2010 Superleague Formula season

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Race action at Brooklands corner, Silverstone at Superleague Formula Round 1
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PSV Eindhoven (Narain Karthikeyan) car retrieved mid-race after spinning into the gravel at Superleague Formula Round 1

The 2010 Superleague Formula season was the third Superleague Formula championship. The series was rebranded "Superleague Formula by Sonangol", due to a two-year deal that began in the previous season. [1] The first race of the season was on 4 April at Silverstone and it finished on 24 October at Navarra after a series record of 12 race weekends in all.

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The series' prize fund was increased to 5 million, with the championship-winning team winning €1 million. [2] Superleague Formula teamed up with The NewsMarket to distribute video content to 25,000 global media outlets in over 190 countries throughout the season. [3] Ex-Formula One and WTCC driver Tiago Monteiro praised Superleague Formula by saying he was "pretty impressed with what they've done so far". [4]

R.S.C. Anderlecht, run under Azerti Motorsport with driver Davide Rigon, were made champions, but only after the last Super Final of the last event of the season. It was R.S.C. Anderlecht's first series title but the second for Rigon, who won the title with Beijing Guoan in 2008.

Teams and drivers

EntrantRace teamNo.Race driver(s)Rounds
Flag of England.svg Liverpool F.C. [6] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Atech GP/Reid Motorsport [7] 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Walker [8] 1–7
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Vervisch [9] 8–11 *
Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP [10] 2 Flag of Spain.svg Borja García [11] 1–5
Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek [12] 6–7
Flag of Italy.svg A.C. Milan [10] 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman [13] All *
Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven [14] 5 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan [15] 6–7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hywel Lloyd [16] 8–9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Adderly Fong [17] 10
Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber [18] *
Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri [19] 11
Flag of Portugal.svg F.C. Porto [20] 16 Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente [21] 1–9, 11 *
Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber [22] 10
Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyonnais [10] 69 Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy [23] 9–11 *
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Team China [24] 88 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qinghua Ma [24] 10
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Adderly Fong [25] *
Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP [10] Flag of Spain.svg Drivex 2 Flag of Spain.svg Máximo Cortés [23] 9
Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray S.K. 4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris van der Drift [26] 11
Flag of France.svg GD Bordeaux [27] 33 Flag of Spain.svg Celso Míguez [23] [28] 9
Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyonnais 698
Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP [10] Flag of Spain.svg EmiliodeVillota Motorsport 2 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés [29] 10–11 *
Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla FC [30] 18 Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Martínez [31] All *
Flag of Italy.svg A.S. Roma [10] 22 Flag of France.svg Julien Jousse [32] 1–10 *
Flag of Spain.svg Máximo Cortés [33] 11
Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray S.K. [34] Flag of Germany.svg GU-Racing International 4 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek [23] 9
Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ricci [35] 10 *
Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP [36] 9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris van der Drift [37] 1–7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley [28] 8, 10–11 *
Flag of Switzerland.svg Neel Jani [23] 9
Flag of Switzerland.svg FC Basel 1893 [10] 10 Flag of Germany.svg Max Wissel [38] All *
Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray S.K. [34] Flag of France.svg Barazi-Epsilon 4 Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy [32] 1–8
Flag of France.svg GD Bordeaux [27] 33 Flag of France.svg Franck Montagny [27] 1–5, 7
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap van Lagen [12] 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven [14] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Racing for Holland 5 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan [15] 1–2, 4–5
Flag of Brazil.svg CR Flamengo [10]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alpha Team [7]
Alpha Motorsport/ADR
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duncan Tappy [39] 1, 6–9
Flag of France.svg Franck Perera [40] 2–5
Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek [41] 10–11 *
Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid [10] 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Martin [39] 1
Flag of Spain.svg María de Villota [39] 2–9, 11
Flag of Spain.svg Bruno Méndez [42] 10
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Meijer [18] *
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R.S.C. Anderlecht [10] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Azerti Motorsport 8 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon [43] All *
Flag of Brazil.svg SC Corinthians [44] 14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert Doornbos [45] All *
Flag of France.svg GD Bordeaux 33 Flag of France.svg Franck Perera [46] 10–11 *
Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur [47] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Docking Racing 19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Dolby [48] All *
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan [49] 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Martin [39] 2–11 *
Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyonnais [10]
Flag of France.svg LRS Formula
Laurent Rédon Motorsport
69 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais [50] 1–5
Flag of France.svg Franck Perera [51] 7

* Drivers who participated in the non-championship round at the Beijing street circuit.

