2016 Ferrari Challenge North America Explained
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.
Teams and drivers
| Team | | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
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 Ferrari of Houston | 2 |  Ricardo Pérez de Lara[1] | TP | 1, 3 | | 47 | Darren Crystal[2] | TPAM | 3 | | 73 | Bryn Owen | TPAM | 1 | | Lake Forest Sportscars | 5 | Nick Mancuso[3] | TP | 2–3 | | 7 | Cort Wagner | TP | 2 | | Ferrari of Beverly Hills | 7 | Martín Fuentes | TP | 1 | | 17 | Alistair Garnett | TPAM | 2–4 | | 101 | Darren Enenstein | CS | 1–4 | | 106 | Karl Williams | CS | 3–4 | | 153 | Neil Langberg | CS | 1–4 | | Ferrari of San Francisco | 9 |  Zaid Ghandour | TPAM | 2 | | 113 | Geoff Palermo | CS | 1 | | 125 | Matt Keegan | CS | 1 | | Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale | 10 |  Henrik Hedman | TP | 1 | | 44 |  Carlos Kauffmann | TP | 1–4 | | 85 | Steve Johnson | TPAM | 1–4 | | 112 | Dan O'Neal | CS | 1, 4 | | Ferrari of Central Florida | 11 | Lance Willsey | TPAM | 1 | | Onofrio Triarsi | 3 | | 12 | Charles Quinton | TPAM | 1–4 | | 121 | Luis Perusquia | CS | 1–4 |  Ferrari of Ontario | 13 | Marc Muzzo | TPAM | 1–4 | | 31 | Damon Ockey | TP | 3 | | 120 | Rick Lovat | CS | 1, 3–4 | | 179 | Fons Scheltema[4] | CS | 4 | | 199 | Barry Zekelman | CS | 1–4 | | Ferrari of Newport Beach | 14 | Brent Lawrence | TPAM | 1–4 | | 151 | Rob Hodes | CS | 1–4 | | Boardwalk Ferrari | 18 | James Weiland | TPAM | 1–4 | | 161 | Jean-Claude Saada | CS | 1–4 | | Ferrari of Palm Beach | 21 | Danny Baker | TPAM | 2–4 | | Ferrari of Long Island | 24 | Caesar Bacarella | TPAM | 1–4 | | 111 | Joe Vitagliano | CS | 1–2, 4 | | 119 | Chris Cagnazzi | CS | 1–4 | | The Collection | 33 | Arthur Romanelli | TPAM | 1–4 | | 38 | Gregory Romanelli | TP | 1–4 | | 123 | Alexander Menzel | CS | 1–4 | | Ferrari of Quebec | 71 | Patrice Brisebois | TPAM | 1–4 | | 77 | Emmanuel Anassis | TP | 1–4 | | 117 | Martin LaBrecque | CS | 1, 4 | | Continental Autosport | 76 | Joel Weinberger | TPAM | 3–4 | | Miller Motor Cars | 105 | Rodney Randall | CS | 1–4 | | 116 | Al Delattre | CS | 1 | | 177 | Joe Courtney | CS | 1–4 | | Ferrari of Vancouver | 99 | Wei Lu | TP | 1–4 | | Ferrari of Atlanta | 134 | Michael Watt | CS | 1–4 | | 176 | Lance Cawley | CS | 2–4 | | Ferrari of San Diego | 178 | Al Hegyi | CS | 1–4 | | Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo | 187 | Rich Baek | CS | 1–3 | |
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| TP | Trofeo Pirelli | | TPAM | Trofeo Pirelli Amateur | | CS | Coppa Shell | |
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Race calendar and results
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | | |
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| 1 | R1 | Daytona International Speedway | 29 January | Emmanuel Anassis | Gregory Romanelli | Emmanuel Anassis | Ferrari of Quebec | Steve Johnson | Joe Courtney |
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| R2 | 30 January | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | Ferrari of Houston | Steve Johnson | Rick Lovat |
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| 2 | R3 | Sonoma Raceway | 9 April | Emmanuel Anassis | Emmanuel Anassis | Emmanuel Anassis | Ferrari of Quebec | Steve Johnson | Joe Courtney |
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| R4 | 10 April | Emmanuel Anassis | Carlos Kauffmann | Gregory Romanelli | The Collection | Patrice Brisebois | Joe Courtney |
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| 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 |
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| R6 | 15 May | Gregory Romanelli | Gregory Romanelli | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | Ferrari of Houston | James Weiland | Joe Courtney |
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| 4 | R7 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 11 June | Gregory Romanelli | Carlos Kauffmann | Gregory Romanelli | The Collection | James Weiland | Rick Lovat |
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| R8 | 12 June | Gregory Romanelli | Carlos Kauffmann | Emmanuel Anassis | Ferrari of Quebec | James Weiland | Joe Courtney |
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| 5 | R9 | Lime Rock Park | 23 September | | | | | | |
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| R10 | 24 September | | | | | | |
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| 6 | R11 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | 5 November | | | | | | |
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| R12 | 6 November | | | | | | |
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| 7 | R13 | Daytona International Speedway | 3 December | | | | | | |
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| R14 | 4 December | | | | | | | |
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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.
