AF Corse won the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup with Giancarlo Fisichella and Gianmaria Bruni on Ferrari 458 Italia GT2. At the end of the race at Zhuhai (China), last event in the calendar, the Italian team is the champion of the GTE Pro category of the prestigious international competition: the new title arrives after the recent victory of the le Mans Series always with the two Roman drivers on Ferrari 458. The season is brilliant for the Amato Ferrari’s team. Obviously winning.
AF Corse, with 108 points, is at the top of the championship dominated from the very beginning. Ferrari won among the constructors with 171 points.
As for the Chinese single race, the Ferrari number 51 finished fifth. A problem at the first pit stop slowed the performance of Fisico and Bruni. The team opted for a conservative race strategy, minimizing the risks. The fifth position, thanks to the wide margin gained during the other races of the season (+14 points before the race at Zhuhai), was sufficient to allow the mathematically victory of the championship, the highest expression of GT and prototype cars.
Source : AF Corse