A Grand Finale

Challenging weather, championships that went down to the wire, and more than 200 very special Ferraris driven on track and displayed at one of the world’s finest racetracks… all of it made the 18^th edition of Finali Mondiali a particularly memorable experience for 25,000 fans, guests and professionals who descended on Mugello International Circuit from October 21 to 26.

Rounding out the Corse Clienti racing calendar, competitive action was of course a key draw for all those in attendance – in fact, more than a hundred 296 Challenge cars took to the high-speed track over the course of the event.

A further 90 models from Ferrari’s Corse Clienti programme took part in non-competitive track sessions. Perhaps most notably, the XX Programme celebrated its 20^th anniversary with a record-breaking entry of 42 cars – including the very first example of the very first XX car, the FXX. Now having accumulated 16,000km purely on track and enjoyed by the same owner since 2007, it was used enthusiastically throughout the weekend.

[From left] XX Programme celebrated its 20th anniversary; all three Le Mans-winning 499Ps and crews; F1 cars past and present; autograph session with WEC drivers

Other Corse Clienti track sessions included F1 Clienti – with machinery ranging from the 1985 412 T2 raced by Jean Alesi to the 2017 SF70H in which Sebastian Vettel so narrowly missed clinching that year’s title – Club Competizione GT, and the incredible sight of more than 30 examples of the 499P Modificata and delighting fans with spirited laps of the 5.245 km Tuscan track. A further 40 Ferraris were on show in the museum area, with fans invited to get up close with everything from the historic 166 MM to the very latest XX model, the FXX-K Evo.

Once the Ferrari Challenge Europe and North American championships had been decided, the action came to a climax on Sunday when drivers from both series went head-to-head in a bid to be crowned 2025 world champions.

American Rey Acosta (The Collection) claimed the Coppa Shell title after a highly impressive drive, with Jan Sandmann (Kessel Racing) celebrating victory in the Coppa Shell Am.

The last Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli podium of the year – with Vincenzo Scarpetta [centre] crowned 2025 World Champion

Victory in the Trofeo Pirelli went to Italian driver Vincenzo Scarpetta (Radicci Automobili), who built up a strong lead from pole position in extremely tricky conditions, only to see his margin erased by a safety car in the 30-minute race’s dying stages. Once the green flag waved, the ensuing paint-swapping battle with hard-charging Felix Hirsiger had fans on the edge of their seats, with an unflustered 19-year-old Scarpetta ultimately clinching the Trofeo Pirelli world title.

Michael Verhagen (Ferrari Warszawa), meanwhile, put in a masterful performance to finish first among the Trofeo Pirelli Am drivers contesting the same race.

The week-long celebration began to come to a fitting conclusion when the trio of Le Mans-winning 499P hypercars lined up at the head of a start grid featuring F1, GT3 and XX machinery. With grandstands packed with Ferrari employees and club members, and fireworks lighting up in the colours of the Italian tricolour, the 499P drivers put in a series of stunning demonstration laps in the fading light.

Finali Mondiali returns next year, when Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya hosts the 19^th edition from November 17-23 2026.