2010 Trofeo Abarth 500 GB season explained

The 2010 Zing Trofeo Abarth 500 GB season was the inaugural edition of the series. It began at Oulton Park on 5 April and finished after seven events at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on 24 October. The championship was won by Ben Winrow, driving for Team Pyro. The team title was won by Mardigras motorsport. The championship was organised and managed by the company CTC (calleatechcenter) Ltd. The series was launched on 22 October in Silverstone, where six 500 AC (assetto corsa) race cars were presented to the press and competitors. The championship was contested over seven rounds, each composed by two races. The championship calendar was composed by different events: British GT, Formula 2, British superbike, Lotus festival, DTM, Silverstone Classic and the Italian Ferrari Challenge. The permit holder was MSVR. The manager of the series was Paolo Callea, previous British GT manager.

Teams and drivers

All drivers competed in Abarth 500 Assetto Corses. Guest drivers in italics.

Team No. Drivers Rounds Mardi Gras Motorsport 2 Paul Smith 1–6 51 7 3 Stefan Hodgetts 2–6 52 7 Team Pyro 4 Ben Winrow 1–6 53 7 54 Josh Wakefield 7 Advent Motorsport 7 Charlie Butler-Henderson 1–6 9 Gareth Howell 2 45 Josh Wakefield 1–6 55 James Blyth 1–2 Unknown 8 Chris Stockton 2 Jeremy McWilliams 3 Tech 9 Tony Dron 1 9 Gareth Howell 1 Lipscombe Motorsport 3 Unknown 10 Chris Smith 5 Pulce Racing Darren Burke 6 13 Marco Pullen 5 22 Benny Simonsen 1–2, 5–6 49 Simon Baker 6 Reflex Racing GB 11 Sarah Franklin 1–2, 4–6 Coastal Racing 12 Carl Bradley 5 Rockingham Cars Craig Dawson 6 77 Roger Green 2 Abarth UK 49 John Gaw 2 77 Alistair Barclay 4 Lunar Racing 72 Cassey Watson 1–6 93 John Williams 1 Redline Racing 77 Jason Greatrex 1 CMS 81 Matt Shead 1–6 82 Fiona Leggate 1–3

Calendar and winners

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Supporting
1	R1	Oulton Park (International), Cheshire	5 April	Ben Winrow	Benny Simonsen	Gareth Howell	Tech 9	British F3 & GT
	R2				Benny Simonsen	Gareth Howell	Tech 9
2	R3	Silverstone Circuit (Bridge GP), Northamptonshire	18 April	Ben Winrow	Stefan Hodgetts	Stefan Hodgetts	Mardi Gras Motorsport	FIA Formula Two
	R4				Stefan Hodgetts	Ben Winrow	Team Pyro
3	R5	Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire	23 May	Stefan Hodgetts	Stefan Hodgetts	Stefan Hodgetts	Mardi Gras Motorsport	British Superbikes
	R6				Stefan Hodgetts	Stefan Hodgetts	Mardi Gras Motorsport
4	R7	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	27 June	Stefan Hodgetts	Ben Winrow	Ben Winrow	Team Pyro	Formula Palmer Audi
	R8				Ben Winrow	Ben Winrow	Team Pyro
5	R9	Silverstone Circuit (Classic GP), Northamptonshire	25 July	Stefan Hodgetts	Stefan Hodgetts	Stefan Hodgetts	Mardi Gras Motorsport	Silverstone Classic
	R10				Stefan Hodgetts	Stefan Hodgetts	Mardi Gras Motorsport
6	R11	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	5 September	Stefan Hodgetts	Stefan Hodgetts	Stefan Hodgetts	Mardi Gras Motorsport	DTM
	R12				Stefan Hodgetts	Stefan Hodgetts	Mardi Gras Motorsport
7	R13	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza*	24 October	Stefan Hodgetts	Stefan Hodgetts	Stefan Hodgetts	Mardi Gras Motorsport	Trofeo Abarth 500 Europe
	R14				Josh Wakefield	Stefan Hodgetts	Mardi Gras Motorsport

• Combination event with the European & Italian series.

Championship standings

Points were awarded on a 21, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 12 finishers in each race, with one bonus point for the fastest lap in each race. A driver's six best weekend scores counted towards the championship. Dropped scores are shown in brackets.

Pos Driver OUL SIL CAD SNE SIL BRA MON Pts 1 Ben Winrow Ret (3) 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 224 (240) 2 Stefan Hodgetts 1 Ret 1 1 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 215 3 Charlie Butler-Henderson 2 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 4 182 4 Josh Wakefield 5 6 5 4 (6) (6) 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 175 (195) 5 Paul Smith 6 Ret 7 5 5 4 Ret DNS 8 7 6 6 Ret Ret 94 6 Gareth Howell 1 1 3 2 4 Ret 90 7 Cassey Watson 8 10 9 9 9 8 4 2 5 Ret NC 9 78 8 Benny Simonsen 3 2 6 8 12 6 Ret Ret 70 9 Matt Shead 9 11 8 6 7 5 6 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 63 10 Sarah Franklin 11 9 10 10 8 5 9 9 8 10 57 11 Fiona Leggate Ret 7 DSQ 11 8 7 25 12 Craig Dawson 5 5 24 13 Jason Greatrex 7 5 20 14 Alistair Barclay 7 6 18 15 Simon Baker 7 8 14 16 James Blyth 4 Ret NC DNS 14 17 Darren Burke Ret 7 8 18 John Williams 12 DNS 2 Guest drivers ineligible for points Carl Bradley 10 5 0 Chris Smith 6 8 0 Roger Green Ret 7 0 Tony Dron 10 8 0 Marco Pullen 11 Ret 0 John Gaw Ret DNS 0 Chris Stockton DSQ DNS 0 Jeremy McWilliams DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver OUL SIL CAD SNE SIL BRA MON Pts

Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest lap

Abarth 500 Celebrity Challenge

A celebrity race was held on the Friday of the Silverstone Classic meeting in aid of the CRUK Bobby Moore Fund. It was won by Rick Parfitt Jr.

Pos	Driver	Time/Gap	Grid
1	Rick Parfitt Jr.	9 Laps in 22'00.012s	1
2	Neil Primrose	+3.221s	2
3	Paul O'Duffy	+18.149s	6
4	James Martin	+18.558s	5
5	Luther Blissett	+22.312s	3
6	Tom Chambers	+31.736s	4
7	Richard Allinson	+1'13.098s	7
8	Mark Gardener	+1'13.430s	10
9	Brendan Cole	+1'13.724s	9
10	Charles Brocket	+1'22.727s	11
11	Johnnie Walker	+2'11.653s	12
NC	Heston Blumenthal	+3 laps	8
NC	Beth Walker	+4 laps	-
Ret	Jonny Saunders	Retired	13

External links

• Series website
• Organiser website