A rich 2024 season for Scuderia Ravetto & Ruberti in Ultimate Cup Series

Until recently, the Ultimate Cup Series had a very French-speaking connotation. But things are gradually changing, with more and more foreign teams joining the series. This is the case of Scuderia Ravetto & Ruberti, which has now found its place since three seasons. The Ultimate Cup Series programme was completed by the Italian GT and the National GT Challenge in Italy.

The Italian team led by Manfredi Ravetto and Paolo Ruberti performed brilliantly this year, winning six titles. That should satisfy Manfredi Ravetto, who has his sights set on taking Scuderia R&R back to 2025.

What can you say about the season?

It was an excellent season for us, bearing in mind that 2024 marked our first season with three championships contested in their entirety. This required an extra effort in terms of organization. In addition to this, we are running quite a few tests to get young drivers.

Is Scuderia R&R continuing to develop?

We can be satisfied with what we have put in place this year by running one more car than in the past, making a total of six Ferraris with the arrival of the 296 Challenge. In the three championships in which we took part, we won no fewer than eight titles this year, namely two in the National GT Challenge (Drivers and Teams) and six in the Ultimate Cup Series, with Francesco Atzori's overall Drivers' title as the cherish on the cake.

A word about the Ultimate Cup Series championship?

This is our third consecutive season in the Ultimate Cup Series and we're delighted to be taking part. The championship has progressed well over the years, making the necessary improvements to its development. Admittedly, there's still a bit of work to do, but everything's moving in the right direction. The teams led by Vincent Vigier are working hard and I think the championship can grow even further next year. I really think so, especially as the calendar is fantastic. The teams like the format of the races.

Isn't it a problem to see very different GT cars competing in the same race?

It's nice to have different GT classes within the championship and that's also one of the strengths of the championship if you compare it to other series. Seeing our Ferrari 488 GT3 EVO battling it out against a Mercedes DTM is quite something positive. I can't deny that, from a sporting and technical point of view, it's not easy to accept. For those who watch the races, it's interesting. It's also possible to race much less expensive cars. All this will help to make the championship more popular. It's not a problem at all for us to compete against a Mercedes DTM because the classes are separate.

Are the plans for 2025 in place?

The aim is to be back in the Ultimate Cup Series next season. This year, we ran a maximum of four cars. We're working on next season with a view to increasing our presence in the series. Our ambition is to enter our Ferrari 296 Challenge in the Ultimate Cup Series. We are progressing step by step. At the moment, we're involved in Sprint but we don't know what the future will hold. The team remains open to different options, even if for the moment our speciality remains sprint races with Cup-type cars. The GT3 category is a different league. The championships that run single-make cup cars are developing well and I think there will be more and more of them in the future. We've been one of the leading teams in this type of market for six years now. The three programmes in place this year should be back on the menu in 2025, but we remain open to something more depending on the opportunities.