The Finali Mondiali Ferrari week at the Mugello International Circuit, which today drew a large crowd of Prancing Horse aficionados and Tifosi, is reaching its climax with the qualifying sessions for tomorrow’s races (Sunday, 26 October) that will decide the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli world titles before the highly anticipated Ferrari Show.
The 296 Challenge cars faced 30-minute qualifying sessions in tricky conditions, as rain returned to the Tuscan circuit for much of the day.
In the Trofeo Pirelli, pole position went to the Italian Vincenzo Scarpetta while David Gostner (CDP – MP Racing)was the fastest in the Am. American driver Rey Acosta (The Collection) took pole in the Coppa Shell, while in the Coppa Shell Am Jan Sandmann (Kessel Racing) posted the best lap time.
Qualifying. On the rain-soaked asphalt of the Scarperia circuit, Vincenzo Scarpetta posted the fastest time in the Trofeo Pirelli on his final qualifying attempt, earning pole position for the Finali Mondiali race. The Italian narrowly beat European class champion Felix Hirsiger (Ineco – Reparto Corse RAM) by just 32 thousandths of a second. David Gostner, the quickest of the Am drivers, will start from the second row with the third-fastest overall time, lining up alongside the top North American series driver, Roberto Perrina (Ferrari of Seattle). The third row will feature another Trofeo Pirelli Am driver, Michael Verhagen (Ferrari Warszawa), alongside Gilles Renmans (Francorchamps Motors Brussels).
In the tight and crowded contest for the top spot on the Coppa Shell grid, Rey Acosta emerged victorious, setting the fastest time at the end of a session marked by intermittent rain. The driver from The Collection, who has split his season between the European and North American series and claimed his first win of the year yesterday at the Scarperia circuit, qualified ahead of Oscar Ryndziewicz (Kessel Racing) and Fabrizio Fontana (Formula Racing), winner of yesterday’s final race of the European series.
In the Coppa Shell Am, the same rivalry that marked the entire European season carried over into qualifying for the Finali Mondiali, with the two Germans Jan Sandmann and Sven Schömer (Penske Sportwagen Hamburg), the newly crowned series champion, once again vying for the top spot. This time, Sandmann came out on top, finishing 0.731 seconds ahead of his rival.
Andrea Levy (Rossocorsa) and Japan’s Masaru Yoneda (Cornes Osaka) will start from the second row.
Programme – Sunday, 26 October Tomorrow sees the highlight of the Finali Mondiali, with the decisive races that will crown the world champions. The day kicks off at 9 a.m. with the Coppa Shell Am, followed by the Coppa Shell at 10:10 a.m. and the Trofeo Pirelli and Trofeo Pirelli Am at 11:45 a.m. It will conclude at 12:45 p.m. with the Ferrari Show, featuring a spectacular parade of Maranello’s cars on track. The stands at the Mugello International Circuit will be open to Ferrari employees and members of the Ferrari Clubs, while the general public will have free access to the park area.
Streaming. Races with English commentary can be streamed at: "https://live.ferrari.com "or on the official Ferrari YouTube channel: "https://www.youtube.com/c/Ferrari.
Where to watch the Finali Mondiali on TV In Italy, the DAZN platform will broadcast all Sunday’s races live with Italian commentary. Sky Sports F1 will provide live coverage in the UK, as well as in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
DAZN will stream Sunday’s races live in Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain and Japan. Viaplay will provide live coverage in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
Live coverage will also be available on Net4+ in Hungary and Sportextra.ro in Romania, while in the Middle East, BeIN Sports will broadcast the Coppa Shell and Trofeo Pirelli races. The same network will air all three races in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand.
Exclusive content will also be shared on social media via the @ferrariraces channels. All news and further information on the 2025 Finali Mondiali Ferrari will be available on the Ferrari Media website and on ferrari.com.
