Weekend Preview: Ferrari set for GTWC America and Australia action, plus CIGT at Misano

Maranello, 8 May 2026 - As well as the FIA WEC at Spa, Maranello cars will be in action in three other championships this weekend. At Sebring International Raceway, three Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo cars will compete in the third round of GT World Challenge America, held in conjunction with GT America, where four Prancing Horse cars will line up on the grid. Three Ferrari 296 GT3 cars will race in the GT World Challenge Australia round at The Bend.

In Italy, the Endurance series of the Italian Gran Turismo Championship kicks off at Misano, with 18 Ferraris competing in the GT3 and GT Cup classes.

GT World Challenge America. The Maranello manufacturer will have one representative in each class at the championship’s third round, a three-hour evening race on the iconic and demanding Sebring circuit that starts in daylight and finishes after dark – adding an extra layer of challenge for the teams.

The three Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo cars arrive in Florida after mixed results in the previous round at COTA. Jay Schreibman and Oswaldo Negri triumphed in Texas, driving the number 163 AF Corse USA car in the Am class. The number 12 AF Corse USA entry, crewed by Matías Pérez Companc and Frederik Schandorff, was less fortunate in the Pro class, forced out of podium contention early despite its excellent pace.

Finally, in the Pro-Am class, Sebastian Mascaro and Riccardo Agostini will take turns at the wheel of the number 18 Triarsi Competizione entry.

Following Saturday morning’s free practice sessions, qualifying is scheduled for 2.10 p.m., with the three-hour race getting under way at 5 p.m. later that day.

GT America.  Ferrari is once again among the best-represented manufacturers with four cars on the grid for the championship’s third round at Sebring International Raceway. The HP-TECH Motorsport Ferrari 296 GT3, driven by Tony Davis, was the best-performing Prancing Horse car in the previous round at COTA. Davis claimed pole position and finished second in Race-1 before a strong fourth in Race-2.

The number 13 Ferrari 296 GT3 of Ferri Motorsport with Marc Muzzo, the number 16 of AF Corse USA with Rodin Younessi, and the number 26 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo of Ferraro Motorsport with Tony Ferraro will also be on the grid in Florida.

The programme features qualifying at 10.55 a.m. on Saturday 9 May, with Race-1 getting under way at 3.35 p.m. On Sunday, Race-2 starts at 10.10 a.m.

GT World Challenge Australia. Three Ferrari 296 GT3 cars will compete in the second round of the Australian series, which, after its season opener at Phillip Island, heads to The Bend near the eponymous town in the south of the country. Team ARGT fields the number 26 car for Jaxon Evans and Elliott Schutte, currently second in the standings, two points behind the leader. The number 23 Zagame Motorsport entry of Josh Buchan and Cameron Campbell is also in the Pro-Am class, the pair returning to action after their unfortunate outing at last month’s Silverstone 500. Completing the Maranello line-up, the number 181 OnlyFans Racing entry of Renee Gracie and Supercars race winner Will Davison will be aiming to improve on their performances from the opening round.

The two qualifying sessions are scheduled for Saturday 9 May at 10.15 a.m. and 10.40 a.m., with Race-1 kicking off at 4.20 p.m. The second and final race of the round on Sunday 10 May starts at 2.10 p.m.

CIGT Endurance. A few weeks after the Sprint round at Imola, the Endurance series of the Italian Gran Turismo Championship gets under way. Misano World Circuit welcomes a record number of entrants, including 39 GT cars. Ferrari is one of the best-represented manufacturers, fielding no fewer than fourteen 296 GT3 cars. Spirit of Race will be there with five Prancing Horse entries: in the Pro-Am class, David Perel and Rafael Duran will compete in the number 50 Ferrari 296 GT3, while Riccardo Ponzio, Andrew Rackstraw and Francesco Braschi will share the number 51. The other three crews race in the Am class: the number 21 features Gino Forgione, Michele Rugolo and Willem van der Vorm, the number 69 Fabrizio Fontana and Stefano Gai, and the number 83 Marcos Vivien, Benny Simonsen and David McDonald.

Easy Race will enter a pair of cars: in the Pro-Am class, the number 3 will be driven by Luigi Coluccio, third at the 2025 Finali Mondiali, alongside Carlo Tamburini and Mattia Marchiante, while the number 26 in the Am class will be crewed by Riccardo Gorini, Daniel Mancinelli and Massimo Perrina.

Kessel Racing will also field two crews in the Am class: the number 93 with Oscar Lee Ryndziewicz, Giacomo Altoè and Giovanni Altoé, and the number 33 with Murat Ruhi Cuhadaroglu, David Fumanelli and Marco Pulcini.

Double TT Racing will field Riccardo Colavita, Gilles Renmans and Ibrahim Badawy in Pro-Am with the number 62. Rinaldi Racing competes in the Pro-class with the number 45, driven by Alessandro Balzan and Dylan Medler, while Rossocorsa fields two crews: Stefano Marazzi and Simone Buttarelli in Pro-Am aboard the number 74, and Angelo Fontana and Niccolò Schirò in Am in the number 80 alongside Felipe Massa’s son, Felipinho Bassi Massa. The new entries include the Italian GT debut of Dubai-based Africa Racing by Dragon, with the number 25 in Pro-Am driven by Xolile Letlaka, Axcil Jefferies and Stuart White.

There will also be a strong Ferrari presence in the GT Cup class, with four 296 Challenge cars and an SR&R Ferrari 488 Challenge. Andrea Bodellini, Giacomo Riva and Lyle Schofield will drive the number 433 in the Pro-Am class. 

In Pro Am, the number 197 Ferrari 296 Challenge of Rossocorsa will feature Raffaele Vitale and Nicola De Marco, while Edoardo Barbolini, Federico Al Rifai and Simone Patrinicola will drive the number 150 Spirit of Race entry. The Am class sees the number 219 Best Lap car of Ivan Mari, Vito Postiglione and Luigi Gallo, and the number 231 Krypton by DL Racing entry of Luigi Ferrara and Francesco Galli.

The first GT3 qualifying session is scheduled for Saturday 9 May at 6 p.m., followed by GT Cup qualifying. The second qualifying sessions take place at 6.40 p.m. and 7.05 p.m., with the third at 7.20 p.m. and 7.45 p.m. The 180-minute race gets under way on Sunday 10 May at 2.50 p.m.

All times are local.

08 maggio 2026