The 2010 GT4 European Cup season was the fourth season of the GT4 European Cup. It began on May 1 at Silverstone, before finishing on October 17 at Magny-Cours after twelve races held at six meetings.
Rhesus Racing driver and single-seater convert Paul Meijer finished the season as the main GT4 champion – as well as securing the GT4 teams title, with team-mates Giuseppe De Pasquale and Raffaele Sangiulio – having finished each of the twelve races to be held on the podium. Meijer won a season-high five races during the season, including winning both races at the season-opening meeting at Silverstone, en route to a championship-winning margin of 27 points over RS Williams' Michael Mallock. Mallock finished a comfortable second after Matt Nicoll-Jones elected not to contest the final round of the season at Magny-Cours; Mallock won three races, while Nicoll-Jones won two – a double at the Nürburgring, after guest driver Ollie Hancock was ineligible to score points for a victory – for IMS Motorsport. Jordan Tresson and Lucas Ordoñez shared fourth place despite not winning any races between him, with Alessandro Pier Guidi the only driver outside the top three drivers to win a race, winning both races at Le Castellet. Gianni Giudici won seven races to clinch the SuperSport class, ahead of four-time winner Anasthasios Ladas, who shared two of his wins with Kevin Veltman. Julian Griffin won the other race at the Nürburgring.
Entry list
editThe entry list for the first round was released on 27 April 2010.[1]
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Calendar
edit- A provisional calendar was released by the series on November 19, 2009.[4]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | GT4 Winner | SS Winner |
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1 | Silverstone Circuit | May 1 | #7 Rhesus Racing | #7 Rhesus Racing | #211 Scuderia Giudici |
Paul Meijer | Paul Meijer | Gianni Giudici | |||
2 | May 2 | #7 Rhesus Racing | #7 Rhesus Racing | #100 Ladas Racing | |
Paul Meijer | Paul Meijer | Anasthasios Ladas | |||
3 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | June 5 | #7 Rhesus Racing | #32 RS Williams | #211 Scuderia Giudici |
Paul Meijer | Michael Mallock | Gianni Giudici | |||
4 | June 6 | #7 Rhesus Racing | #7 Rhesus Racing | #211 Scuderia Giudici | |
Paul Meijer | Paul Meijer | Gianni Giudici | |||
5 | Circuit Paul Ricard | July 3 | #26 Maserati Corse | #26 Maserati Corse | #211 Scuderia Giudici |
Alessandro Pier Guidi | Alessandro Pier Guidi | Gianni Giudici | |||
6 | July 4 | #26 Maserati Corse | #26 Maserati Corse | #100 Ladas Racing | |
Alessandro Pier Guidi | Alessandro Pier Guidi | Anasthasios Ladas | |||
7 | Nürburgring | August 28 | #22 Scuderia Giudici | #22 Scuderia Giudici | #211 Scuderia Giudici |
Ollie Hancock | Ollie Hancock | Gianni Giudici | |||
8 | August 29 | #7 Rhesus Racing | #9 IMS Motorsport | #213 Lotus Cars | |
Paul Meijer | Matt Nicoll-Jones | Julian Griffin | |||
9 | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão | September 18 | #7 Rhesus Racing | #7 Rhesus Racing | #211 Scuderia Giudici |
Paul Meijer | Paul Meijer | Gianni Giudici | |||
10 | September 19 | #7 Rhesus Racing | #32 RS Williams | #100 Ladas Racing | |
Paul Meijer | Michael Mallock | Anasthasios Ladas Kevin Veltman | |||
11 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | October 16 | #7 Rhesus Racing | #7 Rhesus Racing | #211 Scuderia Giudici |
Paul Meijer | Paul Meijer | Gianni Giudici | |||
12 | October 17 | #7 Rhesus Racing | #32 RS Williams | #100 Ladas Racing | |
Paul Meijer | Michael Mallock | Anasthasios Ladas Kevin Veltman |
Championship standings
editDrivers' Championship
editPos | Driver | Team | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Rnd 6 | Rnd 7 | Rnd 8 | Rnd 9 | Rnd 10 | Rnd 11 | Rnd 12 | Total |
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GT4 Class | |||||||||||||||
1 | Paul Meijer | Rhesus Racing | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 104 |
2 | Michael Mallock | RS Williams | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 77 |
3 | Matt Nicoll-Jones | IMS Motorsport | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 60 | ||
4= | Ludwig Löfler | RJN Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
4= | Lucas Ordoñez | RJN Motorsport | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 27 | ||
5 | Hunter Abbott | IMS Motorsport | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 26 | ||||||
6= | Giuseppe De Pasquale | Rhesus Racing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 22 | ||
6= | Raffaele Sangiulio | 22 | |||||||||||||
7 | Alex Buncombe | RJN Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 21 | ||
