2010 FIA WTCC Race of UK

Sixth round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship FIA WTCC Race of UK United Kingdom 18 July 2010 Brands Hatch 2003.svg 6 11 Kent, England Brands Hatch 3.908 16 16 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML 1:32.658 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet RML GBR Colin Turkington eBay Motors GBR Andy Priaulx 1:34.078 BMW Team RBM GBR Andy Priaulx BMW Team RBM GBR Colin Turkington eBay Motors ITA Gabriele Tarquini SR-Sport GBR Andy Priaulx 1:34.791 BMW Team RBM The 2010 FIA WTCC Race of UK (formally the 2010 FIA WTCC Marriott Race of UK) was the sixth round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season and the sixth running of the FIA WTCC Race of UK. It was held at Brands Hatch in Kent, England on 18 July 2010. The two races were won by Yvan Muller of Chevrolet RML and Andy Priaulx of BMW Team RBM. Background After the Race of Portugal, Chevrolet driver Muller was leading the drivers' championship while Sergio Hernández was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy. Chevrolet RML ran an additional Chevrolet Cruze for triple Stock Car Brasil champion Cacá Bueno.English Steven Bueno to join Chevrolet for Brands http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85043 Autosport Haymarket Publications 6 February 2013 7 July 2010 Liqui Moly Team Engstler replaced regular driver Andrei Romanov with SEAT León Eurocup driver Tim Coronel.Hudson Neil Tim Coronel replaces Romanov for Brands Hatch http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5004 https://archive.today/20120524230600/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5004 dead 24 May 2012 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 6 February 2013 16 July 2010 British Touring Car Championship regular Tom Boardman returned to the WTCC in a SUNRED Engineering run SEAT León TFSI.Meissner Johan Tom Boardman joins WTCC at Brands Hatch http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=4981 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 6 February 2013 8 July 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100720141953/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=4981 20 July 2010 Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing joined the grid for the first of two events with their Scandinavian Touring Car Cup driver Robert Dahlgren.Polestar to race in WTCC at Brands Hatch and Okayama http://www.volvocars.com/intl/top/corporate/pages/default.aspx?itemid=187 Volvo Cars Volvo Cars 6 February 2013 8 July 2010 Report Free practice Robert Huff topped the opening practice session of his home event on Saturday morning, the Chevrolet driver beating the BMW pairing of Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus. Gabriele Tarquini was the fastest SEAT driver in fourth. Colin Turkington was seventh in his eBay Motors run BMW, Boardman was thirteenth in his SUNRED SEAT and Harry Vaulkhard was the slowest of the local drivers, 22nd in his bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Lacetti. The session was interrupted when Michel Nykjær beached his car in the gravel trap at Paddock Hill bend.English Steven Huff fastest in first Brands practice http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85324 Autosport Haymarket Publications 7 February 2013 17 July 2010 Turkington led the final practice session, running three–tenths quicker than Alain Menu's Chevrolet. Wiechers-Sport driver Mehdi Bennani was black flagged for repeatedly exceeding the track limits.English Steven Turkington tops final practice http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85332 Autosport Haymarket Publications 7 February 2013 17 July 2010 Qualifying With guest driver Dahlgren running inside the top ten during the practice sessions and Q1 in his nationally-homologated Volvo C30, the stewards decided to allow the fastest 11 drivers through into Q2, rather than the usual ten. In the end, Dahlgren could only managed 12th in Q1, allowing 11th-placed Tom Coronel through to Q2. Muller was quickest in Q1, ahead of Chevrolet teammates Huff and Menu. Muller took pole position in Q2, with Huff and Menu second and third once again. Independent racer Turkington was fourth quickest, ahead of Tarquini and Priaulx. Warm-Up Turkington was quickest in the Sunday morning warm–up session, with Priaulx and Farfus behind completing a BMW 1–2–3. Pole sitter Muller was seventh behind the independent BMW of Kristian Poulsen.Hudson Neil Turkington leads BMW 1-2-3 at Brands Hatch warm-up http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5014 https://archive.today/20130411235709/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5014 dead 11 April 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 7 February 2013 18 July 2010 Race One Muller lead his Chevrolet teammates Huff and Menu away from the start of the first race. Tarquini moved ahead of Turkington for fourth, while Priaulx, who had to start 16th after an engine change, moved up to 