Marking the start of the race season FF Corse’s exclusive two-day track event took place last month (22nd and 23rd March) at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (AIA) circuit in Portimao, Portugal.

The annual event comprised of 6 cars, with drivers, guests and technical staff making the journey over to the Algarve. The weather was mixed this year, warm and dry with passing stages of rain and cloud. Despite this the Ferrari’s took to the track for a fantastic mid-week event with an open pit-lane and unlimited mileage over the Wednesday and Thursday.

Accommodation was enjoyed at the nearby 5* Le Meridien Penina Golf Resort and a great time had by all who attended.

Images from this event can be found on our gallery page by clicking here.

With the track-day season now in full swing FF Corse have many track dates coming up over the year. The programme for the next three months is shown below.

For the full list of dates and events please click here

Please visit the website to view photos from events throughout the year on our gallery pages.

For further details, costings and to book a place, email Andy O’Dowd on [email protected] or telephone 01327 857601.

June
Silverstone (GP)	June 1st (Mon)	Goldtrack
Silverstone (Int)	June 15th (Mon)	Silverstone
Silverstone (GP)	June 18th (Thu)	RMA
Brands (GP)	June 23rd (Tue)	Goldtrack
July
Goodwood	July 1st (Wed)	FF Corse
Paul Ricard	July 4th (Sat)	Curbstone
Paul Ricard	July 5th (Sun)	Curbstone
Brands (GP)	July 9th (Thu)	RMA
Silverstone (GP)	July 21st (Tue)	Goldtrack
Oulton Park	July 21st (Tue)	Ferrari Owners Club
Rockingham	July 23rd (Tue)	RMA
Brands (Indy)	July 30th (Thu)	Not Forgotten Association
August
Silverstone (GP)	August 10th (Mon)	Goldtrack
Brands (GP)	August 12th (Wed)	Goldtrack
Silverstone (GP)	August 18th (Tue)	RMA
Silverstone (GP)	August 24th (Mon)	Silverstone

Opportunities exist for part-time sub-contract HGV drivers to operate on events in a support role for the technical team.

The job is mainly seasonal and successful applicants will need to be customer facing, have a positive can-do team attitude and previous experience with similar roles.

HGV licence & previous motorsport experience essential.

Please email a cv and covering letter to [email protected]

Please include details of your salary expectations

No agencies.

FF Corse achieved the monumental result of their 100^th Overall & Class wins at the weekend in the first round of the Britcar Championships.

The team went into the first race weekend of the season with 96 race wins under their belt. David Mason & Calum Lockie took two overall race wins in the MSA Dunlop Endurance Championship on Saturday. John Seale took an overall win in the first Britcar Trophy race on Sunday, before sealing the 100^th win with a class win in race two.

It was a great start to the year for David & Calum as defending Britcar Champions. They now go into round two with a healthy lead in the 2015 Championship. Indeed, it was a great start all round as John has now won outright in 4 out of his 5 Britcar Trophy appearances, whilst continuing to maintain his 100% class winning record.

The next round of the MSA Dunlop Endurance Championship is at Zandvoort (NL) over the weekend of June 20th & 21st.

100 wins

Thank you to the following 25 drivers, all of whom helped make the 100 wins possible.

John Seale, David Mason, Calum Lockie, Sam Smeeth, Jamie Stanley, Gautam Singhania, Gary Eastwood, Rob Barff, Alex Martin, Toby Tarrant-Willis, Jacques Duyver, Charlie Hollings, Douglas Campbell, Paul McNeilly, Peter Jennings, Mick Dwane, Ryan Hooker, Leon Price, Ian Hartley, Robert Macfarlane, Mark McAllister, Jim Geddie, Rupert Martin, Jack Gerber & Jeff Leadley

After a great winning start to the British GT season for FF Corse drivers Gary Eastwood & Adam Carroll the win was disrupted with a retrospective 5 second penalty. The result being the teams’ 1^st place position in race 1 being dropped to 2^nd overall. The penalty came about as a result of a protest from a rival team over a ‘pit-stop technicality’.

The race result followed superb qualifying performances by the drivers, netting front row starting positions for both races.

