2010 GT4 European Cup explained

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

The entry list for the first round was released on 27 April 2010.^[1]

2010 Entry List
Team	No.	Driver(s)	Class	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
RJN Motorsport	1	Alex Buncombe	GT4	Nissan 370Z GT4	Nissan 3.8L V6	1–4
		Rudolf Ratzënberger	1–3
		Lucas Ordoñez	4–5
	2	Lucas Ordoñez	GT4	Nissan 350Z GT4	Nissan 3.5L V6	1–3
		Rudolf Ratzënberger	4–6
		Rob Barff	4
		Alex Buncombe	6
AUH Racing	3	Eric Charles	GT4	Aston Martin GT4	Aston Martin 4.7L V8	2–4, 6
	4	Humaid Al Masaood	GT4	Aston Martin GT4	Aston Martin 4.7L V8	2–6
	4	Ollie Hancock	6	Aston Martin GT4	Aston Martin 4.7L V8
Espace Bienvenue	6	Pierre-Brice Mena	GT4	BMW M3 GT4	BMW 4.0L V8	1
Rhesus Racing	7	Paul Meijer^[2]	GT4	Aston Martin GT4	Aston Martin 4.7L V8	All
	8	Raffaele Sangiulio	GT4	Aston Martin GT4	Aston Martin 4.7L V8	1–3, 5–6
	8	Giuseppe de Pasquale		Aston Martin GT4	Aston Martin 4.7L V8	1–3, 5–6
IMS Motorsport	9	Matt Nicoll-Jones	GT4	Ginetta G50 Cup	Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6	1–5
IMS Motorsport	9	Hunter Abbott	1–3	Ginetta G50 Cup	Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6
Speedlover	10	Jürgen van Hover	GT4	Porsche 997 GT3	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	2
Porsche Eindhoven	12	Paul van Splunteren	GT4	Porsche 997 GT3	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	1
Porsche Eindhoven	12	Mathijs Harkema		Porsche 997 GT3	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	1
DVB Racing	14	Menno Kuus^[3]	GT4	BMW M3 GT4	BMW 4.0L V8	1–2
		Ruben Maes	3
		Enzo Ide	3
JMB Racing	15	Edouard Gravereaux	GT4	Maserati GranTurismo MC	Maserati 4.7L V8	3
John Svenson	16	Albert Bloem	GT4	Aston Martin N24	Aston Martin 4.3L V8	2
John Svenson	16	Jerôme Demay		Aston Martin N24	Aston Martin 4.3L V8	2
Genpact Racing	17	Kevin Veltman	GT4	BMW M3 GT4	BMW 4.0L V8	1–3
Speedworks	18	Christian Dick	GT4	Ginetta G50 Cup	Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6	1
StarCars	19	Andrea Gagliardini	GT4	Porsche Cayman S	Porsche 3.4L V6	2, 4, 6
		Maurizio Pittori	2, 4
		Marco Antonelli	6
Scuderia Giudici	22	Ollie Hancock	GT4	Lotus Evora GT4	Toyota 4.0L V6	4
	211	Gianni Giudici	SS	Lotus 2-Eleven	Toyota 1.8 L S/C I4	All
	212	Marco Fumagalli	SS	Lotus 2-Eleven	Toyota 1.8 L S/C I4	4–6
Promotorsport	23	Derek Palmer Jr.	GT4	Nissan 350Z GT4	Nissan 3.5L V6	1
Promotorsport	23	Rick Pearson		Nissan 350Z GT4	Nissan 3.5L V6	1
Mathol Racing	24	Wolfgang Weber	GT4	Aston Martin GT4	Aston Martin 4.7L V8	2, 4
	27	Scott Preacher	GT4	Aston Martin GT4	Aston Martin 4.7L V8	4
	28	Christian Bauer	GT4	Aston Martin GT4	Aston Martin 4.7L V8	4
Maserati Corse	26	Alessandro Pier Guidi	GT4	Maserati GranTurismo MC	Maserati 4.7L V8	3
Team LNT	30	Carl Breeze	GT4	Ginetta G50	Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6	4
Team LNT	30	Frank Wrathall		Ginetta G50	Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6	4
RS Williams	32	Michael Mallock	GT4	Aston Martin GT4	Aston Martin 4.7L V8	All
Develop Real Team	70	Jiri Gottwald	GT4	Ginetta G50	Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6	5–6
Develop Real Team	70	Eduard Leganov		Ginetta G50	Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6	5–6
Ladas Racing	100	Anasthasios Ladas	SS	KTM X-Bow	Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4	All
Ladas Racing	100	Kevin Veltman	4–6	KTM X-Bow	Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4
Lotus Cars	213	Julian Griffin	SS	Lotus 2-Eleven	Toyota 1.8 L S/C I4	4
Lotus Cars	214	Frédéric Gaillard	SS	Lotus 2-Eleven	Toyota 1.8 L S/C I4	4

