Even now, Tommaso Mosca sometimes has to remind himself that he is a Ferrari factory driver. After years of chasing the dream he grew up with in Italy, 2026 has put him in the famous #51 AF Corse Ferrari for the GT World Challenge Europe. Seeing fans now ask him for photos still feels almost surreal. GT REPORT caught up with the Italian to discuss the 2026 season, the challenges and the feeling of steering the Prancing Horse around the most beautiful tracks of the world.
Mosca is obviously no newcomer to the championship. He first raced in GT World Challenge Europe in 2020 with Attempto Racing. The Italian scored an overall podium during his debut Sprint Cup season, before later moving into the Endurance Cup with AKKODIS ASP. His career then took a decisive turn in 2023 when he began racing with Ferrari.
Driving a Ferrari 488 GT3 for Scuderia Baldini alongside Giancarlo Fisichella, Mosca won the Italian GT Endurance title at his first attempt in 2023. A year later, he successfully defended the championship with Fisichella and Arthur Leclerc in the 296 GT3. That year, he also finished second in the Bronze Cup at the 24 Hours of Spa with AF Corse. His relationship with the Cavallino Rampante continued to grow in 2025 before Ferrari promoted him to its factory driver roster for 2026.
Now sharing Ferrari’s iconic #51 with two of its established factory drivers, Mosca is continuing that progression at the highest level of GT3 racing. Although the opening part of the season has not always been straightforward, he feels he is making the most of the opportunity and, in particular, everything he can learn from those around him.
“In the first part of the season, we struggled a little compared to the other manufacturers,” Mosca tells GT REPORT. “But I think we showed our potential. We extracted everything we could from the car. I’m quite happy because I’m learning even more than I expected from my teammates. They’re very, very good when it comes to all the technical aspects.”
Mosca looks back at Spa 24H: ‘I tried’
Ask Mosca to assess his own contribution and the answer becomes considerably more cautious. The talented 26-year-old gives himself little credit despite being an equally important addition the #51’s line-up as Nielsen and Rovera.
“It’s difficult for me to comment on my own performance because I’m talking about myself,” he smiles, rather noting the aspects he wants to work on in the remaining race weekends. “But if I’m being a little critical of myself, I could have done better in the last race [Magny-Cours]. We had some problems in qualifying, but we worked on them for the second qualifying session and that was better. In all the other races, I think I performed quite well,” he humbly adds.
‘Quite well’ could be considered an understatement, looking at the way Mosca handles the pressure, the heat and the challenges – especially at the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. The #51 Ferrari was in contention at the front for much of the race, giving Mosca the opportunity to fight for victory. The Italian showed a blistering pace all week already, also during the testing sessions.
A thrilling closing stage of the race provided some moments that left him thinking. “At Spa, maybe I tried something I shouldn’t have, especially when there were still four hours to go and we were fighting at the front,” Mosca admits. He refers to the moment he and the #48 MANN-FILTER Mercedes-AMG GT3 touched.
“If I had made it work, I would have been the hero. If I didn’t, I was the complete opposite, you know? Unfortunately, it was the second one. I tried. Overall, we enjoyed the race and we were fast. Nicklas, Alessio and I were all comfortable in the car and I felt that I was racing at their level, I’m quite happy with that,” he says, focussing on the positives.
The ‘weight’ of Ferrari’s famous #51
It’s clear that Mosca wants to keep improving and make steps to level up his career even more. At the same time, Mosca’s arrival in the #51 also brought something that cannot be measured on a timetable. The number has become synonymous with some of Ferrari’s biggest modern GT and endurance successes, and joining that line-up could easily have added another layer of pressure to his first season as a factory driver.
Mosca insists Ferrari never allowed that pressure to become overwhelming: “Some people told me: ‘Maybe you feel some extra pressure because you’re in the #51 car.’ Of course I have to perform because I’m a factory driver. That’s part of the job,” he explains. “But neither Ferrari nor I put too much pressure on it.
“They simply told me: ‘Just try to do your best and we’ll see.’ The environment is very nice as well, so it’s not difficult to feel comfortable here.”
Having experienced teammates alongside him has made the transition easier. Mosca stepped into a line-up surrounded by drivers who already know what it takes to deliver for Ferrari on the biggest stages. “Last year, Alessandro Pier Guidi was part of this line-up, and this year I’m with Ale [Rovera] and Nicklas,” he says. “They’re obviously more experienced than I am, but they welcomed me in a very good way.”
‘I still can’t believe I’m a Ferrari driver’
Beyond results, lap times and expectations, there is another side to Mosca’s progression that remains ‘unreal’ for him to fully comprehend. For an Italian driver, Ferrari carries an obvious emotional significance. Mosca grew up looking at the same red cars he now represents as a professional racing driver.
“It’s very special because this is something you dream about,” he says. “It’s not a cliché when people say that, as a kid in Italy, you dream about the red car. Everyone has a little red Ferrari toy growing up, so for me it really is a dream.”
The biggest reminder now comes from the fans. Mosca suddenly finds himself on the opposite side of interactions he remembers having as a young motorsport fan. “It’s very nice to see all the fans. Sometimes I still don’t really believe that I’m a Ferrari driver,” he admits. “People come up to me and ask for a photo, while ten years ago I was the one asking drivers for photos.
“I’m very happy to be in this position. I’m incredibly proud of it because I worked so hard to get here. And now it has actually happened. That makes me very happy.”
