The Ferrari Club of America
Concours Events Coppa GT
Coppa GT Overview
The Coppa GT is the highest award an individual can receive in the FCA at the Annual Experience and is awarded to up to three individuals during this annual event. It requires the completion of three major functions in this sequence:
- Your car must compete in the Concours d’Elegance and attain an FCA Platino Award™
- Successful Coppa Bella Macchina award requiring a 100% functionality evaluation
- Demonstrate competent driver skills on the track with two qualified evaluators
Objective
Evaluation of driver skills on the track – considering the car’s capabilities.
Evaluation
The evaluation is conducted by local track evaluators familiar with FCA objectives.
- Safety equipment
- Attitude and preparedness
- Knowledge and awareness
- Skills when approaching the limit:physical and mental
Progress - Dealing with the unexpected
- Skill in driving and handling the car
- Comply with all local track/safety rules
- Comply with FCA Track Manual
Suggestions
- The following are suggestions to help you prepare for the evaluation
- Drive your car on the street – gain experience.
- Get track instruction and experience before attending the event.
- Track instruction and experience at the event CGT track.
Historical Problems
- General lack of familiarity with car (acceleration, braking, placement on track)
- Smoothly shifting car
- Passing under yellow
- Competently performing “heel and toe” – where applicable
- Unfamiliarity with the track
- Unfamiliarity with the car’s capabilities, tentative
- Demonstrate competent driver skills on the track with two qualified evaluators
Prerequisites
- Review the Concours, Coppa Bella Macchina, Coppa GT Presentation(rev. 5/2023)
- Review the Concours Competition Sequence Diagram(rev. 5/2023)
- Download Coppa GT Rules and Scoresheet(rev. 05/2023)
- 97 points or better in the Concours (Platino)
- Successfully earned a Coppa Bella Macchina Award
