The result in three of the four Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Europe classes will be decided over sixty minutes. While Hendrik Viol (Scuderia Praha Racing) has finally ended his long pursuit of the Trofeo Pirelli Am title – a contest that arguably began last season when the Czech remained a contender until the final stages – the other three classes were left even more finely balanced after the latest round at Spa-Francorchamps, making the destination of the titles in the final two races at the Mugello International Circuit all the more uncertain.

At the Scarperia circuit, the stage is set for the Finali Mondiali, where on Sunday 25 October the European series will reach its decisive chapter.

The Trofeo Pirelli title race is a purely Swiss affair, with Felix Hirsiger (Ineco – Reparto Corse RAM) and Jasin Ferati (Emil Frey Racing) locked in an intense battle, swapping places both on the track and in the standings. After the Belgian leg, Hirsiger still leads, but his win in Race-1 wasn't enough to prevent his rival’s comeback. Ferati, who shared the podium with his compatriot in the opening race, capitalised on Hirsiger’s retirement in Race-2 to claw back eight points. Now, eight points also separate the top two in the standings as they approach the pair of Tuscan clashes, promising excitement and unpredictability in equal measure.

With Hendrik Viol already having secured the Trofeo Pirelli Am title, the spotlight at Mugello will shift to the fight for the remaining podium positions among Michael Verhagen (Ferrari Warszawa), Marco Zanasi (Motor Service – Pinetti Motorsport), and Andrew Morrow (Charles Hurst). Attention will also be on the Coppa Shell and Coppa Shell Am.

Manuela Gostner (Ineco – Reparto Corse RAM) holds the strongest hand in the Coppa Shell, with a 27-point lead over John Dhillon (Formula Racing) and 29 over Oscar Ryndziewicz (Kessel Racing), as she looks to succeed Henry Hassid in the roll of honour. After a tough start to the Italian legs at Monza and Misano, the South Tyrolean has delivered consistent results, with second place in Race-2 at Spa frustrating her rivals’ comeback attempts. Yet with one win apiece in Belgium, Dhillon and Ryndziewicz – the latter having collected 76 of his 96 points across the last three rounds – don’t seem ready to give up.

In the Coppa Shell Am, which before Spa had seemed firmly in Sven Schömer’s (Penske Hamburg Motorsport) hands, the challenge is still wide open. Jan Sandmann (Kessel Racing) delivered a flawless weekend with two wins, two pole positions and two fastest laps, cutting the gap between the two Germans at the top of the standings to just ten points. The Tuscan showdown is shaping up to be a duel between the pair, although Andreas König (Emil Frey Racing), 32 points behind the leader, is still mathematically in the running.