2010 European Touring Car Cup

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The 2010 FIA European Touring Car Cup was the sixth running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup. The cup was expanded to three events for 2010, unlike in previous years where it was a one-off event. The season began at Braga on 28 March, and finished at Franciacorta on 17 October. Each event included two races of 50 kilometres (31 miles) in length, making a total of six rounds awarding points. At the end of the season, three FIA cups were awarded, one for each of the eligible categories: Super 2000, Super 1600 and Super Production. 100,000 euro prize money was awarded at each of the four race meetings: 65,000 euros to Super 2000, 25,000 to Super 1600 and 10,000 to Super Production.

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In the top Super 2000 class, despite pressure from Michel Nykjær – who won each of the four races he contested at the Salzburgring and Franciacorta – in a SEAT León TDI, Hartmann Honda Racing's James Thompson finished as the class winner, with six top-three finishes in the season's six races, taking a victory in Braga en route to a four-point title win. César Campaniço was the other race winner at Braga, in a one-off outing in the Cup. Super Production was poorly supported with only Vojislav Lekić, Fabio Fabiani and Marcis Birkens competing in any of the races. Lekić won the four races he contested, ahead of Fabiani while Birkens suffered a retirement and a DNS in Braga. Carsten Seifert won the Super 1600 title, finishing with three victories and a total of six top-two finishes. He narrowly beat Jens Löhnig, who also had three wins, by ten points.

Teams and drivers

Super 2000 class
TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Flag of Denmark.svg Hartmann Honda Racing Honda Accord Euro R 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson All
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström 1
4 Flag of Austria.svg Wolfgang Treml 2–3
Flag of Sweden.svg Engström Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström 2–3
Flag of Croatia.svg Čolak Racing Team SEAT León 3 Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čolak 11–2
Flag of Ukraine.svg Bevz Kostantyn BMW 320i E46 5 Flag of Ukraine.svg Irina Protasova 1–2
6 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Protasov 1
7 Flag of Ukraine.svg Leonid Protasov 1–2
Flag of Spain.svg SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 8 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Sadredinov 1
12 Flag of France.svg Michaël Rossi 1–2
SEAT León TDI 21 Flag of Denmark.svg Michel Nykjær 2–3
Flag of Portugal.svg Novadriver Racing Team BMW 320si 9 Flag of Portugal.svg César Campaniço 1
Flag of Denmark.svg Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320si 11 Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen 1
Flag of Turkey.svg Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport BMW 320si 10 Flag of Turkey.svg Aytaç Biter 2–3
13 Flag of Turkey.svg Ibrahim Okyay All
Flag of Portugal.svg Sports & You BMW 320si 14 Flag of Portugal.svg Francisco Carvalho2
Flag of Ukraine.svg Tsunami Racing Team BMW 320i E46 17 Flag of Ukraine.svg Andrii Kruglyk 2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rikli Motorsport Honda Civic Type-R 19 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Rikli2–3
Honda Accord Euro R 20 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jörg Schori 2–3
Flag of Germany.svg Mayer Motorsport Audi A4 22 Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Mayer32
Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si 23 Flag of Russia.svg Rustem Teregulov 2
Flag of Italy.svg Promotor Sport BMW 320i E46 29 Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Zanin 3
30 Flag of Italy.svg Mariano Bellin 3
Super Production class
Flag of Latvia.svg SC Papa's Racing Team Honda Civic Type-R 51 Flag of Latvia.svg Marcis Birkens 1
Flag of Italy.svg F Motorsport BMW 320i E46 52 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fabiani 2–3
Flag of Serbia.svg Đelmaš Sport Honda Civic Type-R 54 Flag of Serbia.svg Vojislav Lekić 2–3
Super 1600 class
Flag of Germany.svg NK Racing Team Ford Fiesta ST 71 Flag of Germany.svg Carsten Seifert All
73 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Heitmeier 1
Flag of Germany.svg ATM Racing Ford Fiesta ST 72 Flag of Germany.svg Jens Löhnig 1
Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V 2–3
Ford Fiesta ST 74 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Krylov 2
Ford Fiesta 1.6 16v 3
Ford Fiesta ST 76 Flag of Germany.svg Charlie Geipel 3
Flag of Croatia.svg Gena Autosport Citroën C2 VTS 75 Flag of Croatia.svg Zeljko Marković 3