12th. On lap four, Turkington regained fourth from Tarquini at the Druids hairpin. At the same time, Priaulx and teammate Farfus moved up to ninth and tenth past Fredy Barth, before passing eighth placed Norbert Michelisz. Farfus passed Tiago Monteiro for seventh, but Priaulx could not find a way through. Nearer the front, Menu was defending hard from Turkington, allowing Muller and Huff to escape ahead. Bueno pulled off in the fourth Chevrolet with an engine fire, bringing out the safety car. After the restart, Priaulx made a robust move on Monteiro for eighth and pole position for Race Two. On the penultimate lap Turkington got past Menu, who then dropped back on the final lap to seventh to get himself a front row start for Race Two. Muller took the chequered flag ahead of Huff and Turkington. Tarquni and Tom Coronel finished fourth and fifth, ahead of Farfus, Menu and Priaulx.http://www.fiawtcc.com/Read_News.asp?idnews=625September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Race Two Farfus made a good start to Race Two from third on the grid to take the lead ahead of Priaulx and Menu. Further down, Barth and Poulsen made contact off the grid, putting Poulsen into the wall on the outside and giving Barth a slow puncture. At the end of the first lap, Boardman made contact with Monteiro, putting Monteiro out of the race. On lap three, Priaulx passed Farfus for the lead at Druids, with Menu attempting to follow him past the Brazilian. However, they made contact, putting Farfus into a spin and damaging Menu's steering. Turkington took advantage to move up to second behind Priaulx, with Tarquini, Coronel, Huff and Muller following. Later on, Bennani hit Franz Engstler into a spin as the pair were fighting over tenth place. Muller passed Chevrolet teammate Huff for fifth. Farfus passed Boardman for ninth, before Boardman ran wide and retired from the race. Meanwhile, Bennani pushed Darryl O'Young into the gravel at Druids, bringing out the safety car. Farfus took eighth from Nykjær in the closing laps. Priaulx crossed the line to take the victory ahead of Turkington and Tarquini. Coronel finished fourth ahead of Muller, Huff, Michelisz and Farfus.http://www.fiawtcc.com/Read_News.asp?idnews=626September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Results Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Q1 Q2 1 6 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 1:32.658 1:32.481 2 7 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 1:32.922 1:32.678 3 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 1:33.128 1:32.828 4 29 GBR Colin Turkington eBay Motors BMW 320siY 1:33.306 1:32.842 5 1 ITA Gabriele Tarquini SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:33.157 1:32.873 6 11 GBR Andy Priaulx BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 1:33.239 1:32.973 7 2 NLD Tom Coronel SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:33.549 1:33.176 8 3 PRT Tiago Monteiro SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:33.272 1:33.257 9 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő-Dension Team SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:33.441 1:33.261 10 10 BRA Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 1:33.448 1:33.337 11 15 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 1:33.454 1:35.164 12 41 SWE Robert Dahlgren Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing Volvo C30 1:33.579 13 4 ESP Jordi Gené SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:33.588 14 18 CHE Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:33.803 15 20 HKG Darryl O'Young bamboo-engineering Chevrolet LacettiY 1:33.911 16 9 BRA Cacá Bueno Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 1:34.122 17 38 GBR Tom Boardman SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TFSIY 1:34.409 18 17 DNK Michel Nykjær SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:34.419 19 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 1:34.437 20 25 ESP Sergio Hernández Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 1:34.594 21 21 MAR Mehdi Bennani Wiechers-Sport BMW 320siY 1:34.722 22 19 GBR Harry Vaulkhard bamboo-engineering Chevrolet LacettiY 1:34.736 EX1 1 24 DNK Kristian Poulsen Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320siY Excluded107% time: 1:39.144 – 42 NLD Tim Coronel Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 12:42.010 1 1 — Poulsen was originally classified fifteenth in Q1 but had all his times deleted for breaching parc ferme regulations.Hudson Neil Priaulx drops to 16th after engine change http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5009 https://archive.today/20130412001707/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5009 dead 12 April 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 7 February 2013 17 July 2010 Race 1 Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 16 28:05.204 1 25 2 7 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 16 +0.296 2 18 3 29 GBR Colin Turkington eBay Motors