2010 Formula 3 Euro Series

February 2020 Formula 3 Euro Series 2010 Drivers' Champion: Edoardo Mortara Teams' Champion: Signature Nations Cup Champion: ITA Italy Rookie Cup Champion: António Félix da Costa The 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the eighth championship year of the Formula 3 Euro Series. It began on 10 April at Circuit Paul Ricard and finished on 17 October at Hockenheim after eighteen races at nine meetings. Grids for the 2010 season were substantially down on the previous season; with a maximum of sixteen drivers taking part in any of the season's meetings, after teams Manor Motorsport, SG Formula, Carlin Motorsport, HBR Motorsport and Kolles & Heinz Union all pulled out to focus on other series. On track, series veteran Edoardo Mortara returned to the formulae after a season competing for Arden International, and with seven victories – all coming in the Saturday, higher points-awarding races – during the season, Mortara took the championship at the wheel of his Signature-run Dallara-Volkswagen, giving Volkswagen their first Euro Series championship. Second place was not resolved until the final round, as Mortara's teammate Marco Wittmann and ART Grand Prix's Valtteri Bottas battled over the placing. Bottas had to win the final race to deny Wittmann of second place, but could only finish third and thus Wittmann completed the Signature 1–2, taking a single victory during the season at the first Hockenheim meeting. Bottas finished third for the second consecutive season, after his first two Euro Series wins – although he had previously won two successive Masters of Formula 3 events at Zandvoort, which is a non-championship race – at the Norisring and Oschersleben. Bottas' teammate Alexander Sims also matched his final 2009 placing, taking fourth place with one victory once again, winning the opening sprint race of the season at Paul Ricard but took four further podium finishes to confirm fourth. Mücke Motorsport's Roberto Merhi completed the top five, taking his first Euro Series win in the first Hockenheim sprint race. Other sprint race victories included four for the Motopark Academy squad, including three successive for top rookie finisher – seventh in the championship – António Félix da Costa who won at the Nürburgring, Zandvoort and Brands Hatch having started each from the front row due to the series' reverse-grid system for the top eight finishers from the previous day's race. Kevin Magnussen, on a one-off outing from his usual commitments in the German Formula Three championship, also claimed a sprint race victory for Motopark at Valencia. Daniel Juncadella won the final race of the season at Hockenheim, while Jim Pla, ART's third driver, took the other victory at Oschersleben. Signature's 1–2 championship finish allowed the team to claim their respective championship, while the Nations Cup was won by Italy through Mortara. Prize tests The top drivers in the championship standings at the end of the year were rewarded with a wide range of prize tests in various other racing categories. The top three drivers – Mortara, Wittmann and Bottas – all received a Formula Renault 3.5 Series test. As well as that, Mortara received a Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters testhttp://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=25840&cat=7 I premi 2010: test DTM e World Series Renault 5 January 2010 ItaliaRacing.net it Inpagina 6 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100612060822/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=25840&cat=7 12 June 2010 dead in the Audi A4, as he finished as top Volkswagen-engined driver as champion. Bottas, as top Mercedes-Benz driver received a test in the Mercedes-Benz C-Class.https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/dtm/news-115414-bottas-absolviert-test-fuer-mercedes-belohnung-fuer-2010.html