The final race of Round 4 in the 2025 Ferrari Challenge UK Trofeo Pirelli series provided a captivating conclusion to the weekend’s competition at Donington Park. Following an intense opening race on Saturday, anticipation built for Sunday’s finale, with both championship titles potentially able to be secured depending on results across each class. 

Qualifying 2. In Trofeo Pirelli, Gilbert Yates (Charles Hurst) continued to dominate, posting the fastest lap of 1:04.434. In Coppa Shell, Mike Dewhirst (Dick Lovett Swindon) showed his impressive skillset, completing his fastest lap in just in 1:05.595 to secure top spot. 

Race 2. Trofeo Pirelli. Spectators were captivated from the start as Yates and Pranav Vangala (HR Owen) entered into Redgate neck-and-neck. Congestion in the corner caused contact further back between Stratstone Colchester duo Joseph Dean and Haymandhra Pillai, stranding the Malaysian driver and forcing his retirement from the race. Paul Simmerson was also caught in the melee, with damage to his front splitter affecting the handling of his car which sent him down the order. Fedor Samorukov (HR Owen) laid down impressive pace to protect his spot on the podium following a strong qualifying session earlier that morning. Behind him, 4th placed John Marcar (Graypaul Birmingham) found his rhythm and worked his slick Pirelli tyres hard in an effort to reduce the interval, but it was to no avail. Samorukov kept his rapid race pace to remain firmly out of Marcar’s reach, as the rookie closed in on his first ever podium in the series. As the race concluded, Yates and Vangala replicated Race 1’s finishing order: Yates once again demonstrated his trademark dominance to secure a 7th victory of the season, and moved ever-closer towards his second Ferrari Challenge UK Trofeo Pirelli championship title. 

Coppa Shell. Strong starts from Dewhirst and Peter Hunter (Stratstone Manchester) stood out during a frenetic race start. Behind, Darren Howell (JCT600 Leeds) was unfortunate to lose his place after being forced wide in the first corner. His demotion benefitted the mid-field, as Paul Dixon (Dick Lovett Swindon) and Paul Rogers (HR Owen) moved up the order. Steve Dopson (Dick Lovett Swindon) also took full advantage and moved up into the podium places, before a yellow flag temporarily suspended competitive proceedings. With 20 minutes to go, the race resumed. Howell, now several places further back, had work to do. Quick laps followed the restart, culminating in the JCT600 driver executing an impressive racing line out of Coppice to out-drag Dixon and move up into 5th. With minutes to go, Howell caught up with Rogers - but Rogers kept his composure to cross the line ahead. Meanwhile, Dopson maintained his pace and secured a maiden visit to the podium steps. Up ahead, Dewhirst and Hunter drove well-executed races to cross the line first and second respectively. The result capped off a perfect weekend for the Dick Lovett driver, who scored the maximum available points available across the weekend. The drivers meet again at Silverstone in September for the final round of Ferrari Challenge UK championship.

Next Round. The final round of the Ferrari Challenge UK race series takes place in Silverstone - the home of UK motorsport - on 5-7 September 2025. Spectators can watch the race at the circuit or online at live.ferrari.com. For the latest updates on the Ferrari Challenge UK race series, visit https://www.ferrari.com/en-GB/corse-clienti/uk.