Ferrari Challenge Europe - Paulet and Sandmann win first race at Le Castellet

Le Castellet, 14 March - On the first race day at the Paul Ricard circuit, where the 2026 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Europe kicked off this weekend, it was Sergio Paulet (Ineco – Reparto Corse RAM) in the Trofeo Pirelli and Jan Sandmann (Kessel Racing) in the Coppa Shell celebrating the first wins of the season. Michael Verhagen (Ferrari Warsaw) took the win in the Trofeo Pirelli Am, while Lukas Azzato (Kessel Racing) was first among the Coppa Shell Am drivers. At Le Castellet, the 296 Challenge cars competing in the opening round of the UK series were also on the track, which saw Bradley Yates (Charles Hurst) prevail in the Trofeo Pirelli and Peter Hunter (Stratstone Manchester) in the Coppa Shell.