Advanced Engineering
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| Founded | 1995 |
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| Team principal(s) | Amato Ferrari |
| Current series |
European Le Mans Series International GT Open FIA World Endurance Championship WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Asian Le Mans Series Formula V8 3.5 Blancpain GT Series |
| Former series | 1995–99 Italian Superturismo Championship 1999–2005 Trofeo Cup FIA GT Championship FIA GT1 World Championship |
| Noted drivers | Gianmaria Bruni, Giancarlo Fisichella, Toni Vilander, James Calado, Sam Bird |
| Teams' Championships |
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 FIA GT2, 2011 ILMC LM GTE-Pro, 2012, 2013 FIA WEC GTE-Pro |
| Drivers' Championships |
2006, 2007, 2008 FIA GT2, 2011 FIA GT3, 2013 FIA WEC GTE-Pro |
AF Corse is an Italian auto racing team founded by former racing driver Amato Ferrari in 1995 in Piacenza. Strongly linked to the Maserati and Ferrari brands, AF Corse currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series, Asian Le Mans Series, and International GT Open, and are four-time champions of the GT2 class of the former FIA GT Championship. The team has also entered cars under Advanced Engineering, AT Racing, Pecom Racing, Spirit of Race and 8Star Motorsports, and in association with Michael Waltrip Racing (AF Waltrip).
In 1995, Amato Ferrari (no relation to the family of Enzo Ferrari and his Ferrari car company) retired from driving and chose to concentrate on team management, initially entering the Italian Superturismo Championship. Following the series' demise in 1999, Ferrari launched a new team known as AF Corse, named for his initials. The team turned to sports car racing, and within a year was contracted by Maserati. AF Corse was tasked with the development, maintenance, and transport of the Trofeo Cup, a one-make series based on the Maserati Coupé. The company would continue in this position until 2005.
During 2004, Maserati approached AF Corse about running their latest development in sports car racing: the new Maserati MC12 for the international FIA GT Championship. The team aided Maserati in testing and developing the car before running the two new racers in their home event at Imola. Drivers Fabrizio de Simone, Andrea Bertolini, Mika Salo, and Johnny Herbert were all be assigned to the team, eventually earning AF Corse two victories before the season ended. Once the development of the MC12 was satisfied, the company returned to running the Trofeo Cup, as well as running a Maserati Light in the 2005 Italian GT Championship.
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