Bottas absolviert Test für Mercedes 23 February 2011 Fabian Schneider Motorsport Magazin de Adrivo Sportpresse GmbH 30 March 2011 Drivers and teams 2010 Entry List Team No Driver Rookie ChassisAll drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed. "N" Engine Rounds FRA ART Grand Prix 1 FIN Valtteri Bottashttp://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=25534&cat=7 Carlin e Manor via dal campionato Costa Massimo 13 November 2009 ItaliaRacing.net Inpagina it 13 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100612062457/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=25534&cat=7 12 June 2010 F308/026 Mercedes All 2 GBR Alexander SimsFreeman Glenn 10 December 2009 Pit & Paddock: Sims targets glory with ART Autosport 198 11 22 F308/048 All 11 FRA Jim PlaFreeman Glenn 26 November 2009 Pit & Paddock: Euro Series beckons for Pla Autosport 198 9 23 Rookie F308/070 All 30 MEX Esteban Gutiérrezhttp://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=27061&cat=7 A Hockenheim ci sono 17 iscritti 20 April 2010 ItaliaRacing.net Inpagina it 20 April 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100612063900/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=27061&cat=7 12 June 2010 F308/049 2 DEU Mücke Motorsport 3 ESP Roberto Merhihttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80507 Merhi switches to Mucke for 2010 9 December 2009 autosport.com Haymarket Publications Beer Matt 9 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100105171020/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80507 5 January 2010 live F308/050 Mercedes All 4 COL Carlos Muñozhttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80641 Munoz to race Euro for Mucke 22 December 2009 autosport.com Haymarket Publications Mejia Diego 22 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091225122844/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80641 25 December 2009 live Rookie F308/042 All FRA Signature 5 ITA Edoardo Mortarahttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81399 Mortara returns to F3 with VW 11 February 2010 autosport.com Haymarket Publications Anderson Ben 11 February 2010 F309/023 Volkswagenhttp://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=25628&cat=7 Wittmann e Vanthoor con Signature 24 November 2009 ItaliaRacing.net Inpagina it 24 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141213020621/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=25628&cat=7 13 December 2014 All 6 DEU Marco Wittmann F308/011 All 14 BEL Laurens Vanthoor F308/033 All ITA Prema Powerteam 7 FRA Nicolas Marrochttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81339 Prema signs Marroc for Euro Series 8 February 2010 autosport.com Haymarket Publications Pablo Elizalde 8 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100211084008/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81339 11 February 2010 live F308/047 Mercedes All 8 ESP Daniel Juncadellahttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81331 Juncadella joins Prema for Euro F3 8 February 2010 autosport.com Haymarket Publications Pablo Elizalde 8 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100211214233/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81331 11 February 2010 live Rookie F309/014 All DEU Motopark Academy 9 GBR Adrian Quaife-Hobbshttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80499 Motopark signs Quaife-Hobbs, Laine 9 December 2009 autosport.com Haymarket Publications Beer, Matt Mills, Peter 9 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091213035333/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80499 13 December 2009 live Rookie F308/099 Volkswagen 1–2 10 FIN Matias Laine Rookie F308/096 All 13 PRT António Félix da CostaOcean Racing Technology signs agreement with Antonio Felix da Costa