2010 Silverstone Superleague Formula round

The 2010 Silverstone Superleague Formula round was a Superleague Formula round, held on 4 April 2010 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England. It was the first ever round at the Silverstone Circuit and the opening round of the 2010 Superleague Formula season.[1]

2010 Silverstone Superleague Formula round
Superleague Formula round UK
Circuit Map
Date4 April, 2010
LocationUnited Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England
CoursePermanent racing facility
3.194 mi (5.140 km)
Laps25 & 25
Pole position
Team Switzerland FC Basel 1893 Max Wissel
Time 1:43.282
Podium (1st race)
First England Tottenham Hotspur Craig Dolby
Second Italy A.C. Milan Yelmer Buurman
Third Brazil CR Flamengo Duncan Tappy
Fastest lap (1st race)
Team Portugal F.C. Porto Álvaro Parente
Time 1:33.982 (on lap 15)
Podium (2nd race)
First France Olympique Lyonnais Sébastien Bourdais
Second Greece Olympiacos CFP Chris van der Drift
Third Spain Atlético Madrid John Martin
Fastest lap (2nd race)
Team France Olympique Lyonnais Sébastien Bourdais
Time 1:32.818 (on lap 20)

It was the first Superleague Formula round in the United Kingdom which is not hosted at Donington Park. Donington Park hosted 2008[2] and 2009[3] events. Brands Hatch will also host a round of the Superleague Formula series later in the season.

British teams competing have been confirmed with the participation of reigning champions Liverpool F.C.[4] and runners up Tottenham Hotspur.[5] FC Midtjylland and Rangers F.C. did not continue in the series in 2010, but new team GD Bordeaux were ready in time to make their debut at this event.

Support races included the Dutch Supercar Challenge, the SPEED Series and the World Sportscar and Grand Prix Masters.[6]

Report

Practice and qualifying

Three practice sessions were held before the race; all were held on Friday and all were 30 minutes in duration. Tottenham Hotspur (Craig Dolby) finished on top of the rain affected session one with a time of 1:46.585. Session two had much better weather, with A.S. Roma (Julien Jousse) leading the timesheets with a 1:36.819. Session three was a rainout with no times being recorded. SC Corinthians (Robert Doornbos) and A.S. Roma (Julien Jousse) were some of the drivers to test the conditions, but both teams ended up in the gravel. Session three was ultimately red flagged.

The qualifying session was firstly split into two groups after practice on Friday; Group A and Group B. Teams compete against each other teams in their own groups, with the top four in each group advancing to the 'knock out stages'.

In Group A's 15 minute qualifying session on Saturday, F.C. Porto (Álvaro Parente) finished first with a time of 1:34.520. Also advancing were the two 'home teams' of Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool F.C. and Swiss team FC Basel.

In Group Bs 15 minute qualifying session, Olympique Lyonnais (Sébastien Bourdais) finished first with a time of 1:34.432. Also advancing were Sevilla FC, CR Flamengo and A.C. Milan. Towards the end of Group B running, the rain started to come down again. This affected times at the end of the session with multiple cars going off the track. R.S.C. Anderlecht (Davide Rigon) ended their qualifying session in the gravel trap, complaining of new accelerator problems.

Race 1

Results

Qualifying
  • In each group, the top four qualify for the quarter-finals.

Knockout stages
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Pole Shoot Out
A1 F.C. Porto 1:47.052
B4 A.C. Milan 1:48.094 A1 F.C. Porto 1:44.691
A3 Liverpool F.C. 1:49.517 A3 Liverpool F.C. 1:45.519
B2 Sevilla FC 1:50.412 A1 F.C. Porto 1:43.701
A2 Tottenham Hotspur 1:46.499 A4 FC Basel 1893 1:43.282
B3 CR Flamengo 1:48.499 A2 Tottenham Hotspur 1:45.590
A4 FC Basel 1893 1:47.999 A4 FC Basel 1893 1:45.202
B1 Olympique Lyonnais 1:48.705

Grid
Pos. Team Driver Time
1 Switzerland FC Basel 1893 Germany Max Wissel 1:43.282
2 Portugal F.C. Porto Portugal Álvaro Parente 1:43.701
3 England Liverpool F.C. United Kingdom James Walker 1:45.519
4 England Tottenham Hotspur United Kingdom Craig Dolby 1:45.590
5 Brazil CR Flamengo United Kingdom Duncan Tappy 1:48.499
6 Spain Sevilla FC Spain Marcos Martínez 1:50.412
7 Italy A.C. Milan Netherlands Yelmer Buurman 1:48.094
8 France Olympique Lyonnais France Sébastien Bourdais 1:48.705
9 Greece Olympiacos CFP New Zealand Chris van der Drift 1:35.491
10 Turkey Galatasaray S.K. France Tristan Gommendy 1:35.543
11 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven India Narain Karthikeyan 1:35.584
12 Portugal Sporting CP Spain Borja García 1:35.576
13 Spain Atlético Madrid Australia John Martin 1:35.632
14 France GD Bordeaux France Franck Montagny 1:35.600
15 Italy A.S. Roma France Julien Jousse 1:35.654
16 Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht Italy Davide Rigon 1:36.126
17 Brazil SC Corinthians Netherlands Robert Doornbos 1:36.034

