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]

Teams and Drivers

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Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Rounds
Open Class
  De Boer Manx[2] Panoz DP01[2] Cosworth XFE 2.6 L V8 1   Henk de Boer[2] All
  Van Kalmthout Racing Benetton B197 Judd 4.0 L V10 2   Marijn van Kalmthout All
  Team Ascari Ascari Benetton B197 Judd 4.0 L V10 3   Klaas Zwart All
4   Henk Thuis 3
Ascari Benetton B196 Judd 4.0 L V10   Johnny Laursen 1–2
  Tyrrell F1 Team Holland Tyrrell 026 Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 L V10 5   Frits van Eerd [nl] 3
  [3] Tyrrell 023[3] Yamaha OX10C 3.0 L V10 6   Scott Mansell 7
16   Abba Kogan[3] 1–2, 7
  Top Speed[4] Dallara GP2/05[4] Mecachrome 4.0 L V8 8   Ingo Gerstl[4] 2–3, 5–7
  GP Racing Panoz DP01 Cosworth XFE 2.6 L V8 11   Peter Milavec 2–3
  Ryschka Motorsport G-Force GF05 Chevrolet 3.5 L V8 12   Philippe Bourgeois[5] 1–2
  Peter Versluis 3
30   Cor Euser[6] 3–4
  Rennwerk Arrows A21 Asiatech 3.0 L V10 13   Arnold Wagner 1, 3
  Woodcock Racing[7] Arrows A21[7] Asiatech 3.0 L V10 14   Michael Woodcock[7] 1
Arrows A22[7] Asiatech 3.0 L V10 15   Gary Woodcock[7] 1
  [8] Coloni C4[8] Ford Cosworth DFR 4.0 L V8 18   Xavier Maassen[8] 3
  Griffith's Benetton B192 Ford HBA7 3.5 L V8 20   Patrick d'Aubreby 4
Masters Class
  Becker Motorsport Dallara SN01 Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 21   Karl-Heinz Becker 2–7
  Dallara SN01 Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 22   Carlos Antunes Tavares Dias All
  Top Speed Dallara T05 Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 23   Ingo Gerstl[4] 1
Dallara SN01 Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 24   Norbert Gruber 1–3, 6
  Dallara SN01 Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 25   Vladimir Arabadzhiev 1
  Helge Schneider Racing Reynard 91D Mugen Honda 3.0 L V8 28   Henry Buettner 1, 3, 6
  Reynard 91D Mugen Honda 3.0 L V8 30   Jean-Claude Monbaron 1–2, 4, 7
  Reynard 91D Mugen Honda 3.0 L V8 32   Dan Daly 2
  Chevron B24 Chevrolet 5.0 L V8 32   Greg Thornton 5
  Zele Racing Dallara SN01 Nissan VQ 3.5 L V6 33   Damien Charveriat 3, 5
50   Peter Randlshofer 1, 3
  Ryschka Motorsport Lola T89/00 HU09
Lola T89/00 HU29
Cosworth DFS 2.6 L V8 65   Alain DeBlandre All

Race results

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Masters Class Winner
1 R1   Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 17 April   Marijn van Kalmthout   Klaas Zwart   Klaas Zwart   Team Ascari   Ingo Gerstl
R2 18 April   Klaas Zwart   Klaas Zwart   Team Ascari   Ingo Gerstl
2 R3   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 22 May   Klaas Zwart   Marijn van Kalmthout   Klaas Zwart   Team Ascari   Alain DeBlandre
R4 23 May   Klaas Zwart   Klaas Zwart   Team Ascari   Dan Daly
3 R5   Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 5 June   Marijn van Kalmthout   Marijn van Kalmthout   Klaas Zwart   Team Ascari   Karl-Heinz Becker
R6 6 June   Klaas Zwart   Klaas Zwart   Team Ascari   Karl-Heinz Becker
4 R7   Nürburgring, Nürburg 19 June   Klaas Zwart   Klaas Zwart   Klaas Zwart   Team Ascari   Karl-Heinz Becker
R8 20 June   Klaas Zwart   Klaas Zwart   Team Ascari   Karl-Heinz Becker
5 R9   Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 18 July   Marijn van Kalmthout   Marijn van Kalmthout   Marijn van Kalmthout   Van Kalmthout Racing   Karl-Heinz Becker
R10   Marijn van Kalmthout   Marijn van Kalmthout   Van Kalmthout Racing   Karl-Heinz Becker
6 R11   TT Circuit Assen, Assen 18 September   Klaas Zwart   Marijn van Kalmthout   Marijn van Kalmthout   Van Kalmthout Racing   Karl-Heinz Becker
R12 19 September   Marijn van Kalmthout   Marijn van Kalmthout   Van Kalmthout Racing   Karl-Heinz Becker
7 R13   Dijon-Prenois, Prenois 2 October   Scott Mansell   Klaas Zwart   Klaas Zwart   Team Ascari   Alain DeBlandre
R14 3 October   Klaas Zwart   Klaas Zwart   Team Ascari   Karl-Heinz Becker