http://www.oceanracingtech.com/ort/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=186%3Aocean-assina-acordo-com-antonio-felix-da-costa&catid=34%3Anews-general&Itemid=53&lang=en Ocean Racing Technology oceanracingtech.com 11 December 2009 11 December 2009 Rookie F308/098 All 15 DNK Kevin Magnussen Rookie F308/099 3 16 FIN Mika Mäkihttp://www.gpupdate.net/en/f3-news/239330/maki-and-zanella-to-return-with-motopark-academy/ Mäki and Zanella to return with Motopark Academy gpupdate.net GPUpdate 22 July 2010 30 January 2011 5–7 17 DEU Tobias Hegewaldhttp://www.f3euroseries.com/news_newsausgabe.php?id=2975 First match point for Edoardo Mortara Formula 3 Euro Series ITR e.V. 16 September 2010 16 September 2010 And the Portuguese da Costa will contest the home event of his squad with two new team-mates: the 21-year-old German Tobias Hegewald will make his Formula 3 Euro Series debut for the Oschersleben based team and Renger van der Zande is going to make his comeback, at the wheel of a Motopark Academy racer. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120306025903/http://www.f3euroseries.com/news_newsausgabe.php?id=2975 6 March 2012 Rookie 8 18 CHE Christopher Zanella 9 33 F308/092 5–7 31 SWE Jimmy Eriksson Rookie F305/045 2 34 NLD Renger van der Zande F308/092 8 DEU China Sonangol-Motopark 32 ANG Luís Sá Silva Rookie F305/004 Volkswagen 2 CHE Jo Zeller Racing 38 CHE Sandro Zeller Rookie F306/014 Mercedes 2, 9 Icon Legend Rookie Rookie Cup Driver changes Changed Teams Mika Mäki: Signature → Motopark Academy Roberto Merhi: Manor Motorsport → Mücke Motorsport Edoardo Mortara: Kolles & Heinz Union → Signature Alexander Sims: ASL Mücke Motorsport → ART Grand Prix Marco Wittmann: ASL Mücke Motorsport → Signature Entering/Re-Entering Formula 3 Euro Series António Félix da Costa: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (Motopark Academy) → Motopark Academy Jimmy Eriksson: Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (Motopark Academy) → Motopark Academy Tobias Hegewald: GP3 Series (RSC Mücke Motorsport) → Motopark Academy Daniel Juncadella: Formula BMW Europe (EuroInternational) → Prema Powerteam Matias Laine: Formula Renault UK (CRS Racing) → Motopark Academy Kevin Magnussen: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (Motopark Academy) → Motopark Academy Nicolas Marroc: German Formula Three Championship (Racing Experience) → Prema Powerteam Carlos Muñoz: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (Epsilon Euskadi) → Mücke Motorsport Jim Pla: Formula BMW Europe (DAMS) → ART Grand Prix Adrian Quaife-Hobbs: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (Motopark Academy) → Motopark Academy Luís Sá Silva: Asian Formula Renault Challenge (Asia Racing Team) → Motopark Academy Laurens Vanthoor: German Formula Three Championship (Van Amersfoort Racing) → Signature Sandro Zeller: Formula Lista Junior (Jo Zeller Racing) → Jo Zeller Racing Leaving Formula 3 Euro Series Jules Bianchi: ART Grand Prix → GP2 Series (ART Grand Prix) Sam Bird: Mücke Motorsport → GP2 Series (ART Grand Prix) Mirko Bortolotti: Carlin Motorsport → GP3 Series (Addax Team) Andrea Caldarelli: SG Formula → Italian Formula Three Championship (Prema Powerteam) Johnny Cecotto Jr.: HBR Motorsport → GP2 Series (Trident Racing) Matteo Chinosi: Prema Powerteam → unknown Stefano Coletti: Prema Powerteam → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Comtec Racing) Carlo van Dam: Kolles & Heinz Union & SG Formula → Le Mans Series (Atlas FX-Team Full Speed) Tom Dillmann: HBR Motorsport & Prema Powerteam → German Formula Three Championship (HS Technik) Pedro Enrique: Manor Motorsport → GP3 Series (ART Grand Prix) Victor García: Prema Powerteam → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (KMP Racing) Tiago Geronimi: Signature → unknown Brendon Hartley: Carlin Motorsport → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Tech 