Ferrari: 71488 Challenge Evos are expected to be at Le Mans for a one-make series

The fourth appointment of Ferrari Trofeo Pirelli Challenge Europe 2023 It will have an amazing environment. In fact, for the fifth time in its thirty-plus year history, the brand of single-breasted horses will be a support race for the iconic brand. 24 Hours of Le Manswhich this year celebrates its centenary, and which will see Ferrari return to the track in the first category, after 50 years, with the new 499P hybrid car.

On this exceptional occasion, there will be no less than 71 leh Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo to challenge each other at a distance of 13.6 km from the Circuit de la Sarthe From 7 to 10 June. A record, considering that never before had so many Maranello cars competed in the same individual race for the Modena-based marque. All cars are on the track at the same time for the only running of the round, which will precede the start of the fourth round of the FIA ​​World Endurance Championship (WEC) by a few hours.

Ferrari: The only championship to support the 24 Hours of Le Mans

there Racing in France It marks the halfway point of the season and attention will be given, in the main class, Trofeo Pirelli, to Eliseo Duno of Radicci Automobili, current leader of the general classification and winner of four races out of six contested, to finally overcome the resistance of his closest pursuers.

Among the contenders, in addition to the young and promising Thomas Fleming from HR Owen – FF Corse and Pence Valent from the Rossocorsa – Ferrari Budapest and the more experienced Max Mugelli from the CDP – Eureka Competition, the trans-dairy Thomas Neubauer from Charles Pozzi GT Racing, world champion Pirelli Cupalso participated in the 24 Hours with the 488 GTE of the JMW Motorsport team.

Leading the 24 o’clock group 488 evo challenge Of the Trofeo Pirelli Am, on this occasion, the busiest class, will be Franz Engstler of Charles Pozzi GT Racing, whose clear winning streak was paused in Race 1 in Spielberg by Hanno Laskowski of Emil Frey Sportivo, currently the closest pursuer of the leader, with a length of 27 .

In addition to the return of Nicolò Rosi from Kessel Racing, the French date will also see the presence of several drivers from other series of the single-make galloping horse series, ranging from North American to English through to the new. Japanese series, which, in this case, will still get points for the continental rating.

Despite the third and fifth places he had to settle for Spielberg, Axel Sartingen of Lueg Sportivo – Herter Racing leads the general classification of Shell cupseriously advanced to win the title of the season.

The challenge behind Saab, which will also be re-proposed at the Circuit de la Sarthe, where a possible inclusion is expected, also in this case, of drivers from other series: Fons Scheltima from Kessel Racing, Willem van der Vorm from Scuderia Monte-Carlo, Manuela Justner of CDP – MP Racing and Alexander Nussbaumer of Gohm – Scuderia GT are currently trapped by just five points and aim to shorten the gap on the leaders.

Spielberg’s unlucky Race 2 zero for Kessel Racing’s Kirk Baerwaldt opened the game in the standings. Cuba Shell Am Behind the Singaporean driver, Cornes Motors Shiba’s Motohiko Isozaki is 12 points behind.

Italian Giuseppe Ramelli of Rossocorsa-Belin Racing, who is currently third, will not be a French contender, thus offering a side to try to come back in particular by Tommy Lindroth of Baron Motorsport, third and second in Austria and Martinus Richter of Myrtle Motorsport in his second place for this Season on the Styrian Circuit.

the program

In an intense week of Le Mans, my drivers Ferrari Europe Challenge The race will start early on Wednesday 7th June with a free practice session, repeated on Thursday 8th. It will start on Saturday 10th June at 09:30.

Qualifying and the race will be visible live, free of charge and with English commentary, on Ferrari Live and the Ferrari YouTube channel. In Italy, Sky will broadcast the race live on Channel 207 (Sky Sport F1) from 09:15. Reruns are scheduled on the same channel on Saturdays from 14:00, Sundays from 12:30 and 16:00. In the UK and Germany, the race will also be broadcast on Sky Sport F1.