Five Races to do in Your Ferrari Challenge Car This Year

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1. Bell Sport Challenge, Festival Italia – Brands Hatch 11th August

Running on the Indy Circuit at Brands Hatch on the 11th August, this single round will be in front of the crowds for the annual Festival Italia – a celebration of Italian machinery. The format will follow a qualifying session and two 25 minute races, creating an action packed day of racing.

The entry list already has 12 cars confirmed and there is limited space for more. Eligible cars are Ferrari all 360, 430, 458, 488 Challenge models. The action also includes racing from the Superformance Ferrari Club Classic, for Ferrari 308, 328, 348, and 355 which is always a great show.

2. GT Trophy – Silverstone GP 23-25 August

Join one of the biggest race meetings of the year, The Silverstone Festival. This annual event features car of all eras, from 1960s sports and touring cars, and some of the latest Le Mans machinery.

The Masters GT Trophy race is eligible for all paddle shift Ferrari Challenge models, 360-488 and the grid also contains Porsche Carrera Cup cars and Lamborghini Super Trofeos. The 50 minute race with a mandatory pit stop allows one or two drivers per car in what will surely be a sell out grid. Get ready to wave to the crowds!

3. GT Cup – Silverstone GP 27-28 July

Founded in 2007, GT Cup caters for all types of modern GT cars in a multiclass format contains GT3s, GT4s, Challenge cars, even down to some homemade specials!

The weekend format contained two 25 minute sprint races, and two 50 minute pit stop races, ensuring plenty of track time and competitive racing. Cars can be driven solo, but preferably shared with a PRO driver if you’d like to get on the podium in this competitive series.

4. GT Trophy – Donington 3-4 August

Another entry for GT Trophy, this time at Donington for the Masters Historic Festival. Again the weekend features cars of all eras, from 1960s sports and touring cars and some of the latest Le Mans machinery, but this time there are two 45 minute pitstop races over the weekend, for one or two drivers.

The Masters GT Trophy race is eligible for all paddle shift Ferrari Challenge models, 360-488 and the grid also contains Porsche Carrera Cup cars and Lamborghini Super Trofeos. The 50 minute race with a mandatory pit stop, allows one or two drivers per car in what will sure to be a sell out grid.

5. British Endurance Championship – Donington 10th August

BEC features multiple classes within their 2 hour endurance format, which includes mandatory pitstops, tyre changes and refuelling, making these races as much about strategy as outright pace. And all of that takes place over just one day!

Fast and frantic, BEC is open to all paddle shift Ferrari Challenge cars and GT3 specification cars, for one or two drivers – but do it with a friend and have some fun!

FF Corse provide race preparation, logistics and race support for all of the above events and more. If you would like further details, or to submit an entry, please get in touch.

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