SILVERSTONE, 14 April, 2013
Kamui Kobayashi celebrated his debut race in the N°71 AF Corse
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 with a podium finish in association with Toni
Vilander (FIN). The pair came second in the GTE Pro category of
the 6 Hours of Silverstone, round one of the 2013 FIA World
Endurance Championship, and they immediately felt at ease with
the car and their technical staff.
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Giancarlo Fisichella and Gianmaria Bruni (N°51 AF Corse Ferrari
458 Italia GT2) were fifth in the GTE Pro class at the chequered
flag. The Italians’ result did not reflect the true potential of their
package due to a number of unlucky incidents which affected
their race. Ferrari also finished on the podium in the GTE Am
category thanks to the third place secured by Enzo Potolicchio,
Philippe Peter and Rui Aguas in the N°81 AF Corserun 8 Star
Motorsport 458 Italia GT2. The trio was even second in the class
until the penultimate lap when the N°50 Corvette hit the 458 Italia
from behind. Thanks to extremely quick repairs in the pits, the
team enabled the car to continue and collect a top-three result.
Jack Gerber, Marco Cioci and Matt Griffin were eighth in GTE Am
in the N°61 AF Corse Ferrari. Their race was troubled by a
collision with an LMP1 prototype which crashed into its front-right
wing. The team’s technicians managed to repair the N°61 458
which re-joined the race after just 30 m inutes in its garage.
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