Ferrari didn’t have the Daytona it was hoping for this year. After last year’s GTD Pro win, expectations were high, but the results didn’t match up. The best finish came from DragonSpeed’s 296 GT3, car 81, in the GTD Pro class, landing in sixth place. Over in GTD, AF Corse’s number 50 car managed a seventh-place finish. Read More Audi RS7 May Drop Its V8 for a 725 HP Plug-In Hybrid V6 The race wasn’t easy. Ferrari’s cars struggled with a Balance of Performance regulation that left them chasing from the start. Drivers and teams gave it everything, trying to keep up with the leaders. But the gap was tough to close, no matter how much they pushed. DragonSpeed Faces an Uphill Battle in GTD Pro Things didn’t go as planned for DragonSpeed’s Ferrari 296 GT3 at Daytona. Drivers Davide Rigon, Miguel Molina, Thomas Neubauer, and Albert Costa spent much of the race fighting to stay in contention. Early setbacks didn’t help. Near the tenth hour, Neubauer’s off-track moment on cold tyres led to a damaged door and an unscheduled pit stop. Sunday wasn’t much kinder. While Molina was driving, another car made contact, shaving off 20 critical seconds. The offending car got a penalty, but that didn’t bring back the lost time. By the end, the team clawed back some ground. After a late full-course yellow, Molina squeezed into sixth place. The DragonSpeed Ferrari finished 28 seconds behind the class-winning Ford. AF Corse’s number 50 Ferrari stayed steady through the ups and downs of the GTD class. Arthur Leclerc, in his first 24 Hours of Daytona, joined Custodio Toledo, Riccardo Agostini, and Conrad Laursen in the fight for a top-ten finish. Agostini took the wheel for the final push, bringing the car home in seventh place. The AF Corse Ferrari crossed the line just 8 seconds behind the class-winning Chevrolet. A Race Full of Challenges It was a tough outing for Ferrari at Daytona this year. From collisions to technical failures, their teams had more than their share of bad luck. Triarsi Competizione’s #021 Ferrari 296 GT3 faced trouble late in the race. James Calado was at the wheel when a collision with the #32 car damaged the front right suspension. The other team got a Drive Through penalty, but it didn’t help much for Triarsi, as the car had to head to the garage with just an hour left. They managed to finish in 11th place. Conquest Racing’s #034 Ferrari struggled, too. Daniel Serra and his team—Manny Franco, Cédric Sbirrazzuoli, and Giacomo Altoè—fought through technical glitches and a Drive Through penalty. Despite their efforts, they crossed the line in 12th. Read More 2025 Tesla Model Y Juniper Now on Sale in US Starting at $61,630 Things weren’t any easier for Triarsi’s second car, the #023 Ferrari. Alessio Rovera, Onofrio Triarsi, Charles Scardina, and Eddie Cheever had to deal with a lengthy stop in the morning before retiring after 569 laps due to technical problems. Inception Racing’s #070 Ferrari had a strong start, even leading at the 12-hour mark. Frederik Schandorff, Brendan Iribe, David Fumanelli, and Ollie Millroy looked like real contenders. But damage to the right front suspension support brought their race to an early end after 392 laps. AF Corse’s #021 Ferrari was another contender that fell short. Alessandro Pier Guidi, Lilou Wadoux, Kei Cozzolino, and Simon Mann spent much of the race in the Top 5. Their momentum ended five hours from the finish when an accident forced the car to retire after 555 laps. Cetilar Racing’s #047 Ferrari also had a disappointing night. Antonio Fuoco, Roberto Lacorte, Nicola Lacorte, and Lorenzo Patrese couldn’t overcome a technical issue and had to retire during the night. Source: Ferrari
