Monaco Increase Management’s contracted driver David Vidales is about to embark upon another important chapter in his racing career in 2025 after signing an agreement with the ultra-successful AF Corse Ferrari team for a top-level campaign in the Italian GT Championship.

22-year-old Vidales, who stood out on his GT racing debut last year with some good drives in a five-race Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe programme with AF Corse, therefore remains for a second successive year in the ranks of the Italian squad, which is the official partner of Ferrari Competizioni in GT racing.

David, who in 2024 contributed to the conquest of the Teams’ title for AF Corse – Francorchamps Motors, will take part in the four rounds of the GT Endurance Championship in the #62 Ferrari 296 GT3 with two new team-mates, both 19-year-old youngsters – Ibrahim Badawy from Egypt and the Italian Leonardo Colavita, the latter two also focussing on the Italian GT Sprint Championship.

“I’m super happy to be honest,” declared David. “Italian GT Endurance is a very nice championship, and this is one more step in my career in GT racing, so that’s very good. And to do it again with one of the best teams in GT and in motorsport in the world is a prestige, and an honour for me as well. I’m really thankful to Amato Ferrari, the team owner, all of AF Corse, and also to Salvatore Gandolfo for giving me again this opportunity to grow as a driver.”

As well as providing David with another opportunity to further his career in GT racing, the season will also allow him to put his considerable racing experience to good use with his two young teammates.

“This opportunity came about after I performed well last year with very experienced drivers, so together with Amato, we tried to find the way to get more experience under the belt and to do something that maybe I was missing. Like, for example, working with gentlemen-drivers or drivers that need more experience. Last year, I was a Pro driver racing with the official Ferrari drivers, and I could show my potential on the pace. It was a very good year considering it was my first year in GT and my first 24 hours race, and it was a chance to show as well that I can work with drivers, and that’s the chance that Amato wanted to give me. And with Gandi, we thought ‘OK, we have this chance’, it’s an opportunity to grow even more as a driver in GT. That’s why we all agreed that it was the best thing to do for my career.”

“Last year, I only did five races, and the first year in GT it’s difficult to find people that put you in the car in races around the world, but in the end, that’s one of those things you need as a driver, because the more you are in the car, the better it is. The programme is only four races, but hopefully throughout the year, we will find more races to do with AF Corse.”

The Italian GT Endurance Championship takes place over four rounds at the principal Italian circuits of Misano, Monza, Imola and Mugello, with the first outing for the car scheduled for 2-4 May at the Adriatic Riviera track.