The Wolf Academy’s development program continues full throttle. After the inaugural tests at Binetto, Wolf Racing Cars’ young talents returned to the track on Wednesday, February 11, and Friday, February 13 at Varano de’ Melegari, tackling two intense days on the technical Emilia-Romagna circuit dedicated to Riccardo Paletti. The program split the drivers into two groups: four on track Wednesday, three on Friday, maximizing individual seat time and allowing each driver to focus on specific aspects of driving and setup of the Wolf GB08 Raiden in preparation for the 2026 Italian Sport Prototypes Championship. Wednesday’s session took place under wet ...

Sarezzo (BS), February 10 – Alex Laghezza, a young Italian driver born in 2009, is ready to make his debut in the 2026 Italian Sport Prototypes Championship after being selected through the Steering Wheel Award promoted by Wolf Racing Cars and joining the Wolf Academy development programme. A merit-based path of growth Born in Massa on July 22, 2009, standing 175 cm tall and weighing 61 kg, Alex Laghezza inherited his passion for motorsport from his father Alessandro and began his karting career at the end of 2021, at just 12 years of age. From his very first outings, he ...

The first four days of official testing for the Wolf Academy programme came to an end on Thursday 5 February, following on-track action at the Binetto circuit from Monday 2 to Thursday 5 February. An intense and highly educational test session that saw the eight drivers selected by Wolf Racing Cars fully involved in a comprehensive technical and sporting development programme ahead of the 2026 Italian Sport Prototypes Championship. Over the course of the sessions, the Wolf Academy drivers completed a significant mileage, focusing on learning and optimising the Wolf GB08 Raiden package — the car they will campaign in ...

Sarezzo, February 2, 2026 – Wolf Racing Cars is pleased to announce that Filippo Pola, a promising Italian talent born in 2009, will make his debut in the 2026 Italian Sport Prototypes Championship, following his success as Steering Wheel Award winner and his selection as a new member of the Wolf Academy. Debut in the Italian Sport Prototypes Championship Filippo earned the opportunity to compete free of charge in the 2026 season of the Italian Sport Prototypes Championship after claiming victory in the Steering Wheel Award, a contest held last November that featured 33 drivers from 10 different countries. This ...

Tomorrow, Monday, January 26, the second edition of the Wolf Academy officially begins. This training program, created by Wolf Racing Cars, aims to develop and refine the talent of young drivers coming from karting. The protagonists of this new edition are eight rookies selected through the Steering Wheel Award, the competition that tested over 68 young drivers and identified the most promising among the 33 finalists. Among them, the event winner, Filippo Pola, receives the unique opportunity to participate free of charge in the 2026 Italian Sport Prototypes Championship (CISP). Alongside him, Wolf Racing Cars selects seven other talents who ...

Introducing Wolf Garage: the new global sales and service network for Wolf Racing Cars Wolf Racing Cars officially launches Wolf Garage, the new brand representing the manufacturer’s global sales and service network. A strategic initiative marking another step in Wolf’s evolution, aimed at being ever closer to drivers, teams, and enthusiasts around the world. Joining Wolf Garage means officially representing a racing and fun car manufacturer synonymous with quality, performance, and Made-in-Italy engineering, with an iconic brand rooted in Formula 1 history. It is an opportunity to become ambassadors for a brand that combines tradition, technology, and a passion for ...

At Wolf Racing Cars’ headquarters everything is set: five Wolf GB08 Tornado cars, equipped with Aurobay engines, are about to head to the iconic Yas Marina Circuit, where on December 17 they will be unveiled as the new SST Vehicles selected by YMC for their Track Experience program. A choice that once again confirms the international credibility of the Italian two-seater. The Wolf GB08 Tornado has in fact written a key chapter in the world of FIA CN competition, dominating the category since 2010 with a record that includes 17 championship titles, 177 overall victories, and 184 pole positions. One ...

The second edition of the Steering Wheel Award, the prestigious Wolf Racing Cars contest dedicated to young motorsport talents, has concluded with one of the tightest rankings ever. The 33 drivers selected for the training program showcased an exceptionally high average level, making the competition intense right down to the final point. Six young drivers ultimately prevailed, all separated by a minimal margin, earning the contributions offered to compete in the national tricolour series. Five of them were born in 2009, one in 2008: a new generation that promises speed, talent, and an international outlook. Representing Italy, Poland, Greece, and ...

