After the 1998 and 2022 editions, Imola and the Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit return to host the Ferrari World Finals for the third time. An event marking, from October 15 to 21, the end of the Ferrari Challenge Europe and North America with the final races of the various continental areas of the Maranello one-make series, followed by gathering the drivers competing with the new 296 Challenge and 488 Challenge Evo in a single race where the world champion title will be awarded. The activities, starting on Wednesday, October 16, will be interspersed with moments reserved for Ferrari clients with the F1 Clienti, Sport Prototypes, XX, and GT Competitions programs.
An event, truly unique in the motorsport world, with over 100 cars on track divided between the Trofeo Pirelli, Pirelli Am, Coppa Shell, Shell Am, and Trofeo Pirelli 488. In these series, the drivers will have free practice and qualifying sessions available, followed by the final races of the various championships. On Saturday, the qualifiers for the World Finals will take place, followed by the Superpole reserved for the six fastest drivers per category. On Sunday, October 20, the races will be held: the first final (Coppa Shell Am), followed by the Coppa Shell and the Trofeo Pirelli and Pirelli Am. Each of these heats will last 30 minutes and will award the 2024 world champion title.
An integral part of the World Finals will be the public: Ferrari enthusiasts can access the stands on the starting straight with a single ticket or a mini two-day pass. Besides the races and respective Finals, they can attend the track sessions reserved for the F1 Clienti single-seaters, XX, Club GT Competitions, and Sport Prototype Clienti, a new feature of the year reserved for the 499P Modified cars derived from the vehicle that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice in a row. On Sunday, there will also be the traditional Ferrari Show, where all the cars present, including the Le Mans-winning 499Ps and the Daytona-winning 296 GT3, will take to the track. For the first time in history, the parade will start from the historic center of Imola, arriving on track at 12:50 PM and parading on the circuit, concluding around 2:00 PM on the main straight with the national anthem and an air show.
The qualifying sessions and races will be available on Ferrari’s website or the official YouTube channel of Ferrari. The same goes for the Ferrari Show, scheduled for Sunday, October 20, starting at 12:50 PM. Extensive coverage, as always, will be on TV, with the events broadcast by Sky on channel 207 (Sky Sport F1).
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