2010 8 Hours of Castellet

thumb|right|250px|Circuit Paul Ricard 1A-V2 (pit road was different before 2019 thumb|right|Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello took overall victory in the No. 7 Audi R15 TDI plus. The 2010 8 Hours of Le Castellet (8 Heures du Castellet) was the inaugural round of the 2010 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France on 11 April 2010. It was the first Le Mans Series race that is longer than the standard 1,000-km distance the LMS use since the 2007 Mil Milhas Brasil. Audi Sport Team Joest won the race overall in their first use of the Audi R15 TDI in the Le Mans Series, with drivers Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello. Aston Martin Racing and Rebellion Racing completed the overall podium five laps behind the winning Audi. Strakka Racing also brought Honda Performance Development a win on their debut in the LMP2 category, leading the OAK Racing Pescarolo by 33 seconds. Applewood Seven won the Formula Le Mans category, the first event in which this class participated in the Le Mans Series. Team Felbermayr-Proton dominated the GT2 category by finishing in the top two positions, ahead of the first of the AF Corse Ferraris. Qualifying Qualifying saw Oreca take pole position in their first outing with their new Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, beating the factory Audi R15 TDI by 0.4 seconds. Strakka Racing had a similar story taking LMP2 pole in their first outing with their HPD ARX-01C. They qualified two seconds before the next nearest car, the Quifel Ginetta-Zytek. AF Corse took GT2 pole and DAMS took the first pole position in Le Mans Series history in the new Formula Le Mans class. Qualifying result Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s52_circuits/s52p07_download_doc.php?doc=2010_8H_DU_CASTELLET_Le_Mans_Series_Qualifying_cla.pdf&id_circuit=19 LMS Paul Ricard Qualifying PDF Le Mans Series 2010-04-10 2010-04-10 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Pos Class Team Driver Lap Time Grid 1 LMP1 No.4 Team Oreca Matmut Nicolas Lapierre 1:41.195 1 2 LMP1 No.7 Audi Sport Team Joest Rinaldo Capello 1:41.632 2 3 LMP1 No.009 Aston Martin Racing Stefan Mücke 1:42.345 3 4 LMP1 No.6 AIM Team Oreca Matmut Loïc Duval 1:42.685 4 5 LMP1 No.13 Rebellion Racing Jean-Christophe Boullion 1:43.435 5 6 LMP1 No.12 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani 1:44.032 6 7 LMP1 No.5 Beechdean Mansell Greg Mansell 1:44.475 7 8 LMP1 No.008 Signature-Plus Pierre Ragues 1:44.914 8 9 LMP2 No.42 Strakka Racing Danny Watts 1:44.989 9 10 LMP2 No.40 Quifel ASM Team Olivier Pla 1:47.112 10 11 LMP2 No.24 OAK Racing Mathieu Laheye 1:47.474 11 12 LMP2 No.25 RML Thomas Erdos 1:47.491 12 13 LMP2 No.41 Team Bruichladdich Thor-Christian Ebbesvik 1:48.439 13 14 LMP2 No.30 Racing Box Andrea Piccini 1:48.635 14 15 LMP2 No.37 WR / Salini Tristan Gommendy 1:49.567 15 16 LMP2 No.29 Racing Box Marco Cioci 1:49.931 16 17 LMP2 No.39 KSM Hideki Noda 1:50.913 17 18 LMP2 No.27 Race Performance Tyler Dueck 1:52.612 18 19 FLM No.44 DAMS Edoardo Piscopo 1:52.936 19 20 FLM No.48 Hope Polevision Racing Mathias Beche 1:53.090 20 21 LMP2 No.38 Pegasus Racing Julien Schell 1:53.148 21 22 FLM No.49 Applewood Seven David Zollinger 1:53.447 22 23 FLM No.45 Boutsen Energy Racing Dominik Kraihamer 1:53.850 23 24 FLM No.43 DAMS Alessandro Cicognani 1:54.187 24 25 FLM No.47 Hope Polevision Racing Steve Zacchia 1:54.305 25 26 GT1 No.50 Larbre Compétition Gabriele Gardel 1:57.085 25 27 GT2 No.96 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni 1:57.850 27 28 GT2 No.77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Richard Lietz 1:58.216 28 29 GT2 No.91 CRS Racing Tim Mullen 1:58.475 29 30 GT2 No.95 AF Corse Toni Vilander 1:58.545 30 31 GT2 No.92 JMW Motorsport Rob Bell 1:58.549 31 32 GT2 No.94 AF