ferrari 458 Challenge on the track". YouTube .
9. "Challenge Race 1 Results" (PDF). Ferrari Corse Clienti. January 29, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
10. "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.
11. "Entry list Sonoma 2016" (PDF). Ferrari Corse Clienti. April 8, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
12. "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.
13. Redação, Da. "Moto1000GP e BandSports renovam parceria para temporada 2024". bandsports.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.

External links

• Official website