The Protyre 2010 Formula Renault BARC season was the 16th Formula Renault BARC Championship. The season began at Brands Hatch on 18 April and ended on 17 October at Thruxton, after twelve rounds held in England. Making its debut in the series was the previous-specification Formula Renault UK car which ran alongside the existing BARC car in a one-class Championship. [1]
Hillspeed driver Alice Powell became the first female driver to win any Formula Renault championship after overhauling a 16-point deficit to rival Mitchell Hale of Fortec Motorsport at the season's final meeting at Thruxton. [2] Powell won two races at Silverstone and Thruxton with five second places compared to Hale's three victories at Brands Hatch, Silverstone and Snetterton. Third place was also resolved at the final round of the season between Powell's teammate James Theodore and Josh Webster, who started the season as Hale's teammate but took part in the final meeting for Welch Motorsport. Theodore, a race-winner at Croft, Rockingham and Thruxton, got the better of Webster by three points, after he finished ahead of Webster in the final race of the season. Other race wins were taken by Joseph Reilly at Snetterton and Rockingham, Luke Wright at Croft, and Euan Hankey in a one-off appearance at Brands Hatch.
2010 Entry List | |||
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Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
Welch Motorsport | 3 | Jack Piper | All |
4 | Josh Webster | 6 | |
7 | Kourosh Khani | All | |
Fortec Motorsport | 4 | Josh Webster | 1–5 |
23 | Joseph Reilly | All | |
41 | Mitchell Hale | All | |
Privateer | 5 | James Birch | All |
Uniq Racing with Triple Eight | 8 | Sazlan Sirajudin | All |
Anglo Motorsport | 11 | Brett Parris | 5 |
Kasper Krogh | 1 | ||
Antel Motorsport | 2–4 | ||
Dino Zamparelli | 6 | ||
12 | Roman Beregech | 4–6 | |
16 | Euan Hankey | 1 | |
17 | Matthew Draper | All | |
Hillspeed | 15 | Alice Powell | All |
44 | Josephine Ferrada | 2–6 | |
99 | James Theodore | All | |
RPD Motorsport | 18 | Steven Durrant | 1, 3–6 |
SWB Motorsport | 27 | Luke Wright | All |
28 | Andrew Jarman | All | |
Mtech | 32 | Tommaso Menchini | 5 |
33 | Jake Rattenbury | All | |
36 | James Thorp | 6 |
The series formed part of the BARC club racing meetings. All races held in England.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 18 April | James Theodore | Mitchell Hale | Mitchell Hale | Fortec Motorsport |
R2 | Mitchell Hale | Mitchell Hale | Euan Hankey | Antel Motorsport | |||
2 | R3 | Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire | 9 May | Mitchell Hale | Mitchell Hale | Mitchell Hale | Fortec Motorsport |
R4 | Alice Powell | Mitchell Hale | Alice Powell | Hillspeed | |||
3 | R5 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 4 July | James Theodore | James Theodore | James Theodore | Hillspeed |
R6 | James Theodore | Luke Wright | Luke Wright | SWB Motorsport | |||
4 | R7 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 1 August | James Theodore | Mitchell Hale | Joseph Reilly | Fortec Motorsport |
R8 | Mitchell Hale | Mitchell Hale | Mitchell Hale | Fortec Motorsport | |||
5 | R9 | Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire | 12 September | James Theodore | Joseph Reilly | James Theodore | Hillspeed |
R10 | Joseph Reilly | Josh Webster | Joseph Reilly | Fortec Motorsport | |||
6 | R11 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 17 October | Mitchell Hale | James Theodore | James Theodore | Hillspeed |
R12 | Alice Powell | James Theodore | Alice Powell | Hillspeed |
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