The Steering Wheel Award, the only true theoretical and practical training contest in motorsport, involves each driver for three days, allowing them to transition from karting to a racing car, the Wolf GB08 Raiden, using a safe and proven method. The award offers a total of nearly €200,000 in contributions to continue their careers in the Italian Sports Prototype Championship for the top four finishers. The 2026 edition welcomed 33 drivers representing 10 different nations. After the theoretical part held at the Wolf Racing Cars factory, it's now time for the track, where the drivers will be put to the ...

HALO by Wolf Racing Cars: FIA-Homologated safety, available for constructors and teams Designed and built entirely at Wolf Racing Cars’ headquarters in compliance with FIA Standard 8869-2018, the new HALO system delivers the highest level of protection for racing cars. Safety is not just a priority — it’s a responsibility. With the new HALO by Wolf Racing Cars, the Italian manufacturer introduces a state-of-the-art protection device, engineered to provide drivers with maximum safety under all racing conditions — and now also available to teams and third-party constructors. Fully developed and manufactured in-house, the Wolf HALO is made from high-strength alloy ...

There’s always a moment, at the end of every season, when the finish line becomes the starting point. A new chapter begins in the history of the Italian Sport Prototypes Championship. Just one day after the race that crowned Simone Bianco as the new Italian Champion, Wolf Racing Cars is already looking ahead, announcing the launch of the selection process for three new teams to join the CISP grid for the 2026–2028 seasons. An invitation for those who live motorsport as a way of life. Forty years of history don’t happen by chance. Today, the CISP stands as one of ...

Wolf Hill Climb Division has written an unforgettable chapter in its history at the 60th Trofeo Luigi Fagioli, the opening final of the 2025 Italian Supersalita Championship. The Pezzolla–Ferretti duo delivered a sensational performance, scoring a dominant 1-2 finish at the wheel of the Wolf GB08 Thunder powered by Aprilia. This result goes far beyond a simple win: never before had a 1.0-liter motorcycle-engined prototype topped the overall classification, beating rivals equipped with traditional, higher-capacity engines. A historic victory Yes, the rain made the race unpredictable and mixed up the order, with track conditions varying depending on start position. But ...

After the extraordinary success of its first edition, Wolf Racing Cars and ACI Sport officially launch the Steering Wheel Award 2026 — a project that goes far beyond the idea of a simple contest. It’s a true path of selection, training, and professional development, designed to discover and nurture the motorsport talents of tomorrow. A proven format: the results of 2025 In 2025, 20 young karting drivers were selected from 43 international candidates for an intense month of testing, coaching, telemetry analysis, and real-world simulation on track, driving the high-performance Wolf GB08 Raiden. The first edition concluded with a fiercely ...

Wolf Racing Cars lands in Southeast Asia: a new era for Motorsport in Malaysia We’re proud to announce an exciting new milestone for Wolf Racing Cars: our official debut in Southeast Asia. A newly established and exclusive racing club in Malaysia, just a short distance from Singapore, has selected our vehicles as their official track cars. This partnership represents more than just a vehicle supply agreement — it’s a commitment to supporting the development of motorsport in one of the most dynamic and promising regions of the world. The first delivery of Wolf GB08 Raiden models is scheduled in the ...

When it comes to extreme challenges, we proudly look back on our adventure at the 2025 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. After securing four overall victories in the legendary American hill climb — including last year’s triumph in the Unlimited class with the Wolf GB08 Aurobay — we returned to Colorado with two cars entrusted to private teams, ready to take on the 20 km and 156 corners leading to the 4,302-meter-high finish line. The protagonists: David Donner and Dan Novembre At the wheel of a Wolf GB08 powered by a production-derived Aurobay engine, three-time "King of the Mountain" David ...

The Bergamo-based engineer joins the national grid as reigning 2024 Legend Cars Master World Champion Michele Locatelli, born in 1984, a civil engineer and racing driver from Bergamo, is officially joining the 2025 Italian Sports Prototype Championship grid. Despite entering the world of motorsport later than most, Locatelli has built a strong and consistent racing career. After several successful seasons in karting—highlighted by winning the KZ4 Zone 1 Regional Championship in 2017 and the Italian Interregional Team Championship in 2018—he made his debut in the Legend Cars series in 2022, quickly catching the eye of insiders and fans alike. In ...

The Italian Sport Prototype Championship is set to welcome back one of its most seasoned and determined competitors: Omar Magliona. The veteran driver from Sassari, born in 1977, is eager to put a challenging 2024 season behind him and get back in the title hunt with his trademark blend of passion, experience, and hunger for victory. He returns behind the wheel of the Wolf GB08 Raiden, fielded by AC Racing Technology and run by brothers Francesco and Maurizio Abate. Back with purpose With nine Italian Hill Climb titles and a career packed with success, Magliona is not the kind of ...

