Just before the Formula One cars were staged on the straightaway at Circuit-Gilles-Villeneuve, the second race of the North American Ferrari Challenge weekend in Montreal was underway. Twenty-three 458 Challenge EVOs competed in today’s race amidst the Formula One fans of the Canadian Grand Prix.
Trofeo Pirelli. The drivers’ championship points after yesterday’s results decided today’s the starting grid. This lead to local Canadian Emmanuel Anassis (Ferrari Quebec) starting as the day’s polesitter. However, Gregory Romanelli (The Collection) quickly overtook Anassis after the restart due to an incident between Carlos Conde (Miller Motor Cars) and James Weiland (Ferrari of San Francisco) in the first lap. And just like yesterday, the young Romanelli would lead a majority of the race to his ultimate victory on top of the podium steps as the overall winner and first place finisher for the Trofeo Pirelli class. Anassis came in second and John Farano (Ferrari of Ft. Lauderdale) finished in third place.
Pirelli Am. Mike Zoi of the Trofeo Pirelli AM class finished today’s race not only first in his class, but also recorded the fastest lap of 1:39:376 overall. Zoi, who was in competing between two Trofeo Pirelli drivers throughout the race, was followed by Marc Muzzo (Ferrari of Ontario) as the second place finisher and Quebecois Patrice Brisebois (Ferrari Quebec) who returns to the series this year for the Canadian Challenge races.
Coppa Shell. Chris Cagnazzi (Ferrari of Long Island) found himself on the podium for the second time this weekend, this time as the victor of his Coppa Shell team class. Joe Courtney (Miller Motor Cars) finished in second place after Barry Zekelman (Ferrari of Ontario) went too wide in Turn 3 mid-race. Third place finisher Al Delattre (Miller Motor Cars) was all smiles on top of the podium, changing his fate after yesterday’s incident. The fifth round of the 2015 season will continue July 17-19 in Canada in Toronto’s famed Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, also known as Mosport.