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The winner holding the trophy at the Ferrari Challenge |
DAMAC Properties, Dubai-based largest private sector real estate development firm and luxury lifestyle provider in the region, has won the ‘Silverstone’s Race 2’ at the Ferrari Challenge Europe, Trofeo Pirelli held at Silverstone Circuit, UK. The DAMAC sponsored ‘Ferrari F430 Challenge’ racing car is currently competing in races across Europe culminating in the World Final in Italy on 25 October 2007. The UK leg of the tour took place at Silverstone on the 9 and 10 June 2007 as part of Ferrari's 60th birthday celebrations. On this very special occasion, Ferrari showcased the full range of road and race Ferraris in action in the UK in 2007.
Peter Riddoch, CEO, DAMAC Properties, said, “As DAMAC Properties continues to expand internationally, our involvement with the Ferrari Challenge Championship is a unique way of communicating with our target audiences across Europe. Our association with the event is a reflection of the esteemed and exciting lifestyle that our customers are used to”.
The car is managed by Ferrari Team Motor and will race in a total of eight rounds of the Challenge held at circuits in Monza, Misano, Imola, Vallelunga, Mugello, Silverstone and Le Castellet. Giacomo Piccini will be ace young driver for DAMAC Properties. Since its debut, the Ferrari Challenge has been one of the most competitive series on the entire Challenge scene, attracting a plethora of top class drivers year after year. The start grids are always packed and the outcomes are often nail-bitingly uncertain right until the very last bend.