Driver changes

Changed teams

Entering/Re-Entering Superleague Formula

Leaving Superleague Formula

Mid-season changes

  • María de Villota replaced John Martin at Atlético Madrid prior to round 2 at the TT Circuit Assen. Martin joined 2008 champions Beijing Guoan, who came into the season partly due to calls from promoters in China who wanted to see their return. [54] Franck Perera replaced Duncan Tappy at CR Flamengo.
  • PSV Eindhoven, with driver Narain Karthikeyan, did not compete at round 3 due his involvement in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on the same weekend. [55] [56]
  • Olympique Lyonnais skipped the Zolder round after parting company with driver Sébastien Bourdais. [57] Also for Zolder, Andy Soucek replaced Borja García in the Sporting CP car, and Jaap van Lagen replaced Franck Montagny at GD Bordeaux. Reid Motorsport took over the running of the PSV Eindhoven car from Racing for Holland. [12]
  • Round 7 at Brands Hatch saw the return of club Olympique Lyonnais with new driver Franck Perera and Laurent Rédon's team rebranded as Laurent Rédon Motorsport over the previous incarnation as LRS Formula. Franck Montagny also returned to the GD Bordeaux car. [51] Alpha Team was renamed Alpha Motorsport and fully merged with ADR.
  • Ben Hanley replaced the injured Chris van der Drift for Olympiacos at Adria. Olympique Lyonnais ran their third driver of the season, Celso Míguez, now managed by the Drivex team. Sporting CP and GD Bordeaux cited "technical problems" for not competing, leaving a record-low 16 clubs to race. [28] Maxime Jousse almost had to stand-in for brother Julien at A.S. Roma following a biking accident. [58] Frédéric Vervisch replaced James Walker at Liverpool F.C. [9] and Hywel Lloyd replaced Narain Karthikeyan at PSV Eindhoven. [16]
  • At Portimão, Olympique Lyonnais ran their fourth driver of the season, Tristan Gommendy and have new management at the Atech/Reid partnership. Máximo Cortés raced for Sporting CP and Celso Míguez moved to GD Bordeaux as Drivex switched to manage these two cars. Andy Soucek returned with Galatasaray S.K. who switched to GU-Racing. Neel Jani stepped into the Olympiacos machine, as Ben Hanley was contesting the Karting World Championship. The field was back to featuring eighteen cars again. [23]
  • Former champion Adrián Vallés returned to the series at Ordos, with Sporting CP, now run by Emilio de Villota's squad. [29] Andy Soucek moved to Flamengo and Franck Perera raced in the now Azerti Motorsport-run Bordeaux car. [41] [46] Giacomo Ricci, Bruno Méndez and Adderly Fong all made debuts; in Soucek's vacated Galatasaray seat, for Atlético Madrid and PSV Eindhoven respectively. [17] [35] [42] Ben Hanley returned to Olympiacos after Neel Jani drove for them in Portimão. [59] Also making an appearance at Ordos was a Team China car with Qinghua Ma at the wheel. [24] Visa issues ruled out Álvaro Parente from Ordos, with Earl Bamber stepping into Parente's seat at F.C. Porto. [22]
  • Álvaro Parente returned to the F.C. Porto seat for Beijing, leaving Earl Bamber to move to PSV Eindhoven, replacing Adderly Fong. [18] Fong did however compete in qualifying and the first race having replaced Qinghua Ma at Team China following the practice sessions. [25] Paul Meijer returned to the series, replacing the injured Bruno Méndez at Atlético Madrid. [18]
  • For the season finale at Navarra, Esteban Guerrieri returned with PSV Eindhoven, becoming their fifth driver of the year. María de Villota rejoined Atlético Madrid and Máximo Cortés stepped into A.S. Roma's car. [19] [60] Chris van der Drift made an early return with Galatasaray S.K. (operated by the returning Drivex team) following his accident at Brands Hatch. [26]