Race 1
PosNoTeamDriverLapsTime/RetiredGridPts.
1 19 England Tottenham Hotspur United Kingdom Craig Dolby 25 40:51.242 4 50
2 3 Italy A.C. Milan Netherlands Yelmer Buurman 25 + 11.298 7 45
3 7 Brazil CR Flamengo United Kingdom Duncan Tappy 25 + 22.338 5 40
4 16 Portugal F.C. Porto Portugal Álvaro Parente 25 + 22.546 2 36
5 10 Switzerland FC Basel 1893 Germany Max Wissel 25 + 35.498 1 32
6 18 Spain Sevilla FC Spain Marcos Martínez 25 + 36.527 6 29
7 2 Portugal Sporting CP Spain Borja García 25 + 37.114 12 26
8 22 Italy A.S. Roma France Julien Jousse 25 + 41.749 15 23
9 8 Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht Italy Davide Rigon 25 + 52.806 16 20
10 15 Spain Atlético Madrid Australia John Martin 25 + 58.370 13 18
11 14 Brazil SC Corinthians Netherlands Robert Doornbos 25 + 1:08.507 17 16
12 5 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven India Narain Karthikeyan 25 + 1:09.734 11 14
13 9 Greece Olympiacos CFP New Zealand Chris van der Drift 25 + 1:17.600 9 12
14 4 Turkey Galatasaray S.K. France Tristan Gommendy 24 + 1 lap 10 10
15 69 France Olympique Lyonnais France Sébastien Bourdais 24 + 1 lap 8 8
16 1 England Liverpool F.C. United Kingdom James Walker 3 Stalled 3 0
DNS 33 France GD Bordeaux France Franck Montagny 0 14 0
Fastest lap: Álvaro Parente (F.C. Porto) 1:33.982 (122.36 mph)

Race 2
PosNoTeamDriverLapsTime/RetiredGridPts.
1 69 France Olympique Lyonnais France Sébastien Bourdais 25 40:27.836 2 50
2 9 Greece Olympiacos CFP New Zealand Chris van der Drift 25 + 10.872 4 45
3 15 Spain Atlético Madrid Australia John Martin 25 + 14.402 7 40
4 19 England Tottenham Hotspur United Kingdom Craig Dolby 25 + 15.103 16 36
5 16 Portugal F.C. Porto Portugal Álvaro Parente 25 + 16.604 13 32
6 10 Switzerland FC Basel 1893 Germany Max Wissel 25 + 17.241 12 29
7 14 Brazil SC Corinthians Netherlands Robert Doornbos 25 + 21.113 6 26
8 33 France GD Bordeaux France Franck Montagny 25 + 22.081 17 23
9 18 Spain Sevilla FC Spain Marcos Martínez 25 + 32.380 11 20
10 8 Belgium R.S.C. Anderlecht Italy Davide Rigon 25 + 33.065 8 18
11 2 Portugal Sporting CP Spain Borja García 25 + 33.611 10 16
12 7 Brazil CR Flamengo United Kingdom Duncan Tappy 25 + 36.582 14 14
13 22 Italy A.S. Roma France Julien Jousse 25 + 38.211 9 12
14 4 Turkey Galatasaray S.K. France Tristan Gommendy 25 + 1:14.894 3 10
15 5 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven India Narain Karthikeyan 23 Spun Off 5 8
16 3 Italy A.C. Milan Netherlands Yelmer Buurman 23 Retired 15 7
17 1 England Liverpool F.C. United Kingdom James Walker 13 Retired 1 0
Fastest lap: Sébastien Bourdais (Olympique Lyonnais) 1:32.818 (123.89 mph)

Super Final
PosNoTeamDriverLapsTime/RetiredGridPts.
1 19 England Tottenham Hotspur United Kingdom Craig Dolby 5 7:55.043 1 6
2 10 Switzerland FC Basel 1893 Germany Max Wissel 5 + 1.774 3 5
3 9 Greece Olympiacos CFP New Zealand Chris van der Drift 5 + 2.675 6 4
4 69 France Olympique Lyonnais France Sébastien Bourdais 5 + 3.311 5 3
5 16 Portugal F.C. Porto Portugal Álvaro Parente 5 + 4.032 2 2
6 15 Spain Atlético Madrid Australia John Martin 5 + 5.857 4 1
Fastest lap: Álvaro Parente (F.C. Porto) 1:34.451 (121.75 mph)

Standings after the round
Pos Team Points
1 England Tottenham Hotspur 92
2 Portugal F.C. Porto 70
3 Switzerland FC Basel 1893 66
4 France Olympique Lyonnais 61
5 Greece Olympiacos CFP 61

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