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| 23-24.06.2012 | MG Live 2012 | Silverstone |
| 25-26.08.2012 | FIA World Endurance Championship | Silverstone |
The 2012 Season Starts Here
The last week has seen a flurry of activity as championships big and small held their annual media days and opening tests, with some already even getting down to racing proper. The British Touring Car Championship heads strongly into a new all-turbo generation and this year boasts 10 models from nine different marques on its 24-car grid, including the technicolour liveried return of the MG name.
The BTCC season opener hits Brands Hatch on 1st April, followed a week later by the first rounds of the British GT Championship and the British F3 International Series at Oulton Park. While some single-seater formulae have struggled in recent times - Formula Renault postponing its UK series due to poor entries - British F3 continues to attract young talent. With recent champions including the Scuderia Toro Rosso pairing of Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne, its status as a stepping-stone to Formula 1 is hard to dispute.
Read more...Ben Winrow Gets First Win in Trofeo Abarth 500 GB at Silverstone
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- Monday, 19 April 2010
Ben Winrow, who has qualified fastest at both rounds this year, was rewarded with his first race win of the season. Gareth Howell was placed 2nd and Charlie Butler-Henderson 3rd after Stefan Hodgetts, race winner on Saturday retired from 2nd place.
Winrow took advantage of the ‘Grand Prix’ style grid layout where 2nd position starts on the right hand side of the race-track. He managed to get past Stefan Hodgetts and keep in front for the rest of the half-hour race. Gareth Howell, who won both races at the opening round at Oulton Park, had to work hard to stay in touch with the front two drivers.
Winrow said: “The grid positions that worked a little against me yesterday worked in my favour today. Stef’s a great drivers, so once I got him, I just had to concentrate and put my head down and try to build a lead. Then it was a case of protecting the tyres and hanging on for the win.”
Gareth Howell, who still leads the series with 2 wins, a 2nd and a 3rd said: We just weren’t on it this weekend. I’m in front now, but I can’t keep following the boot-lids of these guys for much longer or they will creep ahead. We need to do a little bit of development to stay ahead.”
Championship Organiser, Paolo Callea said after the race, “We have said all along that we would be tough on driver standards. Saturday’s race was not as good as we would have liked, but we have talked to the drivers and we have shown that we will be tough on those who stray. Sunday afternoon’s race showed that we can have good clean racing with the good drivers rewarded with success on the podium.”
The next race for the Trofeo Abarth 500 GB will be a historic weekend when the series joins British Superbilkes at Cadwell Park on the 22nd and 23rd of May.
