Ferrari Challenge APAC – Double for Blancardi, Prette and Tjiptobiantoro
Posted: 13.04.2014
Source: Ferrari
Sydney, 13 April 2014 – The Sydney leg of the Ferrari Asia Pacific Challenge kept viewers on the edge of their seats at Ferrari Racing Days today. The Ferrari APAC Challenge was led by Max Blancardi from Italy in the Pirelli Pro classification who took the chequered flag in Race 2 of the Trofeo Pirelli, finishing with an impressive racing time of 29:55:960, his fastest lap came in at 1:32:426.
The Pirelli classification of experienced drivers saw more competition, with Philippe Prette from Hong Kong taking the top spot on the podium in Race 2 with a racing time of 30:11:80, crossing the finish line just one second ahead of Steve Wyatt from Australia who took second spot while Peter White, also from Australia, took third spot.
In the Coppa Shell classification, Race 2 saw lots of exciting action as the drivers battled it out on the tracks. David Tjiptobiantoro from Indonesia won with a racing time of 30:17:18, finishing fourth overall and ahead of Paul van Loenhout from Australia and Tani Hanna from Lebanon. Viewers were totally enthralled and couldn’t keep their eyes off the race.
Attendees to Sydney’s Ferrari Racing Days were thrilled by on track activities and kept entertained by the amazing off track displays. The weekend was a massive success, with attendees being treated to a fabulous festival of Ferrari and all that Ferrari has to offer.
Ferrari Racing Days opened in style in Sydney
Posted: 11.04.2014
Source: Ferrari
11th April 2014 – The first-ever Ferrari Racing Days to be held in Sydney kicked off today with a fabulous foray into the festivities. Attendees experienced the fast-paced, griping atmosphere first hand as the Corso Pilota took to the track for the day and technical briefings and telemetry discussions were in abundance.
The Ferrari Challenge, that here celebrates the second round of the championship, and the F1 Clienti free practices kept trackside viewers entertained, and attendees were privy to two stunning Ferrari showrooms displaying the best cars that Ferrari has to offer. The Classiche display boasts an internationally imported, exclusive 166MM, while the Supercar display hosts the sensational LaFerrari. This is the first time LaFerrari has been on Australian soil and is the first LaFerrari ever produced.
A plethora of other activities will be available for the visiting public across the weekend including on track and off-track action! The Ferrari kids zone is perfect for younger families looking to join in the fun and entertain the kids. Ferrari enthusiasts looking to catch a glimpse of the action before the weekend of fun should head to the Harbour Bridge on Saturday morning, as over 130 Ferrari’s will travel en masse to the Sydney Motorsport Park. Bonnet to trunk, the cars measure in at 1.5 kilometres and are worth over $70 million. This is the largest gathering of Ferrari’s Sydney has and may ever see.
Ferrari Racing Days gets underway in Sydney tomorrow
Posted: 10.04.2014
Source: Ferrari
Sydney, 10 April –The first ever Ferrari Racing Days to be staged in Australia gets underway tomorrow at the Eastern Creek circuit on the outskirts of Sydney. The event is a pretty much an Olympic games of Ferrari Corse Clienti programmes and promises action packed entertainment with the exclusivity that is the hallmark of the world of Ferrari.
The main attraction is round 2 of the Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific and in addition there will be demonstrations of the cars in the XX Programmes, as well as old privately owned Formula 1 cars. There is plenty more to see with over 300 privately owned Ferraris on site as well as the jewel in the crown, a LaFerrari, on show for the first time in the Antipodes.
The second round of the Asia-Pacific Ferrari Challenge marks the debut of the series on Australian soil. It’s the fourth year the championship has been run, this year using the 458 Evo and in the Trofeo Pirelli category, Steve Wyatt is the leader, while David Tjiptobiantoro heads the Coppa Shell. But it’s very close and anything could happen in the always exciting Challenge races.
Eagerly anticipated is the Formula 1 action, when Scuderia Ferrari test driver Marc Gene will put on a thrilling show for the crowd featuring burnouts, doughnuts, pit stops and high speed laps. Marc will be at the wheel of an F10 and although he didn’t want to speculate, is probably keen on having a crack at the track record, currently held by a Red Bull RB7 when driven by local hero Daniel Ricciardo. Apart from Gene, six other Formula 1 owners will b e on track, two F2007 – one which won the title with Kimi Raikkonen, the other driven by Felipe Massa – two 412 T1, the car Gerhard Berger used to win the 1994 German Grand Prix and two F156/85, as driven by Michele Alboreto and Stefan Johansson. Also taking part, another important car in Ferrari’s history, the 333 SP. It’s the “barchetta” that Ferrari provided for customers in 1994 and which enjoyed great success to the end of the Nineties. Between 1995 and 2001 this car took 69 poles, 64 wins (56 outright and 8 in class) including winning the Sebring 12 Hours, a Daytona 24 Hours and an LMP-1 class win in the Le Mans 24 Hours. As for the XX programme cars, there will be a total of six made up of FXX and 599XX, true jewels which are bound to get the crowds in the grandstands excited with the wonderful noise of the Maranello engines. Apart from the on-track activity, there’s plenty for the fans and families to enjoy, including a unique collection of never before seen Ferraris. The waiting is over and Eastern Creek is ready to welcome the thousands of fans who want to get a feel for the excitement of the exclusive world of Ferrari.