Championship standings

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Drivers Standings

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Pos Driver HOC
 
SPA
 
ZAN
 
NÜR
 
ZOL
 
ASS
 
DIJ
 
Points
Open Class[9][1]
1   Klaas Zwart 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret Ret 2 3 1 1 234
2   Marijn van Kalmthout 8 7 2 2 11 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 221
3   Henk de Boer 3 2 5 3 5 5 2 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 208
4   Ingo Gerstl 4 4 7 7 2 2 3 2 Ret DNS 156
5   Cor Euser 4 4 5 5 52
6   Arnold Wagner 2 DNS 3 3 50
7   Abba Kagon 6 3 6 DNS 3 49
8   Philippe Bourgeois 7 4 7 5 44
9   Johnny Laursen 5 5 8 6 42
10   Peter Milavec 3 7 8 9 40
11   Patrick d'Aubreby 3 3 32
12   Frits van Eerd [nl] 2 Ret 24
13   Michael Woodcock 4 6 24
14   Henk Thuis 6 6 20
15   Scott Mansell 2 18
16   Peter Versluis 9 8 15
17   Gary Woodcock 9 8 15
18   Xavier Maassen 10 DNS 5
Masters Class[9][10]
1   Karl-Heinz Becker 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 228
2   Carlos Antunes Tavares Dias 2 2 2 3 3 3 DNS 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 220
3   Alain DeBlandre 4 4 1 4 4 DNS 2 2 4 Ret 4 4 1 3 208
4   Norbert Gruber 5 5 4 5 7 Ret Ret 3 122
5   Jean-Claude Monbaron 6 6 3 6 3 Ret Ret 4 88
6   Henry Buettner 7 7 5 4 3 Ret 79
7   Damien Charveriat 2 2 2 2 72
8   Peter Randlshofer 3 3 6 5 52
9   Dan Daly 6 1 30
10   Ingo Gerstl 1 1 0
11   Greg Thornton Ret DNS 0
12   Vladimir Arabadzhiev DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver HOC
 
SPA
 
ZAN
 
NÜR
 
ZOL
 
ASS
 
DIJ
 
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap


References

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  1. ^ a b "BOSS GP - Open 2010 standings". Driver Database.
  2. ^ a b c "BOSS GP: Henk de Boer 'big angry guy between the ladies'". autosport.nl. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "BOSS GP: Abba Kogan - Tyrrell 023: a real enthusiast". autosport.nl. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "BOSS GP: Ingo Gerstl, from motocross to Formula 1". autosport.nl. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ "#12 Philippe Bourgois, G-Force Indycar". autosport.com. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. ^ "BOSS GP: Cor Euser: 'What can those old guys still give gas'". autosport.nl. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e "BOSS GP: Michael and Garry Woodcock, brothers in arms". autosport.nl. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Xavier Maassen about the BOSS GP: 'I always wanted to drive Formula 1'". autosport.nl. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b "CHAMPIONS 2010". bossgp.com.
  10. ^ "BOSS GP - Masters class 2010 standings". Driver Database.
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