2016 Ferrari Challenge North America

The Ferrari Challenge is a single-marque motorsport championship. The Ferrari Challenge North America features the Trofeo Pirelli and Coppa Shell class system. This championship was inaugurated in 1994. It is organized by Ferrari North America and sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The 2016 season consists of seven rounds in the USA and Canada.

2016 Ferrari Challenge North America

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Parent series:
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Sister series:
Ferrari Challenge Europe
Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds Ferrari of Houston 2 Ricardo Pérez de Lara[1] TP 1, 3 47 Darren Crystal[2] TPAM 3 73 Bryn Owen[1] TPAM 1 Lake Forest Sportscars 5 Nick Mancuso[3] TP 2–3 7 Cort Wagner[3] TP 2 Ferrari of Beverly Hills 7 Martín Fuentes[1] TP 1 17 Alistair Garnett[3] TPAM 2–4 101 Darren Enenstein[1] CS 1–4 106 Karl Williams[2] CS 3–4 153 Neil Langberg[1] CS 1–4 Ferrari of San Francisco 9 Zaid Ghandour[3] TPAM 2 113 Geoff Palermo[1] CS 1 125 Matt Keegan[1] CS 1 Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale 10 Henrik Hedman[1] TP 1 44 Carlos Kauffmann[1] TP 1–4 85 Steve Johnson[1] TPAM 1–4 112 Dan O'Neal[1] CS 1, 4 Ferrari of Central Florida 11 Lance Willsey[1] TPAM 1 Onofrio Triarsi[2] 3 12 Charles Quinton[1] TPAM 1–4 121 Luis Perusquia[1] CS 1–4 Ferrari of Ontario 13 Marc Muzzo[1] TPAM 1–4 31 Damon Ockey[2] TP 3 120 Rick Lovat[1] CS 1, 3–4 179 Fons Scheltema[4] CS 4 199 Barry Zekelman[1] CS 1–4 Ferrari of Newport Beach 14 Brent Lawrence[1] TPAM 1–4 151 Rob Hodes[1] CS 1–4 Boardwalk Ferrari 18 James Weiland[1] TPAM 1–4 161 Jean-Claude Saada[1] CS 1–4 Ferrari of Palm Beach 21 Danny Baker[3] TPAM 2–4 Ferrari of Long Island 24 Caesar Bacarella[1] TPAM 1–4 111 Joe Vitagliano[1] CS 1–2, 4 119 Chris Cagnazzi[1] CS 1–4 The Collection 33 Arthur Romanelli[1] TPAM 1–4 38 Gregory Romanelli[1] TP 1–4 123 Alexander Menzel[1] CS 1–4 Ferrari of Quebec 71 Patrice Brisebois[1] TPAM 1–4 77 Emmanuel Anassis[1] TP 1–4 117 Martin LaBrecque[1] CS 1, 4 Continental Autosport 76 Joel Weinberger[2] TPAM 3–4 Miller Motor Cars 105 Rodney Randall[1] CS 1–4 116 Al Delattre[1] CS 1 177 Joe Courtney[1] CS 1–4 Ferrari of Vancouver 99 Wei Lu[1] TP 1–4 Ferrari of Atlanta 134 Michael Watt[1] CS 1–4 176 Lance Cawley[3] CS 2–4 Ferrari of San Diego 178 Al Hegyi[1] CS 1–4 Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo 187 Rich Baek[1] CS 1–3

Icon Class TP Trofeo Pirelli TPAM Trofeo Pirelli Amateur CS Coppa Shell

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	TPAM Winner	Coppa Shell Winner
1	R1	Daytona International Speedway	29 January	Emmanuel Anassis	Gregory Romanelli	Emmanuel Anassis	Ferrari of Quebec	Steve Johnson	Joe Courtney
	R2		30 January	Ricardo Pérez de Lara	Ricardo Pérez de Lara	Ricardo Pérez de Lara	Ferrari of Houston	Steve Johnson	Rick Lovat
2	R3	Sonoma Raceway	9 April	Emmanuel Anassis	Emmanuel Anassis	Emmanuel Anassis	Ferrari of Quebec	Steve Johnson	Joe Courtney
	R4		10 April	Emmanuel Anassis	Carlos Kauffmann	Gregory Romanelli	The Collection	Patrice Brisebois	Joe Courtney
3	R5	Circuit of the Americas	14 May	Gregory Romanelli	Ricardo Pérez de Lara	Ricardo Pérez de Lara	Ferrari of Houston	James Weiland	Matt Keegan
	R6		15 May	Gregory Romanelli	Gregory Romanelli	Ricardo Pérez de Lara	Ferrari of Houston	James Weiland	Joe Courtney
4	R7	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	11 June	Gregory Romanelli	Carlos Kauffmann	Gregory Romanelli	The Collection	James Weiland	Rick Lovat
	R8		12 June	Gregory Romanelli	Carlos Kauffmann	Emmanuel Anassis	Ferrari of Quebec	James Weiland	Joe Courtney
5	R9	Lime Rock Park	23 September
	R10		24 September
6	R11	Homestead-Miami Speedway	5 November
	R12		6 November
7	R13	Daytona International Speedway	3 December
	R14		4 December

