2010 BOSS GP Series

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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]

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Teams and Drivers

TeamChassisEngineNo.DriverRounds
Open Class
Flag of the Netherlands.svg De Boer Manx [2] Panoz DP01 [2] Cosworth XFE 2.6 L V8 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henk de Boer [2] All
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Van Kalmthout Racing Benetton B197 Judd 4.0 L V10 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van KalmthoutAll
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Ascari Ascari Benetton B197 Judd 4.0 L V10 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas ZwartAll
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henk Thuis3
Ascari Benetton B196 Judd 4.0 L V10 Flag of Denmark.svg Johnny Laursen1–2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tyrrell F1 Team Holland Tyrrell 026 Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 L V10 5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frits van Eerd  [ nl ]3
Flag placeholder.svg [3] Tyrrell 023 [3] Yamaha OX10C 3.0 L V10 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Mansell 7
16 Flag of Brazil.svg Abba Kogan [3] 1–2, 7
Flag of Germany.svg Top Speed [4] Dallara GP2/05 [4] Mecachrome 4.0 L V8 8 Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl [4] 2–3, 5–7
Flag of Austria.svg GP Racing Panoz DP01 Cosworth XFE 2.6 L V8 11 Flag of Austria.svg Peter Milavec2–3
Flag of Germany.svg Ryschka Motorsport G-Force GF05 Chevrolet 3.5 L V8 12 Flag of France.svg Philippe Bourgeois [5] 1–2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Versluis3
30 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cor Euser [6] 3–4
Flag of Germany.svg Rennwerk Arrows A21 Asiatech 3.0 L V10 13 Flag of Germany.svg Arnold Wagner1, 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Woodcock Racing [7] Arrows A21 [7] Asiatech 3.0 L V10 14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Woodcock [7] 1
Arrows A22 [7] Asiatech 3.0 L V10 15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Woodcock [7] 1
Flag placeholder.svg [8] Coloni C4 [8] Ford Cosworth DFR 4.0 L V8 18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Xavier Maassen [8] 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Griffith's Benetton B192 Ford HBA7 3.5 L V8 20 Flag of France.svg Patrick d'Aubreby4
Masters Class
Flag of Germany.svg Becker Motorsport Dallara SN01 Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 21 Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Becker2–7
Flag placeholder.svg Dallara SN01 Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 22 Flag of Portugal.svg Carlos Antunes Tavares Dias All
Flag of Germany.svg Top Speed Dallara T05 Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 23 Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl [4] 1
Dallara SN01 Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 24 Flag of Austria.svg Norbert Gruber1–3, 6
Flag placeholder.svg Dallara SN01 Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 25 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Vladimir Arabadzhiev 1
Flag of Germany.svg Helge Schneider Racing Reynard 91D Mugen Honda 3.0 L V8 28 Flag of Germany.svg Henry Buettner1, 3, 6
Flag placeholder.svg Reynard 91D Mugen Honda 3.0 L V8 30 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jean-Claude Monbaron1–2, 4, 7
Flag placeholder.svg Reynard 91D Mugen Honda 3.0 L V8 32 Flag of Ireland.svg Dan Daly2
Flag placeholder.svg Chevron B24 Chevrolet 5.0 L V8 32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Thornton5
Flag of Austria.svg Zele Racing Dallara SN01 Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 33 Flag of France.svg Damien Charveriat3, 5
50 Flag of Germany.svg Peter Randlshofer1, 3
Flag of Germany.svg Ryschka Motorsport Lola T89/00 HU09
Lola T89/00 HU29
Cosworth DFS 2.6 L V8 65 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alain DeBlandreAll

Race results

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamMasters Class Winner
1R1 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 17 April Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van Kalmthout Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Ascari Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl
R218 April Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Ascari Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl
2R3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 22 May Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van Kalmthout Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Ascari Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alain DeBlandre
R423 May Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Ascari Flag of Ireland.svg Dan Daly
3R5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 5 June Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van Kalmthout Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van Kalmthout Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Ascari Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Becker
R66 June Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Ascari Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Becker
4R7 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring, Nürburg 19 June Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Ascari Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Becker
R820 June Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Ascari Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Becker
5R9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 18 July Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van Kalmthout Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van Kalmthout Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van Kalmthout Flag of the Netherlands.svg Van Kalmthout Racing Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Becker
R10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van Kalmthout Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van Kalmthout Flag of the Netherlands.svg Van Kalmthout Racing Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Becker
6R11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg TT Circuit Assen, Assen 18 September Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van Kalmthout Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van Kalmthout Flag of the Netherlands.svg Van Kalmthout Racing Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Becker
R1219 September Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van Kalmthout Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van Kalmthout Flag of the Netherlands.svg Van Kalmthout Racing Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Becker
7R13 Flag of France.svg Dijon-Prenois, Prenois 2 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Mansell Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Ascari Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alain DeBlandre
R143 October Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Ascari Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Becker

Championship standings

Drivers Standings

PosDriver HOC
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SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
ZOL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
DIJ
Flag of France.svg
Points
Open Class [9] [1]
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart11111111RetRet2311234
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marijn van Kalmthout872211242111142221
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henk de Boer32535524334434208
4 Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl44772232RetDNS156
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cor Euser 445552
6 Flag of Germany.svg Arnold Wagner2DNS3350
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Abba Kagon636DNS349
8 Flag of France.svg Philippe Bourgeois747544
9 Flag of Denmark.svg Johnny Laursen558642
10 Flag of Austria.svg Peter Milavec378940
11 Flag of France.svg Patrick d'Aubreby3332
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frits van Eerd  [ nl ]2Ret24
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Woodcock4624
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henk Thuis6620
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Mansell 218
16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Versluis9815
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Woodcock9815
18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Xavier Maassen 10DNS5
Masters Class [9] [10]
1 Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Becker521111111121228
2 Flag of Portugal.svg Carlos Antunes Tavares Dias 222333DNS3332232220
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alain DeBlandre44144DNS224Ret4413208
4 Flag of Austria.svg Norbert Gruber55457RetRet3122
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jean-Claude Monbaron66363RetRet488
6 Flag of Germany.svg Henry Buettner77543Ret79
7 Flag of France.svg Damien Charveriat222272
8 Flag of Germany.svg Peter Randlshofer336552
9 Flag of Ireland.svg Dan Daly6130
10 Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl110
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg ThorntonRetDNS0
12 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Vladimir Arabadzhiev DNSDNS0
PosDriver HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
ZOL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
DIJ
Flag of France.svg
Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
BlueOther classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formattingMeaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap


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