Giacomo Mattioli and Art Zafiropoulo, owners of the racing team Scuderia Corsa, have announced that legendary ALMS champion Olivier Beretta and Italian touring car veteran Alessandro Balzan will drive the No. 63 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 GT3 at the September 7-9, 2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Festival. The weekend of racing will take place at the historic Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as part of the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

This is not the first time Olivier Beretta and Scuderia Corsa are working together. At Januaryís Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, Beretta, driving the No. 63 car, managed to place 5th as the first Ferrari to cross the finish line. This will be co-driver Alessandro Balzanís first time driving with Scuderia Corsa.

Discussing the teamís upcoming weekend of racing at Laguna Seca, team principal Giacomo Mattioli said, “Having two such veterans behind the wheel of the No. 63 Ferrari 458 Grand-Am will make our team debut competitive and exciting and will no doubt give the fans an opportunity to see some great racing. Our crew has done a fantastic job in preparing the No. 63. I am also looking forward to having the kids from the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford as our VIP guests for the race. Putting smiles on the faces of these seriously ill kids as they meet the team and see the cars in action is the least we can do for them and their families.”

Scuderia Corsa and Ronald McDonald House at Stanford – As part of the teamís continuing philanthropic efforts, Scuderia Corsa will be hosting 35 individuals, most of whom are children suffering serious illness and currently under care at the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford, as VIP guests. The children and their families will have the opportunity to meet the drivers and crew, visit the paddock area and enjoy the racing.

Source : Scuderia Corsa