Ferrari Drivers Maintain Championship Advantage in Canada

Sunday afternoon saw Ferrari drivers Alessandro Balzan and Christina Nielsen strengthen their lead in the IMSA United SportsCar Championship’s GT-Daytona class.

With a finish of fourth place in Sunday afternoon’s race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park outside of Toronto, Balzan and Nielsen grew their lead in the GT-Daytona championship to 22 points. Starting from deep in the field, Nielsen made up several positions during the opening stint of the race before Balzan took over driving duties. Pit strategy enabled Balzan to make up several positions before he brought the car to the checkered flag in fourth position.

Not only did their lead in the driver’s championship grow, but Ferrari remains in a tie for the lead in the GT-Daytona manufacturer championship.

The no. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTE driven by Giancarlo Fisichella and Toni Vilander had a quiet race to finish in the eighth position in the GT-LeMans class.

The next IMSA SportsCar Championship race will be July 22-23 at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut.