2010 Danish Touringcar Championship season

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2010 Danish Touringcar Championship
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The 2010 Danish Touringcar Championship season was the 11th and last Danish Touringcar Championship (DTC) season. Four of the race weekends will be held together with the Swedish Touring Car Championship and the results from these races will also count towards the Scandinavian Touring Car Cup. From 2011, the new Scandinavian Touring Car Championship will replace both the Swedish and the Danish Touring Car Championships. [1]

Contents

In 2012 the series was succeeded by the Danish Thundersport Championship, using the Camaro Cup cars as a basis. [2]

Teams and drivers

The official entry list for the 2010 DTC season was released on April 13. [3]

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Flag of Sweden.svg Flash Engineering BMW 320si 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk [4] 1, 3, 6–7
106 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Nilsson [4] 1, 3, 6–7
Flag of Denmark.svg Hartmann Honda Racing Honda Accord Euro R 3 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Pedersen 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson [5] 5–6
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström [3] 1
Flag of Austria.svg Wolfgang Treml 5
Flag of Denmark.svg Team Bygma SEAT León 6 Flag of Denmark.svg Jason Watt [6] All
Flag of Denmark.svg JM Racing BMW 320i E46 7 Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Outzen 8
Flag of Denmark.svg KC Motorsport BMW 320i E46 8 Flag of Denmark.svg Kim Morgan Jensen [3] 1–2, 4, 6, 8
Flag of Denmark.svg Carlsen Motorsport Peugeot 407 9 Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Carlsen [3] 1, 3, 6–8
Flag of Denmark.svg Team FDM SEAT León 11 Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Reno Møller [7] 1–2, 4–8
12 Flag of Denmark.svg Kim Holmgaard [7] 1–2, 4, 6, 8
Flag of Denmark.svg Team Bauhaus
Flag of Denmark.svg Bauhaus Telesikring
Chevrolet Lacetti [8] 20 Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Sylvest 8
23 Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen [8] [9] 3, 6–7
BMW 320si 1–2
87 Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Elgaard [9] 1–2
Flag of Denmark.svg Alternative Engineering
Flag of Denmark.svg Team Telesikring
BMW 320si 22 Flag of Denmark.svg Robert Schlünssen [10] 1, 3–8
87 Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Elgaard [11] 3–8
Flag of Denmark.svg Team Niels Christiansen Toyota Corolla T-Sport 24 Flag of Denmark.svg Niels Christiansen [3] 2, 4–6, 8

Race calendar and results

The calendar for the 2010 season was published in December 2009. As a first step towards the planned merger with the Swedish Touring Car Championship, four of the races will be held together with STCC. [12]

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1 Flag of Denmark.svg Jyllands-Ringen *25 April Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Flag of Denmark.svg Bauhaus Telesikring
R2 Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Reno Møller Flag of Denmark.svg Robert Schlünssen Flag of Denmark.svg Alternative Engineering
2R3 Flag of Denmark.svg Padborg Park 16 May Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Flag of Denmark.svg Bauhaus Telesikring
R4 Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg Hartmann Honda Racing
3R5 Flag of Sweden.svg Göteborg City Race *5 June Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Flag of Denmark.svg Robert Schlünssen Flag of Denmark.svg Alternative Engineering
R6 Flag of Denmark.svg Robert Schlünssen Flag of Denmark.svg Robert Schlünssen Flag of Denmark.svg Alternative Engineering
4R7 Flag of Denmark.svg Jyllands-Ringen 20 June Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Reno Møller Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Reno Møller Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Reno Møller Flag of Denmark.svg Team FDM
R8 Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Reno Møller Flag of Denmark.svg Jason Watt Flag of Denmark.svg Team Bygma
5R9 Flag of Denmark.svg Ring Djursland 15 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Flag of Denmark.svg Hartmann Honda Racing
R10 Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Elgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Elgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Team Telesikring
6R11 Flag of Denmark.svg Jyllands-Ringen *5 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Reno Møller Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Flag of Denmark.svg Hartmann Honda Racing
R12 Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk Flag of Sweden.svg Flash Engineering
7R13 Flag of Sweden.svg Ring Knutstorp *18 September Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Flag of Denmark.svg Team Bauhaus
R14 Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk Flag of Sweden.svg Flash Engineering
8R15 Flag of Denmark.svg Jyllands-Ringen 10 October Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Elgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Jason Watt Flag of Denmark.svg Jason Watt Flag of Denmark.svg Team Bygma
R16Flag placeholder.svg none Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Reno Møller Flag of Denmark.svg Team FDM

*Joint STCC and DTC races. In the joint STCC and DTC races, only the highest placed DTC driver/team is listed

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

 — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

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