Maserati Trofeo World Series race weekend at Virginia International Raceway set for Aug. 21-22
Freddie Hunt, son of 1976 Formula One champion James Hunt, will drive the Maserati GranTurismo MC Trofeo with an Autoweek livery in round four of the Maserati Trofeo World Series at Virginia International Raceway, Aug. 21-22.
Hunt will be the second son of a Formula One champion to drive the car. The car he will be driving at VIR won at Road America, where driver Derek Hill, son of a legendary driver Phil Hill who claimed the 1961 F1 crown, won the first race of the third round in the Maserati Trofeo World Series.
Hunt, born in 1987, has appeared in the English Formula Ford series, the ADAC Formel Masters, ADAC Cruze Cup and MRF Challenge, and is an ambassador for Formula E.
Niki Lauda, left, and Freddie Hunt talk about the late James Hunt in a video featured on formula1.com.
Hunt will not be competing for championship points, but will still be going for the win in honor of his family name. He will be paired up against a tough field of Maserati single-make drivers led by the two leading drivers of the series: French driver Romain Monti and Italian Riccardo Ragazzi. Monti recently claimed the victory in the third round of the Maserati Trofeo World Series, consolidating his overall lead over Ragazzi.