Icon	Class
GT4	GT4 Class
SS	SuperSport Class

Calendar

A provisional calendar was released by the series on November 19, 2009.^[4]

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	GT4 Winner	SS Winner
1	Silverstone Circuit	May 1	7 Rhesus Racing	7 Rhesus Racing	211 Scuderia Giudici
1		May 1	Paul Meijer	Paul Meijer	Gianni Giudici
2		May 2	7 Rhesus Racing	7 Rhesus Racing	100 Ladas Racing
2		May 2	Paul Meijer	Paul Meijer	Anasthasios Ladas
3	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	June 5	7 Rhesus Racing	32 RS Williams	211 Scuderia Giudici
3		June 5	Paul Meijer	Michael Mallock	Gianni Giudici
4		June 6	7 Rhesus Racing	7 Rhesus Racing	211 Scuderia Giudici
4		June 6	Paul Meijer	Paul Meijer	Gianni Giudici
5	Circuit Paul Ricard	July 3	26 Maserati Corse	26 Maserati Corse	211 Scuderia Giudici
5		July 3	Alessandro Pier Guidi	Alessandro Pier Guidi	Gianni Giudici
6		July 4	26 Maserati Corse	26 Maserati Corse	100 Ladas Racing
6		July 4	Alessandro Pier Guidi	Alessandro Pier Guidi	Anasthasios Ladas
7	Nürburgring	August 28	22 Scuderia Giudici	22 Scuderia Giudici	211 Scuderia Giudici
7		August 28	Ollie Hancock	Ollie Hancock	Gianni Giudici
8		August 29	7 Rhesus Racing	9 IMS Motorsport	213 Lotus Cars
8		August 29	Paul Meijer	Matt Nicoll-Jones	Julian Griffin
9	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão	September 18	7 Rhesus Racing	7 Rhesus Racing	211 Scuderia Giudici
9		September 18	Paul Meijer	Paul Meijer	Gianni Giudici
10		September 19	7 Rhesus Racing	32 RS Williams	100 Ladas Racing
10		September 19	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
11		October 16	Paul Meijer	Paul Meijer	Gianni Giudici
12		October 17	7 Rhesus Racing	32 RS Williams	100 Ladas Racing
12		October 17	Paul Meijer	Michael Mallock	Anasthasios Ladas Kevin Veltman

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos	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
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=	Rudolf Ratzënberger	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	align=left rowspan=2	Rhesus Racing	0	1	0	0	2	2			4	2	5	6	22
6=	Raffaele Sangiulio	22		0	1	0	0	2	2			4	2	5	6
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	align=left rowspan=2	Develop Real Team									2	1	3	5	11
11=	Eduard Leganov	11										2	1	3	5
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	align=left rowspan=2	Team LNT							3	4					7
14=	Frank Wrathall	7								3	4
15=	Christian Dick	Speedworks	0	6											6
15=	Ollie Hancock	AUH Racing											2	4	6
16=	Enzo Ide	align=left rowspan=2	DVB Racing					0	5							5
16=	Ruben Maes	5						0	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	align=left rowspan=2	Porsche Eindhoven	2	0											2
19=	Paul van Splunteren	2		2	0
20=	Derek Palmer Jr.	align=left rowspan=2	Promotorsport	1	0											1
20=	Rick Pearson	1		1	0
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							5	6	6	10	8	10	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

Pos	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
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

External links

Official Website of the GT4 European Cup

Notes and References

News: Round 1 Entry List . . . 2010-04-27.
News: New Dutch team Rhesus Racing joining the European GT4 Cup with 2 cars . . . 2010-04-27 . 2010-04-27.
News: Belgian DVB Racing entering a BMW M3 GT4 . . . 2010-04-27 . 2010-04-27.
News: 2010 GT4 Calendar!. GT4 European Cup. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2009-11-19 . 2010-02-01.