2012 Ferrari Sport Cars 458 Italia Grand Am
2011 for a private test session at
Florida's Daytona International Speedway, the
2012 Ferrari Sport Cars 458 Italia Grand Am will be back in action on 26 and 27 July, after making its track debut at home in
Fiorano, completing nearly 50 test laps. Based on
Ferrari's European GT3
racecar and co-developed with
Michelotto Automobili. MARANELLO, Italy —
Ferrari will take the still-evolving
Grand Am racing version of its
458 Italia to the
Daytona International Speedway early next week, as the
Italian automaker continues to develop the
2012 Ferrari Sport Cars 458 Italia Grand Am ahead of its anticipated entry next year in the 2012 Grand-Am Rolex
Sports Car Series.
2012 Ferrari Sport Cars 458 Italia Grand Am
“We are pleased with the performance of the
2012 Ferrari Sport Cars
458 Italia Grand Am,” commented
Antonello Coletta, Head of
Ferrari Corse Clienti. “Especially when one considers the fact that, after its shakedown in Fiorano, this is its first real test. It has definitely passed the exam and over two days, we completed around 90 laps with any particular reliability problems. Hard to judge its speed, given that we were the only car on track and had no reference point for the times. However, at the moment, this is not a main concern as our primary interest is in evaluating the behavior of the 2012 Ferrari Sport Cars 458 Italia Grand Am in the light of the various modifications made to it, to conform to the series regulations."
2012 Ferrari Sport Cars 458 Italia Grand Am
The Ferrari of
Fort Lauderdale owned
Ferrari F458 Italia was built specifically for Rolex
Sports Car Series competition and completed 174 trouble-free laps at competitive speeds during a two-day session at Daytona International Speedway. "Today was a tremendous improvement over yesterday," said Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale team principal Ronnie Vogel. "We've got good feelings about the 2012 Ferrari Sport Cars 458 Italia Grand Am, and the drivers were very comfortable out there. We had a great time, and now we're really looking forward to the 50th Rolex 24 at Daytona."
2012 Ferrari Sport Cars 458 Italia Grand Am
"We're planning to run two
cars in the Rolex 24, and hoping to take delivery of the second car very soon," Vogel said. "We're also working on our driver lineups for the Rolex 24 and next season, and that's being ironed out now."
2012 Ferrari Sport Cars 458 Italia Grand Am
The 2012 Ferrari Sport Cars 458 Italia Grand Am is built to match the American regulations and is therefore different to the
European car, especially in that it develops 500 horsepower and has less efficient aerodynamics than the GT version. It is also fitted with a 48 mm restrictor and maximum revs are 8000. Significant modifications have been made to the braking system, as the car has neither ABS nor traction control.
2012 Ferrari Sport Cars 458 Italia Grand Am
The 2012 Ferrari Sport Cars 458 Italia Grand Am is fitted with tyres from Continental, the sole supplier to the series, featuring a very hard compound, again to conform with the series regulations. On its shakedown today, it completed a good number of trouble-free laps, 45 to be precise in the hands of Maurizio Mediani and Jaime Melo, as they took turns at the wheel.
2012 Ferrari Sport Cars 458 Italia Grand Am
Daytona recalls many memories of past Ferrari victories in the famous 24 Hour
race, the company having close links with this important event. In fact, Ferrari has taken part in 47 of these endurance races, winning five of them outright as well as taking 15 class wins.
2012 Ferrari Sport Cars 458 Italia Grand Am
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