8= | Alessandro Pier Guidi | Maserati Corse | 10 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||||
8= | Kevin Veltman | Genpact Racing | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | ||||||||
9 | Humaid Al Masaood | AUH Racing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | ||
10 | Menno Kuus | DVB Racing | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||
11= | Jiri Gottwald | Develop Real Team | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||
11= | Eduard Leganov | 11 | |||||||||||||
12 | Wolfgang Weber | Mathol Racing | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
13= | Pierre-Brice Mena | Espace Bienvenue | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||
13= | Andrea Gagliardini | StarCars | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
14= | Carl Breeze | Team LNT | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
14= | Frank Wrathall | 7 | |||||||||||||
15= | Christian Dick | Speedworks | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
15= | Ollie Hancock | AUH Racing | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
16= | Enzo Ide | DVB Racing | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
16= | Ruben Maes | 5 | |||||||||||||
16= | Eric Charles | AUH Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
16= | Maurizio Pittori | StarCars | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
17 | Marco Antonelli | StarCars | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
18= | Jürgen van Hover | Speedlover | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
18= | Christian Bauer | Mathol Racing | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
19= | Mathijs Harkema | Porsche Eindhoven | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
19= | Paul van Splunteren | 2 | |||||||||||||
20= | Derek Palmer Jr. | Promotorsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
20= | Rick Pearson | 1 | |||||||||||||
20= | Edouard Gravereaux | JMB Racing | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
20= | Scott Preacher | Mathol Racing | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
SuperSport Class | |||||||||||||||
1 | Gianni Giudici | Scuderia Giudici | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 104 |
2 | Anasthasios Ladas | Ladas Racing | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 97 |
3 | Kevin Veltman | Ladas Racing | 45 | ||||||||||||
4 | Marco Fumagalli | Scuderia Giudici | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 37 | ||||||
5 | Julian Griffin | Lotus Cars | 8 | 10 | 18 | ||||||||||
6 | Frédéric Gaillard | Lotus Cars | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Teams' Championship
editPos | Team | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Rnd 6 | Rnd 7 | Rnd 8 | Rnd 9 | Rnd 10 | Rnd 11 | Rnd 12 | Total |
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1 | Rhesus Racing | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 126 |
2 | RS Williams | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 77 |
3 | IMS Motorsport | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 60 | ||
4 | RJN Motorsport | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 54 |
5 | AUH Racing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | ||
6= | Maserati Corse | 10 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||||
6= | DVB Racing | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 20 | ||||||
6= | Genpact Racing | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | ||||||||
7 | Mathol Racing | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | ||||||||
8 | Develop Real Team | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||
9= | Espace Bienvenue | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||
9= | StarCars | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
10 | Team LNT | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
11 | Speedworks | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
12 | Speedlover | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
13 | Porsche Eindhoven | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
14= | Promotorsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
14= | JMB Racing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Round 1 Entry List". GT4 European Cup. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ "New Dutch team Rhesus Racing joining the European GT4 Cup with 2 cars". GT4 European Cup. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ "Belgian DVB Racing entering a BMW M3 GT4". GT4 European Cup. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ "2010 GT4 Calendar!". GT4 European Cup. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2010-02-01.