2018 Ferrari Challenge North America

The 2018 Ferrari Challenge North America is the 24th season of Ferrari Challenge North America. The season consisted of 7 rounds, starting at the Daytona International Speedway on January 27 and ending at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on November 3.^[1]

2018 Ferrari Challenge North America

Trofeo Pirelli Pro Champion
Cooper MacNeil
Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am Champion
Ross Chouest
Coppa Shell Pro-Am Champion
Thomas Tippl
Coppa Shell Am Champion
John Megrue

Previous

2017

Next

2019

Sister series:
Ferrari Challenge Europe
Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific

Calendar

Rnd.	Circuit	Dates
1	Daytona International Speedway	January 27–28
2	Circuit of the Americas	March 10–11
3	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	May 6–7
4	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	June 9–10
5	Watkins Glen International	July 28–29
6	Road Atlanta	September 15–16
7	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	November 2–3

Entry list

All teams and drivers used the Ferrari 488 Challenge fitted with Pirelli tyres.

Trofeo Pirelli

Team	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Continental AutoSports	6	Joel Weinberger	Pro	1–5, 7
	36	Neil Gehani	Pro-Am	3–4
Ferrari of Long Island	9	Alfred Caiola	Pro-Am	1–6
	19	Chris Cagnazzi	Pro	All
	28	Joseph Rubbo	Pro	1–5
Ferrari of Vancouver	10	Murray Rothlander	Pro-Am	All
Wide World Ferrari	11	Peter Ludwig	Pro	All
Ferrari of Denver	12	John Boyd	Pro-Am	All
Ferrari of Ontario	13	Marc Muzzo	Pro	All
	99	Barry Zekelman	Pro-Am	1–4
Ferrari of Newport Beach	14	Brent Holden	Pro	1–4
Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale	16	Frank Selldorff	Pro-Am	4–7
	56	José Valera	Pro-Am	4
The Collection	17	Amir Kermani	Pro	1–2, 6
	33	Benjamín Hites	Pro	All
Boardwalk Ferrari	18	James Weiland	Pro	1–2, 4, 7
	61	Jean-Claude Saada	Pro	1–2, 4–7
Ferrari of San Francisco	24	Ziad Ghandour	Pro-Am	2
Ferrari of Palm Beach	25	Ross Chouest	Pro-Am	All
Lake Forest Sportscars	27	Cort Wagner	Pro	1
	30	David Musial	Pro-Am	1–6
Ferrari of Washington	51	Robert Hodes	Pro-Am	All
Ferrari of Silicon Valley	63	Cooper MacNeil	Pro	All
Ferrari of San Diego	64	Naveen Rao	Pro	1–6
Ferrari of Beverly Hills	77	Angie King	Pro	3–5, 7
Miller Motor Cars	93	Osvaldo Gaio	Pro-Am	1–3, 5

