Red is the winning colour as Ferrari wins the GT Festival
David Brabham and Allan Simonsen drove the Coopers Racing Ferrari 550 Maranello to a historic race win at the Bahrain International Circuit GT Festival of Speed. The red Ferrari with a kangaroo on the bonnet led the race from start to finish completing the 26 laps in one hour, three minutes and 68 seconds, with an average speed of 162.331 kilometres per hour.
Behind the Australian team came Larbre Competition’s Chrysler Viper GTS driven by Frederick Makowiecki and Frederic Dedours, who just grabbed second place from Francois Fiat and Dominique Dupuy in their Saleen S7, after the DDO car suffered a broken differential after experiencing oil and water problems throughout the day. The winning Ferrari 550 Maranello had no such problems as it purred around the Barhain International Circuit with great authority and poise. The circuit was praised by all drivers as a “fantastic facility and a fantastic race track,” as Brabham put it.
