2019 Ferrari Challenge North America

The 2019 Ferrari Challenge North America was the 25th edition of the Ferrari Challenge North America. The season was 7 rounds, starting at the Circuit of the Americas on March 9 and ending at the Mugello Circuit on October 26.^[1]

2019 Ferrari Challenge North America

Trofeo Pirelli Pro Champion
Cooper MacNeil
Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am Champion
Neil Gehani
Coppa Shell Pro-Am Champion
Mark Issa
Coppa Shell Am Champion
Bradley Horstmann

Previous

2018

Next

2020

Sister series:
Ferrari Challenge Europe
Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific

Calendar

Rnd.	Circuit	Dates
1	Circuit of the Americas	March 9–10
2	Sebring International Raceway	April 6–7
3	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	May 11–12
4	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	June 8–9
5	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	July 27–28
6	Homestead-Miami Speedway	September 7–8
7	Mugello Circuit	October 25–26

Entry list

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

Trofeo Pirelli

Team	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Ferrari of Beverly Hills	1	Thomas Tippl	Pro	1–4
Continental AutoSports	6	Joel Weinberger	Pro	2, 5
	36	Neil Gehani	Pro-Am	All
Ferrari of Silicon Valley	7	Chris Carel	Pro-Am	2, 5
	42	Mark Fuller	Pro-Am	1, 3, 5
Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo	8	Trevor Baek	Pro	5
Ferrari of Vancouver	10	Murray Rothlander	Pro	1
Boardwalk Ferrari	10	Karl Williams	Pro-Am	3
	24	Ziad Ghandour	Pro-Am	All
Ferrari of Atlanta	10	Sandro Espinosa	Pro-Am	5
Ferrari of Ontario	13	Marc Muzzo	Pro	All
	99	Barry Zekelman	Pro-Am	1–2, 4–6
Ferrari of Newport Beach	14	Brent Holden	Pro-Am	1–2, 4–7
The Collection	17	Amir Kermani	Pro	2, 6
	33	Benjamín Hites	Pro	All
Ferrari of San Francisco	18	James Weiland	Pro	1, 4–6
Ferrari of Long Island	19	Brian Kaminskey	Pro-Am	1, 7
	23	John Megrue	Pro-Am	All
	28	Joseph Rubbo	Pro	1–3, 6
New County Competizione	21	Danny Baker	Pro-Am	3, 5
Ferrari of Palm Beach	25	Ross Chouest	Pro	1–5, 7
Ferrari of Lake Forest	30	David Musial	Pro-Am	All
Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale	46	Martin Burrowes	Pro	1–6
	56	José Valera	Pro-Am	4
Ferrari Westlake	63	Cooper MacNeil	Pro	All
Ferrari of San Diego	64	Naveen Rao	Pro	3
Wide World Ferrari	72	Todd Morici	Pro-Am	1–4

Coppa Shell

Team	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Ferrari of Atlanta	100	Armin Oskouei	Am	1–4, 6–7
	107	Mark Issa	Pro-Am	All
	150	Michael Watt	Pro-Am	1–3, 5–6
	176	Lance Cawley	Pro-Am	All
Ferrari of Washington	104	Theodore Giovanis	Am	1–3, 5–6
Foreign Cars Italia	105	Bradley Horstmann	Am	All
Wide World Ferrari	108	Mark Davies	Am	All
Ferrari of Central Florida	109	Robert Picerne	Am	2, 5–7
	158	David Lo	Am	2
	199	Justin Wetherill	Am	6
The Collection	111	Kam Habibi	Am	1–2, 4
Ferrari of Ontario	112	Mike Louli	Pro-Am	1, 3–5
	139	John Cervini	Am	6
Ferrari of San Francisco	113	Geoff Palermo	Pro-Am	1–5
	124	Debra Palermo	Am	1–6
Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo	120	Keith Larson	Pro-Am	1–3, 5
Ferrari of Palm Beach	121	Danny Baker	Pro-Am	1–2
	126	Bill Kemp	Am	5
	128	Brian Davis	Pro-Am	All
Ferrari of Detroit	122	Brian Simon	Pro-Am	2
	163	Jay Schreibman	Am	All
Ferrari of Beverly Hills	127	Lisa Clark	Am	All
	182	Joe Sposato	Am	1, 3, 5
Ferrari of Long Island	130	Luis Perusquia	Pro-Am	2, 5–6
	169	Kresimir Penavić	Pro-Am	1–3, 5–6
	179	Eileen Bildman	Am	1–3, 5–7
Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale	133	Rodolfo Lenci	Am	1–6
	151	Claude Senhoreti	Pro-Am	All
	183	Kris Perszan	Am	1, 3, 5–6
	190	Oscar Paredes-Arroyo	Pro-Am	1–6
Ferrari of San Diego	138	Kevin Millstein	Pro-Am	1–3, 5–6
Ferrari of Seattle	140	Roberto Perrina	Pro-Am	6
Miller Motor Cars	143	Dale Katechis	Pro-Am	1–6
	193	Osvaldo Gaio	Pro-Am	3, 6
Ferrari Westlake	148	Eric Marston	Am	All
Ferrari Southbay	153	Neil Langberg	Am	1–5
Ferrari of New England	155	Ian Campbell	Am	1–2, 5–6
Ferrari of Quebec	165	Gianni Grilli	Am	All
Ferrari of Denver	173	Sureel Choksi	Am	5–6
Ferrari of Newport Beach	178	Alan Hegyi	Am	1, 3–5, 7
Continental AutoSports	188	David Varwig	Pro-Am	2, 5

