Philippine racer Vincent Floirendo has completed the first round of the Ferrari Challenge, which took place in February at Sepang, Malaysia. Floirendo is a 46-year old businessmen who hails from Davao City. He was driver of the year in the Philippine GT Championship in 2011 and 2012.
Floirendo qualified 15th out of a 30-driver field, a strong effort from a first-time participant. He finished 22nd in the first race, and did not finish the second race. Floriendo raced a 458 Evoluzione entered by Autostrada Motore, Ferrari’s official distributor in the Philippines.
The Ferrari APAC Challenge was led by Max Blancardi from Italy in the Pirelli Pro classification who took the chequered flag in both Race 1 and Race 2 of the Trofeo Pirelli. For the newcomers in the Coppa Shell, David Tjiptobiantoro from Indonesia took victory in both races. The Pirelli classification of experienced drivers saw more competition, with Philippe Prette from Hong Kong taking the honours in Race 1 and Steve Wyatt from Australia emerging victorious in Race 2. As for the cross-classification “Gentlemen’s Cup”, which is for the best performance for veterans over the age of 50, Angelo Negro from Italy dominated, claiming the trophy in Races 1 & 2.
The Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli is the first race fo the brand’s Corse Clienti racing series. The one-make championship is now on its 22nd year. More than 300 Ferrari owners joined the weekend activities.
The next round will run from 11-13 April in Sydney, Australia.
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