2010 European Touring Car Cup Explained

The 2010 FIA European Touring Car Cup was the sixth running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup. The cup was expanded to three events for 2010, unlike in previous years where it was a one-off event. The season began at Braga on 28 March, and finished at Franciacorta on 17 October. Each event included two races of 50km (30miles) in length, making a total of six rounds awarding points. At the end of the season, three FIA cups were awarded, one for each of the eligible categories: Super 2000, Super 1600 and Super Production. 100,000 euro prize money was awarded at each of the four race meetings: 65,000 euros to Super 2000, 25,000 to Super 1600 and 10,000 to Super Production.

In the top Super 2000 class, despite pressure from Michel Nykjær – who won each of the four races he contested at the Salzburgring and Franciacorta – in a SEAT León TDI, Hartmann Honda Racing's James Thompson finished as the class winner, with six top-three finishes in the season's six races, taking a victory in Braga en route to a four-point title win. César Campaniço was the other race winner at Braga, in a one-off outing in the Cup. Super Production was poorly supported with only Vojislav Lekić, Fabio Fabiani and Marcis Birkens competing in any of the races. Lekić won the four races he contested, ahead of Fabiani while Birkens suffered a retirement and a DNS in Braga. Carsten Seifert won the Super 1600 title, finishing with three victories and a total of six top-two finishes. He narrowly beat Jens Löhnig, who also had three wins, by ten points.

Teams and drivers

Super 2000 class
TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Hartmann Honda RacingHonda Accord Euro R1 James ThompsonAll
2 Tomas Engström1
4 Wolfgang Treml2–3
Engström MotorsportHonda Accord Euro R2 Tomas Engström2–3
Čolak Racing TeamSEAT León 2.0 TFSI3 Marin Čolak11–2
Bevz KostantynBMW 320i E465 Irina Protasova1–2
6 Yuriy Protasov1
7 Leonid Protasov1–2
SUNRED EngineeringSEAT León 2.0 TFSI8 Timur Sadredinov1
12 Michaël Rossi1–2
SEAT León TDI21 Michel Nykjær2–3
Novadriver Racing TeamBMW 320si9 César Campaniço1
Poulsen MotorsportBMW 320si11 Kristian Poulsen1
Borusan Otomotiv MotorsportBMW 320si10 Aytaç Biter2–3
13 Ibrahim OkyayAll
Sports & YouBMW 320si14 Francisco Carvalho2
Tsunami Racing TeamBMW 320i E4617 Andrii Kruglyk2
Rikli MotorsportHonda Civic Type-R19 Peter Rikli2–3
Honda Accord Euro R20 Jörg Schori2–3
Mayer MotorsportAudi A422 Oliver Mayer32
Liqui Moly Team EngstlerBMW 320si23 Rustem Teregulov2
Promotor SportBMW 320i E4629 Massimo Zanin3
30 Mariano Bellin3
Super Production class
SC Papa's Racing TeamHonda Civic Type-R51 Marcis Birkens1
F MotorsportBMW 320i E4652 Fabio Fabiani2–3
Djelmas SportHonda Civic Type-R54 Vojislav Lekić2–3
Super 1600 class
NK Racing TeamFord Fiesta ST71 Carsten SeifertAll
73 Florian Heitmeier1
ATM RacingFord Fiesta ST72 Jens Löhnig1
Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V2–3
Ford Fiesta ST74 Sergey Krylov2
Ford Fiesta 1.6 16v3
Ford Fiesta ST76 Charlie Geipel3
Gena AutosportCitroën C2 VTS75 Zeljko Markovic3

1 Despite being on the Salzburgring entry list, Čolak did not compete at the meeting.

2 Despite being listed on the FIA ETCC website, Carvalho did not attend any of the meetings.

3 Although he was present at the Salzburgring meeting, Mayer did not take part. Instead he chose to focus on the ADAC Procar championship round which was held at the same event.

Race calendar and results

RoundCountryCircuitDatePole PositionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1Circuito Vasco Sameiro, Braga28 March James Thompson Tomas Engström James Thompson Hartmann Honda Racing
R2 César Campaniço César Campaniço Novadriver Racing Team
2R1Salzburgring25 July James Thompson Michel Nykjær Michel Nykjær SUNRED Engineering
R2 Michel Nykjær Michel Nykjær SUNRED Engineering
3R1Motorsport Arena Oschersleben5 Septemberround cancelled[1]
R2
4R1Autodromo di Franciacorta17 October James Thompson Michel Nykjær Michel Nykjær SUNRED Engineering
R2 Michel Nykjær Michel Nykjær SUNRED Engineering

Championship standings

Super 2000

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1 James Thompson13223344
2 Michel Nykjær111140
3 Tomas Engström27332238
4 Ibrahim Okyay54765522
5 Wolfgang Treml444618
6 César Campaniço4115
7 Kristian Poulsen3214
8 Peter RikliNC16648
9 Michaël Rossi6RetRet57
10 Aytaç Biter58887
11 Marin Čolak765
12 Andrii Kruglyk675
13 Timur Sadredinov954
14 Jörg Schori1210774
15 Yuriy Protasov882
16 Leonid Protasov109891
17 Irina Protasova12129Ret0
18 Massimo Zanin9NC0
Rustem TeregulovDNSDNS0
Mariano BellinDNSDNS0
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Italics - Fastest Lap

Super Production

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FRA
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1 Vojislav Lekić1011111140
2 Fabio Fabiani1112141232
Marcis BirkensRetDNS0
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Super 1600

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1 Carsten Seifert1311131410954
2 Jens Löhnig1110NC13121344
3 Sergey Krylov1415131425
4 Charlie Geipel161012
5 Florian Heitmeier141312
6 Zeljiko Markovic15159
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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ETCC event in Oschersleben was cancelled. European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2010-03-11. 2010-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20110711000255/http://www.fiaetcc.com/html/Read_News.asp?idNews=147. 2011-07-11. dead.

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