In race two, the FF Corse Ferrari 458 GT3 had another strong start and took the lead in the first stint with Adam Carroll undertaking the driving duties. Unfortunately, the addition of an extra 15 second success penalty at the pit stops dropped the team back back down the order for the start of Gary Eastwood’s stint (ironically, a legacy of the success for winning race 1!). However, Gary’s pace was immediate and he clawed his way back up into a potential podium finish, before a spin on heavily worn tyres, dropped the car a further couple of race positions.

The team now currently occupy second place in the Championship and head to Rockingham (the scene of previous team success) on May 3rd  for the next round, with high hopes of another strong result.

FF Corse recorded their record number of wins over a race weekend. The team was competing in two locations; Silverstone and Donington over Friday, Saturday & Sunday and took 5 race wins in the process.

Building on earlier Britcar momentum, David Mason and Calum Lockie, racing in their Ferrari 458 Challenge GTC, started the tally rolling by sprinting to success in the Britcar Trophy races at Silverstone. The pairing won overall in Race 1, along with taking class wins in both races.

Over at Donington for the GT Cup, FF Corse dominated proceedings by taking all 3 GTC class race wins, pole positions and fastest laps. Wayne Marrs (in his first race for FF Corse) & Charlie Hollings, won the first of three races, before John Seale secured the two sprint race wins.

In addition to the GTC Class, Darren Nelson, took the outright pole position for two of the three races in the FF Corse Ferrari 458 GT3. Helped by Nigel Greensall in the pit-stop race, he subsequently converted the strong qualifying performances to a pair of podium finishes, with fastest lap in race 2 along the way.

The wins over the weekend take the team’s total tally of overall and class wins to 105- https://www.ffcorse.com/race-wins/

The next round of the GT Cup is at Brands Hatch on May 9^th and 10^th.

FF Corse secured 5 race wins in GT Cup at Rockingham over the Bank Holiday weekend, with Darren Nelson securing 3 overall Race wins.

The pit-stop race on Saturday was a great start to the weekend and saw Darren Nelson & Adam Carroll leading the way at the front of the field in the GTO Class. Darren took the lead in the first-half of the race, before Adam extended it to take victory by a resounding 29.5 seconds.

At the head of the GTC class and in third & fourth places overall, the Ferrari 458 Challenge GTC cars of Wayne Marrs/Charlie Hollings and John Seale/Jamie Stanley were running line astern throughout the race to finish 7.1 seconds clear of the chasing pack.

On Sunday, Darren Nelson continued his race-winning form and qualified on pole position for the first race, before going on to win both races, setting fastest laps in both along the way. The GTC class Ferrari of John Seale qualified in class pole, before Wayne Marrs went on to finish 2^nd on the class podium in the first race. In the second race Jamie Stanley took the car he shares with John Seale to victory and secured a third place on the overall podium to round off a fantastic set of results for the team

The next round of GT Cup is at Silverstone in three weekends time on June 13^th & 14^th.

FF Corse have added some new dates to the calendar, including supporting the annual day at Brands Hatch for injured soldiers and sponsored by LKM.

We are offering our support and services free of charge for members who are able to give passenger rides throughout the day to members of our armed services who are recovering from injuries. The track event takes place on the Indy circuit on July 30^th.

 

Overseas Events

 

After the success of previous events, we are organising a couple of overseas trips at track-days in Europe. The first one is  at Paul Ricard, in the South of France over the weekend of July 4^th & 5th , followed by a two-day trip to the heart of Italian motorsport at the Imola and Mugello circuits on September 7th & 8^th respectively.

The days are being organised by Belgium track-day specialist Curbstone and are split into race-car and GT road car sessions, with a the number of cars limited in each session. The days are very well organised and are renowned for their great hospitality & catering.

No.1 Race Technician

 

We are looking to recruit additional No.1 Race Technicians, who are able to work unsupervised.

The successful applicants will be highly motivated individuals who can work both as part of a team and on their own initiative.

The role will involve extensive travelling across the UK and Europe. Weekend work is a pre-requisite.

Knowledge of GT cars is essential and at least 3 years minimum experience as a No.1 Race Technician.

 

Please email your CV, with a covering letter, quoting the job you are applying for and salary expectation to [email protected]