Scuderia Vittoria

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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scuderia Vittoria
Scuderia vittoria team logo 2011.jpg
Founded2010
Team principal(s) Tom Ferrier, Danny Buxton & Piers Masarati
Current series British GT Championship
Renault Clio Cup UK

Scuderia Vittoria is a British motor racing team. The team was formed [1] in late 2010 and is the brainchild of ex-BTCC racers Tom Ferrier and Danny Buxton along with multiple GT and single-seater championship team manager, Piers Masarati. The Middlesex based team ran a Ferrari 458 GT3 and a Ginetta G50 GT4 car in the 2011 British GT season. They also fielded up to 4 [2] [3] Renault Clio's in the UK Renault Clio Cup series.

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Renault Clio 11 (9451318451).jpg

At the conclusion of the 2011 season, the team had achieved 12 wins over both classes with their maiden win [4] at the first round of the British GT championship at Oulton Park.

Results

Full Season

British GT

YearCarClassDriversRacesWinsPolesFast lapsPointsD.C.
2011 Ferrari 458 GT3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Bateman1021-116.53rd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Lyons1021-116.53rd
Ginetta G50 GT4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Denis1030-1642nd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David McDonald1030-1642nd

D.C. = Drivers' Championship position.

Renault UK Clio Cup

YearCarNo.DriversRacesWinsPolesFast lapsPointsD.C.T.C
2011 Renault Clio 0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ash Miller20000*N/A*3rd
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Smith20001026th
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Allison [5] 122201689th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ant Whorton-Eales [6] 40016818th
41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Wright1600014511th

* = Guest driver ineligible for points, D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position

Partial Season

Renault Dutch Clio Cup

YearCarNo.DriversRacesWinsPolesFast lapsPointsD.C.
2011 Renault Clio 41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Wright22 [7] 220*N/A*

* = Guest driver ineligible for points, D.C. = Drivers' Championship position.

FIA GT3 European Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesFast lapsPointsD.C.
2011 Ferrari 458 GT3 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Petrobelli2000435th
Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Iaconelli 2000435th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Lyons20011825th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Salaquarda 20011826th

D.C. = Drivers' Championship position.

FIA GT4 European Championship

YearCarNo.DriversRacesWinsPolesFast lapsPointsD.C.
2011 Ginetta G50 GT4 35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Denis30000*N/A*

* = Guest driver ineligible for points, D.C. = Drivers' Championship position.

Blancpain Endurance Series

YearCarClassNo.DriversRacesWinsPolesFast lapsPointsD.C.
2011 Ferrari 458 GT3 GT3 Pro38 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Petrobelli3000536th
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Bobbi 30004012th
Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Iaconelli 30003315th

D.C. = Drivers' Championship position.

Britcar MSA British Endurance

YearCarClassNo.DriversRacesWinsPolesFast laps
2011 Ferrari 458 GT342 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Dryburgh22 [8] [9] 12
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Gaw22 [8] [9] 12
Ginetta G50 GT461 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Denis1000
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Jones1000
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gavin Spencer1000
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thorpe1000

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References

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