Coppa Shell

Team	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Ferrari of Atlanta	100	Armin Oskouei	Am	6
	134	Michael Watt	Pro-Am	3, 5–6
	176	Lance Cawley	Pro-Am	1–3, 5–6
Ferrari of Washington	104	Theodore Giovanis	Am	5–7
Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale	106	Tomas Cabrerizo	Am	5
Ferrari Westlake	107	Chris Carel	Pro-Am	1, 3–7
	142	Mark Fuller	Pro-Am	All
Ferrari of Central Florida	108	David Lo	Am	1
	126	Robert Picerne	Pro-Am	1–3
Ferrari of San Antonio	110	Sam Vick	Am	2–3, 5
Ferrari of South Bay	111	Bradley Smith	Am	All
	129	James Camp	Am	All
Ferrari of San Francisco	113	Geoff Palermo	Pro-Am	1–3, 5–7
Wide World Ferrari	115	Jason McCarthy	Pro-Am	1–2, 5–6
	172	Chris O'Donnell	Pro-Am	5–6
Ferrari of Vancouver	118	Colin Liu	Am	1, 3
Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo	120	Keith Larson	Am	6
	187	Richard Baek	Pro-Am	2–3, 5–6
Ferrari of Beverly Hills	121	Thomas Tippl	Pro-Am	All
	153	Neil Langberg	Am	2–5
Ferrari of Detroit	122	Brian Simon	Am	1–3, 5–7
	163	Jay Schreibmann	Am	6
Ferrari of Long Island	123	John Megrue	Am	1–3, 5–7
	169	Kresimir Penavić	Am	5–6
	171	Brian Kaminskey	Pro-Am	1–2, 4–5, 7
	199	Alfredo di Scipio	Am	2
Lake Forest Sportscars	127	Rick Mancuso	Am	2
Ferrari of Tampa Bay	130	Luis Perusquia	Pro-Am	1–3, 5, 7
	183	Charles Bruck	Am	3–5, 7
Ferrari North America	133	Michael Fassbender	Pro-Am	1–4
Ferrari of San Diego	138	Kevin Millstein	Am	2–7
Ferrari of Silicon Valley	148	Edward Baalbaki	Am	2
	179	David MacNeil	Am	1
	190	Oscar Paredes-Arroyo	Pro-Am	1–6
The Collection	151	Kam Habibi	Am	1, 3
	197	Roberto Cava	Am	2, 4–5, 7
Miller Motor Cars	155	Dale Katechis	Am	1–4, 6–7
Ferrari of Ontario	177	Aldo Gottardo	Am	2–6
Ferrari of Newport Beach	178	Alan Hegyi	Am	3–4, 7
Continental AutoSports	188	David Varwig	Pro-Am	2–5, 7

Results and standings

Race results

Round	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Trofeo Pirelli Winners	Coppa Shell Winners
1	1	Daytona International Speedway	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: David Musial CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Dale Katechis	TP Pro: Peter Ludwig TP Pro-Am: Alfred Caiola CS Pro-Am: Chris Carel CS Am: Dale Katechis	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari of Silicon Valley Pro-Am: Alfred Caiola Ferrari of Long Island	Pro-Am: Michael Fassbender Ferrari North America Am: John Megrue Ferrari of Long Island
	2		TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Robert Hodes CS Pro-Am: Brian Kaminskey CS Am: John Megrue	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Alfred Caiola CS Pro-Am: Chris Carel CS Am: Dale Katechis	Pro: Peter Ludwig Wide World Ferrari Pro-Am: Robert Hodes Ferrari of Washington	Pro-Am: Brian Kaminskey Ferrari of Long Island Am: Dale Katechis Miller Motor Cars
2	1	Circuit of the Americas	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: John Boyd CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Brian Simon	TP Pro: Peter Ludwig TP Pro-Am: Ross Chouest CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Dale Katechis	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari of Silicon Valley Pro-Am: Robert Hodes Ferrari of Washington	Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl Ferrari of Beverly Hills Am: Brian Simon Ferrari of Detroit
	2		TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Robert Hodes CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Brian Simon	TP Pro: Benjamín Hites TP Pro-Am: Murray Rothlander CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Kevin Millstein	Pro: Benjamín Hites The Collection Pro-Am: Murray Rothlander Ferrari of Vancouver	Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl Ferrari of Beverly Hills Am: John Megrue Ferrari of Long Island
3	1	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	TP Pro: Marc Muzzo TP Pro-Am: John Boyd CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: John Megrue	TP Pro: Peter Ludwig TP Pro-Am: Barry Zekelman CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Kevin Millstein	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari of Silicon Valley Pro-Am: John Boyd Ferrari of Denver	Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl Ferrari of Beverly Hills Am: John Megrue Ferrari of Long Island
	2		TP Pro: Peter Ludwig TP Pro-Am: Ross Chouest CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: John Megrue	TP Pro: Peter Ludwig TP Pro-Am: Ross Chouest CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Dale Katechis	Pro: Peter Ludwig Wide World Ferrari Pro-Am: John Boyd Ferrari of Denver	Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl Ferrari of Beverly Hills Am: John Megrue Ferrari of Long Island
4	1	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: David Musial CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Dale Katechis	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Alfred Caiola CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Roberto Cava	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari of Silicon Valley Pro-Am: David Musial Lake Forest Sportscars	Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl Ferrari of Beverly Hills Am: Roberto Cava The Collection
	2		TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: David Musial CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Roberto Cava	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: David Musial CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Roberto Cava	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari of Silicon Valley Pro-Am: Alfred Caiola Ferrari of Long Island	Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl Ferrari of Beverly Hills Am: James Camp Ferrari of South Bay
5	1	Watkins Glen International	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Murray Rothlander CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: John Megrue	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Robert Hodes CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Bradley Smith	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari of Silicon Valley Pro-Am: Ross Chouest Ferrari of Palm Beach	Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl Ferrari of Beverly Hills Am: Kevin Millstein Ferrari of San Diego
	2		TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Murray Rothlander CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Brian Simon	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Robert Hodes CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: John Megrue	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari of Silicon Valley Pro-Am: Murray Rothlander Ferrari of Vancouver	Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl Ferrari of Beverly Hills Am: Brian Simon Ferrari of Detroit
6	1	Road Atlanta	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Ross Chouest CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: John Megrue	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Robert Hodes CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: John Megrue	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari of Silicon valley Pro-Am: Ross Chouest Ferrari of Palm Beach	Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl Ferrari of Beverly Hills Am: John Megrue Ferrari of Long Island
	2		TP Pro: Peter Ludwig TP Pro-Am: Murray Rothlander CS Pro-Am: Geoff Palermo CS Am: John Megrue	TP Pro: Peter Ludwig TP Pro-Am: Murray Rothlander CS Pro-Am: Geoff Palermo CS Am: John Megrue	Pro: Peter Ludwig Wide World Ferrari Pro-Am: Ross Chouest Ferrari of Palm Beach	Pro-Am: Geoff Palermo Ferrari of San Francisco Am: John Megrue Ferrari of Long Island
7	1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Murray Rothlander CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Dale Katechis	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Ross Chouest CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: Brian Simon	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari of Silicon Valley Pro-Am: Ross Chouest Ferrari of Palm Beach	Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl Ferrari of Beverly Hills Am: John Megrue Ferrari of Long Island
	2		TP Pro: Peter Ludwig TP Pro-Am: Murray Rothlander CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: John Megrue	TP Pro: Peter Ludwig TP Pro-Am: Murray Rothlander CS Pro-Am: Thomas Tippl CS Am: John Megrue	Pro: Benjamín Hites The Collection Pro-Am: Murray Rothlander Ferrari of Vancouver	Pro-Am: Mark Fuller Ferrari Westlake Am: Brian Simon Ferrari of Detroit

