Scuderia Corsa

Scuderia Corsa
Founded 2011
Team principal(s) Giacomo Mattioli, Art Zafiropoulo
Current Series IMSA SportsCar Championship,

Pirelli World Challenge, Ferrari Challenge

Former Series Grand-Am, Rolex Sports Car Series
Team Championships 4 (2013, 2015, 2016, 2016)

Scuderia Corsa, also known as Scuderia Corsa Racing with Ferrari, is an American automotive racing team with teams competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, Pirelli World Challenge and Ferrari USA Ferrari Challenge. Founded in 2011 by Giacomo Mattioli and Art Zafiropoulo, the team has the main purpose of supporting the racing needs of Ferrari clients, starting from customizable track-day events to the Ferrari Challenge Series to the most prestigious GT endurance racing such as the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. Scuderia Corsa is the racing arm of Mattioli Automotive Group, inclusive of Ferrari Beverly Hills, Ferrari Silicon Valley, Ferrari Los Angeles and Ferrari South Bay.

IMSA Championship

In 2012, Scuderia Corsa started competing at the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in the no. 63 Ferrari 458 Italia securing pole position in its very first appearance with Alessandro Balzan. The second and final race of the season was at Lime Rock Park with Alessandro Balzan and Johannes van Overbeek helping Ferrari win the GT manufacturer title for the 2012 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

In 2013, Scuderia Corsa campaigned the N.63 Ferrari 458 Italia GT for the entire Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season in GT Class, with Alessandro Balzan and Jeff Westphal. Balzan together Leh Keen achieved the first win for Scuderia Corsa at Kansas Speedway. The team won the Grand-Am Rolex GT Team and Driver Championship for Alessandro Balzan and helped Ferrari earn the manufacturer championship for the second year in a row at Lime Rock Park, also securing a second and third place podium, together with its N. 64 Ferrari 458 Italia GT driven by Jeff Westphal and Johannes van Overbeek.

In 2014, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series merged to form the IMSA United SportsCar Championship. Scuderia Corsa continued to run the no. 63 Ferrari 458 Italia in the IMSA SportsCar Championship clinching wins at the Brickyard Grand Prix and the Detroit Grand Prix and securing three podiums in the 2014 season. The no. 63 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia achieved a top-ten finish in the GT-Daytona class in 2014 IMSA United SportsCar Championship.

In 2015, the team raced the no. 63 Ferrari 458 Italia in GTD Class with Townsend Bell and Bill Sweedler, winning its second Team and Drivers IMSA Championships in GT-Daytona class, also securing Ferrari GT Manufacturers Championship and Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup Manufacturers Championship. Scuderia Corsa also won at Virginia International Raceway.

In 2016 Scuderia Corsa won its third IMSA SportsCar Championship title in four years of professional motorsports, achieving Team and Drivers Title and North American Endurance Cup Drivers Title in GT-Daytona Class. With the inaugural year of the no. 63 Ferrari 488 GT3, the team raced to victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring and 6 Hours of Watkins Glen with drivers Christina Nielsen, Alessandro Balzan and Jeff Segal.

In 2016, Scuderia Corsa also raced the no. 68 Ferrari 488 GTE in the IMSA North American Endurance Cup in GT-Le Mans class with drivers Alessandro Pier Guidi and Daniel Serra, achieving 10th in the Championship.

In 2017 Scuderia Corsa will enter the no. 63 Ferrari 488 GT3 with drivers Christina Nielsen and Alessandro Balzan.

24 Hours of Le Mans

In 2015, Scuderia Corsa debuted in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans entering the no. 62 Ferrari 458 in the GTE-Am class with drivers Townsend Bell, Bill Sweedler and Jeff Segal. Scuderia Corsa finished third in the GTE-Am class for the team's first 24 Hours of Le Mans.

In 2016, Scuderia Corsa entered the no. 62 Ferrari 458 Italia at the 84th 24 Hours of Le Mans driven again by the all-American lineup of Townsend Bell, Bill Sweedler and Jeff Segal. The team won in GTE-Am class, their second time entry at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Pirelli World Challenge

Scuderia Corsa made its first debut in the Pirelli World Challenge for the 2015 season with driver Martin Fuentes in the no. 07 Hublot Ferrari 458 Italia, Duncan Ende in the no. 64 Ferrari 458 Italia and Mike Hedlund in the no. 65 Ferrari 458 Italia. The team scored one win and 4 podiums during the 2015 season.

In 2016, Scuderia Corsa fielded N. 07 Hublot Ferrari 458 Italia GT with driver Martin Fuentes and won the Pirelli World Challenge Championship in GTA Class. With ninth win during the 2016 season, Scuderia Corsa and Fuentes set a new Pirelli World Challenge record for victories in a season across all of the non-spec classes. Scuderia Corsa scored 9 wins and 7 additional podiums during the 2016 season. The team also earned the 2016 Special GT Crew Award of the Year, a special recognition voted by all Pirelli World Challenge teams in the paddock.

Ferrari Challenge

Scuderia Corsa currently competes in the Ferrari USA Ferrari Challenge series. The Ferrari Challenge, a Ferrari motorsport championship, is organized by Ferrari North America and sanctioned by IMSA.

In 2011, the team achieved 1st and 2nd place in the Ferrari Challenge North American Championship with the Ferrari Challenge F430.

Scuderia Corsa placed 3rd in the Ferrari North American Team Challenge for the 2010 Ferrari Challenge season.

In 2014, Scuderia Corsa won the Ferrari Challenge North American Championship with the Ferrari 458 Challenge EVO in the Coppa Shell class. Scuderia Corsa also placed 3rd at the Ferrari World Finals, with a total of 10 victories and 22 podiums throughout the 2014 season.

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