Results and standings

Race results

Round	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Trofeo Pirelli Winners	Coppa Shell Winners
1	1	Circuit of the Americas	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Mark Fuller CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Jay Schreibman	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Todd Morici CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Kris Perszan	Pro: Benjamín Hites The Collection Pro-Am: Mark Fuller Ferrari of Silicon Valley	Pro-Am: Danny Baker Ferrari of Palm Beach Am: Ian Campbell Ferrari of New England
	2		TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Ziad Ghandour CS Pro-Am: Danny Baker CS Am: Eric Marston	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Ziad Ghandour CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Lisa Clark	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari Westlake Pro-Am: Ziad Ghandour Boardwalk Ferrari	Pro-Am: Danny Baker Ferrari of Palm Beach Am: Eric Marston Ferrari Westlake
2	1	Sebring International Raceway	TP Pro: Benjamín Hites TP Pro-Am: Neil Gehani CS Pro-Am: Danny Baker CS Am: Jay Schreibman	TP Pro: Benjamín Hites TP Pro-Am: Neil Gehani CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Jay Schreibman	Pro: Benjamín Hites The Collection Pro-Am: Neil Gehani Continental AutoSports	Pro-Am: Danny Baker Ferrari of Palm Beach Am: Lisa Clark Ferrari of Beverly Hills
	2		TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Ziad Ghandour CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Jay Schreibman	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Ziad Ghandour CS Pro-Am: Dale Katechis CS Am: Bradley Horstmann	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari Westlake Pro-Am: Ziad Ghandour Boardwalk Ferrari	Pro-Am: Mark Issa Ferrari of Atlanta Am: Jay Schreibman Ferrari of Detroit
3	1	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Karl Williams CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Jay Schreibman	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Neil Gehani CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Jay Schreibman	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari Westlake Pro-Am: Neil Gehani Continental AutoSports	Pro-Am: Mark Issa Ferrari of Atlanta Am: Jay Schreibman Ferrari of Detroit
	2		TP Pro: Benjamín Hites TP Pro-Am: Karl Williams CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Jay Schreibman	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Karl Williams CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Jay Schreibman	Pro: Martin Burrowes Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale Pro-Am: Karl Williams Boardwalk Ferrari	Pro-Am: Mark Issa Ferrari of Atlanta Am: Joe Sposato Ferrari of Beverly Hills
4	1	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Barry Zekelman CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Jay Schreibman	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Barry Zekelman CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Eric Marston	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari Westlake Pro-Am: Ziad Ghandour Boardwalk Ferrari	Pro-Am: Mark Issa Ferrari of Atlanta Am: Eric Marston Ferrari Westlake
	2		TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Brent Holden CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Jay Schreibman	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Neil Gehani CS Pro-Am: Claude Senhoreti CS Am: Jay Schreibman	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari Westlake Pro-Am: Brent Holden Ferrari of Newport Beach	Pro-Am: Claude Senhoreti Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale Am: Jay Schreibman Ferrari of Detroit
5	1	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	TP Pro: Benjamín Hites TP Pro-Am: John Megrue CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Bradley Horstmann	TP Pro: Joel Weinberger TP Pro-Am: John Megrue CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Bill Kemp	Pro: Benjamín Hites The Collection Pro-Am: Neil Gehani Continental AutoSports	Pro-Am: Dale Katechis Miller Motor Cars Am: Bradley Horstmann Foreign Cars Italia
	2		TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Mark Fuller CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Bradley Horstmann	TP Pro: Benjamín Hites TP Pro-Am: Danny Baker CS Pro-Am: Brian Davis CS Am: Bill Kemp	Pro: Benjamín Hites The Collection Pro-Am: Neil Gehani Continental AutoSports	Pro-Am: Mark Issa Ferrari of Atlanta Am: Bradley Horstmann Foreign Cars Italia
6	1	Homestead-Miami Speedway	TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: David Musial CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Jay Schreibman	TP Pro: Martin Burrowes TP Pro-Am: David Musial CS Pro-Am: Roberto Perrina CS Am: Jay Schreibman	Pro: Benjamín Hites The Collection Pro-Am: David Musial Ferrari of Lake Forest	Pro-Am: Mark Issa Ferrari of Atlanta Am: Jay Schreibman Ferrari of Detroit
	2		TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: David Musial CS Pro-Am: Roberto Perrina CS Am: Ian Campbell	TP Pro: Benjamín Hites TP Pro-Am: David Musial CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Ian Campbell	Pro: Benjamín Hites The Collection Pro-Am: David Musial Ferrari of Lake Forest	Pro-Am: Roberto Perrina Ferrari of Seattle Am: Ian Campbell Ferrari of New England
7	1	Mugello Circuit	TP Pro: Benjamín Hites TP Pro-Am: Ziad Ghandour CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Mark Davies	TP Pro: Benjamín Hites TP Pro-Am: David Musial CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Jay Schreibman	Pro: Cooper MacNeil Ferrari Westlake Pro-Am: Ziad Ghandour Boardwalk Ferrari	Pro-Am: Brian Davis Ferrari of Palm Beach Am: Jay Schreibman Ferrari of Detroit
	2		TP Pro: Cooper MacNeil TP Pro-Am: Ziad Ghandour CS Pro-Am: Mark Issa CS Am: Bradley Horstmann	TP Pro: Benjamín Hites TP Pro-Am: Ziad Ghandour CS Pro-Am: Brian Davis CS Am: Bradley Horstmann	Pro: Benjamín Hites The Collection Pro-Am: John Megrue Ferrari of Long Island	Pro-Am: Brian Davis Ferrari of Palm Beach Am: Bradley Horstmann Foreign Cars Italia