1 Despite being on the Salzburgring entry list, Čolak did not compete at the meeting.

2 Despite being listed on the FIA ETCC website, Carvalho did not attend any of the meetings.

3 Although he was present at the Salzburgring meeting, Mayer did not take part. Instead he chose to focus on the ADAC Procar championship round which was held at the same event.

Race calendar and results

RoundCountryCircuitDatePole PositionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Circuito Vasco Sameiro, Braga 28 March Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Flag of Denmark.svg Hartmann Honda Racing
R2 Flag of Portugal.svg César Campaniço Flag of Portugal.svg César Campaniço Flag of Portugal.svg Novadriver Racing Team
2R1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Salzburgring 25 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Flag of Denmark.svg Michel Nykjær Flag of Denmark.svg Michel Nykjær Flag of Spain.svg SUNRED Engineering
R2 Flag of Denmark.svg Michel Nykjær Flag of Denmark.svg Michel Nykjær Flag of Spain.svg SUNRED Engineering
3R1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 5 Septemberround cancelled [1]
R2
4R1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Autodromo di Franciacorta 17 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Flag of Denmark.svg Michel Nykjær Flag of Denmark.svg Michel Nykjær Flag of Spain.svg SUNRED Engineering
R2 Flag of Denmark.svg Michel Nykjær Flag of Denmark.svg Michel Nykjær Flag of Spain.svg SUNRED Engineering

Championship standings

Super 2000

PosDriver BRA
Flag of Portugal.svg
SAL
Flag of Austria.svg
FRA
Flag of Italy.svg
Pts
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson 13223344
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Michel Nykjær 111140
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Engström 27332238
4 Flag of Turkey.svg Ibrahim Okyay 54765522
5 Flag of Austria.svg Wolfgang Treml 444618
6 Flag of Portugal.svg César Campaniço 4115
7 Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen 3214
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter RikliNC16648
9 Flag of France.svg Michaël Rossi 6RetRet57
10 Flag of Turkey.svg Aytaç Biter 58887
11 Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čolak 765
12 Flag of Ukraine.svg Andrii Kruglyk 675
13 Flag of Russia.svg Timur Sadredinov 954
14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jörg Schori 1210774
15 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Protasov 882
16 Flag of Ukraine.svg Leonid Protasov 109891
17 Flag of Ukraine.svg Irina Protasova 12129Ret0
18 Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Zanin 9NC0
Flag of Russia.svg Rustem Teregulov DNSDNS0
Flag of Italy.svg Mariano Bellin DNSDNS0
PosDriver BRA
Flag of Portugal.svg
SAL
Flag of Austria.svg
FRA
Flag of Italy.svg
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest Lap

Super Production

PosDriver BRA
Flag of Portugal.svg
SAL
Flag of Austria.svg
FRA
Flag of Italy.svg
Pts
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Vojislav Lekić 1011111140
2 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fabiani 1112141232
Flag of Latvia.svg Marcis Birkens RetDNS0
PosDriver BRA
Flag of Portugal.svg
SAL
Flag of Austria.svg
FRA
Flag of Italy.svg
Pts

Super 1600

PosDriver BRA
Flag of Portugal.svg
SAL
Flag of Austria.svg
FRA
Flag of Italy.svg
Pts
1 Flag of Germany.svg Carsten Seifert 1311131410954
2 Flag of Germany.svg Jens Löhnig 1110NC13121344
3 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Krylov 1415131425
4 Flag of Germany.svg Charlie Geipel 161012
5 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Heitmeier 141312
6 Flag of Croatia.svg Zeljko Marković 15159
PosDriver BRA
Flag of Portugal.svg
SAL
Flag of Austria.svg
FRA
Flag of Italy.svg
Pts

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