Young talent Filippo Lazzaroni from Brescia is ready to get back on track in the Italian Sport Prototypes Championship, this time with a clear goal in mind: fighting for the title. Born in 2001, Lazzaroni is no stranger to the category. He competed in three full seasons between 2020 and 2022, with a best overall finish of fourth place in 2021. After a brief but noteworthy appearance in 2024—when he stepped in for reigning champion Emil Hellberg in the season finale at Monza—Lazzaroni is now set for a full-time return in 2025.     “This year I’ll be one of the ...

Wolf Racing Cars will dampen the cost increases for its customers After the decision of the American government to increase the custom duties for the importations in the United States, Wolf Racing Cars announces an important change in its commercial price strategy in USA, to avoid cost increase for the new Wolf US customers. Giovanni Bellarosa "We trust that with dialogue and common sense we can reach a sustainable political solution for everyone, for the moment we have decided not to burden our new customers with costs that we consider excessive, so we will proceed together with our dealers in ...

After an impressive debut season, Riccardo Tarsi is gearing up for a new challenge in the Italian Sport Prototype Championship. The young talent from the Marche region, who secured a victory at Imola and a second-place finish in his maiden race at Pergusa last year, has a clear goal for 2024: to complete the full season and fight for the championship title. At just 17 years old (he will turn 18 in August), Tarsi is approaching the new season with renewed determination. “Last season was crucial for fully understanding the car and learning how to manage race dynamics,” said the ...

Registrations for the 2025 Italian Super Salita Junior Championship and the Thunder Cup, the two series promoted by ACI Sport within the Super Salita framework, are starting to take shape. Competing in these events will be the Wolf GB08 Thunder 1,100 cc cars, managed by the Wolf Hill Climb Division, a key reference point for hill climb racing. The first officially announced driver by the team led by Andrea Fravolini is Selina Prantl. The 21-year-old from San Leonardo in Passiria has a strong motorsport background: after eight years in karting, where she achieved significant results, she transitioned to circuit racing ...

After a strong development path in karting—competing in the 60 Mini, X30, and KZ2 categories—Alberto Fulgori Junior is ready for a new challenge: his debut in the Italian Sports Prototype Championship. The young Turin-born driver, born on July 21, 2009, took his first steps in the IAME one-make series before moving on to the Italian Karting Championship and the prestigious WSK, further refining his talent. Last November, Fulgori Junior impressed at the Steering Wheel Award by Wolf Racing Cars, securing fifth place and demonstrating excellent synergy with the Wolf GB08 Raiden. His performance and strong technical aptitude earned him a ...

Veteran Roman driver Manuel Deodati is determined to get back in the game: "At my age, I can still enjoy some success. My goals? I always race to win." Last year, Deodati took part in the final round of the Italian Sports Prototype Championship at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, making a strong impact in Race 2. With a thrilling comeback and a series of fast laps, he managed to close in on leader Davide Uboldi. However, technical issues forced him to retire just when a decisive battle seemed within reach. Despite the unfortunate outcome, his performance did not go unnoticed ...

The French driver, after making his debut last year and securing a second-place finish at Vallelunga, is now determined to claim the Italian title. Celian Gallasin will once again take part in the Italian Sport Prototype Championship in 2025. The Frenchman, who will turn 20 on May 17, made his debut last season at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari Circuit in Imola (Bologna), immediately securing a fourth-place finish. In the following round at the Piero Taruffi Circuit in Vallelunga (Rome), he stepped onto the podium with a second-place finish behind Pietro Ferri. After a half-season of learning, Celian is now ...

Four intense days of testing for the young talents of the Wolf Academy took place at the Autodromo del Levante in Binetto (Bari), as they prepared for the 2025 Italian Sport Prototype Championship season. From February 24 to 27, eight promising drivers had the opportunity to refine their skills at the wheel of the Wolf GB08 Raiden, alternating between track sessions and moments of technical and strategic analysis. This initiative is part of the Wolf Academy project, the training program by Wolf Racing Cars aimed at developing drivers not only on the track but also off it. The comprehensive pathway ...

