2012 Corso Pilota Information and Program
Pilota Ferrari - Sport
The “Pilota Ferrari - Sport” is a sports driving course, reserved for Ferrari customers. Held at Ferrari’s own Fiorano Circuit, the course is an intensive and tested program aiming to teach the very best Sports driving techniques through track activities and theory lectures. Participants will learn, for example, to best control the car on a low grip skid surface to help the driver get an accurate feel for the true performance of his/her Ferrari.
Course dates
The 2-day course takes place on the following dates: 10-11 April, 2-3 May, 24-25 May, 11-12 June,11-12 July, 30-31 July, 10-11 September, 25-26 October and 14-15 November.
Participants must arrive at the Hotel the evening before the start of the course.
Participants
Between 24 and 28 participants are admitted to each course and are divided into four groups of 6 or 7 participants each. Participants will receive their instruction from a staff of 11 drivers-instructors.
Instructors and cars
The dedicated drivers instruction team is made up of highly qualified, expert drivers with professional training in high performance car driving. All instructors are professional drivers with international experience. A fleet of thirteen Ferrari 458 Italia will be available for the 2012 Pilota Ferrari Sports Driving Course.
Participants are also welcome to take their own Ferraris around the track at Fiorano at the end of the course.
Fee
The course fee is 6,783.00 Euros (VAT excluded). This includes two days at the track, two evening meals, two nights’ accommodation at the Hotel UNA ****S in Modena, meals at the track, transfers between Hotel and track, and personalised Corso Pilota Ferrari gifts.
Each participant may be accompanied by one or more companions who will be given the opportunity to takenjoy a special guest program. The fee per companion is 1,467.00 Euros (VAT excluded) which includes: cooking lesson, city of Modena tour, SPA treatment.
Please note that children under the age of 16 are not allowed access to the track.
Registration
Ferrari clients can register for the Corso Pilota Sport at www.ferrari.com or by contacting customerservice@owners.ferrari.com.
Pilota Ferrari - Advanced
The Pilota Ferrari – Advanced Course is exclusively reserved to Ferrari Customers who have already completed the Sport Driving Course. Held at the Fiorano Circuit, in the Advanced participants will learn to drive Ferrari to their maximum ability and will acquire advanced
skills in fast driving and vehicle control, thanks to more personal instruction and an excellent participant/instructor ratio. The course activities include: track sessions with onboard data acquisition systems and telemetry analysis, track driving with a pace car, vehicle control under limit conditions and a final skill-based competition with driver rankings. Course instruction is
tailored to suit the technical abilities and driving style of each individual participant.
Course dates
The 2-day course takes place on the following dates: 16-17 May, 25-26 June, 19-20 July, 1-2
September,18-19 October and 5-6 November. Participants must arrive at the Hotel the evening before the course starts.
Participants
Between 16 and 20 participants are admitted to each course, and are divided into four groups of 4 or 5 participants each, with a staff of 11 drivers-instructors.
Instructors and cars
The Pilota Ferrari Advanced Course is delivered by a selected group of professional drivers who have all competed internationally and who have taught for several years on Pilota Ferrari courses. A fleet of thirteen 458 Italia Ferraris is available to participants in 2012. Participants are also welcome to take their own Ferraris around the track at Fiorano at the end of the course.
Fee
The course fee is 9,012.00 Euros (VAT excluded), which includes: two days at the track, two evening meals, lunches at the track, two nights’ accommodation at the Hotel UNA ****S in Modena, transfers between Hotel and track and personalised Corso Pilota Ferrari gifts. Each participant may be accompanied by one or more companions who will be given the opportunity to enjoy a special guest programme. The fee per companion is 1,467.00 Euros (VAT excluded) and includes the following activites: cooking lesson, city of Modena tour, SPA treatment.
Please note that children under the age of 16 are not allowed access to the track.
Pilota Ferrari - Evolution
Because of the advanced technical content on which the driving sessions are based, the Evolution Course is only open to drivers who have already completed the Pilota Ferrari – Advanced Course. The Evolution Course is completely unique and exclusive thanks to its structure which includes 12 instructors for only 16 participants for both, the theory and the practice sessions.
The course programme covers a series of practical exercises in 458 Italia: detailed telemetry analysis of track times with and without a pace car, testing the car’s limits in cornering, optimising overall driving performance with the help of chronometric analysis. Participants will use the 458 under Challenge Championship set-up and the program will then lead up to a series of track time trials with final rankings based on participant’s skills.
Course dates
The 2-day course will take place on the following dates: 23-24 July, 15-16 September.
Participants
16 participants are admitted and are divided into four groups of four.
Instructors and cars
The course is driven by 12 instructors (three for each group of four participants), all professional drivers and specialists in teaching sports and competition driving techniques. A fleet of thirteen
458 Italias and five 458 Challenges will be used.
Fee
The course fee is 14,262.00 Euros (VAT excluded) per participant, which includes two days at the track, two evening meals, two nights’ accommodation at the Hotel UNA ****S in Modena, lunches at the track, transfers between Hotel and track and personalised Corso Pilota Ferrari gifts. Each participant may be accompanied by one or more companions who will be given the opportunity toenjoy a special guest programme. The fee per companion is 1,467.00 Euros (VAT excluded) and includes the following activites: cooking lesson, city of Modena tour, SPA treatment. Please note that children under the age of 16 are not allowed access to the track.
Corso Pilota - The Challenge Course
The Challenge course is the toughest of all Pilota Ferrari courses, and takes the sports driving concepts developed in the three previous levels to their natural conclusion. It is designed to offer customers a superbly professional and technically evolved service. The theory and practice acquired in a Pilota Ferrari – Evolution Course are prerequisites for all aspiring Challenge Course participants.
The course programme involves intensive use of the 458 Challenge to ensure progressive improvement of driving techniques and performance. The dynamically structured course
program is based on timed driving sessions on the track. Participants are therefore given an opportunity to become familiar with basic racing techniques like starting and overtaking, as well as the procedures for the various stages of a race, car setup methods and race rules.
At the end of the course, participants can also sit the test for driving cars of over 2000 cc required by the National Federation to compete in Ferrari Challenge races.
Course dates
The 2-day course takes place at the Varano de’ Melegari track (Parma) on the following dates:
16-17April, 30-31 May, 14-15 June, 9-10 July, 22-23 October.
Participants
A maximum of 10 participants are admitted to each course, which must have already completed the Evolution Course.
Instructors and cars
6 Instructors will be dedicated to the "Evoluzione" Program, each of them with extensive race driving course experience. Participants will use a fleet of five 458 Challenges.
Fees
The course fee is 13,860.00 Euros (VAT excluded) per participant. This includes two days at the track (including half day of theory), transfers, cocktail, two evening meals, two night’s accommodation at the Grand Hotel de la Ville ***** in Parma, lunch at the track and personalised gifts. Each participant may be accompanied by one or more companions who will be given the opportunity to enjoy a special guest programm. The fee per companion is 1,100.00 Euros (VAT excluded) and includes the following activites: cooking lesson, city of Parma tour, SPA treatment. On request, participants may also take the test for the CSAI licence to race cars of over 2000 cc.
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