Thinking his career was finished, he then found himself signing a one-race deal to drive for Scuderia Ferrari's sportscar team at the Kyalami 9 Hours race in South Africa that year.
Pensando que a súa carreira, terminara, atopouse a se mesmo asinando un contrato dunha carreira para pilotar para o equipo de coches deportivos da Scuderia Ferrari na carreira das 9 Horas de Kyalami en Suráfrica ese ano.