As Canadian fans gathered at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Saturday afternoon ahead of Formula 1 qualifying, Ferrari Challenge North America gave the audience plenty of excitement across all four classes – – including a first-lap stack-up and a last-lap lead change — in the first of two races for the series this weekend in Montreal. Race highlights below: Trofeo Pirelli Martin Burrowes (Ferrari of Quebec) showed up for his hometown crowd with a pole position in Trofeo Pirelli, but was out dueled by championship leader Dylan Medler (The Collection) on the first lap. Medler continued in dominant fashion by winning his second race of the season by more than eight seconds.
Burrowes , who was victorious in Race 1 last year in Montreal, easily held on to finish second place, while David Musial Jr. (Ferrari of Lake Forest) finished third. The winner of Trofeo Pirelli Am was decided on the last lap of the 30-minute race, as Brian Cook (Ferrari of Seattle) was poised to capture a flag-to-flag victory after earning his first pole position of 2024.
However, Cook’s car suddenly dropped down the charts in the closing seconds and elevated Tony Davis (Continental AutoSports ) to his first win of the season. Omar Balkissoon (Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale) finished second behind Davis, while the Trofeo Pirelli Am class podium saw another local driver, Benoit Bergeron (Ferrari of Quebec), stand on its steps in third. Coppa Shell Eric Marston (Ferrari of Westlake) continues to reap the bene.
