Race 1:
| Circuit | Circuit of the Americas – Austin/Texas |
| Date | 05.03.2016 |
| Laps | 23 |
| Distance | 126,971 km / 78,913 miles |
| No | Driver | Ferrari | S/N | Team | Result |
|
07
|
Martin Fuentes |
458 Italia GT3
|
F 142 GT xxxx
|
Scuderia Corsa
|
13. overall / 1. in class GTA
|
Race 2:
| Circuit | Circuit of the Americas – Austin/Texas |
| Date | 06.03.2016 |
| Laps | 22 |
| Distance | 121,451 km / 75,482 miles |
| No | Driver | Ferrari | S/N | Team | Result |
|
07
|
Martin Fuentes |
458 Italia GT3
|
F 142 GT xxxx
|
Scuderia Corsa
|
6. overall / 1. in class GTA
|
Pirelli World Challenge – Fuentes scores two victories at COTA
Posted: 07.03.2016
Source: Ferrari
Austin, 7 March 2016 – The Pirelli World Challenge season kicked off over the weekend with a pair of races at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas – and a pair of victories for Ferrari. In a full field of 33 GT cars, the lone Ferrari 458 Italia entered by Scuderia Corsa and driven by Martin Fuentes swept the weekend in the GT-A class for Pro-Am drivers.
Master of pole. Fuentes scored pole position for Saturday’s 50-minute sprint race in the no. 07 Ferrari 458 Italia. He led from start-to-finish, battling amongst the top-10 overall throughout the race before taking the checkered flag. The overall race went to Patrick Long (Effort Racing Porsche). Starting again from the GT-A pole position in Sunday’s race, Fuentes maintained his lead in GT-A throughout the race to win for the second time as well as finishing a very strong sixth overall in the race. Race-2 overall was won by reigning champion Johnny O’Connell on the Cadillac.
Next race. The GT races from Circuit of The Americas will be shown on CBS Sports Network on Sunday, March 13 at 10:30 AM ET. The Pirelli World Challenge will race again this weekend at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, with live streaming available at world-challenge.com. Saturday’s race will begin at 9:35 AM ET, with Sunday’s race starting at 3:15 PM ET.
Pirelli World Challenge – The season begins at COTA with one Ferrari
Posted: 04.03.2016
Source: Ferrari
Austin, 4 March 2016 – The other North American sports car championship is set to begin this weekend, as the Pirelli World Challenge holds its first race event of the season. The Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas will serve as the venue for a doubleheader weekend of racing which has 25 cars entered in the headlining GT races.
One 458 Italia. Ferraris captured four overall victories in the 2015 PWC, as driver Olivier Beretta finished second in the championship winning at COTA one year ago. Ferrari will be represented by Scuderia Corsa and driver Martin Fuentes, who will drive the no. 07 458 Italia this season and will battle for GTA class honors. In the 2015 season championship, Fuentes recorded one victory, four podium results and eleven top five finishes to finish third in the GTA championship.
Schedule. Both of the weekend’s GT races will be streamed live at world-challenge.com. The first race will be streamed on Saturday at 3:30 PM ET (9.30 PM CET) and the second on Sunday at 3:15 PM ET (9.15 PM CET).