2010 Trofeo Abarth 500 GB season

2010 Trofeo Abarth 500 GB
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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.

Teams & 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	Paul Smith	7
	3	Stefan Hodgetts	2–6
	52	Stefan Hodgetts	7
Team Pyro	4	Ben Winrow	1–6
	53	Ben Winrow	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
Unknown		Jeremy McWilliams	3
Tech 9		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
	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	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 & 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
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		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

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate
Blank	Excluded (EX)

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