1 Racing) Johan Jokinen: Kolles & Heinz Union → FIA Formula Two Championship Alexandre Marsoin: SG Formula → unknown Kevin Mirocha: HBR Motorsport → Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SL Formula Racing) Nico Monien: Mücke Motorsport → German Formula Three Championship (URD Rennsport) Atte Mustonen: Motopark Academy → unknown César Ramos: Manor Motorsport → Italian Formula Three Championship (BVM – Target Racing) Jake Rosenzweig: Carlin Motorsport → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Carlin) Tim Sandtler: Prema Powerteam → unknown Basil Shaaban: Prema Powerteam → unknown Adrien Tambay: ART Grand Prix → Auto GP (Charouz-Gravity Racing) Nick Tandy: Kolles & Heinz Union → Porsche Supercup (Konrad Motorsport) Jean-Karl Vernay: Signature → Firestone Indy Lights (Sam Schmidt Motorsports) Christian Vietoris: Mücke Motorsport → GP2 Series (Racing Engineering) Henkie Waldschmidt: SG Formula → unknown Robert Wickens: Kolles & Heinz Union → GP3 Series (Status Grand Prix) Team changes Carlin Motorsport and Manor Motorsport left the series to participate in the new-for-2010 GP3 Series. SG Formula and Kolles & Heinz Union also left the series.http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=25756&cat=7 SG Formula e Kolles&Heinz non sono tra gli iscritti 2010 16 December 2009 ItaliaRacing.net it 16 December 2009 Inpagina https://web.archive.org/web/20100612064127/http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=25756&cat=7 12 June 2010 dead Motopark Academy changed their engine supplier from Mercedes to Volkswagen. Race calendar and results A nine-round calendar was announced on 18 December 2009.2010 International Series: Formula 3 Euro Series http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vcal/01/$FILE/2010INTSERIES.pdf?Openelement fia.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 18 December 2009 19 December 2009September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes The calendar was reduced to eight rounds on 29 January 2010 after the Euro Series decided to skip the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters events at Lausitz and the second Hockenheim round.Euro Series to race at Magny-Cours http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81123 Steven English autosport.com Haymarket Publications 29 January 2010 29 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100201233007/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81123 1 February 2010 live However, the series did add a season-closing round at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. This was later removed, in place of a round at Paul Ricard in support of the Le Mans Series, with the second Hockenheim round returning.Euroseries calendar confirmed http://www.crash.net/f3/news/157002/1/euroseries_calendar_confirmed.html crash.net Crash Media Group 19 February 2010 20 February 2010 25 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120925235232/http://www.crash.net/f3/news/157002/1/euroseries_calendar_confirmed.html dead Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 FRA Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 10 April ESP Daniel Juncadella DEU Marco Wittmann ITA Edoardo Mortara FRA Signature R2 11 April ESP Daniel Juncadella GBR Alexander Sims FRA ART Grand Prix 2 R1 DEU Hockenheimring (GP Circuit) 24 April DEU Marco Wittmann ITA Edoardo Mortara DEU Marco Wittmann FRA Signature R2 25 April FIN Valtteri Bottas ESP Roberto Merhi DEU Mücke Motorsport 3 R1 ESP Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 22 May ITA Edoardo Mortara ESP Daniel Juncadella ITA Edoardo Mortara FRA Signature R2 23 May DNK Kevin Magnussen DNK Kevin Magnussen DEU Motopark Academy 4 R1 DEU Norisring, Nuremberg 3 July ITA Edoardo Mortara ITA Edoardo Mortara ITA Edoardo Mortara FRA Signature R2 4 July ITA Edoardo Mortara FIN Valtteri