Abu Dhabi, 19 February 2022 |
The race offered many more twists and turns than the last two
outings in Dubai, with two Full Course Yellows, two Safety Cars
and a long red flag neutralisation at mid-race. Ferrari’s
performance fell short of the heights hit last week, partly due to
the Balance of Performance. Despite this, the Maranello cars
secured a podium and a win in the Pro and Pro-Am classes,
respectively. |
The third position of AF Corse’s number 17 488 GT3 Evo 2020 came at the end of a race where various
penalties prevented the crew of Conrad Grunewald, Louis Prette and Vincent Abril from challenging the
Herberth Motorsport Porsche and Inception Racing McLaren that beat it to the chequered flag. It was a third
consecutive podium for the AF Corse APM Monaco Ferrari. Teammates Alessandro Pier Guidi, Victor
Gomez and Francesco Piovanetti, in the number 51, completed the four-hour race sixteenth in class. In
contrast, seventh place for the Rinaldi Racing Ferrari was a blow to Davide Rigon, David Perel and Rino
Mastronardi’s title chances. The trio needs a victory combined with a below-par performance for
Iribe-Barnicoat-Millroy, the current leaders in the standings, to be crowned champions and secure a pass
for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The German team’s trio was unlucky when the advantage they had built in the
race was wiped out by the Safety Car before the red flag. |
