The 2010 BOSS GP Series was the 16th season of the premier championship for retired open-wheel racing cars and the 1st season of the BOSS GP series after it was founded by ex-EuroBOSS drivers Henk de Boer, Frits van Eerd, Marijn van Kalmthout and Klaas Zwart. The championship began on 17 April at the Hockenheimring and ended on 3 October at Dijon-Prenois. [1]
Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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Open Class | |||||
De Boer Manx [2] | Panoz DP01 [2] | Cosworth XFE 2.6 L V8 | 1 | Henk de Boer [2] | All |
Van Kalmthout Racing | Benetton B197 | Judd 4.0 L V10 | 2 | Marijn van Kalmthout | All |
Team Ascari | Ascari Benetton B197 | Judd 4.0 L V10 | 3 | Klaas Zwart | All |
4 | Henk Thuis | 3 | |||
Ascari Benetton B196 | Judd 4.0 L V10 | Johnny Laursen | 1–2 | ||
Tyrrell F1 Team Holland | Tyrrell 026 | Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 L V10 | 5 | Frits van Eerd | 3 |
[3] | Tyrrell 023 [3] | Yamaha OX10C 3.0 L V10 | 6 | Scott Mansell | 7 |
16 | Abba Kogan [3] | 1–2, 7 | |||
Top Speed [4] | Dallara GP2/05 [4] | Mecachrome 4.0 L V8 | 8 | Ingo Gerstl [4] | 2–3, 5–7 |
GP Racing | Panoz DP01 | Cosworth XFE 2.6 L V8 | 11 | Peter Milavec | 2–3 |
Ryschka Motorsport | G-Force GF05 | Chevrolet 3.5 L V8 | 12 | Philippe Bourgeois [5] | 1–2 |
Peter Versluis | 3 | ||||
30 | Cor Euser [6] | 3–4 | |||
Rennwerk | Arrows A21 | Asiatech 3.0 L V10 | 13 | Arnold Wagner | 1, 3 |
Woodcock Racing [7] | Arrows A21 [7] | Asiatech 3.0 L V10 | 14 | Michael Woodcock [7] | 1 |
Arrows A22 [7] | Asiatech 3.0 L V10 | 15 | Gary Woodcock [7] | 1 | |
[8] | Coloni C4 [8] | Ford Cosworth DFR 4.0 L V8 | 18 | Xavier Maassen [8] | 3 |
Griffith's | Benetton B192 | Ford HBA7 3.5 L V8 | 20 | Patrick d'Aubreby | 4 |
Masters Class | |||||
Becker Motorsport | Dallara SN01 | Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 | 21 | Karl-Heinz Becker | 2–7 |
Dallara SN01 | Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 | 22 | Carlos Antunes Tavares Dias | All | |
Top Speed | Dallara T05 | Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 | 23 | Ingo Gerstl [4] | 1 |
Dallara SN01 | Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 | 24 | Norbert Gruber | 1–3, 6 | |
Dallara SN01 | Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 | 25 | Vladimir Arabadzhiev | 1 | |
Helge Schneider Racing | Reynard 91D | Mugen Honda 3.0 L V8 | 28 | Henry Buettner | 1, 3, 6 |
Reynard 91D | Mugen Honda 3.0 L V8 | 30 | Jean-Claude Monbaron | 1–2, 4, 7 | |
Reynard 91D | Mugen Honda 3.0 L V8 | 32 | Dan Daly | 2 | |
Chevron B24 | Chevrolet 5.0 L V8 | 32 | Greg Thornton | 5 | |
Zele Racing | Dallara SN01 | Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 | 33 | Damien Charveriat | 3, 5 |
50 | Peter Randlshofer | 1, 3 | |||
Ryschka Motorsport | Lola T89/00 HU09 Lola T89/00 HU29 | Cosworth DFS 2.6 L V8 | 65 | Alain DeBlandre | All |
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Masters Class Winner | |
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1 | R1 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 17 April | Marijn van Kalmthout | Klaas Zwart | Klaas Zwart | Team Ascari | Ingo Gerstl |
R2 | 18 April | Klaas Zwart | Klaas Zwart | Team Ascari | Ingo Gerstl | |||
2 | R3 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | 22 May | Klaas Zwart | Marijn van Kalmthout | Klaas Zwart | Team Ascari | Alain DeBlandre |
R4 | 23 May | Klaas Zwart | Klaas Zwart | Team Ascari | Dan Daly | |||
3 | R5 | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 5 June | Marijn van Kalmthout | Marijn van Kalmthout | Klaas Zwart | Team Ascari | Karl-Heinz Becker |
R6 | 6 June | Klaas Zwart | Klaas Zwart | Team Ascari | Karl-Heinz Becker | |||
4 | R7 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 19 June | Klaas Zwart | Klaas Zwart | Klaas Zwart | Team Ascari | Karl-Heinz Becker |
R8 | 20 June | Klaas Zwart | Klaas Zwart | Team Ascari | Karl-Heinz Becker | |||
5 | R9 | Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder | 18 July | Marijn van Kalmthout | Marijn van Kalmthout | Marijn van Kalmthout | Van Kalmthout Racing | Karl-Heinz Becker |
R10 | Marijn van Kalmthout | Marijn van Kalmthout | Van Kalmthout Racing | Karl-Heinz Becker | ||||
6 | R11 | TT Circuit Assen, Assen | 18 September | Klaas Zwart | Marijn van Kalmthout | Marijn van Kalmthout | Van Kalmthout Racing | Karl-Heinz Becker |
R12 | 19 September | Marijn van Kalmthout | Marijn van Kalmthout | Van Kalmthout Racing | Karl-Heinz Becker | |||
7 | R13 | Dijon-Prenois, Prenois | 2 October | Scott Mansell | Klaas Zwart | Klaas Zwart | Team Ascari | Alain DeBlandre |
R14 | 3 October | Klaas Zwart | Klaas Zwart | Team Ascari | Karl-Heinz Becker | |||
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