Bottas FRA ART Grand Prix 5 R1 DEU Nürburgring 7 August ITA Edoardo Mortara ITA Edoardo Mortara ITA Edoardo Mortara FRA Signature R2 8 August ESP Daniel Juncadella PRT António Félix da Costa DEU Motopark Academy 6 R1 NLD Circuit Park Zandvoort 21 August ITA Edoardo Mortara ITA Edoardo Mortara ITA Edoardo Mortara FRA Signature R2 22 August ITA Edoardo Mortara PRT António Félix da Costa DEU Motopark Academy 7 R1 GBR Brands Hatch, Kent 4 September BEL Laurens Vanthoor DEU Marco Wittmann ITA Edoardo Mortara FRA Signature R2 5 September PRT António Félix da Costa PRT António Félix da Costa DEU Motopark Academy 8 R1 DEU Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 18 September FIN Valtteri Bottas FIN Valtteri Bottas FIN Valtteri Bottas FRA ART Grand Prix R2 19 September FIN Valtteri Bottas FRA Jim Pla FRA ART Grand Prix 9 R1 DEU Hockenheimring (National Circuit) 16 October ITA Edoardo Mortara FIN Valtteri Bottas ITA Edoardo Mortara FRA Signature R2 17 October ESP Daniel Juncadella ESP Daniel Juncadella ITA Prema Powerteam Standings Drivers Points are awarded as follows: 12345678PPRace 11086543211Race 265432100 Pos Driver LECFRA HOCDEU VALESP NORDEU NÜRDEU ZANNLD BRHGBR OSCDEU HOCDEU Pts 1 ITA Edoardo Mortara 1 2 2 3 1 6 1 3 1 6 1 11 1 Ret 6 Ret 1 DSQ 101 2 DEU Marco Wittmann 2 3 1 4 11 7 2 2 5 2 3 6 3 5 7 2 3 7 76 3 FIN Valtteri Bottas 9 6 3 5 2 4 3 1 6 7 2 Ret 4 4 1 11† 2 3 74 4 GBR Alexander Sims 3 1 Ret 8 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 8 2 8 4 5 63 5 ESP Roberto Merhi 5 4 4 1 4 Ret 5 11 3 5 5 3 11 10 5 9 5 2 56 6 BEL Laurens Vanthoor Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 3 9 5 2 11 7 2 2 7 13 4 6 DSQ 42 7 PRT António Félix da Costa 8 8 7 9 6 Ret 7 Ret 7 1 8 1 8 1 3 Ret 9 4 40 8 ESP Daniel Juncadella 4 7 8 2 9 9 10† 6 12 10 Ret 9 6 3 4 6 8 1 35 9 COL Carlos Muñoz Ret 12 14 Ret 10 Ret 6 9 14 9 6 4 7 2 8 10† 11 6 18 10 FRA Jim Pla 7 11 13 6 DNS 8 Ret 8 8 4 10 13 13 12 9 1 12 11† 13 11 FRA Nicolas Marroc 11 10 10 13† 8 2 11† 10 9 8 13 12 12 11 10 3 Ret 8 10 12 DNK Kevin Magnussen 7 1 8 13 GBR Adrian Quaife-Hobbs 6 9 5 7 7 14 FIN Matias Laine 10 13 9 10 Ret 10 8 7 11 Ret 12 10 10 6 11 Ret 10 9 3 15 CHE Christopher Zanella 10 Ret 9 7 DNS DNS 7 Ret 2 16 DEU Tobias Hegewald 12 7 1 17 FIN Mika Mäki 13 Ret 11 8 9 9 0 Guest drivers ineligible for points NLD Renger van der Zande 14 5 0 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez 6 Ret 0 CHE Sandro Zeller 15† 11 13 10 0 SWE Jimmy Eriksson 11 Ret 0 ANG Luís Sá Silva 12 12 0 Pos Driver LECFRA HOCDEU VALESP NORDEU NÜRDEU ZANNLD BRHGBR OSCDEU HOCDEU PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Rookie – Rookie Cup † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. Teams Pos Team LECFRA HOCDEU VALESP NORDEU NÜRDEU ZANNLD BRHGBR OSCDEU HOCDEU Pts 1 FRA Signature 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 7 193 2 3 2 4 5 6 2 3 2 6 3 6 2 7 6 4 3 DSQ 2 FRA ART Grand Prix 3 1 3 5 2 4 3 1 4 3 2 5 4 4 1 1 2 3 148 7 6 13 6 3 5 4 4 6 4 4 13 5 8 2 8 4 5 3 DEU Mücke Motorsport 5 4 4 1 4 Ret 5 9 3 5 5 3 7 2 5 9 5 2 74 Ret 12 14 Ret 10 Ret 6 11 14 9 6 4 11 10 8 10 11 6 4 DEU Motopark Academy 6 8 5 7 6 1 7 7 7 1 8 1 8 1 3 7 7 4 60 8 9 7 9 7 10 8 Ret 10 Ret 11 8 9 6 11 Ret 9 9 5 ITA Prema Powerteam 4 7 8 2 8 2 10 6 9 8 13 9 6 3 4 3 8 1 44 11 10 10 13 9 9 11 10 12 10 Ret 12 12 11 10 6 Ret 8 Guest teams ineligible for points CHE Jo Zeller Racing 15 11 13 10 0 Pos Team LECFRA HOCDEU VALESP NORDEU NÜRDEU ZANNLD BRHGBR OSCDEU HOCDEU Pts Nations Cup Nation Points 1 96 2 90 3 76 4 76 5 70 6 41 7 40 8 23 9 18 10 8 11 2 Guest nations 0 0 0 0 See also 2010 British Formula 3 season 2010 German Formula Three season 2010 GP3 Series season 2010 Masters of Formula 3 Notes N References External links The official website of the Formula 3 Euro Series Category:Formula 3 Euro Series seasons Euro Series Formula 3 Euro Series