IMSA | Five Ferrari 296 GT3s attack the 12h of Sebring

The 296 GT3 inaugurated its second year of competition in the American series by winning the iconic race in Florida in January, in the GTD Pro category, and taking a second, third and fourth place in GTD.

The race at Sebring represents the second round of the IMSA Endurance Cup, reserved for endurance trials, which sees the participation of five teams registered with Prancing Horse cars.

After Daytona and Sebring, the calendar will continue with the races at Watkins Glen, Indianapolis and Road Atlanta. At Sebring after four, eight and 12 hours, five, four, three and two points will be awarded to the cars that occupy the first places in the race in conjunction with these time deadlines.

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Risi Competizione achieved success at Daytona – bringing the Prancing Horse back to victory in the classic American endurance race after ten years – with the Ferrari 296 GT3 number 62 shared by official drivers Davide Rigon, James Calado, Daniel Serra and Alessandro Pier Guidi.

At Sebring the Houston team is preparing for the second round of the Endurance Cup, staged on the challenging track created inside an old airport, relying on Rigon and Serra together with James Calado.

#023 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3: Onofrio Triarsi, Charles Scardina, Riccardo Agostini, Alessio Rovera

Photo by: Jake Galstad / Motorsport Images

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Four Ferraris entered in the class which includes crews made up of professionals and gentlemen drivers. The AF Corse team, second in Daytona, returns to the scene with the 296 GT3 number 21 shared by official driver Miguel Molina, together with Simon Mann and François Heriau.

While the Conquest Racing team, third in the first act of the season, presents itself at Sebring with Albert Costa, Manny Franco and Cédric Sbirrazzuoli.

Triarsi Competizione, a team based in Orlando, will try to exploit the knowledge of the “home” track to obtain a good placing with the 296 GT3 number 023, fourth in the 24 Hours of January, entrusted to the official driver Alessio Rovera together with Onofrio Triarsi and Charlie Scardina.

Cetilar Racing, winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2022, is entered with the 296 GT3 number 47, tenth at Daytona. The crew is formed, as per tradition, by the official driver of the Maranello company Antonio Fuoco together with Roberto Lacorte and Giorgio Sernagiotto.

#47 CETILAR Racing Ferrari 296 GT3: Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto, Antonio Fuoco, Eddie Cheever

Photo by: Bob Meyer

The ranking

Risi Competizione is leading the Endurance Cup Team classification in the GTD Pro class with 15 points – three points ahead of third place, while in GTD Triarsi Competizione is fourth in GTD with 11 points, two points behind the leaders; AF Corse is fifth with 10 points, one more than Cetilar Racing and Conquest Racing.