After years of success in Legend Cars, the young driver is ready for a new challenge: "I will give my all in this exciting adventure." Luigi Vittorio Maselli, born in 2004, is set to make a significant step up in his career. The 20-year-old, originally from Sanremo but residing in Valeggio sul Mincio (Verona), will compete in the 2025 Italian Sport Prototypes Championship behind the wheel of the Wolf GB08 Raiden. Coming from a family of racers—his parents, Andrea Maselli and Mascha Mularo, made their mark in the rally world—Luigi Vittorio has built his own path in motorsport with passion ...

The multiple-time champion from Como is aiming for an absolute record: to become the first driver to win six titles in the history of the Italian championship. Davide Uboldi is gearing up for a new season in the Italian Sport Prototypes Championship with a clear and ambitious goal: to break every record and establish himself as the most successful driver of all time. "Since this championship began, only two drivers have reached five titles, and I am one of them. Now, I want to be the first to achieve a sixth victory," says the Como-born driver, who will turn 52 ...

In the world of motorsport, talent alone is not enough: preparation, method, and a winning mindset are essential. Wolf Academy, the new training programme by Wolf Racing Cars designed to turn young karting talents into professional drivers, was born under this philosophy. A comprehensive path for growth. Wolf Academy offers a technical and mental training programme, combined with useful knowledge so that drivers manage their brand image and handle relationships with the media and on social media. Eight young drivers, aged between 14 and 17, have embarked on this journey at the newly launched Wolf Academy, located in the recently ...

After a brilliant career in international karting, seventeen-year-old Christian Canonica is ready to take a big step into the world of motorsport. The Ticino driver, originally from Biasca, will make his debut in the Italian Sport Prototypes Championship (CISP), a competition that is increasingly becoming a breeding ground for young motorsport talents. Canonica perfectly embodies CISP's new approach, which aims to promote emerging talents. His journey has already marked significant milestones, including third place in the Steering Wheel Award 2025, the contest organized by Wolf Racing Cars for ambitious kart drivers. The victory went to Simone Bianco, who secured a ...

Luca Esposito Makes His Debut in the Italian Sport Prototype Championship with Wolf Racing Cars. The young talent from Battipaglia, after outstanding seasons in karting, is ready for a new challenge: "A dream come true." A new rising star is joining the Italian Sport Prototype Championship: 16-year-old Luca Esposito from Battipaglia is preparing to take the big leap after years of success in karting. Esposito has stood out from an early age, beginning his karting career at just 11 years old in the Mini category and achieving remarkable results in OKN Junior and OKN. Last year, during the final WSK ...

After a brilliant season in the TCR DSG, the young driver from Bergamo is changing categories and joining Emotion Motorsport: "Safety, professionalism, and competitiveness were the key factors in my decision. I want to grow and fight at the top." In 2025, Luca Verdi will make his debut in the Italian Sport Prototypes Championship with the Emotion Motorsport team, led by Lorenzo Capecchi and Marco Cajani. At just 20 years old, Verdi has already made his mark in the TCR DSG, where, behind the wheel of the Audi RS3 LMS for Planet Motorsport, he secured second place in the overall ...

Andrea Frizza is gearing up for his second consecutive season in the Italian Sport Prototype Championship, having been confirmed once again by the V-Action team. The 22-year-old driver from Brescia aims to secure his first victories in the championship after a 2024 season that saw him achieve three third-place finishes and win the ACI Sport Rookie Cup. Additionally, he received the prestigious Memorial Belotti award, given to the driver who stands out for sportsmanship. At the wheel of the Wolf GB08 Raiden, Frizza is ready to take a step forward: "This year, I want to raise the bar and aim ...

Victor Ionescu, a 17-year-old rising star from Romania, is set to write a new chapter in his racing career as he makes his debut in the 2025 Italian Sport Prototypes Championship. The talented driver joins the prestigious Wolf Racing Cars Academy, an opportunity he considers a milestone in his professional journey. Ionescu, who has already gained attention on the international motorsport stage with his performances in the 2023 Radical Romania series, showcased his potential during the Steering Wheel Award organized by Wolf Racing Cars. Behind the wheel of the Wolf GB08 Raiden, he impressed the team’s technicians with his mastery ...

The young talent from Treviso, a standout at the Federal Supercourse and the 2025 Steering Wheel Award by Wolf Racing Cars held last November at the Magione circuit, is eagerly preparing for his first season in car racing, building on a brilliant karting career: "I won’t set any limits for myself.". Giacomo Maman will be one of the stars of the 2025 Italian Sport Prototypes Championship. Hailing from Motta di Livenza, in the province of Treviso, the 16-year-old comes from a family with a long tradition in motorsport: his grandfather Aldo and his father Simone were successful drivers, passing down ...

