Monza – Vista – AF Corse’s Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo cars completed the first two free practice sessions for the FIA WEC season finale at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on November 6, 2026. They ran on a wet track in cool temperatures.
Light rain greeted the competitors in the Lombard “Temple of Speed” in the morning. The air temperature was about 10 °C and the asphalt about 12 °C. Vista – AF Corse’s two Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo cars finished eleventh and 16th in the first 90-minute session.
Car number 54, driven by Davide Rigon, Francesco Castellacci and Thomas Flohr, set a best time of 1:59.583 minutes over 35 laps. The sister car, number 21, driven by Alessio Rovera, Simon Mann and François Hériau, recorded a fastest time of 2:00.301 minutes over 32 laps.
Improved lap times in second practice
The afternoon session also took place on a damp track, with temperatures almost unchanged. The two Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo cars continued their race preparations and completed 81 laps in total. Both improved substantially on their times from the first session.
Vista – AF Corse’s number 54 was again the faster Ferrari. It finished eleventh with a best time of 1:52.201 minutes, almost seven seconds quicker than in the morning. Number 21 finished directly behind it with a fastest lap of 1:53.126 minutes, also more than seven seconds faster than in first practice.
The race weekend schedule calls for a third free practice session on Saturday, November 7, at 10:30, followed by LMGT3 qualifying at 14:30 and Hyperpole at 14:50. The six-hour race starts on Sunday, November 8, at 11:00 local time.
