After the triumph at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Ferrari - AF Corse team is ready for the fifth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the 6 Hours to be held in the Temple of Speed in Monza, for the third consecutive year. The focus is thus on Sunday, July 9, and the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza track, with a length of 5.793 kilometers that includes the iconic Michele Alboreto Parabolica, named after the famous Italian racing driver who won five Formula One Grand Prix. Ahead of the Monza race, 27-year-old Antonio Fuoco said, "Every child's dream is to become a Ferrari driver. The joy I feel every time I put on a helmet is a reward for the sacrifices, I made to achieve this goal." Due to the points earned at Le Mans, the Ferrari team starts second in the Constructor standings, 18 points behind Toyota: in the Drivers' standings, Pier Guidi-Calado-Giovinazzi and Fuoco-Molina-Nielsen are second and fourth, 25 and 40 lengths behind the leaders, respectively. In addition, in the World Endurance Championship calendar, in addition to Monza, the 6 Hours of Fuji and the 8 Hours of Bahrain need to be added up. A tight schedule awaits the Ferrari team: on Friday 7 July the Hypercars will race in two free practice sessions from 11.30 to 13 and from 16.40 to 18.10; Saturday 8 July still free practice, from 10.45 to 11.45, followed by qualifying from 15.30 to 15.45, crucial to decide the starting grid of the 6 Hours; Sunday 9 July, The race will start at 12.30.
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