FF Corse driver Sam Smeeth came away from his Monza debut last night smelling of Champagne and leading the European Ferrari Challenge Championship (Pirelli – AM class)!

The weekend was a sensational start to the year with Sam lining up third overall on the grid  for both races (with class pole in race 1) . In the first race a lack of front grip hampered progress and Sam battled hard to bring the car home 4th in Class. Amends was made in race two with Sam taking a commanding AM class win in the top tier Trofeo Pirelli race.

Meanwhile FF Corse team-mate Jacques Duyver was also having a fantastic debut in the European Ferrari Challenge series. In the separate Coppa-Shell races, Jacques qualified 3rd for his first race at Monza, matching Sam’s achievement earlier in the day and raced well to also get a taste of Champagne with a 3rd place podium position, setting fastest lap en-route.

The weekend’s success in Italy leaves FF Corse/Stratstone Ferrari at the sharp-end of the Teams’ Championship and in second place overall. The next round of the Championship is at Mugello (IT) on May 16th-18th.

More photos from the European Ferrari Challenge race can be seen in the FF Corse online website gallery section.