Ferrari Finale Mondiali

A fierce battle unfolded in the world championship match

Despite the heavy rain that hit the Emilia-Romagna region, 33,000 tifosi gathered at the Imola Circuit for the 2024 Finali Mondiali Ferrari. The Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli, the world’s best one-make series, saw thrilling, close battles on the technical circuit, with the 2024 World Champions decided in five categories.

Heavy rainfall during the race made the Trofeo Pirelli and Trofeo Pirelli Am races particularly unpredictable, with tyre change strategies determining the outcome. After fierce battles, the Trofeo Pirelli world titles went to Bence Valint (Ferrari Budapest Rosso Corsa) in the Trofeo Pirelli, James Owen (Meridian Modena) in the Trofeo Pirelli Am, Henry Hassid (Kessel Racing) in the Coppa Shell, Eric Zhang (Formula Racing) in the Coppa Shell Am and Quinn Wietlisbach (CDP – D&C Racing) in the Trofeo Pirelli 488.

499P parade through the streets of Imola

The Ferrari Show, a traditional highlight of the Finali Mondiali Ferrari, took place both on and off the track. This time, two of the three 499Ps competing in the WEC made an appearance, the winning cars. Nicklas Nielsen in the No. 50 car and Ye Yifei in the No. 83 car paraded through the center of Imola together with their teammates.

After receiving cheers from many fans in the town of Imola, the two cars headed straight to the Imola Circuit, where they took part in a parade run to great cheers from the spectators, along with the latest Speciale “F80”, which was unveiled as a surprise at a gala dinner on Saturday night the 19th, the “296 Challenge” cars from various countries including the European and North American series, and the “296 GT3”, which won this year’s Daytona 24 Hours race.

Scuderia Ferrari F1 car also appears

Scuderia Ferrari’s F1 machines also appeared in the parade run. Giancarlo Fisichella and Andrea Bertolini drove the SF71H, which was a hit in 2018, while Olivier Beretta drove the SF21, a 2021 model, and their sharp exhaust notes reverberated across the circuit, satisfying the expectations of the spectators. Of course, as always, numerous Club Competizione GT, XX Programme, Sports Prototype Clienti and F1 Clienti cars also made an appearance. The winner’s trophy for the 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours was unveiled, and the participants celebrated the victory together.

The show concluded with a demonstration flyover of the Italian flag by a performance helicopter from the Italian 9th Air Wing, and a performance of the Italian national anthem by Giovanni Saracino, a young violinist from the Imola International Academy Foundation, and the choir Il Grillo d’Oro, stirring the emotions of the many Ferrari fans who had packed the Imola Circuit.

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The Ferrari Challenge is held all over the world. Finali Mondiali, which began as the final battle, has now become an important fan event that reflects on a year of Ferrari’s motorsport activities. We visited this magical space where you can fully experience the importance of racing to Ferrari. (Reprinted and re-edited from the January 2024 issue of GENROQ)