An intense weekend for the cars from the Maranello manufacturer, in contention for the title or for a win, as protagonists in four major international championships: from IMSA in the United States with the celebrated “Battle on the Bricks” at Indianapolis (with six official drivers), to the GT World Challenge Sprint Cup at Valencia (with three official drivers) and three cars in contention for overall victory, moving on to the penultimate round of the International GT Open at Barcelona and the Super GT in Japan.

IMSA. Ferrari looks to continue its late-season momentum when the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship travels to hallowed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 

Seven Ferrari 296 GT3 entries fielded by six teams will compete in Sunday’s Battle on the Bricks, with Ferraris scoring two victories among podium finishes in each of the most recent four events leading into the penultimate round of the campaign.

Six Ferrari factory drivers will compete, with Ferrari fielding contenders in both GT3 classes in the six-hour event at America’s most historic motorsports venue. 

Round 10 of 11 also serves as the fourth of five races in the IMSA Endurance Cup, with six Ferrari drivers tied for the lead in the competition that also features classic endurance races at Daytona, Sebring, Watkins Glen and Road Atlanta.

DragonSpeed returns with the No. 81 Ferrari 296 GT3 for Albert Costa and Ferrari factory driver Davide Rigon. The pair are coming off a runner-up finish at VIR, missing the victory by 1.070 seconds. The result extended their podium streak to four races, including a victory at Mosport. 

Costa stays second in the championship, trailing by 53 points with two events remaining.

Five teams are entered in the GTD category for Pro-Am lineups – which sees the six Ferraris the most of any manufacturer in IMSA’s most competitive class – including a two-car entry for Triarsi Competizione,.

Owner/driver Onofrio Triarsi and Kenton Koch return to the No. 023 Ferrari of Central Florida / David SW / RTS entry, joining factory pilot James Calado. Triarsi and Koch were winners at Road America and placed second at VIR, both at the wheel of the team’s No. 021 Ferrari of Central Florida 296 GT3. That car is entered at Indy with drivers to be announced. 

Koch is third in the GTD points, 228 points in arrears, while Manny Franco and Daniel Serra are seventh.

Franco and factory driver Serra join Ben Tuck in the No. 34 Corsa Horizon 296 GT3. Franco and Serra took third at Laguna Seca and Road America earlier this year.

The No. 70 Inception Racing entry will be driven by Brendan Iribe, Frederik Schandorff and Ollie Millroy. The trio share the class lead in the Endurance Cup with 27 points, propelled by two segment victories in the Daytona 24 Hours. Schandorff turned in the fastest race lap at VIR, finishing 11th due to a late pit stop.

Completing the Ferrari entry are two teams running in the five Endurance Cup events. AF Corse will have the No. 21 296 GT3 for Ferrari factory drivers Lilou Wadoux and Alessandro Pier Guidi, joined by Simon Mann. The three drivers share the Endurance Cup lead, winning two segments at Sebring and one at Watkins Glen. 

Cetilar Racing has the blue No. 47 for Lorenzo Patrese, Nicola Lacorte and factory driver Antonio Fuoco.

Ferrari has two major sports car victories at Indy, with both victories coming with the Ferrari 458. Jeff Segal and Max Papis won the 2013 Grand-Am event, while Alessandro Balzan and Jeff Westphal were the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship winners in 2014.

The event opens with a 90-minute practice session on Friday, September 19 at 11:15 a.m. (all times ET). Saturday includes a second 90-minute practice at 8:55 a.m., followed by GTD qualifying at 3:15 p.m. and GTD Pro qualifying at 3:40 p.m. The six-hour race begins at 11:40 a.m. on Sunday, September 21.

The race will be televised live on Peacock, with coverage beginning at 11:30 a.m. The race will also be broadcast live on Sirius channel 206, and streamed on the IMSA YouTube channel for international viewers.

GT World Challenge – Sprint Cup. The final act of the Sprint Cup at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia will see seven Ferraris and three official drivers competing: Arthur Leclerc, Thomas Neubauer and Alessio Rovera. In the last round of the season all titles will be decided, with Alessio Rovera and Vincent Abril in the Ferrari 296 GT3 number 51 of AF Corse – Francorchamps Motors still in contention despite a 27.5-point deficit from the leaders. Also among the Pro class contenders is the number 14 Emil Frey Racing entry with Konsta Lappalainen and Ben Green, as well as the second AF Corse – Francorchamps Motors car, number 50, with Arthur Leclerc and Thomas Neubauer. 

In the Gold Cup, the Ferrari 296 GT3 number 69 of Emil Frey Racing with Thierry Vermeulen and Chris Lulham still tops the standings with 90 points, but with only a 2.5-point advantage over their pursuers.

Hopes for victory also in the Bronze Cup, where the Ferrari 296 GT3 number 74 of Kessel Racing with the drivers Dennis Marschall and Dustin Blattner leads, albeit with a margin of just 6.5 points. Also in the same class is number 93 from Ziggo Sport Tempesta, with Eddie Cheever and Marco Pulcini. Finally, in the Silver class, AF Corse – Francorchamps Motors fields a third car, number 52, with Jef Machiels and Marcos Siebert.

On Friday the free practice sessions are scheduled, while on Saturday, after qualifying from 9.00 to 9.25 a.m., Race-1 will start at 2.15 p.m. On Sunday, qualifying 2 runs from 9.00 to 9.25 a.m., with the last Sprint event of the season starting at 2.45 p.m.

International GT Open. Thirty-three cars are entered for the penultimate round of the season on the Barcelona circuit. The battle for the title is intensifying and also features the Prancing Horse manufacturer’s cars. In the overall class, the Ferrari 296 GT3 number 51 of AF Corse with Tommaso Mosca and Carl Bennett, after taking their second win of the season on the Austrian circuit, now lies third, 13 points behind the leader. Just one point further back (14 off the leaders), in fourth, is the Ferrari 296 GT3 number 17 of Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering with Tom Lebbon and Tom Emson.

In the Pro Am class there are three cars from the Prancing Horse: number 55 of AF Corse, returning with Laurent De Meeus and Jamie Stanley, number 777 of Olimp Racing with Marcin Jedlinski and Karol Basz, and number 88 of Into Africa Racing by Dragon with Xolile Letlaka and Axcil Jefferies.

In the Am class, there is a head-to-head for the lead of the standings, currently favouring the Ferrari 296 GT3 number 21 of AF Corse with Gino Forgione and Michele Rugolo, who have brought home seven wins this season, with just a two-point lead. Also racing in the same class is the number 5 of Olimp Racing with Stanislaw Jedliński and Krystian Korzeniowski. 

After Friday’s sessions, on Saturday qualifying takes place from 10.50 to 11.15 a.m. and Race-1 from 3.45 to 4.55 p.m. On Sunday, qualifying is from 9.15 to 9.40 a.m., while Race-2 will take place from 2.05 to 3.05 p.m.

Super GT Japan. The sixth round of the season tackles the 3,586 metres of the Sugo circuit. Three Ferraris are competing in the GT300 class, all eager to shine, starting with the 296 GT3 number 7 of Car Guy MKS Racing with Rikuto Kobayashi and Zak O’Sullivan, winners of the previous race at Suzuka and currently lying fifth in the standings. The other two cars of the Prancing Horse manufacturer are number 45 of Ponos Racing with Kei Cozzolino and Takuro Shinohara at the steering wheel (second at Sugo in last year’s race) and number 6 of Velorex with Yoshiaki Katayama and Roberto Merhi Muntan. 

All times are local.