2001 Challenge Details & Dates Announced
11.2.01

The seven Championships of the 2001 season (five for the 360/355 Challenge and two for the Historic Challenge) will be held in Europe, North America and Japan and will start in March without any great changes to the way they are run, given how successful they have been in the past.

A quick glance at the figures from the 2000 season is enough to confirm its success. 197 modern day Ferraris were entered, made up of the 360 Challenge and the 355 Challenge, while there were 94 historic cars, made up of 22 single seaters, 41 sports and GT drum brake cars and 31 with discs.

The figures are due to increase for 2001 with over 175 of the 360/Chs and around thirty of the 355/Chs. Also getting bigger is the Shell Maserati Historic Challenge with over a hundred cars in Europe and around forty in the United States.

Among the main innovations for the Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy this year is the introduction of a standing start instead of the rolling one. This was decided last year when the F1 type gear change made its race debut. Another change concerns race length, with the 360's tackling a greater distance than the 355,s. Also new are the criteria for admission to the World Final, with the exclusion of drivers who have not taken part in at least four races during the season.

The traditional "Tutte le Ferrari in Pista" (All the Ferraris on Track) meeting will take place at Monza on 20 and 21 October 2001 and will count as the final race of each individual series as well as the overall world final.

Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy

Central Europe/Western Europe
28/29 April,Spa
2/3 June,Misano
30 June /1 July, Brno
21/22 July, Brands Hatch
8/9 September, Nurburgring
22/23 September, Magny-Cours
North America
7/8 April, Dallas FW
28/29 April, Virginia Int.
12/13 May, Road Atlanta
9/10 June, Montreal
23/24 June, Lime Rock
4/5 August, Road America
25/26 August, Watkins Glen
Southern Europe
24/25 March, Monza
21/22 April, Mugello
19/20 May, Zeltweg
2/3 June, Misano
8/9 September, Imola
22/23 September, Vallelunga
Japan
21/22 April, Motegi
19/20 May, Mine
9/10 June, Motegi
30 June/1 July, Suzuka
21/22 July, Aida
25/26 August, Suzuka
World Finals: 20/21 October, Monza

Shell Ferrari Maserati Historic Challenge

Europe
28/29 April, Spa
21/22 July, Brands Hatch
22/23 September, Magny-Cours
North America
20/21 April, Virginia Int.
12/13 May, Road Atlanta
23/24 June, Lime Rock
4/5 August, Road America
25/26 August, Watkins Glen
World Finals: 20/21 October, Monza

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