Abruzzi Prototype Challenge Decider
Season 2 of the Abruzzi Prototype Challenge moved to the final round at Silverstone, with LMDh( PRO) driver Ben Ford in a commanding lead after winning Rounds Three, Four and Five – but could he make it four-in-a-row on the Northamptonshire Grand Prix circuit?
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Qualifying went Ford’ s way, placing his BMW M Hybrid V8 in pole position just two-tenths ahead of Christian Szaruta in the Ferrari 499p. In LMDh( AM), it was the Porsche 963 GTP driven by Christian Malcharek who qualified fastest, with Andy Madel and Mikey Storey taken the top slot for LMP3 Pro and AM respectively.
In the race, Storey converted his starting position into victory, although Jenson Bosworth took the honours for fastest lap. Ethan Barford claimed the LMP3 Pro win, and fastest lap. In LMDh( AM), Luca Munro took fastest lap and then was promoted to first place when Malcharek picked up a five-second penalty, but Round 6 – and the Series – belonged to Ben Ford, who did take the win at Silverstone to make it four wins from five races, and claimed the 2025 Abruzzi Prototype Challenge title with a margin of over 50 points even after the dropped score.
Ethan Merone and Christian Szaruta took second and third in the Championship, with just two points separating the drivers.
UK presses home advantage in the Four Nations Cup
Race 1 of the 2025 4 Nations Cup was held at Mount Panorama Circuit, in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
It was British driver Marley Joffe who grabbed pole from New Zealander Antal Sabo, but just nine-hundredths of a second, and they were closely followed by Samuel Smith of Australia. The top qualifier for South Africa, who joined the 2025 event for the first time, was Nikolas Roos down in 16th place.
After 30 minutes of racing, it was Marley Joffe who took the first race for win the United Kingdom, and behind him were three flying Kiwis in a row – Antal Sabo, Stefan McCartain, and Marcus Watson, which gave New Zealand a healthy points haul. Fifth place went to Adam Watson, contributing to the UK’ s points, and the top South African, Cameron De Bastos was sixth.
At the half-way point New Zealand led the points table from the United Kingdom, but as this is a two-race series, any deficit can be made up in the second race, which was held at Silverstone.
Race 2 saw Marley Joffe claim pole position again, and this time he was joined by countryman Matt Caruana on the front row. Samuel Smith put in a strong lap to take the third spot for Australia, and Ewan Baker was the top New Zealander in fifth. Nikolas Roos was still the best South African qualifier, but this time he was placed 20th on the grid.
Perhaps it was the home track advantage, but the result at Silverstone was a huge points haul for the United Kingdom, with them occupying six of the top seven places. Victory went to Marley Joffe, with Matt Caruana second and William Chadwick third to make it an all-UK podium. New Zealander Ewan Baker in fourth place and Marcus Watson in eighth place were the top two Kiwi’ s over the line, while Nikolas Roos fought hard for South Africa and moved up to 10th, ahead of top Australian Benjamin Roberts in 11th.
The top driver from each nation wins a HF8 Haptic Gaming Pad each.
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