Ferrari Mailing List: Schumacher and Scuderia Ferrari finale for World Finals

[Axel Joachim Zahn (aj_zahn]

Monza, 29th October 2006 - The 2006 Ferrari World Finals were brought to a
close today at the Monza circuit with the traditional demonstration from
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro. The key moment of the event that rounds off the
Prancing Horse's racing season was a tribute to the Formula 1 career of
Michael Schumacher. Ferrari President, Luca di Montezemolo, Vice-president
Piero Ferrari, Chief Executive Officer Jean Todt, Managing Director Amedeo
Felisa and the entire team then acknowledged and thanked the crowd of over
45,000 spectators. Particularly heartfelt was the acknowledgement of the
German driver, whose racing career has ended, although he will continue to
have a role with Ferrari.

Completing the busy programme were the display of single-seaters prepared by
the Maranello F1 Clienti department and runs for the laboratory car from the
exclusive FXX Programme. A special initiative from the Scuderia Ferrari Club
then saw some members taking part in the final round of the 2006 Soap Box
race, for four wheeled vehicles without engines, based on the imaginative
designs of these enthusiasts.

The day's race card saw the final races of the season in various Ferrari
championships. Of particular note, the world final of the Ferrari Challenge
Pirelli Trophy race, using the F430 Challenge, which was won by Andrea
Belluzzi (Motor,) who crossed the line ahead of Vito Postiglione (Stile F)
and Max Blancardi (Auto Palace/Star Rent Competition.) Giorgio Sernagiotto
(Motor) took first place in the "mondialino" for gentlemen drivers in the
Shell Cup, with Lorenzo Bontempelli (Rossocorsa) first among the 360
Challenge runners in this the last year of eligibility for the Prancing
Horse one-make series.

Also taking to the track today for the second series of races of the weekend
were the competitors in the Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge, also open to
historic Maseratis. Wins at the end of these races went to Thomas Bscher in
his 1955 Maserati 250 F in category "A" for single-seaters, to Bscher again,
this time in a 1958 Maserati 450 S in the "B" group (sports and GT cars
fitted with drum brakes) and the 1970 Ferrari 512 M of Patrick Stieger in
the "C" class (cars with disc brakes.)