The 2020 Ferrari Challenge UK was the second season of Ferrari Challenge UK. The season started at Brands Hatch on 25 July and ended on 10 October at Snetterton. [1] Lucky Khera won the Trofeo Pirelli title and Jamie Thwaites was the Coppa Shell champion.
| Rnd. | Circuit | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brands Hatch Indy (R1) Grand Prix (R2) | 25–26 July 2020 |
| 2 | Donington Park National | 29–30 August 2020 |
| 3 | Silverstone Circuit | 19–20 September 2020 |
| 4 | Snetterton 300 | 9–10 October 2020 |
| NC | Misano World Circuit | 5–6 March 2021 |
| Source: [2] | ||
All teams and drivers used the Ferrari 488 Challenge fitted with Pirelli tyres.
| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graypaul Birmingham | 1 |  Alex Moss | Shell | All |
| 24 | Lucky Khera | Pirelli | All, NC | |
| 27 | Martin Smith | Pirelli | 4 | |
| 77 | Paul Simmerson | Shell | All | |
| Stratstone Manchester | 6 | Paul Hogarth | Pirelli | All |
| Dick Lovett Swindon | 9 | Paul Stevens | Shell | 1–2 |
| H.R. Owen London | 16 |  Hans Sikkens | Pirelli | All, NC |
| Meridien Modena | 19 | Graham de Zille | Shell | 1–2 |
| JCT600 Brooklands Leeds | 20 | Paul Rogers | Shell | All, NC |
| 40 | Jamie Thwaites | Shell | All | |
| Graypaul Nottingham | 22 | Gary Redman | Shell | 3 |
| Source: [3] | ||||
| Round | Race | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Trofeo Pirelli Winners | Coppa Shell Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Brands Hatch | TP: Lucky Khera CS: Graham de Zille | TP: Lucky Khera CS: Graham de Zille | Lucky Khera | Graham de Zille |
| 2 | TP: Lucky Khera CS: Graham de Zille | TP: Paul Hogarth CS: Graham de Zille | Lucky Khera | Graham de Zille | ||
| 2 | 3 | Donington Park National | TP: Lucky Khera CS: Graham de Zille | TP: Lucky Khera CS: Graham de Zille | Lucky Khera | Graham de Zille |
| 4 | TP: Lucky Khera CS: Graham de Zille | TP: Lucky Khera CS: Graham de Zille | Lucky Khera | Graham de Zille | ||
| 3 | 5 | Silverstone Circuit | TP: Lucky Khera CS: Jamie Thwaites | TP: Lucky Khera CS: Jamie Thwaites | Lucky Khera | Jamie Thwaites |
| 6 | TP: Hans Sikkens CS: Jamie Thwaites | TP: Lucky Khera CS: Jamie Thwaites | Lucky Khera | Jamie Thwaites | ||
| 4 | 7 | Snetterton 300 | TP: Lucky Khera CS: Paul Rogers | TP: Lucky Khera CS: Jamie Thwaites | Lucky Khera | Jamie Thwaites |
| 8 | TP: Paul Hogarth CS: Alex Moss | TP: Lucky Khera CS: Alex Moss | Lucky Khera | Jamie Thwaites | ||
| Source: [4] [5] [6] | ||||||
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:
| Race Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th or lower | Pole | FLap | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | BRH | DON | SIL | SNE | Points | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||||||||
| Trofeo Pirelli | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lucky Khera | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 137 | ||||||
| 2 | Hans Sikkens | 3 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 81 | ||||||
| 3 | Paul Hogarth | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 72 | ||||||
| 4 | Martin Smith | 3 | 8 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Coppa Shell | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jamie Thwaites | 4 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 105 | ||||||
| 2 | Alex Moss | 5 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 81 | ||||||
| 3 | Paul Simmerson | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 80 | ||||||
| 4 | Graham de Zille | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 70 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Paul Rogers | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 70 | ||||||
| 6 | Paul Stevens | 8 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Gary Redman | 8 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||||||
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