2010 Silverstone Formula Two round explained

Silverstone
Country:	United Kingdom
Round No:	1
Season No:	9
Year:	2010
Location:	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Km:	5.141
Course Mi:	3.194
Date R1:	18 April
Laps R1:	23
Pole Driver Country R1:	UK
Pole Driver R1:	Jolyon Palmer
Pole Time R1:	1:36.380
First Driver Country R1:	UK
First Driver R1:	Jolyon Palmer
Second Driver Country R1:	UK
Second Driver R1:	Dean Stoneman
Third Driver Country R1:	RUS
Third Driver R1:	Sergey Afanasyev
Fast Driver Country R1:	UK
Fast Driver R1:	Jolyon Palmer
Fast Time R1:	1:38.985
Fast Lap R1:	Lap 8
Date R2:	18 April
Laps R2:	23
Pole Driver Country R2:	Austria
Pole Driver R2:	Philipp Eng
Pole Time R2:	1:36.992
First Driver Country R2:	Austria
First Driver R2:	Philipp Eng
Second Driver Country R2:	UK
Second Driver R2:	Jolyon Palmer
Third Driver Country R2:	Denmark
Third Driver R2:	Johan Jokinen
Fast Driver Country R2:	Austria
Fast Driver R2:	Philipp Eng
Fast Time R2:	1:38.733
Fast Lap R2:	Lap 18

The 2010 Silverstone Formula Two round was the first round of the 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship season. It was held on 18 August 2009 at the old configuration of the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Pole position for first race was secured by Jolyon Palmer.^[1] Philipp Eng set his fastest lap in second qualifying.^[2]

Classification

Qualifying 1

Pos	No	Name	Time	Grid
1	3	Jolyon Palmer	1:36.380	1
2	17	Johan Jokinen	1:36.521	2
3	48	Dean Stoneman	1:36.707	3
4	33	Philipp Eng	1:37.056	4
5	14	Sergey Afanasyev	1:37.088	5
6	2	Will Bratt	1:37.390	6
7	21	Kazim Vasiliauskas	1:37.468	7
8	11	Jack Clarke	1:37.497	8
9	9	Mihai Marinescu	1:37.531	9
10	10	Benjamin Lariche	1:37.573	10
11	24	Tom Gladdis	1:37.674	11
12	7	Ivan Samarin	1:37.686	12
13	6	Armaan Ebrahim	1:37.703	13
14	19	Nicola de Marco	1:37.848	14
15	4	Benjamin Bailly	1:38.219	15
16	27	Paul Rees	1:38.297	16
17	12	Kelvin Snoeks	1:38.425	17
18	5	Ricardo Teixeira	1:38.490	18
19	77	Natalia Kowalska	1:38.608	19
20	26	Parthiva Sureshwaren	1:39.336	20
21	8	Plamen Kralev	1:40.065	21
22	28	Ajith Kumar	1:42.664	22

Qualifying 2

Pos	No	Name	Time	Grid
1	33	Philipp Eng	1:36.992	1
2	3	Jolyon Palmer	1:37.012	2
3	48	Dean Stoneman	1:37.096	3
4	11	Jack Clarke	1:37.197	4
5	17	Johan Jokinen	1:37.242	5
6	24	Tom Gladdis	1:37.420	6
7	2	Will Bratt	1:37.439	7
8	14	Sergey Afanasyev	1:37.586	8
9	21	Kazim Vasiliauskas	1:37.774	9
10	9	Mihai Marinescu	1:37.889	10
11	10	Benjamin Lariche	1:37.910	11
12	6	Armaan Ebrahim	1:37.959	12
13	19	Nicola de Marco	1:38.137	13
14	6	Ricardo Teixeira	1:38.263	14
15	4	Benjamin Bailly	1:38.419	15
16	7	Ivan Samarin	1:38.538	16
17	12	Kelvin Snoeks	1:38.731	17
18	77	Natalia Kowalska	1:38.884	18
19	27	Paul Rees	1:38.922	19
20	26	Parthiva Sureshwaren	1:39.885	20
21	8	Plamen Kralev	1:40.389	21
22	28	Ajith Kumar	1:41.596	22

