BLOG / FIA WEC: Fittipaldi will drive an AF Corse Ferrari

Friday, 21 November 2014

Two-time Formula 1 world champion and 500 Indy winner Emerson Fittipaldi will drive an AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia for the “6 Hours of Sao Paulo”, final round in the FIA World Endurance Championship (Wec) 2014. The Brasilian driver will share the Ferrari #61, GTE Am category, with Jeff Segal and Alessandro Pier Guidi.

In Bahrain, round seven out of eight, AF Corse has won the GTE Pro Team world championship, Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander have taken the crown of the GT Drivers. The GT Manufactu- res titles is still to appoint: Ferrari is first with 261 (Porsche second, 236).


THE OTHER AF CORSE FERRARI 458s – In addition to the 458 # 51 with the world champions Bruni and Vilander, in GTE Pro will race as usual Davide Rigon and James Calado in the Ferrari 458 Italia #71. In the GTE Am category, the Ferrari #81 with Steve Wyatt, Michele Rugolo and Andrea Bertolini will join the #61 with Fittipaldi. In the 8 Star Motorsport Ferrari 458 #90 (managed by AF Corse) will race Gianluca Roda, Paolo Ruberti and Matteo Cressoni.



The start of the race will be at 1 PM (local time).