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:

Race Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th or lower	Pole	FLap	Entry
Points	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1	1	1

Trofeo Pirelli

Pos.	Driver	DAY		AUS		MTY		MTL		WKG		ATL		MNZ		Points
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
Pro Class[2]
1	Cooper MacNeil	1	2	1	Ret	1	DNS	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	DNS	230
2	Peter Ludwig	2	1	2	Ret	9	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	5	204
3	Benjamín Hites	9	10	3	1	5	4	Ret	Ret	6	8	2	2	5	1	130
4	Marc Muzzo	5	9	7	3	2	7	3	4	4	6	DNS	DNS	4	4	111
5	Chris Cagnazzi	6	11	8	Ret	4	3	8	7	5	5	5	3	7	DNS	89
6	Naveen Rao	11	6	4	2	6	6	5	9	10	3	6	5			88
7	James Weiland	3	3	9	4			4	3					6	2	86
8	Jean-Claude Saada	7	7	5	7			6	6	3	Ret	DNS	DNS	3	3	77
9	Joseph Rubbo	4	4	10	Ret	3	2	9	8	7	4					75
10	Joel Weinberger	8	5	6	5	Ret	8	7	5	9	Ret			DNS	DNS	51
11	Angie King					8	5	Ret	10	8	7			Ret	Ret	22
12	Amir Kermani	10	Ret	Ret	6							4	6			18
13	Brent Holden	12	12	DNS	DNS	7	9	Ret	DNS							14
14	Cort Wagner	Ret	8													5
Pro-Am Class[3]
1	Ross Chouest	Ret	Ret	4	2	7	4	4	3	1	2	1	1	1	3	188
2	Robert Hodes	3	1	1	3	2	3	5	6	4	3	4	4	3	4	182
3	Murray Rothlander	7	6	3	1	4	7	7	4	3	1	2	2	Ret	1	177
4	John Boyd	4	Ret	Ret	5	1	1	DNS	DNS	2	Ret	3	3	2	2	153
5	Alfred Caiola	1	5	Ret	DNS	3	2	2	1	5	4	Ret	6			130
6	David Musial	2	4	2	4	6	8	1	2	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS			117
7	Frank Selldorff							3	7	Ret	5	Ret	5	4	DNS	44
8	Osvaldo Gaio	6	3	Ret	6	8	6			DNS	DNS					43
9	Barry Zekelman	5	2	Ret	DNS	9	9	DNS	DNS							41
10	Neil Gehani					5	5	6	5							34
11	José Valera							8	8							9
12	Ziad Ghandour			Ret	DNS											5

