Amato Ferrari's team will be very busy this year, victory in GTE Pro is the main ambition of the team based in Piacenza Italy. At the heart of a grid that includes Porsche, Aston Martin and Corvette works teams, the task is more challenging than ever. However, entrusting its two 458 Italia to drivers Bruni / Fisichella / Vilander and Beretta / Calado / Rigon, competitiveness is sure. Battistino Pregliasco the Team Manager can count on two teams with a mix of experience and youth.

In LM P2, the two Oreca 03R - Nissans racing under the banner of Russian team SMP Racing will also be operated by AF Corse (HP Racing). The 'old hands' Mika Salo and Nicolas Minassian will have task of spearheading the Russians at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The level of competition is high in LM P2, but the quality of this entry is evident and a podium finish is not ruled out for the red, white and blue prototypes.

In LM GTE Am, AF Corse is the most numerous team with six Ferrari 458 "supervised" the numerical superiority is undoubtedly in favour of Italians. To coach the various Gentlemen Drivers, more experienced drivers are dispatched to the teams; SMP Racing 8Star Motorsport and AF Corse. So we will find well-known figures of GT racing such as Gianluca Roda, Paolo Ruberti, Raffaele Giammaria, Marco Cioci and Andrea Bertolini.

Pierre-Yves Riom / ACO - Translation Dave Davies / ACO

Photo : LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), PLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, MONDAY 9th JUNE 2014. The impressive Italian contingent of AF Corse lines up for scrutineering for the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2014.