January 23, 2025 | GT Winter Series
Both AF Corse Cup 1 entries secured overall race victories at Estoril. In the sprint race on Sunday, Cristiano Maciel won in his second ever motor race, despite starting the race from seventh on the grid. In the pitstop race, which concluded early due to a red flag, Andreas Bogh Sorensen claimed the win despite crashing moments before the race was halted.
Both Maciel, his co-driver Rui Aguas and Sorensen will be back on the grid this weekend at Portimão. While the Danish driver indicated that he intends to drive solo in the GT Winter Series, Mikkel Mac is listed as Sorensen’s second driver. For this weekend, the #76 Ferrari will be joined by a fleet of additional entries.
John Dhillon and Matt Griffin, who finished third in the 2024 GT Winter Series, are making their first appearance of the season in a Cup 1 Ferrari 296 Challenge. Rafael Duran will also enter the Cup 1 class, set to be joined by Singaporean racer Sean Hudspeth. Hudspeth has been a well-regarded Ferrari GT driver since 2018, and won the PRO-AM class of the Italian GT Championship in 2019.
Alberto Duran and Nicola Caldani will share the fifth 296 Challenge. Meanwhile, a Cup 5 entry will also appear in the AF Corse garage, as Darren Howell is joined by Sean Doyle in a Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo.
AF Corse is one of many leading teams that will be present at the second round of the GT Winter Series at Portimão. All of the action will be streamed live on the Winter Series YouTube channel.
16 JAN – 19 JAN ESTORIL /P
23 JAN – 26 JAN PORTIMAO /P
13 FEB – 16 FEB VALENCIA /E
27 FEB – 2 MAR ARAGÓN /E
6 MAR – 9 MAR BARCELONA /E
