Founded | 2009 |
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Nation | British |
Base | Silverstone (UK) |
Founder(s) | Anthony Cheshire |
Website | www.ffcorse.com |
FF Corse are an independent British Motorsport team based at Silverstone Circuit.
Founded in 2009 by Anthony Cheshire, FF Corse specialises in Ferrari racing cars and competes in a number of the marque's Ferrari Challenge programmes. The team current manages around 35 racing Ferraris. [1]
The team has previously competed in British GT, GT Open, Le Mans Cup, GT Cup Chanpionship, Britcar Endurance Championship and most prolifically, Ferrari Challenge. FF Corse are three time Ferrari World Final Champions. [2]
Notable drivers have included Johnny Mowlem, Adam Carroll, Mike Wilds, Bruno Senna, [3] Rob Barff, Tom Ingram [4] and Thomas Fleming.
In 2024, FF Corse announced its GT Driver Academy, supporting up and coming racers to develop their careers into GT car racing. [5]
Additionally in 2024, FF Corse stated its intentions to return to the British GT Championship having purchased a Ferrari 296 GT3, expected for delivery late 2024. [6]
2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Pos. | Driver | Car | Class | MNZ | BRN | LMS | ALG | HOC | IMO | MUG | ||||||||
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | FM | |||||
Alex Martin | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | ||
Sam Smeeth | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Jacques Duyver | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||
Rupert Martin | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Coppa Shell | 10 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 5 | Ret | ||||
2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Car | Class | MNZ | MUG | BRN | ALG | SIL | IST | YAS | ||||||||
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | FM | ||||
Sam Smeeth | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Alex Martin | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Jacques Duyver | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Coppa Shell | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 3 | |
Rupert Martin | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Coppa Shell AM | Ret | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 10 | ||||
2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Car | Class | VAL | MUG | LMS | SOC | HOC | JER | DAY | ||||||||
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | FM | |||||
1 | Sam Smeeth | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
16 | Jacques Duyver | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||
20 | Wayne Marrs | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Coppa Shell AM | 6 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 12 | ||||||||||
2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Car | Class | VAL | MNZ | BUD | LEC | SIL | IMO | MUG | ||||||||
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | FM | ||||
2 | Sam Smeeth | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
3 | Chris Froggatt | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 2 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | |
8 | Bonamy Grimes | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||
9 | Marc Brough | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 5 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |||||||
25 | Laurent de Meeus | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Coppa Shell AM | 15 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||
2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Car | Class | MUG | SIL | SPA | MIS | BRN | BAR | MNZ | ||||||||
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | FM | ||||
8 | Sam Smeeth | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
1 | Chris Froggatt | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
5 | John Sawbridge | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 6 | |||
7 | Jack Brown | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
8 | John Dhillon | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
11 | Pantelis Christoforou | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 8 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
7 | Laurent de Meeus | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Coppa Shell AM | 7 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 5 | 5 | 8 | DNS | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | |||
2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Car | Class | BHR | VAL | SPE | LMS | NÜR | IMO | MUG | ||||||||
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | FM | |||||
3 | Sam Smeeth | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | C | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||
5 | Adam Carroll | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro | 1 | C | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
10 | Chris Froggatt | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro | 4 | C | Ret | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||
2 | Jack Brown | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | C | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||||
10 | John Dhillon | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 4 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 5 | C | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Ret | ||||
11 | Franck Ruimy | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 9 | 10 | Ret | 5 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | ||||||
14 | Ali Kamyab | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||
2 | Laurent de Meeus | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Coppa Shell AM | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||
2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Car | Class | IMO | BCN | ALG | MUG | SPA | MIS1 | MIS2 | ||||||||
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | FM | ||||
4 | Laurent de Meeus | Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo | Coppa Shell AM | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | |||||
2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Car | Class | MNZ | RBR | BRN | VAL | NÜR | SPA | MUG | ||||||||
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | FM | ||||
Omar Jackson | Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 14 | |
9 | Laurent de Meeus | Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo | Coppa Shell AM | DNF | 4 | 3 | DNF | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Car | Class | ALG | LEC | BUD | HOC | SIL | MUG | IMO | ||||||||
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | FM | ||||
Jack Brown | Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 2 | DNS | ||||||||||||||
2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Car | Class | VAL | MIS | RBR | LMS | EST | SPA | MUG | ||||||||
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | FM | |||||
2 | Thomas Fleming | Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo | Trofeo Pirelli Pro | 2 | 4 | 1 | DSQ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
5 | James Owen | Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am | 7 | Ret | 4 | 6 | DSQ | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 4 |
Circuit | Car | Driver | Class | Pos | |
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2016 | Daytona International Speedway | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Sam Smeeth | Trofeo Pirelli Pro-AM | 1st |
2019 | Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Adam Carroll | Trofeo Pirelli Pro | 1st |
2023 | Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo | Thomas Fleming | Trofeo Pirelli Pro | 1st |
Circuit | Car | Driver | Class | Pos |
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2016 | ||||
Snetterton Circuit | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Calum Lockie David Mason | Class 1 | 3rd |
Snetterton Circuit | Ferrari 458 Challenge | Mike Wilds Anthony Wilds | Class 2 | 1st |
Overall results published, not including places in class.
