Rain dominates final day for Ferrari Challenge at COTA

In contrast to Saturday’s sunny skies, rainy weather dominated the final day of Ferrari Challenge North America action at Circuit of The Americas.

While some drivers in Sunday’s three races for Trofeo Pirelli, Coppa Shell and 488 Challenge Evo fell prey to the conditions, most drivers navigated the slippery track to still provide an exciting end to the opening round of the 2024 season.

In Trofeo Pirelli Am, Brian Cook (Ferrari of Seattle) swept the weekend and finished sixth overall, with Matias Perez Companc (Ferrari of Central Florida) finishing closely behind in second, gaining one position from his finish on Saturday. Rounding out the class podium was Christopher Cagnazzi (Ferrari of Long Island).

In Coppa Shell Am, drivers were patient throughout the 30-minute race and mostly maintained their position in the overall top 10. Steve Check (Ferrari of Rancho Mirage) took the second checkered flag of the weekend, with Bryan Waltersdorf (Continental AutoSports) and Dana Goodwin (Ferrari of Seattly) following suit in second-and-third-in class.

In the 488 Challenge Evo Coppa Shell category, Gerdas Venslovas (Continental AutoSports) held off Race 1 winner Matt Dalton (Ferrari of Long Island) by only car lengths to initially score second-in-class. However, a post-race penalty issued for the leading car of Gary Ott (Ferrari Philadelphia) elevated Venslovas to the victory, and moved Dalton to second and Ott to third.