2010 Trofeo Abarth 500 GB season
# 2010 Trofeo Abarth 500 GB season

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 |
| Mardi Gras Motorsport | 51 | Paul Smith | 7 |
| Mardi Gras Motorsport | 3 | Stefan Hodgetts | 2–6 |
| Mardi Gras Motorsport | 52 | Stefan Hodgetts | 7 |
| Team Pyro | 4 | Ben Winrow | 1–6 |
| Team Pyro | 53 | Ben Winrow | 7 |
| Team Pyro | 54 | Josh Wakefield | 7 |
| Advent Motorsport | 7 | Charlie Butler-Henderson | 1–6 |
| Advent Motorsport | 9 | Gareth Howell | 2 |
| Advent Motorsport | 45 | Josh Wakefield | 1–6 |
| Advent Motorsport | 55 | James Blyth | 1–2 |
| Unknown | 8 | Chris Stockton | 2 |
| Unknown | 8 | Jeremy McWilliams | 3 |
| Tech 9 | 8 | Tony Dron | 1 |
| Tech 9 | 9 | Gareth Howell | 1 |
| Lipscombe Motorsport | 9 | Gareth Howell | 3 |
| Unknown | 10 | Chris Smith | 5 |
| Pulce Racing | 10 | Darren Burke | 6 |
| Pulce Racing | 13 | Marco Pullen | 5 |
| Pulce Racing | 22 | Benny Simonsen | 1–2, 5–6 |
| Pulce Racing | 49 | Simon Baker | 6 |
| Reflex Racing GB | 11 | Sarah Franklin | 1–2, 4–6 |
| Coastal Racing | 12 | Carl Bradley | 5 |
| Rockingham Cars | 12 | Craig Dawson | 6 |
| Rockingham Cars | 77 | Roger Green | 2 |
| Abarth UK | 49 | John Gaw | 2 |
| Abarth UK | 77 | Alistair Barclay | 4 |
| Lunar Racing | 72 | Cassey Watson | 1–6 |
| Lunar Racing | 93 | John Williams | 1 |
| Redline Racing | 77 | Jason Greatrex | 1 |
| CMS | 81 | Matt Shead | 1–6 |
| CMS | 82 | Fiona Leggate | 1–3 |

## Calendar and winners

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

* 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 | OUL | SIL | SIL | CAD | CAD | SNE | SNE | SIL | SIL | BRA | BRA | MON | 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 | OUL | SIL | SIL | CAD | CAD | SNE | SNE | SIL | SIL | BRA | BRA | MON | MON | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

## 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 |