Coppa Shell

Pos.	Driver	DAY		AUS		MTY		MTL		WKG		ATL		MNZ		Points
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
Pro-Am Class[4]
1	Thomas Tippl	9	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	2	284
2	Mark Fuller	4	2	4	4	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	Ret	1	192
3	Chris Carel	2	3			4	2	4	Ret	3	3	3	3	3	3	147
4	Brian Kaminskey	3	1	6	DNS			3	Ret	5	5			2	4	105
5	Michael Fassbender	1	Ret	2	2	5	3	6	3							94
6	Geoff Palermo	5	Ret	3	3	Ret	DNS			Ret	11	4	1	4	Ret	91
7	David Varwig			8	7	8	8	5	Ret	6	7			5	5	53
8	Richard Baek			5	5	3	5			7	6	Ret	DNS			52
9	Jason McCarthy	7	Ret	Ret	Ret					4	9	DNS	DNS			43
10	Oscar Paredes-Arroyo	6	DNS	11	6	DNS	DNS	7	4	Ret	Ret	6	DNS			41
=	Lance Cawley	11	6	10	10	7	6			Ret	8	7	6			41
12	Robert Picerne	8	5	7	8	6	7									37
13	Luis Perusquia	10	Ret	9	9	Ret	9			9	Ret			6	6	33
14	Michael Watt					DNS	DNS			8	4	5	7			27
15	Chris O'Donnell									10	10	8	4			17
Am Class[5]
1	John Megrue	1	6	Ret	1	1	1			Ret	4	1	1	1	3	187
2	Kevin Millstein			3	2	3	3	Ret	2	1	2	2	Ret	5	5	146
3	Dale Katechis	2	1	2	10	2	2	Ret	8			4	2	4	Ret	134
4	Brian Simon	3	2	1	4	5	7			11	1	DNS	DNS	2	1	130
5	Bradley Smith	6	3	Ret	8	4	4	6	Ret	2	Ret	7	3	8	DNS	102
6	James Camp	7	7	4	5	8	12	2	1	8	11	8	DNS	6	6	81
7	Theodore Giovanis									7	7	5	4	3	2	56
=	Aldo Gottardo			9	7	7	9	5	5	9	8	9	DNS			56
9	Roberto Cava			5	3			1	7	4	6			7	4	54
10	Alan Hegyi					10	5	3	3					9	7	50
11	Charles Bruck					6	13	7	4	5	5			DNS	Ret	46
12	Neil Langberg			7	6	9	6	4	6	10	10					38
13	Tomas Cabrerizo									3	3					25
=	Colin Liu	4	4			11	8									25
15	Keith Larson											3	5			21
16	David MacNeil	5	5													17
17	Kresimir Penavić									6	9	Ret	7			15
18	Armin Oskouei											6	6			13
=	Sam Vick			8	9	13	11			Ret	Ret					13
20	Rick Mancuso			6	DNS											11
21	Kam Habibi	DNS	DNS			12	10									9
22	David Lo	Ret	Ret													6
23	Jay Schreibmann											Ret	DNS			2
24	Edward Baalbaki			DNS	DNS											1
=	Alfredo di Scipio			DNS	DNS											1

See also

• 2018 Finali Mondiali