A major comeback for motorsport enthusiasts: the Brescia-based AC Racing team is set to once again be a key player in the Italian Sports Prototype Championship (CISP), which kicks off May 2-4, 2025, at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. After a few seasons away, the team returns with a renewed lineup and big ambitions. Four cars on the grid, two international drivers. The team, led by historic team principal Francesco Abate, will field four cars, including two driven by foreign drivers. "All of them will be young talents, as is tradition for our team, even though we have also ...

Simone Bianco wins the Steering Wheel Award 2025: talent, consistency, and vision The first edition of the Steering Wheel Award 2025, organized by Wolf Racing Cars with the support of ACI Sport, concluded with a thrilling finale at the Magione circuit on November 18 and 19. The event featured 20 young talents selected from the world of karting, chosen from 43 applications received from around the world. It offered these drivers the opportunity to showcase their skills behind the wheel of the Wolf GB08 Raiden powered by Aprilia, the sports prototype from the Gardone Val Trompia-based company. Simone Bianco wins ...

Magione (PG), November 18-19, 2024 – The second phase of the Steering Wheel Award concluded at the Mario Umberto Borzacchini circuit in Umbria. This contest, organized by Wolf Racing Cars in collaboration with ACI Sport, featured 20 young drivers selected from 43 candidates from the karting world. Up for grabs was free participation in the 2025 Italian Sport Prototypes Championship, driving the prestigious Wolf GB08 Raiden powered by Aprilia. The selection included 20 young kart drivers, six of whom were international: Swiss Christian Canonica, Greek Vasilis Apostolidis, Romanian Victor Ionescu, Norwegian Cyrus A. Gargari, German Tim Melzer, and Colombian Daniel ...

Wolf Racing Cars and ACI Sport have launched an exciting initiative aimed at young talents in the karting world: the Steering Wheel Award 2025. This competition, which kicked off in September, aims to promote the Italian Sports Prototype Championship, with the goal of turning it into one of the key training categories for the rising stars of international motorsport. Out of the 43 applications received, 20 young karting drivers were selected, including six from abroad: Swiss driver Christian Canonica, Greek Vasilis Apostolidis, Romanian Victor Ionescu, Norwegian Cyrus A. Gargari, German Tim Melzer, and Colombian Daniel Perez Luis. The selected Italian ...

A platform for fans of the Wolf world to share ideas, projects, and stories. From factory news to race reports from around the world. Gardone Val Trompia, July 31st 2024 - Wolf Racing Cars is pleased to announce the launch of its new magazine, Magazine Wolf Racing Cars, a new platform dedicated to fans of the Wolf world. This magazine was born out of a passion for cars and motorsport, with the aim of creating a sharing space for the extraordinary Wolf Racing Cars community. The Wolf world is constantly evolving, characterized by innovation, creativity and exciting sporting challenges. Every ...

Wolf Racing Cars today unveiled images of the Wolf GB08 Raiden, which will animate the Italian Sport Prototypes Championship from this year and until 2028, but which will also be distributed to Dealers and customers around the world as early as the end of June, a totally new car that raises the bar even higher in terms of safety, performance and reliability. The latest from Wolf Racing Cars, stands in the model scale above the Wolf GB08 Thunder (which will continue to be produced and is now the manufacturer's best seller), but apart from the choice of engine that remains ...

14.12.2023 - After an important 2023 in terms of designing and testing new car models and unprecedented powertrains, Wolf Racing Cars is now ready to introduce a renewed collection, offering to all customers and teams sports prototype cars, single-seaters, or two-seaters ideal not only for sprint, endurance races, or track days but also two specific models for hill climbs and driving schools. The cornerstone of Wolf Racing Cars' offering is the confirmed Wolf GB08 Thunder Powered by Aprilia 1.1, a car with incredible performance and ease of driving, thanks to its unbeatable power-to-weight ratio of 380 kg to 220 hp, ...

Gardone Val Trompia, 30.06.2023 - Wolf Racing Cars celebrates the triumphant victory of Robin Shute at the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2023. This incredible success achieved in the most prestigious hill climb competition on the planet marks the fourth triumph of Shute's Wolf GB08 in five years, solidifying his status as one of the most talented and successful drivers in the history of the competition. Behind the wheel of the multiple-winning 2018 Wolf GB08 TSC-FS, Shute once again showcased his exceptional driving skills, posting an extraordinary time of 8'40.080s. Despite the occasionally unfavourable weather conditions, Shute narrowly missed ...

