Maranello, 29th August 2022

An intense four hours of racing in Barcelona ended with the table-topping Proton Competition crew prevailing, the latest win allowing them to edge further away at the top of the general standings. The no. 77 Porsche staged a comeback, eventually moving into first place in the latter part of the race, crossing the finish line with a moderate margin over the first of the Ferrari 488 GTEs on track, the Spirit of Race-run no. 55 with David Perel, Duncan Cameron and Matthew Griffin, who now occupy second spot in the general standings some 27 points shy of the top. Third step of the podium went to JMW Motorsport’s no. 66 Ferrari crewed by the Giacomo Petrobelli, Sean Hudspeth and Miguel Molina trio, who were able to pull back after slipping down to fifth place. In the battle for first place, the no. 66 ended up in the gravel and subsequently had to serve a drive-through for having caused an accident.

After the pandemic had disrupted the event for two years, the Sport & Collection team managed to come back to the original format this year, with four days of action on the first week-end of June. This year, a public of more than 30,000 spectators enjoyed the exceptional gathering of cars, from all eras and builders. While a majority of Ferrari may have been present, a significant number of Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Maserati, Porsche, Alpine, Mc Laren and even Bugatti joined the good cause and were being exhibited on the paddock, or racing!

With €400,000 having been raised, 1,050 racing, sport and prestige cars attending, including more than 400 Ferrari, and around 1,000 owners and pilots (Jean-Claude Andruet and Jean Ragnotti being guest stars), this year was an exceptional one, both from the perspective of the quantity of cars, as well as  the quality!
The next edition of Sport & Collection is scheduled for June 2-4, 2023.

Report & Photos:
Olivier Bidaud

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