Maranello, 4 January

Having earlier confirmed its entry in the Daytona 24 Hours, the Risi Competizione team has published its list of drivers that will fly its colours at the wheel of the two Ferrari 458 Grand Am cars entered for the opening event of the American series. The fiftieth running of the famous endurance race takes place from 26 to 29 January at Florida’s Daytona International Speedway and one of the crews is made up of the established pairing of Giancarlo Fisichella and Gianmaria Bruni, who competed together in last year’s Le Mans Series and Interncontinental Le Mans Cup, joined on this occasion by Finnish endurance veteran, Toni Vilander, a regular member of the Ferrari of Houston team for several seasons. Last year, Vilander took the 458 GT2 on its debut season, to victory on the US Road America circuit in the American Le Mans Series. Also noteworthy on the Risi Competizione roster is the experienced Brazilian driver, Raphael Matos, former Indycar champion who has not only been involved in the development of the 458 Grand Am, but also boasts an impressive palmares in the Daytona 24 Hours, having won it in 2008. Also driving for the team is the Monegasque Olivier Beretta, whose cv includes five titles in the GTS ad GT1 classes of the American Le Mans Series and one in the Daytona 24 Hours. Completing the line-up is Andrea Bertolini, who like Fisichella is on the books with Scuderia Ferrari for development work on the car. He also has an impressive record that includes four FIA GT Championship titles.