The 33rd edition of the Finali Mondiali came to a close at the Mugello Circuit, in front of a large crowd undeterred by the rain. The event, which as well as marking the conclusion of the Corse Clienti racing season is also an opportunity to celebrate Ferrari’s sporting history, featured more than 40 Ferrari cars from past and present in the circuit’s exhibition area, and over one hundred 296 Challenge cars on the track, together with nearly 90 cars from the non-competitive activities F1 Clienti, Sport Prototipi Clienti and XX Programme, which marked its 20th anniversary with almost 50 models in attendance. Despite the less than ideal weather, over 25,000 spectators, guests and professionals attended the event over the weekend.

The competitive side of the event, following the races held during the week that wrapped up the European and North American series of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli, brought the 296 Challenge cars on track in the morning for the races that crowned the 2025 Prancing Horse single-make world champions. Victory in the Trofeo Pirelli went to Italian driver Vincenzo Scarpetta (Radicci Automobili), while Michael Verhagen (Ferrari Warszawa) was first among the Am drivers. The Coppa Shell title was claimed by American Rey Acosta (The Collection), with Jan Sandmann (Kessel Racing) celebrating victory in the Coppa Shell Am.

Finale Mondiale Trofeo Pirelli. After 30 minutes of a race affected by rain, which made proceedings more unpredictable and gripping, Vincenzo Scarpetta, starting from pole position, took the win that secured him the Trofeo Pirelli world title. The young Italian, who also set the fastest lap, stayed in front by fending off his rivals’ comeback attempts, with a close final lap delivering second and third place to Gilles Renmans (Francorchamps Motors Brussels) and Luigi Coluccio (Rossocorsa).

First among the Trofeo Pirelli Am drivers was Michael Verhagen, who managed to take the lead in the opening stages of the race, keeping clear of drivers from the category above right to the finish line, and also setting the fastest lap. Second place went to Andrew Morrow (Charles Hurst), while a decisive overtaking move on the start-finish straight earned Italian Marco Zanasi (Motor Service – Pinetti Motorsport) third place.

Finale Mondiale Coppa Shell. It was an American one-two in the Coppa Shell, with victory going to Rey Acosta ahead of Yahn Bernier (Ferrari of Seattle). The driver of The Collection, who started from pole position, held the lead for the entire 30-minute race, gradually extending his advantage over his pursuers. With an exciting final sprint, John Dhillon (Formula Racing) secured third place on the podium, finishing ahead of the European series champion, Manuela Gostner (Ineco – Reparto Corse RAM), who recorded the fastest lap in a race that began behind the Safety Car due to the slightly wet track.

It was also a wet race for the Coppa Shell Am, which crowned 2025 world champion Jan Sandmann of Germany, who skillfully defended the pole position he had earned in qualifying. Behind him came Hassan Dabboussi (Formula Racing) while, thanks to a spectacular overtaking maneouvre on the final lap, Pino Frascaro (Rossocorsa) clinched third place.

Ferrari Show. At the end of the races, the Ferrari Show once again thrilled the fans in the stands with a parade of Prancing Horse cars, starting with the historic single-seaters driven by Olivier Beretta, Andrea Bertolini and Giancarlo Fisichella and the official works 499Ps. Joining them were the cars from the XX Programme, the 296 LMGT3 and the new GT3 Evo, with Ferrari official drivers at the wheel.

The final line-up on the main straight featured the display of the three trophies won in the last three editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the crews of car number 51, Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi (victory in 2023, the Centenary year of the world’s most important endurance race), car number 50 of Nicklas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina (2024), and car number 83 of Yifei Ye, Robert Kubica and Phil Hanson, winners this year at the Circuit de la Sarthe, who were also among the stars of Saturday night’s gala dinner.

Along the 5,245 metres of the Tuscan circuit, there was applause too for the 296 Challenge cars, one for each of the six series of the single-make competition (the two continental Europe and North America series and the regional UK, Japan, Australasia and Middle East series, the latter making its debut next year with the calendar that was unveiled a couple of days ago).

After the Italian national anthem sung by Tuscan composer and performer Ilaria Della Bidia, the tricolour smoke displays symbolically sealed the embrace between Ferrari and its tifosi.

Awards ceremony. On Saturday evening, the display area – where some of the most iconic Prancing Horse racing and road cars were on show – hosted the gala dinner, during which the next venue for the Finali Mondiali was announced. In 2026, the event will be held at the Circuit de Barcelona–Catalunya in Spain. The winners of the Europe, North America, UK, Japan and Australasia series of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli were also presented with awards.

During the same evening event, Ferrari unveiled the F76, its first car designed exclusively for the digital world, in the form of an NFT. The name pays tribute to the Prancing Horse’s first success at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1949, achieved 76 years ago by Luigi Chinetti and Lord Selsdon at the wheel of the Touring-bodied 166 MM barchetta.

The evening was attended by Benedetto Vigna, Ferrari Chief Executive Officer, Enrico Galliera, Ferrari Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer, Antonello Coletta, Head of Endurance and Corse Clienti, and Andrea Mladosic, Head of Ferrari Challenge and Corso Pilota. Also present were Gianmaria Fulgenzi, Chief Product Development Officer, Ferdinando Cannizzo, Ferrari Head of Endurance Race Cars, Alessandra Todeschini, Head of Endurance Programmes and Pista di Fiorano, Federica Santoro, Head of XX and Monoposto Heritage Programmes, Filippo Petrucci, Head of XX and Monoposto Heritage Programmes and Corso Pilota Workshop, Amato Ferrari, AF Corse Founder, and the drivers who starred in the world championship season. Presenting the Hyperclub clients with their awards were Flavio Manzoni, Chief Design Officer, and Carlo Palazzani, Head of Pilot Design Projects.

Also appearing on stage was the number 83 Ferrari 499P of AF Corse with official driver Yifei Ye, together with Phil Hanson and Robert Kubica, winners of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2025.

Memorial “Marco Vitali”. The weekend of the Finali Mondiali also saw the second edition of the photographic contest dedicated to the memory of Marco Vitali — a photographer who passed away prematurely and who had documented the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli for over 30 years. This year, the award went to the photo entitled Nel cuore della tempesta (In the heart of the storm”) by Italian photographer Matteo Carlin.