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Ferrari Racing Days returned to Circuit of the Americas from May 13–17, 2026 for the third round of the Ferrari Challenge North America season — one of the flagship events on the calendar, and one of the biggest gatherings of Ferraris in North America all year.
Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale came to Austin with entries in Trofeo Pirelli, Club Challenge and Club Competizioni GT, and left with a Time Attack victory and two more podium results.
Ferrari Racing Days is the biggest event on the North American calendar, and COTA showed why.
On track, Ferrari Challenge shared the weekend with the largest Club Competizioni GT grid of the season, the XX Programme, Sport Prototipi Clienti with the 499P, and the F1 Clienti cars.
Off it, Casa Ferrari anchored the paddock alongside the Ferrari Atelier and the Family Fun Zone, the 296 GT3 Evo made its debut in front of the crowd, and the weekend closed with an evening at Star Hill Ranch themed “The Rustic Elegance” — Texas character, Ferrari spirit.
The grid walk alone was worth the trip: a longhorn and horse presentation, cowboys, a ceremonial cannon firing, an ROTC flag presentation and a fireworks display before the cars rolled off.
Gibson had been one of the standout performers in Time Attack since the season opened — a victory at Thermal, then second place at Sebring.
At COTA he picked up where he left off. He was quick immediately, posting excellent lap times through Wednesday and Thursday practice and establishing himself among the fastest drivers in Club Challenge before the session that counted.
He entered Sunday’s Time Attack as one of the favorites and drove like it, setting the fastest time of the session by 0.210 seconds to return to the top step of the podium.
Making his first appearance in the category in the No. 207, Max Hayim found a competitive rhythm almost immediately in the opening practice sessions.
He converted it on Sunday, setting the third-fastest time in Time Attack — less than three tenths behind the winner. A first podium in the category, in his first weekend in it.
Saturday didn’t reflect Gutierrez’s pace. Strong in free practice, the driver of the No. 21 couldn’t convert in Q1 and qualified ninth.
He started cautiously to stay clear of first-corner trouble and held ninth, running strong pace that two separate safety car periods kept interrupting. The race ended worse than it ran: caught up in an incident and hit by the No. 77 Ferrari, he crossed the line tenth.
Sunday was a different driver. He qualified sixth in an extremely tight session — seven tenths off pole, and just fourteen hundredths away from the second row.
No podium, but valuable championship points — and a clear signal of the pace that would produce his first career win two rounds later at Laguna Seca.
Lina Gibson took part in the full slate of Club Challenge sessions before contesting Time Attack, finishing second in the Ladies Cup and carrying her speed forward another round.
L.T. Gibson drove the No. 109 Ferrari 296 GT3 Biposto in Club Competizioni GT, taking on a third new circuit after Thermal and Sebring. The field was the season’s largest and spanned generations of Ferrari GT machinery — the 488 GTM, Modificata, 458 GT3, F430 GT and 360 GTC among them.
Ferrari Challenge North America now heads west to California’s legendary WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for Round 4, scheduled for June 17–21, 2026.
Known for its iconic “Corkscrew” turn and dramatic elevation changes, Laguna Seca presents another major test as the Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale team continues its 2026 championship campaign.
From Ferrari Challenge North America to Corso Pilota, our racing program connects clients to competitive driving at every level.