When Fuoco fired Ferrari to the front in Macau FIA GT World Cup
With the countdown to the 73rd Macau Grand Prix shifting up a gear, FIA.com is looking back to last November’s FIA GT World Cup when history was made during the eighth running of one of the most prestigious events on the GT3 calendar.
Antonio Fuoco scored Ferrari’s first win in the FIA GT World Cup following a sublime performance on Macau’s ultra-demanding street track.
Fuoco, who also triumphed in the earlier Qualification Race to secure the Pirelli Pole Position Award having banked the inaugural Super Pole, was never truly threatened during the 16-lap contest.
Driving a Ferrari 296 GT3, the Italian took the chequered flag for AF Corse Srl with a winning margin of 3.960s ahead of two-time FIA GT World Cup winner Raffaele Marciello (BMW).
Porsche-driving Laurin Heinrich made it three different Pirelli-equipped manufacturers in the top three as Audi-powered Joel Eriksson finished fifth behind Yifei Ye (Ferrari)..
There was action from the outset in the 2025 FIA GT World Cup when Alessio Picariello spun his Porsche exiting the first corner after a brush with Marciello as the pack jostled for position. Ayhancan Güven, who...