2010 Trofeo Abarth 500 GB season

Last updated October 24, 2025

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 MotorSport Vision. 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	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 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
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	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (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 practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	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

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