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	AUS		SEB		MTY		MTL		IND		MIA		MUG		Points
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
Pro Class[2]
1	Cooper MacNeil	2	1	2	1	1	4	1	1	2	2	4	4	1	2	250
2	Benjamín Hites	1	2	1	3	2	Ret	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	243
3	Marc Muzzo	6	5	6	5	6	5	4	3	6	5	2	2	3	4	139
4	Martin Burrowes	3	3	9	8	3	1	Ret	Ret	3	3	3	3			128
5	Thomas Tippl	5	4	3	2	4	3	Ret	DNS							81
6	Ross Chouest	7	9	5	DNS	5	7	Ret	5	Ret	DNS			4	3	68
7	James Weiland	4	8					2	4	5	7	DNS	DNS			56
8	Joseph Rubbo	9	6	7	7	7	2					DNS	DNS			41
9	Joel Weinberger			4	6					4	4					38
10	Amir Kermani			8	4							DNS	DNS			19
11	Trevor Baek									7	6					11
12	Naveen Rao					8	6									10
=	Murray Rothlander	8	7													10
Pro-Am Class[3]
1	Neil Gehani	DNS	DNS	1	4	1	2	Ret	3	1	1	3	5	2	4	176
2	Ziad Ghandour	3	1	3	1	6	4	1	Ret	DNS	DNS	2	2	1	5	175
3	David Musial	7	3	7	7	4	3	2	2	6	6	1	1	6	3	158
4	Brent Holden	5	5	2	3			6	1	4	4	4	3	4	2	144
5	John Megrue	8	6	Ret	8	3	5	5	6	2	7	5	4	3	1	127
6	Danny Baker					5	6			Ret	2					103
7	Barry Zekelman	2	4	5	2			Ret	DNS	3	5	DNS	DNS			80
8	Todd Morici	4	2	6	5	Ret	DNS	4	5							67
9	Mark Fuller	1	DNS			Ret	DNS			5	3					52
10	Karl Williams					2	1									39
11	Chris Carel			4	6					Ret	8					24
12	José Valera							3	4							23
13	Brian Kaminskey	6	DNS											5	DNS	21
14	Sandro Espinosa									DNS	DNS					1