26.01.2023 - Wolf Racing Cars' collaboration with ACI Sport and the Italian championships is intensifying. After the successful experiment of the Italian Sport prototypes championship, which has been held as a single-make championship with the Wolf GB08 Thunder since 2018, the new Italian hill-climb junior championship, which will debut in the 2023 season, will also be animated by the prestigious Italian-made challenger designed, developed and built in the Gardone Val Trompia factory. The new series, recently announced by ACI Sport, will allow emerging young drivers born after January 1st, 1996 to compete on the technical and exciting stage of the ...

51GT3.COM will expand the Wolf Racing Cars dealerships in Asia 23.01.2023 - The Italian manufacturer based in Gardone Valtrompia will rely on the Asian company as an official distributor to increase the presence and visibility of Wolf Racing Cars in the Chinese market. 51GT3.COM is the largest motorsport portal in Asia. Created in 2019 by Chinese Entrepreneur Alex Li, this website is dedicated to making the process of buying and selling race cars as smooth and simple as possible. Within three years, 51GT3.COM has established itself as the number one destination for Asian racing teams to sell their race cars ...

23.12.2022 - Stunning season finale for Wolf Racing Cars that won the Coupe de France des Circuits FFSA with the Wolf GB08 Thunder driven by Thierry Martinez on Djon-Prenois circuit. This is a result that confirms 2022 as one of the most international years for Wolf Racing Cars, which has expanded its customer racing activities outside Italy by achieving success in every corner of the globe. Martinez's win in the Sport Prototype category is the first Wolf GB08 Thunder success in an official French championship. The battle for victory was really exciting and was decided during the last race, where ...

Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Goa City Teams with 10 Indian and 10 Foreign Drivers to feature in 4 weekends of pulsating action New Delhi – November 07, 2022 – Powered by a vision to revolutionize motorsports in India, Indian Motorsports Company, Racing Promotions Pvt Ltd (RPPL) today announced the debut of the Indian Racing League featuring Five City-based teams from November 19, 2022, at Hyderabad. The drivers will compete at the wheel of Wolf GB08 Thunder to replicate the winning one-make formula of the Italian Sport Prototypes Championship. The long-awaited event will feature fast racing circuits and even a ...

20.10.2022 - After the fruitful collaboration between Wolf Racing Cars and Hankook, which saw the Korean company create tailor-made products to equip the Wolf GB08 Mistral, Tornado and Extreme models, now comes a tire designed for Hill Climb. This weekend in Orvieto for the 49th Cronoscalata La Castellana, the last stage of the Italian Trofeo Velocità Montagna, Wolf Racing Cars will debut the new Hill Climb specific tyres on two Wolf GB08 Thunder cars. One will be managed by WFR team and driven by Michele Fattorini, who this year has led the car to victory in its category in the ...

19.09.2022 – The National finals of NASA (National Auto Sport Organization) have been run in Laguna Seca over the weekend and Wolf Racing Cars celebrated the National Title obtained by Vasili Stratton and the Wolf GB08 Extreme. This has been an exceptional victory, considering that the Californian driver started from the back of the grid due to a wrong timing judgement in qualifying. The race has been a monologue by the Wolf GB08 Extreme, as Henry Hill took a strong lead since the start. Hill drove a solitary race which unfortunately ended in the final lap with a trivial issue ...

26.07.2022 - Wolf Racing Cars announced today the start of the construction of the new headquarters. The process is expected to last 18 months. The constructor has been forced to think about a new structure earlier than expected as it filled up all the space available at the current base anticipating an expansion of the site with new projects and collaborations that will be announced shortly. The new factory is being built just one km away from the current one and will include a two-story building and a mezzanine. One level will be used by the design team for the ...

13.07.2022 - The Wolf Racing Cars project for hill-climb racing secured another important series of strong results, which confirm the great commitment of the Italian brand to the improvement of the performance of the cars in hill-climb racing. Following the extraordinary third win at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, which has been run following regulations that are quite different from the European ones, Wolf Racing Cars claimed three successful results in Italy and Slovenia over the past few weeks. The most recent one is also the most representative, that is Federico Liber’s at the GHD Gorjanci: the most important ...

USA | Pikes Peak International Hillclimb Another win at the most famous Hillclimb race in the world. Wolf Racing Cars added another success to its important prize list thanks to Robin Shute and his Wolf GB08 entered in the Unlimited category, which is the most extreme in the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. The time of 10’09.525s earned the British driver a historic and legendary win on a circuit that wrote, is writing and will write the history of world motorsport. Remarkable was also the sixth place in the Unlimited category, and the 23rd overall, claimed by the rookie Henry Hill, ...

