Yahoo Autos Ferrari concludes weekend at Montreal
Ferrari Challenge concluded its Montreal weekend with relief from the rain that had battered the Challenge competitors for much of the weekend. Drivers were able to fit the slick Pirelli rubber to their 488 Challenge Evo competitors for the first time as the cars lined up for the grid on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. As with the previous race on Saturday, all of the competitors regardless of class competed in a single race as the championship crossed the halfway mark of the 2023 season. Considering the close barriers and high car count, attrition unsurprisingly played a significant factor as drivers looked to balance their levels of aggression as the season enters its decisive phase.
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Matt Kurzejewski (Ferrari of Beverly Hills) returned to his winning ways in Sunday’s race, rebounding from his incident on Saturday and extending his championship advantage over second-place finisher Roberto Perrina (Ferrari of Seattle). Carlos De Quesada (Ferrari of Quebec) rounded out the top three, having earned both of his podium finishes in the 2023 season on the Montreal circuit. A significant caution period interrupted the proceedings but Kurzejewski was able to manage it perfectly and hold off a charging Perrina. The duo were in a class of their own, finishing just one second apart, but also nine seconds ahead of de Quesada in third.
In Trofeo Pirelli Am, Tony Davis (Continental Autosport) returned to the top step of the podium on Sunday, leading home Brian Cook (Ferrari of Seattle) and Justin Rothberg (Ferrari of Palm Beach). While Rothberg maintains his points advantage heading into the next round at Sonoma, Davis has closed the advantage to just four points, making the next rounds essential. The class was a bit more competitive as the top five competitors were all line astern at the end with just one second separating Davis and Cook, while a further two seconds proved the gap to Rothberg in third.