Coppa Shell

Pos.	Driver	AUS		SEB		MTY		MTL		IND		MIA		MUG		Points
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
Pro-Am Class[4]
1	Mark Issa	2	2	Ret	1	1	1	1	Ret	2	1	1	2	3	4	236
2	Brian Davis	5	3	4	3	Ret	9	3	5	3	3	3	4	1	1	207
3	Claude Senhoreti	7	4	3	11	6	2	2	1	Ret	DNS	4	5	2	3	143
4	Dale Katechis	3	11	2	2	3	3	5	2	1	2	10	DNS			134
5	Oscar Paredes-Arroyo	10	7	6	9	2	4	4	3	4	4	6	6			106
6	Kevin Millstein	4	6	9	7	5	5			5	5	DNS	DNS			65
7	Lance Cawley	12	Ret	12	15	8	12	6	Ret	Ret	10	8	8	4	2	61
8	Geoff Palermo	6	5	10	4	4	11	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS					49
9	Roberto Perrina											2	1			44
10	Keith Larson	8	8	7	5	Ret	7			7	7					41
11	Michael Watt	9	9	8	8	Ret	10			6	6	Ret	7			39
12	Mike Louli	Ret	10			7	6	Ret	4	DNS	DNS					33
13	Osvaldo Gaio					Ret	8					5	3			28
14	Kresimir Panević	11	12	11	13	9	13			8	8	9	DNS			22
15	Brian Simon			5	6											19
16	Luis Perusquia			13	14					9	11	7	9			16
17	David Varwig			Ret	10					Ret	9					8
–	Danny Baker‡	1	1	1	12											0
Am Class[5]
1	Bradley Horstmann	8	DNS	5	2	6	4	2	2	1	1	2	7	2	1	168
2	Jay Schreibman	Ret	3	8	1	1	14	4	1	7	Ret	1	2	1	9	152
3	Eric Marston	5	1	3	3	Ret	9	1	5	9	6	7	8	3	4	117
4	Gianni Grilli	4	2	4	6	4	6	3	3	2	Ret	Ret	DNS	10	6	103
5	Mark Davies	11	11	9	4	12	7	5	4	6	3	3	9	4	2	97
6	Lisa Clark	3	5	1	Ret	3	3	Ret	DNS	8	Ret	6	10	5	3	94
7	Ian Campbell	1	4	6	7					5	4	4	1			82
8	Theodore Giovanis	Ret	9	2	8	5	5			4	5	5	5			70
9	Rodolfo Lenci	6	8	10	5	2	2	DNS	DNS	Ret	10	11	6			58
10	Alan Hegyi	10	13			7	11	6	6	12	8			7	8	37
11	Joe Sposato	7	6			Ret	1			DNS	DNS					32
12	Bill Kemp									3	2					30
13	Robert Picerne			7	10					DNS	DNS	DNS	14	6	5	27
14	Eileen Bildman	14	16	14	13	11	15			11	7	12	13	9	7	26
15	Neil Langberg	15	12	11	12	8	13	8	7	13	11					23
=	Kris Perszan	2	7			Ret	10			DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS			23
17	Armin Oskouei	9	14	Ret	9	10	8	DNS	DNS			10	12	8	DNS	20
18	Sureel Choksi									10	9	9	3			18
19	Kam Habibi	13	10	Ret	14			7	Ret							17
20	Debra Palermo	12	15	12	11	9	12	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS			13
=	Justin Wetherill											8	4			13
22	John Cervini											Ret	11			3
23	David Lo			13	DNS											2

‡ Driver ineligible for championship points.

See also

• 2019 Finali Mondiali