Trofeo Pirelli
| valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | DAY | SON | AUS | MON | LIM | HOM | DAY | valign=middle | Pts |
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| 1 | Emmanuel Anassis | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | | | | | | | 123 |
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| 2 | Gregory Romanelli | 15 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 15 | | | | | | | 122 |
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| 3 | Carlos Kauffmann | 4 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | 91 |
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| 4 | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | 12 | 20 | | | 20 | 20 | | | | | | | | | 77 |
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| 5 | Wei Lu | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 54 |
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| 6 | Nick Mancuso | | | DNS | 8 | 4 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 26 |
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| 7 | Martín Fuentes | 8 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
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| 8 | Damon Ockey | | | | | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 21 |
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| 9 | Cort Wagner | | | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
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| 10 | Henrik Hedman | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
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| 11 | Onofrio Triarsi | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 7 |
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Trofeo Pirelli Am
| valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | DAY | SON | AUS | MON | LIM | HOM | DAY | valign=middle | Pts |
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| 1 | Steve Johnson | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | 118 |
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| 2 | James Weiland | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | | | | | | | 117 |
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| 3 | Patrice Bricebois | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 15 | | | | | | | 100 |
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| 4 | Arthur Romanelli | 2 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | 69 |
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| 5 | Marc Muzzo | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | 69 |
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| 6 | Charles Quinton | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | 52 |
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| 7 | Caesar Bacarella | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 43 |
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| 8 | Brent Lawrence | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | DNS | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 31 |
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| 9 | Danny Baker | | | DNS | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 22 |
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| 10 | Joel Weinberger | | | | | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 22 |
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| 11 | Ziad Ghandour | | | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
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| 12 | Lance Willsey | 12 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
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| 13 | Darren Crystal | | | | | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 13 |
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| 14 | Alistair Garnett | | | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 13 |
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| 15 | Bryn Owen | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | |
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Coppa Shell
| valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | DAY | SON | AUS | MON | LIM | HOM | DAY | valign=middle | Pts |
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| 1 | Joe Courtney | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 20 | | | | | | | 138 |
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| 2 | Chris Cagnazzi | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 95 |
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| 3 | Barry Zekelman | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | 64 |
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| 4 | Rick Lovat | 3 | 20 | | | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | | | | | | | 63 |
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| 5 | Jean-Claude Saada | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 61 |
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| 6 | Rob Hodes | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | DNS | | | | | | | 49 |
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| 7 | Matt Keegan | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | | 47 |
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| 8 | Rich Baek | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 37 |
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| 9 | Rodney Randall | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | 37 |
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| 10 | Jeff Naughton | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 37 |
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| 11 | Dan O'Neal | 10 | 8 | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 20 |
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| 12 | Karl Williams | | | | | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 20 |
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| 13 | Michael Watt | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | DNS | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 19 |
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| 14 | Fons Scheltema | | | | | | | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | 19 |
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| 15 | Lance Cawley | | | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 15 |
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| 16 | Al Hegyi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 14 |
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| 17 | Alexander Menzel | 1 | 1 | DNS | DNS | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 14 |
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| 18 | Darren Enenstein | 1 | 1 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 11 |
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| 19 | Neil Langberg | 1 | 1 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 11 |
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| 20 | Al Delattre | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
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| 21 | Joe Vitagliano | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 10 |
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| 22 | Luis Perusquia | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
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| 23 | Martin LaBrecque | DNS | DNS | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 1 | |
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Notes and References
- News: Challenge Race 1 Results. Ferrari Corse Clienti. January 29, 2016. August 2, 2016. August 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817052550/http://static.pro.races.ferrari.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2016/01/14170031/Ferrari-458-Challenge-Race-1-Official-Results-Revised.pdf. dead.
- News: Challenge Race 1 Results (Official). Ferrari Corse Clienti. May 14, 2016. August 2, 2016. August 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817103006/http://static.pro.races.ferrari.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2016/01/22175537/chr1official.pdf. dead.
- News: Entry list Sonoma 2016. Ferrari Corse Clienti. April 8, 2016. August 2, 2016. August 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817073134/http://static.pro.races.ferrari.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2016/04/06165922/FCNA-Sonoma-Entry-List-3-28-16.pdf. dead.
- News: Challenge Race 1 Results (Official). Ferrari Corse Clienti. June 11, 2016. August 2, 2016. August 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817151522/http://static.pro.races.ferrari.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2016/01/22110414/CHR1-Official-Rev.pdf. dead.