2010 Schedule

Race calendar and results

RoundRaceDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning ClubWinning TeamWeekend WinnerReport
1R1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone 4 April Flag of Switzerland.svg FC Basel 1893 Flag of Portugal.svg F.C. Porto Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Docking Racing Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Report
R2 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyonnais Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyonnais Flag of France.svg LRS Formula
2R1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Assen 16 May Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R.S.C. Anderlecht Flag of Italy.svg A.C. Milan Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R.S.C. Anderlecht Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Azerti Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R.S.C. Anderlecht Report
R2 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP Flag of Germany.svg GU-Racing International
3R1 Flag of France.svg Magny-Cours 23 May Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Flag of Italy.svg A.C. Milan Flag of Italy.svg A.C. Milan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Atech GP/Reid Motorsport Flag of Italy.svg A.C. Milan Report
R2 Flag of Switzerland.svg FC Basel 1893 Flag of Switzerland.svg FC Basel 1893 Flag of Germany.svg GU-Racing International
4R1 Flag of Spain.svg Jarama 20 June Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan Flag of Italy.svg A.C. Milan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Docking Racing Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP Report
R2 Flag of Italy.svg A.S. Roma Flag of France.svg GD Bordeaux Flag of France.svg Barazi-Epsilon
5R1 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring 27 June Flag of Italy.svg A.S. Roma Flag of Switzerland.svg FC Basel 1893 Flag of Italy.svg A.C. Milan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Atech GP/Reid Motorsport Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP Report
R2 Flag of France.svg GD Bordeaux Flag of Portugal.svg F.C. Porto Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Atech GP/Reid Motorsport
6R1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Zolder 18 July Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R.S.C. Anderlecht Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP Flag of Germany.svg GU-Racing International Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R.S.C. Anderlecht Report
R2 Flag of Italy.svg A.C. Milan Flag of Italy.svg A.S. Roma Flag of Spain.svg EmiliodeVillota Motorsport
7R1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch 1 August Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla FC Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Docking Racing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan Report
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg CR Flamengo Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Atech GP/Reid Motorsport
8R1 Flag of Italy.svg Adria 5 September Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R.S.C. Anderlecht Flag of Switzerland.svg FC Basel 1893 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R.S.C. Anderlecht Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Azerti Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R.S.C. Anderlecht Report
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg SC Corinthians Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla FC Flag of Spain.svg EmiliodeVillota Motorsport
9R1 Flag of Portugal.svg Portimão 19 September Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray S.K. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Docking Racing Flag of England.svg Liverpool F.C. Report
R2 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyonnais Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP Flag of Germany.svg GU-Racing International
10R1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ordos 3 October Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP Flag of Germany.svg GU-Racing International Flag of Portugal.svg F.C. Porto Report
R2 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP Flag of England.svg Liverpool F.C. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Atech GP/Reid Motorsport
NCR1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing SC 10 October Flag of Portugal.svg F.C. Porto Flag of England.svg Liverpool F.C. Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Docking Racing Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven
(from best R1 & R2 results)
Report
R2 Flag of England.svg Liverpool F.C. Flag of Portugal.svg F.C. Porto Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Atech GP/Reid Motorsport
11R1 Flag of Spain.svg Navarra 24 October Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R.S.C. Anderlecht Flag of England.svg Liverpool F.C. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Docking Racing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan Report
R2 Flag of Portugal.svg F.C. Porto Flag of Portugal.svg F.C. Porto Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Atech GP/Reid Motorsport

† Race 3 was cancelled due to poor track and weather conditions. [70]