Corse Matías Russo 1:58.707 32 33 GT2 No.90 CRS Racing Pierre Kaffer 1:59.021 33 34 GT2 No.76 IMSA Performance Matmut Patrick Pilet 1:59.035 34 35 GT2 No.85 Spyker Squadron Jeroen Bleekemolen 1:59.177 35 36 GT2 No.88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Martin Ragginger 1:59.447 36 37 GT2 No.89 Hankook Team Farnbacher Dominik Farnbacher 1:59.480 37 38 GT2 No.75 Prospeed Competition Richard Westbrook 1:59.539 38 39 GT2 No.78 BMW Team Schnitzer Jörg Müller 1:59.593 39 40 FLM No.46 JMB Racing Maurice Basso 2:00.775 40 - LMP2 No.35 OAK Racing No Time 41 Race Race result Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). http://www.lemanseries.com/en/s52_circuits/s52p07_download_doc.php?doc=2010_8H_DU_CASTELLET_Le_Mans_Series_Race.pdf&id_circuit=19 Race Automobile Club de l'Ouest Le Mans Series PDF 2010-04-11 2010-04-11 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP1 7 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest GBR Allan McNishITA Rinaldo Capello Audi R15 TDI plus Michelin 266 Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V10(Diesel) 2 LMP1 009 GBR Aston Martin Racing MEX Adrian FernándezCHE Harold PrimatDEU Stefan Mücke Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 Michelin 261 Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 3 LMP1 13 CHE Rebellion Racing ITA Andrea BelicchiFRA Jean-Christophe BoullionGBR Guy Smith Lola B10/60 Michelin 261 Rebellion (Judd) 5.5 L V10 4 LMP1 4 FRA Team Oreca Matmut FRA Olivier PanisFRA Nicolas LapierreFRA Stéphane Sarrazin Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Michelin 258 Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) 5 LMP1 6 FRA AIM Team Oreca Matmut FRA Soheil AyariFRA Loïc DuvalFRA Didier André Oreca 01 Dunlop 258 AIM YS5.5 5.5 L V10 6 LMP1 008 FRA Signature-Plus FRA Pierre RaguesFRA Franck MailleuxBEL Vanina Ickx Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 Dunlop 256 Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 7 LMP2 42 GBR Strakka Racing GBR Danny WattsGBR Nick LeventisGBR Jonny Kane HPD ARX-01C Michelin 250 HPD AL7R 3.4 L V8 8 LMP2 35 FRA OAK Racing FRA Guillaume MoreauMCO Richard Hein Pescarolo 01 Dunlop 250 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 9 LMP2 25 GBR RML GBR Mike NewtonBRA Thomas ErdosGBR Andy Wallace Lola B08/80 Dunlop 249 HPD AL7R 3.4  V8 10 LMP2 24 FRA OAK Racing FRA Jacques NicoletFRA Matthieu Lahaye Pescarolo 01 Dunlop 249 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 11 LMP1 12 CHE Rebellion Racing CHE Neel JaniFRA Nicolas Prost Lola B10/60 Michelin 248 Rebellion (Judd) 5.5 L V10 12 LMP2 41 GBR Team Bruichladdich NOR Thor-Christian EbbesvikGBR Tim GreavesSAU Karim Ojjeh Ginetta-Zytek GZ09SB/2 Dunlop 248 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 13 LMP2 30 ITA Racing Box ITA Andrea PicciniITA Giacomo PicciniITA Ferdinando Geri Lola B09/80 Pirelli 246 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 14 LMP1 5 GBR Beechdean Mansell GBR Nigel MansellGBR Greg MansellGBR Leo Mansell Ginetta-Zytek GZ09SB Dunlop 243 Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L V8 15 FLM 49 FRA Applewood Seven FRA Damien ToulemondeFRA David ZollingerAUS Ross Zampatti Oreca FLM09 Michelin 237 Corvette 6.2 L V8 16 FLM 48 CHE Hope Polevision Racing CHE Mathias BecheCHE Christophe PillonFRA Vincent Capillaire Oreca FLM09 Michelin 237 Corvette 6.2 L V8 17 FLM 43 FRA DAMS ITA Alessandro CicognaniITA Andrea BarlesiFRA Gary Chalandon Oreca FLM09 Michelin 235 Corvette 6.2 L V8 18 GT2 77 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton DEU Marc LiebAUT Richard Lietz Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 233 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 19 FLM 47 CHE Hope Polevision Racing CHE Steve ZacchiaDEU Wolfgang KaufmannITA Luca Moro Oreca FLM09 Michelin 231 Corvette 6.2 L V8 20 