BMW 320siY 16 +0.848 4 15 4 1 ITA Gabriele Tarquini SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +2.615 5 12 5 2 NLD Tom Coronel SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +3.158 6 10 6 10 BRA Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 16 +4.357 9 8 7 11 GBR Andy Priaulx BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 16 +5.170 16 6 8 3 PRT Tiago Monteiro SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +5.295 7 4 9 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő-Dension Team SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +5.505 8 2 10 4 ESP Jordi Gené SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +6.103 12 1 11 18 CHE Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +6.460 13 12 41 SWE Robert Dahlgren Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing Volvo C30 16 +6.988 11 13 38 GBR Tom Boardman SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TFSIY 16 +9.405 17 14 15 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 16 +9.602 10 15 17 DNK Michel Nykjær SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +10.661 18 16 25 ESP Sergio Hernández Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 16 +12.540 20 17 19 GBR Harry Vaulkhard bamboo-engineering Chevrolet LacettiY 16 +12.979 22 18 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 16 +14.108 19 19 21 MAR Mehdi Bennani Wiechers-Sport BMW 320siY 16 +14.497 21 20 42 NLD Tim Coronel Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 16 +15.220 23 21 20 HKG Darryl O'Young bamboo-engineering Chevrolet LacettiY 16 +19.150 14 22 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 16 +35.041 3 23 24 DNK Kristian Poulsen Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320siY 16 +40.148 24 Ret 9 BRA Cacá Bueno Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 7 Engine fire 15 Bold denotes Fastest lap. Race 2 Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 11 GBR Andy Priaulx BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 16 27:05.324 1 25 2 29 GBR Colin Turkington eBay Motors BMW 320siY 16 +0.399 6 18 3 1 ITA Gabriele Tarquini SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +1.394 5 15 4 2 NLD Tom Coronel SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +1.854 4 12 5 6 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 16 +3.037 8 10 6 7 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 16 +3.418 7 8 7 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő-Dension Team SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +4.901 10 6 8 10 BRA Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 16 +5.529 3 4 9 17 DNK Michel Nykjær SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +6.035 17 2 10 4 ESP Jordi Gené SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +6.481 11 1 11 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 16 +7.293 20 12 25 ESP Sergio Hernández Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 16 +7.604 18 13 15 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 16 +9.561 15 14 19 GBR Harry Vaulkhard bamboo-engineering Chevrolet LacettiY 16 +11.172 19 15 42 NLD Tim Coronel Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 16 +13.151 22 NC 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 11 +5 Laps 2 Ret 38 GBR Tom Boardman SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TFSIY 10 Race incident 14 Ret 20 HKG Darryl O'Young bamboo-engineering Chevrolet LacettiY 10 Race incident 23 Ret 21 MAR Mehdi Bennani Wiechers-Sport BMW 320siY 10 Race incident 21 Ret 3 PRT Tiago Monteiro SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1 Race incident 9 Ret 18 CHE Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SEAT León 2.0 TDI 0 Race incident 12 Ret 24 DNK Kristian Poulsen Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320siY 0 Race incident 16 Ret 41 SWE Robert Dahlgren Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing Volvo C30 0 Water pipe 13 DNS 9 BRA Cacá Bueno Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 0 Did not start 24 Bold denotes Fastest lap. Standings after the event Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 FRA Yvan Muller 199 10px 2 ITA Gabriele Tarquini 176 10px 3 GBR Andy Priaulx 148 10px 4 GBR Robert Huff 130 10px 5 PRT Tiago Monteiro 103 Yokohama Independents' Trophy standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 ESP Sergio Hernández 84 10px 6 2 GBR Colin Turkington 72 10px 3 ITA Stefano D'Aste 62 10px 2 4 HKG Darryl O'Young 56 10px 1 5 DEU Franz Engstler 55 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 USA Chevrolet 378 10px 2 ESP SEAT Customers Technology 361 10px 3 DEU BMW 317 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings. References Results Booklet PDF at MST Systems External links World Touring Car Championship official website FIA WTCC Race of UK 2010 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal 2010 FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic 2009 FIA WTCC Race of UK 2011 FIA WTCC Race of UK UK Race of UK