Championship standings

All drivers get a bonus point for appearing on the entry list, then 20 points for a (class) win, 15 for second, 12 for third, 10 for fourth, 8 for fifth, 6 for sixth, 4 for seventh and 2 points for eighth. All remaining entrants get 1 point. There is a bonus point for pole and fastest lap in each race.

Trofeo Pirelli

Pos. Driver DAY SON AUS MON LIM HOM DAY Pts 1 Emmanuel Anassis 20 15 20 15 8 10 15 20 123 2 Gregory Romanelli 15 10 12 20 8 15 20 15 122 3 Carlos Kauffmann 4 8 15 12 15 6 12 12 91 4 Ricardo Pérez de Lara 12 20 20 20 77 5 Wei Lu 10 6 10 10 10 4 DNS DNS 54 6 Nick Mancuso DNS 8 4 12 26 7 Martín Fuentes 8 12 21 8 Damon Ockey 12 8 21 9 Cort Wagner 8 6 16 10 Henrik Hedman 6 4 11 11 Onofrio Triarsi 3 3 7

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

Trofeo Pirelli Am

Pos.	Driver	DAY		SON		AUS		MON		LIM		HOM		DAY		Pts
1	Steve Johnson	20	20	20	12	6	12	10	12							118
2	James Weiland	3	15	6	3	20	20	20	20							117
3	Patrice Bricebois	10	10	15	20	12	6	8	15							100
4	Arthur Romanelli	2	12	12	15	2	1	15	6							69
5	Marc Muzzo	4	3	10	8	1	15	12	10							69
6	Charles Quinton	1	6	3	1	15	10	4	8							52
7	Caesar Bacarella	15	8	8	4	3	1	DNS	DNS							43
8	Brent Lawrence	8	4	1	6	DNS	3	2	3							31
9	Danny Baker			DNS	2	10	2	3	2							22
10	Joel Weinberger					1	8	6	4							22
11	Ziad Ghandour			4	10											16
12	Lance Willsey	12	1													14
13	Darren Crystal					8	4									13
14	Alistair Garnett			2	1	4	1	1	1							13
15	Bryn Owen	6	2													9

Coppa Shell

Pos.	Driver	DAY		SON		AUS		MON		LIM		HOM		DAY		Pts
1	Joe Courtney	20	10	20	20	12	20	10	20							138
2	Chris Cagnazzi	8	12	15	15	1	8	15	15							95
3	Barry Zekelman	1	15	10	10	6	6	8	3							64
4	Rick Lovat	3	20			1	1	20	12							63
5	Jean-Claude Saada	15	1	1	1	15	15	6	1							61
6	Rob Hodes	1	6	12	12	10	1	1	DNS							49
7	Matt Keegan	1	2	6	2	20	1	1	10							47
8	Rich Baek	4	4	4	8	4	10									37
9	Rodney Randall	12	1	1	1	8	1	1	8							37
10	Jeff Naughton	2	1	8	6	3	3	DNS	DNS							37
11	Dan O'Neal	10	8					DNS	DNS							20
12	Karl Williams					1	12	1	4							20
13	Michael Watt	1	1	3	4	1	DNS	3	2							19
14	Fons Scheltema							12	6							19
15	Lance Cawley			2	1	2	4	2	1							15
16	Al Hegyi	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1							14
17	Alexander Menzel	1	1	DNS	DNS	1	2	4	1							14
18	Darren Enenstein	1	1	DNS	1	1	1	1	1							11
19	Neil Langberg	1	1	DNS	1	1	1	1	1							11
20	Al Delattre	6	3													10
21	Joe Vitagliano	1	1	1	1			1	1							10
22	Luis Perusquia			1	1	1	1									6
23	Martin LaBrecque	DNS	DNS					DNS	DNS							1