Ferrari 430 Challenge – Silverstone [Trofeo Pirelli]

The Trofeo Pirelli was the last class on the program during Saterday. The weather became from bad to wurse and the Trofeo Pirelli class should have all difficaults to keep the cars on the track. Never the less 18 out of 19 cars should finish the race.

The field had an extra warm up lap to heat up the tires and check the conditions. After the start it was Baron for half of the race leading the field but than the drivers had to came in for rain tires.

After the pitstops it was Barde in controle followed by Blancardi and Baron back to third place.

The places for the podium didn’t chance, so at the end of the race it was the 2006 Trofeo Pirelli champion Barde in first, Blancardi second and Baron third.

Ange Barde

Max Blancardi

Philipp Baron

Robert Pergl (39) and Phillipe Prette (7) showing the conditions.

Bjorn Grossmann

Max Blancardi

Ange Barde on top of the podium.

During race 2 it was still wet but a little better as the laptimes showed. The drivers were about 10 to 15 seconds faster in their fastest lap.

Guest driver Andrea Piccini for the Ferrari GB Dealer Team was in controle for the second race. He was taking a pretty big gap but half way the race Barde came back.

In lap 7 Robert Pergl went off in Becketts. Two laps later it was Sergio Rota who left the track almost on the same point.

Piccini won the race but Barde took the points for the championship. At the end of the race the gap was just 1.948.

The start of race 2 and Piccini was allready pulling away.

Andrea Piccini

Phillipe Prette

Sergio Rota lost controle in Becketts. Very disappointed he left the gravel to retire.

Jan Danis

Bjorn Grossmann

Piccini across the line to win the second race.

Piccini searching for his teamsleader to share the joy.

Ange Barde