The strong driver from Verona will make his debut at the 51st Trofeo Vallecamonica, the fourth act of the Italian Hill-Climb Championship, next 27 - 29 May. His goal will be to improve the performance of this model in hill-climb races. 23.05.2022 - Wolf Racing Cars’ work in the creation and improvement of competitive cars for hill-climbing continues relentlessly. After the positive experiment of the Wolf GB08 Thunder, which has been winning both on the track and hill climbs, the make managed by the family Bellarosa is ready for another important step: taking the Wolf GB08 F Mistral to the ...

23.03.2022 - The most successful professional driver from Singapore, always close to the Bellarosa family, will now officially represent Wolf Racing Cars. Denis Lian will be collaborating with the Italian company to promote the brand, its racing tradition and its products, but above all, he will support the development of all the current partners in Asia, following the strong growth footprint of Wolf Racing Cars in the region. Denis will now be officially appointed the brand ambassador of Wolf Racing Cars, a role to which he will have no difficulty in adapting to, given the many years of racing that ...

Drivers from 5 countries will make it to the track aiming to the 2022 Italian title 16.03.2022 - The deadline for teams wishing to enter the Italian Sports Prototypes Championship expired yesterday, Monday, March 14th. In 2022, the Italian Championship employing the Wolf GB08 Thunder will reach its 5th edition and, once again, its figures confirm the success of the previous editions. In total 20 drivers are awaited on the 6 starting grids on the most exciting Italian circuits that will host the campaign that will get underway in two months' time, on May 15th. While waiting for the name ...

The Wolf GB08 Thunder series will start on May 12th from Pergusa, Sicily. 2022 Race Calendar May 12-15 PERGUSA June 2-5 MISANO June 30 giugno - July 3 VALLELUNGA July 14-17 MUGELLO September 1-4 IMOLA October 6-9 MONZA ...

The European Series launched in 2010 is back to the action and Wolf Racing Cars decided to field 3 Wolf GB08 Tornado. The time has come to switch engines on again for the Speed Euroseries, the prestigious championship launched in 2010 for Sport Production cars belonging to the CN group. This new European challenge will unfold in three rounds in a joint event with the new Thunder Euroseries that is part of the Formula X Italian Series. This innovative project devised by Luca Panizzi (i.e. the organizer of Formula X Italian Series) will take the European Series again on some ...

After the successful National Series, the forthcoming new season will also mark the debut of the first European Championship for the highly-performing Wolf GB08 Thunder. Three appointments and a test race on the calendar: the kick-off from Spa Francorchamps 18.01.2022 – A new and exciting competition is about to get underway on some of the most prestigious European racetracks. After the success of the many National Series, the spectacular Wolf GB08 Thunders will challenge each other in a new European challenge in 2022: the Thunder Euroseries. This project combines the ideas of Luca Panizzi (the organizer of Formula X Italian ...

20.12.2021 - Another important result has been achieved by the Wolf GB08 Thunder after a one-year long process that granted it the possibility to compete in all the Hill Climb competitions organized by the French Sporting Federation FFSA (Fédération Française du Sport Automobile). The superlight car of the Italian make pushed by a motorbike-derived 1000cc Aprilia engine unit capable of over 220 bhp will be included in the ESC1A class with a weight of 360 kilograms. This result rewards once again the Wolf GB08 Thunder project. This is a model designed, produced and developed at the Wolf Racing Cars’ factory ...

16.07.2021 - Wolf Racing Cars is proud to announce the much-awaited Extreme, the new Sport Prototype single-seater featuring the new aspirated V8 engine capable of 650 BHPs and a weight of 620 kg, which sets a new benchmark for the category. The car’s name comes from the fact that Wolf Racing Cars pushed to the extreme the concepts of reduced weight, high aerodynamic load and power. The best possible performance has been combined with very high safety standards thanks to the carbon fiber chassis, certified safety structures, and the addition of the Halo device. Extreme is the first car produced ...

11.06.2021 – Another challenge is ahead for Wolf Racing Cars that is going to debut with a specific version for hill climb racing of the very successful Wolf GB08 Thunder driven by Mirko Zanardini this coming weekend from June 11th to 13th. On the occasion of the third round of the Italian Hill Climb Championship, the 50th Vallecamonica Trophy will take place on the hill-climb of Malegno-Ossimo-Borno. The attention of Wolf Racing Cars to hill-climbs and the usage of the GB08 Thunder in the Italian Championship is the first step of the Italian constructor to release soon a version of ...