2016 | |||||||||||||
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Pos. | Drivers | No. | Class | SILGP | SNE | DON | THR | CRO | SILINT | OUL | BRH | Pts | |
5 | Calum Lockie | Ferrari 458 GT3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 107 | |
8 | Anthony Wilds | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 85 | ||||
13 | Bonamy Grimes | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 5 | 2 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56 | ||||
Johnny Mowlem | Ret | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||
Charlie Hollings | 5 | ||||||||||||
18 | Simon Atkinson | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 44 | 2 | 2 | 47 | |||||||
4 | 3 |
2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos. | Driver | Car | No. | Class | SIL | SNE | SIL | BRH | DON | OUL | SIL | BRH | Pts | |||||||
Endurance Category Standings | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Bonamy Grimes | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 256 | |
Johnny Mowlem | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
Charlie Hollings | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | Graham Lucking | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 4 | 2 | Ret | 20 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 92 | |||||||||
16 | Mike Wilds | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 76 | |||||||||||
22 | Marc Brough | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 23 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 37 | |||||||||||||
24 | David Mason | Ferrari 458 GT3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | EX | 7 | 31 | ||||||||||||
27 | Laurent De Meeus | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 22 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 25 | |||||||||||||
Sprint Category Standings | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | David Mason | Ferrari 458 GT3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 176 | |||||
13 | Rob MacFarlane | Ferrari 360 Challenge | 26 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 40 | |||||||||||||
16 | Laurent de Meeus | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 34 | |||||||||||||
17 | Marc Brough | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 23 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
2018 | ||||||||||||
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Pos. | Drivers | Car | No. | Class | ROC | SIL | OUL | DON | SNE | SIL | BRH | Pts |
4 | David Mason | Ferrari 458 GT3 | 7 | 1S | 2 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 257 |
14 | Johnny Mowlem | Ferrari 458 GT3 | 5 | 1E | 1 | 43 | ||||||
John Seale | Ferrari 488 Challenge | 55 | 1S | 4 | 6 | |||||||
Laurent de Meeus | Ferrari 488 Challenge | 22 | S2 A | 1 | ||||||||
Ronnie Garrick | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 45 | Ret |
2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos. | Drivers | Car | No. | Class | SIL [7] | SIL [8] | BRH [9] | DON [10] | OUL [11] | SNE [12] | OUL [13] | BRH [14] | Pts | ||||||||
12 | David Mason | Ferrari 488 Challenge | 7 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 148 |
2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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Pos. | Drivers | Car | No. | Class | SIL1 | SNE | OUL | SIL2 | BRH | DON | Pts | |||||
Endurance | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Bonamy Grimes | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 16 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | C | C | Ret | 6 | 189 |
2022 | |||||||||||
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Pos. | Drivers | Car | No. | Class | SIL1 | OUL | SNE | SIL2 | DON1 | DON2 | Pts |
32 | John Seale | Ferrari 488 Challenge | 555 | B | 16 | 28 |
British Endurance Championship -Past Results - Britcar Trophy Championship (britcar-endurance.com) [15]
GT Cup Championship - Overall Champions · Official Site of GT Cup Championship [16]
British GT - FF Corse Statistics and Results | Motorsport Stats [17]
GT Winter Series - FF Corse Ferrari motorsport winning team - Silverstone Park news (silverstone-park.com) [18]
Ferrari Open
Ferrari Challenge - Ferrari Challenge Champions Season 2023 - Ferrari Corse Clienti | Ferrari.com [19]
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