GT2 88 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton DEU Christian RiedAUT Martin RaggingerUSA Patrick Long Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 231 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 21 GT2 95 ITA AF Corse ITA Giancarlo FisichellaFIN Toni VilanderFRA Jean Alesi Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 231 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 22 GT2 90 GBR CRS Racing GBR Phil QuaifeDEU Pierre EhretDEU Pierre Kaffer Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 231 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 23 GT2 94 ITA AF Corse ARG Luís Pérez CompancARG Matías Russo Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 231 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 24 GT1 50 FRA Larbre Compétition CHE Gabriele GardelFRA Patrice GoueslardFRA Julien Canal Saleen S7-R Michelin 229 Ford 7.0 L V8 25 GT2 78 DEU BMW Team Schnitzer DEU Jörg MüllerDEU Dirk Werner BMW M3 GT2 Dunlop 225 BMW 4.0 L V8 26 LMP2 36 FRA Pegasus Racing FRA Julien SchellFRA Frédéric Da RochaCHE Jean-Christophe Metz Courage LC75 Dunlop 219 AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 27 GT2 76 FRA IMSA Performance Matmut FRA Patrick PiletFRA Raymond Narac Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 219 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 28 GT2 85 NLD Spyker Squadron NLD Tom CoronelNLD Jeroen BleekemolenGBR Peter Dumbreck Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R Michelin 215 Audi 4.0 L V8 29 LMP2 39 DEU KSM FRA Jean de PourtalesJPN Hideki NodaGBR Jonathan Kennard Lola B08/47 Dunlop 188 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 30DNF GT2 89 DEU Hankook Team Farnbacher DEU Dominik FarnbacherDNK Allan Simonsen Ferrari F430 GT2 Hankook 204 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 31DNF FLM 44 FRA DAMS GBR Dean StirlingGBR Luke HinesITA Edoardo Piscopo Oreca FLM09 Michelin 203 Corvette 6.2 L V8 32DNF FLM 46 MCO JMB Racing NLD Peter KutemannCHE Maurice BassoGBR John Hartshorne Oreca FLM09 Michelin 203 Corvette 6.2 L V8 33DNF LMP2 40 PRT Quifel ASM Team PRT Miguel AmaralFRA Olivier PlaGBR Warren Hughes Ginetta-Zytek GZ09SB/2 Dunlop 200 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 34DNF FLM 45 BEL Boutsen Energy Racing BEL Nicolas De CremAUT Dominik KraihamerBEL Bernard Delhez Oreca FLM09 Michelin 195 Corvette 6.2 L V8 35DNF LMP2 37 FRA WR / Salini FRA Philippe SaliniFRA Stéphane SaliniFRA Tristan Gommendy WR LMP2008 Dunlop 168 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 36DNF GT2 96 ITA AF Corse ITA Gianmaria BruniBRA Jaime Melo Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 152 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 37DNF GT2 91 GBR CRS Racing GBR Andrew KirkaldyGBR Tim Mullen Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 123 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 38DNF LMP2 29 ITA Racing Box ITA Luca PirriITA Marco CiociITA Piergiuseppe Perazzini Lola B09/80 Pirelli 116 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 39DNF LMP2 27 CHE Race Performance CHE Michel FreyCHE Ralph MeichtryCAN Tyler Dueck Radical SR9 Dunlop 66 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 40DNF GT2 92 GBR JMW Motorsport GBR Rob BellGBR Darren Turner Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 Dunlop 65 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 41DNF GT2 75 BEL Prospeed Competition DEU Marco HolzerGBR Richard Westbrook Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 54 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 References External links Le Mans Series - 8 Heures du CastelletSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 2010 Le Mans Series none 1000 km of Spa Castellet Category:6 Hours of Castellet Eight hours Category:April 2010 sports events in France