Corso Pilota

A natural ladder progression accommodates those that want to continue to train. Ferrari North America offers Advance programs for graduates of the basic level. Like the Sport course, Advance programs follow Corsa Pilota curricula from Italy and further develop skills honed in the earlier program, providing greater comfort and confidence at speed. In-depth training including the analysis of data captured from lapping session. The agenda includes theory sessions in the classroom and highly personalized instruction.

In this pivotal step of the Corso Pilota series, participants further extend their abilities and develop confidence on highly technical, demanding tracks that enhance the performance of both driver and car. The Evolution course divides up to 16 participants into four groups of four, allowing each driver to develop Ferrari track skills while experiencing the unique thrill of driving a 488 Challenge Evo race car. In-depth telemetric analysis enhances the experience and instruction as drivers take command of the same cars and tires as those used in Ferrari Challenge competition. A highly personalized teaching approach is designed to improve the technique and performance of each participant. During advanced track sessions, drivers learn to adapt sport driving techniques for everyday driving as they discover the performance of road-going Ferrari models. Meanwhile, the racing performance of the 488 Challenge Evo encourages students to explore their personal limits through dynamic skill tests. As its name suggests, the Evolution Course reflects the development—the natural evolution—gained by each driver in the progression toward competitive racing.

The ultimate expression of race training dedicated to Ferrari customers, the Ferrari Corso Pilota is completed in the Race Course, the ultimate expression of sports driving instruction dedicated to Ferrari customers. This two-day course takes the sports concepts developed in the previous three programs to their logical conclusion. Ferrari has created the Race Course to provide highly professional and technically advanced instruction in order to bring customers closer to the world of Ferrari racing. It therefore provides in-depth instruction aimed at perfecting driving technique and maintaining constant performance over timed track sessions, as well as teaching participants how they can take part in the Ferrari Challenge professionally, safely and competitively. The dynamic program is based on track driving sessions with the 488 Challenge Evo. Chronometric and telemetric assessment is used to help participants gain familiarity with basic racing techniques, such as starting and overtaking, the procedures at various stages of a race, car setup methods, and race rules and regulations. The Race Course therefore offers a highly exciting and professional experience necessary to become a real Ferrari racing driver.