Test calendar and results

Championship standings

PosEntrantDrivers SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
MAG
Flag of France.svg
JAR
Flag of Spain.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
ZOL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ADR
Flag of Italy.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ORD
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
BEI
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
NAV
Flag of Spain.svg
Pts
R1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2S
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg AND Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon 910X1101732106X212229113221812925831315C2114699
2 Flag of England.svg TOT Flag of England.svg Craig Dolby 141722246536106X517X2135132X513X410X18C342697
3 Flag of Switzerland.svg BAS Flag of Germany.svg Max Wissel 56231351713474854746611X472744226DNDNC614X667
4 Flag of Greece.svg OLY Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris van der Drift 1323151X312X3121311118276DN653
Flag of England.svg Ben Hanley 3103145914C128X
Flag of Switzerland.svg Neel Jani 141X
5 Flag of Italy.svg ACM Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman 216X57317121031834554124114X1016X67473C712X631
6 Flag of Brazil.svg FLA Flag of England.svg Duncan Tappy 312X172X933103X87X540
Flag of France.svg Franck Perera 2116813X68X496
Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek 173XDNDNC418X
7 Flag of Portugal.svg FCP Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente 4551116X511X811X171X1112X1146611X317X151C816495
Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber 3121
8 Flag of Italy.svg ASR Flag of France.svg Julien Jousse 813X412X13241425514X1513175X514X1310X1116X813C458
Flag of Spain.svg Máximo Cortés 185X
9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg BEI Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Martin 1017X410X1921815X137X1161294111319DNX116C161453
10 Flag of England.svg LFC Flag of England.svg James Walker 1617X664685164X618X613X1010X439
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Vervisch 756461151X37C1616X
11 Flag of France.svg GDB Flag of France.svg Franck Montagny DN8X143X1014X171X152X514X372
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap van Lagen 1210X
Flag of Spain.svg Celso Míguez 1814X
Flag of France.svg Franck Perera 762210C595
12 Flag of Brazil.svg COR Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert Doornbos 117X915X1216X95X710X316X1518X86X6351815XDNDNC915X363
13 Flag of Turkey.svg GAL Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy 1414X88X149X1314X9351434817X913X358
Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek 95X
Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ricci 13DNX1212C
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris van der Drift 177X
14 Flag of Spain.svg SEV Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Martínez 69X124X1617X1516X1113X815X168X14151218X89X164C153X355
15 Flag of Portugal.svg SCP Flag of Spain.svg Borja García 711X185X115X1813X127X329
Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek 96X315X
Flag of Spain.svg Máximo Cortés 1515X
Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés 165X59C1017X
16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan 1215X139X1115X1316X1014X181X288
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Hywel Lloyd 1212X168X
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Adderly Fong 1011X
Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber 62C
Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri 1123
17 Flag of Spain.svg ATM Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Martin 1036265
Flag of Spain.svg María de Villota 1614X156XEX*DQ*X164X1611X147XDNDNX1712X1310X
Flag of Spain.svg Bruno Méndez 914X
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Meijer 145C
18 Flag of France.svg LYO Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 151417DNX915X718X1417X235
Flag of France.svg Franck Perera 129X
Flag of Spain.svg Celso Míguez 1515X
Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy 11261417X411C1413X
19 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qinghua Ma 1213X26
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Adderly Fong 10DNC
PosEntrantDriversR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SR1R2SPts
SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
MAG
Flag of France.svg
JAR
Flag of Spain.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
ZOL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ADR
Flag of Italy.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ORD
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
BEI
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
NAV
Flag of Spain.svg

<duv style="font-size: 85%"> NOTE – R2 starts
with reverse grid
S = Super Final

† Round at Beijing was a non-championship event with no points given out for any of the races.

* María de Villota finished 12th in race one and retired in 17th from race two at Jarama. She was subsequently disqualified from race two, after the race had finished, for crashing into Sébastien Bourdais early on after spinning off the track herself. She was also excluded from the race one result and lost the 14 points she would have earned for that finish. [72]

Chris van der Drift qualified for the Super Final at Brands Hatch but was unable to compete due to suffering injuries from a large crash in race two which led to him being taken to hospital with a broken ankle, two broken ribs, a cracked shoulder blade, a dislocated shoulder and two broken fingers. [73] [74] His Super Final place was taken up by the seventh highest points-scorer of the weekend, Yelmer Buurman.

Race 1 and 2 points
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22ndDNFDNS
Points50454036322926232018161412108765432100
Super Final points
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6thDNQDNS
Points65432100

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