Photo : Pascal Saivet - VSA

 

Despite more and more competition, the Italian constructor confirmed again this year that its 458 is still the top GT in endurance at the moment.

FIA World Endurance Championship : a season under pressure. In LM GTE Pro, all of the AF Corse drivers' talents were needed to keep dominating in their Ferrari like in 2012. Beaten at Le Mans by Porsche, the Italian team also had a difficult time battling against the Aston Martin Vantages. But three wins (Spa-Francorchamps, Sao Paulo and Bahrain) and consistent top five finishes gave the prancing horse the Drivers title (Gianmaria Bruni), Team title and Constructors title. Add to this the teams trophy in LM GTE Am for 8Star Motorsports, a new team this year created and raced by Venezuelan businessman Enzo Potolicchio.

European Le Mans Series : a Russian and British story. The 2013 ELMS season also gave four more titles to Ferrari: in LM GTE, with British squad Ram Racing (three wins) and in GTC with the Russian team SMP Racing (four wins). In both classes, both took the Drivers championships as well.

Asian Le Mans Series : Ferrari rules in the east. Ferrari was one of the first performance and luxury constructors to understand the importance of the Asian market, having implanted themselves in the region for a decade. The prancing horse could not be absent from this championship, raced in South Korea, Japan, China and Malaysia. And it was a fruitful season claiming the Drivers and Teams titles in GTE and GTC.

The American Le Mans Series remains the exception for 2013 : no title for the prancing horse, despite a return to racing by Risi Competizione, which remains the most successful Ferrari representative in the series.

Jean-Philippe Doret / ACO - Translated by Rainier Ehrhardt / ACO

PHOTO : INTERLAGOS (SAO PAULO, BRASIL), AUTODROMO JOSE CARLOS PACE, 6 HOURS OF SAO PAULO, SEPTEMBER 1, 2013, RACE. Ferrari and AF Corse on their way to a second victory of the season, with drivers Gianmaria Bruni and Giancarlo Fisichella.