Race 1

Pos	No	Driver	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Jolyon Palmer	23	38:16.660	1	25
2	48	Dean Stoneman	23	+3.011	3	18
3	14	Sergey Afanasyev	23	+7.084	5	15
4	33	Philipp Eng	23	+9.932	4	12
5	21	Kazim Vasiliauskas	23	+11.581	7	10
6	2	Will Bratt	23	+12.383	6	8
7	9	Mihai Marinescu	23	+23.825	9	6
8	6	Armaan Ebrahim	23	+26.881	13	4
9	19	Nicola de Marco	23	+31.843	14	2
10	10	Benjamin Lariche	23	+34.242	10	1
11	4	Benjamin Bailly	23	+35.835	15
12	12	Kelvin Snoeks	23	+37.416	17
13	27	Paul Rees	23	+45.008	16
14	77	Natalia Kowalska	23	+49.185	19
15	8	Plamen Kralev	23	+1:05.155	21
16	26	Parthiva Sureshwaren	23	+1:22.842	20
17	5	Ricardo Teixeira	22	+1 Lap	18
18	28	Ajith Kumar	22	+1 Lap	22
Ret	17	Johan Jokinen	2	DNF	2
Ret	24	Tom Gladdis	1	DNF	11
DNS	11	Jack Clarke	0	DNS	8
DSQ	7	Ivan Samarin	12	DSQ	12
Fastest lap: Jolyon Palmer 1:38.985 (186.97 km/h) on lap 8^[3]

Race 2

Pos	No	Driver	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	33	Philipp Eng	23	38:07.958	1	25
2	3	Jolyon Palmer	23	+0.807	2	18
3	17	Johan Jokinen	23	+16.230	5	15
4	11	Jack Clarke	23	+20.571	4	12
5	2	Will Bratt	23	+21.418	7	10
6	14	Sergey Afanasyev	23	+28.067	8	8
7	21	Kazim Vasiliauskas	23	+33.443	9	6
8	9	Mihai Marinescu	23	+35.331	10	4
9	6	Armaan Ebrahim	23	+45.026	12	2
10	19	Nicola de Marco	23	+46.849	13	1
11	4	Benjamin Bailly	23	+47.747	15
12	77	Natalia Kowalska	23	+52.187	18
13	27	Paul Rees	23	+53.632	19
14	5	Ricardo Teixeira	23	+55.003	14
15	7	Ivan Samarin	23	+56.655	16
16	26	Parthiva Sureshwaren	23	+1:12.674	20
17	8	Plamen Kralev	23	+1:24.144	21
18	28	Ajith Kumar	21	+2 Laps	22
19	10	Benjamin Lariche	20	+3 Laps	11
Ret	12	Kelvin Snoeks	17	DNF	17
Ret	48	Dean Stoneman	8	DNF	3
Ret	24	Tom Gladdis	5	DNF	6
Fastest lap: Philipp Eng 1:38.733 (187.45 km/h) on lap 18^[4]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jolyon Palmer	43
2	Philipp Eng	37
3	Sergey Afanasyev	23
4	Dean Stoneman	18
5	Will Bratt	18

Notes and References

News: Jolyon Palmer claims dramatic pole position. 2010-04-17. FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 2010-04-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20100419121010/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone-q1.aspx. 19 April 2010. dead.
News: Philipp Eng secures Silverstone pole. 2010-04-17. FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 2010-04-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20100419120733/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/philipp-eng-secures-silverstone-pole.aspx. 19 April 2010. dead.
Web site: FIA Formula Two Championship RACE 1 – CLASSIFICATION . formulatwo.com . . 2010-04-18 . 2010-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100601173155/http://www.formulatwo.com/media/1371072/formula%202%20class%20prov.pdf . 1 June 2010 .
Web site: FIA Formula Two Championship RACE 2 – CLASSIFICATION . formulatwo.com . . 2010-04-18 . 2010-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100601173211/http://www.formulatwo.com/media/1373866/formula%202%20class%20prov.pdf . 1 June 2010 .