05.05.2021 - Wolf Racing Cars kicked off its season on a high last weekend in Monza in the fourth year as the soul of the Italian Sports Prototypes 2018-2022 with the successful Wolf GB08 Thunder pushed by the Aprilia 1.0 engine and fitting Yokohama tyres. The new single-make formula for the sports prototypes developed by the Italian manufacturer did not experience any crisis as 21 Thunder challengers got on track at the Temple of Speed. Unstable weather conditions and the very high level of the competition made the first round of season 2021 a spectacular challenge with a lot of ...

17.03.2021 - Dopo il successo ottenuto nelle ultime tre stagioni, disputate con il nuovo format monomarca animato dalle Wolf GB08 Thunder, il grande successo del Campionato Italiano Sport Prototipi si espande anche oltre le Alpi. La Francia sarà infatti la prima nazione a lanciare un identico Campionato Nazionale supportato dalle vetture costruite nella factory di Gardone Valtrompia. Per una coincidenza voluta da entrambi gli organizzatori, i due campionati partiranno contemporaneamente, dal 30 aprile al 2 maggio. Il tricolore prototipi aprirà i battenti all’Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, mentre la serie d’oltralpe promossa da Wolf Racing France e TTE scenderà in pista ...

July 31- August 2 | CISP | Misano In the second round of the Italian series employing the Wolf GB08 Thunder surprises have not gone missing. This confirms that the challenger designed and built by Wolf Racing Cars in Gardone Val Trompia allows an easy adaptation and a performance levelling. The young rookie Antoine Miquel (FRA) posted a spectacular pole position, crushing the previous lap record with a remarkable 1’34.051s. The weekend was then dominated by Danny Molinaro (ITA), who secured two wins that allowed him to repeat the performance put in by Lorenzo Pegoraro (ITA) at the opener in ...

30.07.2020 – Always looking for excellence and quality, Wolf Racing Cars is working relentlessly to improve its communication in the context of a specific program of growth. The new version of the web site www.wolfracingcars.com has been published in the past few days: the new design is more immediate and direct, complete and emotional. The Italian factory that took on the Wolf Racing brand in 2009 and relaunched it with the successful project Wolf GB08 is now a benchmark for sports prototypes and the new format of the web site fits within a precise strategy oriented to increase the international ...

The series certified by ACI Esport and promoted by Wolf Racing Cars and Simracing Motorsport is about to get underway. A new project is about to enrich Wolf Racing Cars’ world. ACI Sport, through its ESport commission recognized another initiative dedicated to Sim Racing: the Virtual Sports Prototypes Italian Championship, a project devised by the promoter and constructor of Wolf GB08 Thunder employed in the Italian series and by ACI Esport that guarantees the quality and equity of the event. The organization has been entrusted to the Spanish company Simracing Motorsport that replicated the championship in a virtual edition, which ...

21/01/2020 – The brand Wolf is one of the icons of International motorsport. Its unique and legendary history started back in 1976 thanks to the founder Walter Wolf and now includes the worldwide successful project Wolf GB08. An unmissable emotional video available from the official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/WolfRacingCars and Wolf Racing Cars’s official website https://www.wolfracingcars.com/ revisits all the key moments that made the brand famous in the world through high-value original footage ...

08.11.2019 – An extraordinary victory has been added to Wolf Racing Cars’ prize list, as Ivan Bellarosa and the Wolf GB08 Tornado have been crowned the champions of the renewed Speed Euroseries by Ultimate Cup Series 2019, that just ended at the Paul Ricard in Le Castellet (FRA). Ivan Bellarosa and co-equiper Guglielmo Belotti claimed the title at Paul Ricard at the end of an eventful weekend that confirmed the great value of the lineup that secured the fourth pole position of the season in five races and set the new track record for CN cars in 1’58.971s. The pace ...

17.09.2019 – Exciting and hard-fought, the Italian Sports Prototypes 2019 Championship, the single-make series using the Wolf GB08 Thunder powered by Aprilia 1.0 and fitting Yokohama tyres, confirmed last weekend all its value in the penultimate weekend of the season in Vallelunga. The new formula introduced last year that involves Wolf Racing Cars for the preparation and assistance of the cars, had an unmissable weekend at the circuit named after Piero Taruffi that excited the enthusiasm of fans. The great performance put in by the cars and the competitiveness level delivered both to professional and less experienced drivers, kept the ...