MANUELA GOSTNER Claims Double Podium in Ferrari Challenge UK Debut

March 17, 2026

• MANUELA GOSTNER opened her Ferrari Challenge UK campaign with consecutive podiums at Paul Ricard, taking second in Race 1 after Gilbert Yates’ track limits penalty and third in Race 2 despite steering column issues.
• The 2025 Ferrari Challenge Europe Shell Cup champion immediately proved competitive in Pirelli Trophy, showing strong long-run pace and consistency in the 2:05-2:06 range while battling the Yates father-son duo.
• GOSTNER demonstrated tactical maturity in Race 1, executing a decisive lap-three overtake on Dewhirst before methodically closing an eight-second gap to the leaders, avoiding unnecessary risks once the penalty elevated her position.
• In qualifying, she briefly claimed provisional pole for Race 2 with a 2:06.232 lap on fresh rubber before rivals improved, while wet conditions in Saturday qualifying saw her fourth despite running just one second off the pace.

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