The 2010 Australian Sports Sedan season was the 26th season of Australian Sports Sedan motor racing in which a national championship or national series has been contested. The season featured the 2010 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series,[1] which began on 6 March 2010 at Wakefield Park and ended on 24 October at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after fifteen races. The series was televised on SBS program SBS Speedweek.
The series was won by kart racer James Sera,[2] contesting his first national circuit racing series in the Saab 9-3 of 2003 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series winner Dean Randle. Despite missing the opening round of the series Sera claimed the title by 17 points over 2008 champion Darren Hossack (Audi A4). Sera took six wins and six seconds from his twelve starts in a near perfect season. Hossack took six wins but took no points away from the Morgan Park round after an engine failure. Hossack finished almost 80 points clear of third in the points, multiple series champion Kerry Baily. Baily, driving a Nissan 300ZX, was one of three drivers to take a single race win, all at the season's opening round at Wakefield Park. The other two drivers were outgoing champion Des Wall (Chevrolet Corvette) and Mazda RX-7 driver Trent Young.
The series was open to the following automobiles:[1]
The following drivers competed in the 2010 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.[3] [4]
| Team | Model | No | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon's Mt Aqua Spring Water | 1 | Des Wall | |
| Auto Union Deutsche | Audi A4 | 4 | |
| Steven's Security | Mazda RX-7 | 5 | Garry Stevens |
| State Tennis Carline Exhausts | Mazda RX-7 | 7 | Simon Longhurst |
| PPG | 8 | Simon Pfitzner | |
| Domain Prestige Homes | Opel Calibra | 9 | Daniel Tamasi |
| Centreline Suspension | Mazda RX-7 | 9 | Chris Muscat |
| Fuel 2 Race | Opel Calibra | 11 | |
| Pakenham Tyrepower | 12 | ||
| Queensland Constructions | Honda Prelude | 15 | |
| P&L Mechanical | Mazda RX-7 | 18 | Graeme Gilliland |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 19 | Damien Johnson |
| Melbourne East Autosmart | Datsun 1200 | 20 | |
| Lifetime Financial | Ford Mustang | 21 | Phil Crompton |
| Aussie Smoke Alarms | Datsun 1000 | 22 | |
| Darren Steeden | Ford Escort MkI | 22 | Darren Steeden |
| Jocaro Motors | Opel Calibra | 25 | Neil Bryson |
| Steve's Toy Shop Blairs Tyres | Chevrolet Camaro | 26 | |
| Airey Industrial | Nissan 300ZX | 28 | Kerry Baily |
| Bell Real Estate | 32 | Michael Robinson | |
| Elite Fleet | Mitsubishi Magna | 33 | |
| RK&T Young Plumbing | Mazda RX-7 | 41 | |
| Mirror Stone | Mazda RX-4 | 42 | Brad Duckworth |
| Aston Air Conditioning | Ford EB Falcon | 43 | |
| MR Automotive | Rover Vitesse | 44 | Colin Smith |
| Coaststeer Automotive | Opel Calibra | 46 | Dave McGinniss |
| Interstate Finance & Leasing | Holden VK Commodore | 46 | |
| Executive Heating & Cooling | 48 | Luke Chambers | |
| Marinelli's Mechanical & Performance | Holden VS Commodore | 51 | Bob McLoughlin |
| 55 By Sportique | Mazda RX-7 | 55 | Sam Silvestro |
| BJ Banks Electrical | Mazda RX-7 | 56 | |
| FM Pumps | 57 | ||
| Quality Concreting | Mazda RX-7 | 59 | Bobby Ervin |
| Fivestar Fencing | Chevrolet Corvette GTS | 66 | Dean Camm |
| Aston Air Conditioning | Chevrolet Camaro | 68 | |
| Austrack Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 80 | Alfred Axisa |
| R&L Uhlhorn | Mazda RX-7 | 83 | Lee Uhlhorn |
| Esjay Commercial Plastering | Holden VS Commodore | 88 | Ian Rice |
| Swedish Prestige | Saab 9-3 Aero | 93 | Dean Randle |
| Swedish Prestige | Saab 9-3 Aero | 93 | |
| Rosemount Smash Repairs | Isuzu Gemini | 95 | |
| AGM Engineering | Nissan 300ZX | 97 | |
The 2010 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds, each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds.[5]
| Rd. | Circuit | City / state | Date | Format[6] | Winner[7] | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | 6–7 March | Three races | Kerry Baily | Nissan 300ZX | |
| 2 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Adelaide, South Australia | 29–30 May | Three races | Darren Hossack | Audi A4 | |
| 3 | Morgan Park Raceway | Warwick, Queensland | 14–15 August | Three races | James Sera | Saab 9-3 Aero | |
| 4 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 11–12 September | Three races | James Sera | Saab 9-3 Aero | |
| 5 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 23–24 October | Three races | Darren Hossack | Audi A4 |
Points were awarded on a 20-17-15-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 basis for the top fifteen positions in each race, with each other finisher receiving 1 point.[1] There were two bonus points allocated to the driver gaining pole position at each round.[1]
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Note: The driver gaining pole position at each round is indicated in bold text