2010 GT4 European Cup

The 2010 GT4 European Cup season was the fourth season of the GT4 European Cup. It began on May 1 at Silverstone, before finishing on October 17 at Magny-Cours after twelve races held at six meetings.

2010 GT4 European Cup
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Rhesus Racing driver and single-seater convert Paul Meijer finished the season as the main GT4 champion – as well as securing the GT4 teams title, with team-mates Giuseppe De Pasquale and Raffaele Sangiulio – having finished each of the twelve races to be held on the podium. Meijer won a season-high five races during the season, including winning both races at the season-opening meeting at Silverstone, en route to a championship-winning margin of 27 points over RS Williams' Michael Mallock. Mallock finished a comfortable second after Matt Nicoll-Jones elected not to contest the final round of the season at Magny-Cours; Mallock won three races, while Nicoll-Jones won two – a double at the Nürburgring, after guest driver Ollie Hancock was ineligible to score points for a victory – for IMS Motorsport. Jordan Tresson and Lucas Ordoñez shared fourth place despite not winning any races between him, with Alessandro Pier Guidi the only driver outside the top three drivers to win a race, winning both races at Le Castellet. Gianni Giudici won seven races to clinch the SuperSport class, ahead of four-time winner Anasthasios Ladas, who shared two of his wins with Kevin Veltman. Julian Griffin won the other race at the Nürburgring.

Entry list

The entry list for the first round was released on 27 April 2010.[1]

2010 Entry List
Team No. Driver(s) Class Chassis Engine Rounds
RJN Motorsport 1 Alex Buncombe[1] GT4 Nissan 370Z GT4 Nissan 3.8L V6 1–4
Jordan Tresson[1] 1–3
Lucas Ordoñez 4–5
2 GT4 Nissan 350Z GT4 Nissan 3.5L V6 1–3
Jordan Tresson 4–6
Rob Barff 4
Alex Buncombe 6
AUH Racing 3 Eric Charles[1] GT4 Aston Martin GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 2–4, 6
4 Humaid Al Masaood[1] GT4 Aston Martin GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 2–6
Ollie Hancock 6
Espace Bienvenue 6 Pierre-Brice Mena[1] GT4 BMW M3 GT4 BMW 4.0L V8 1
Rhesus Racing 7 Paul Meijer[2] GT4 Aston Martin GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 All
8 Raffaele Sangiulio[1] GT4 Aston Martin GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 1–3, 5–6
Giuseppe de Pasquale[1]
IMS Motorsport 9 Matt Nicoll-Jones[1] GT4 Ginetta G50 Cup Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–5
Hunter Abbott[1] 1–3
Speedlover 10 Jürgen van Hover[1] GT4 Porsche 997 GT3 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 2
Porsche Eindhoven 12 Paul van Splunteren[1] GT4 Porsche 997 GT3 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 1
Mathijs Harkema[1]
DVB Racing 14 Menno Kuus[3] GT4 BMW M3 GT4 BMW 4.0L V8 1–2
Ruben Maes 3
Enzo Ide
JMB Racing 15 Edouard Gravereaux GT4 Maserati GranTurismo MC Maserati 4.7L V8 3
John Svenson 16 Albert Bloem GT4 Aston Martin N24 Aston Martin 4.3L V8 2
Jerôme Demay
Genpact Racing 17 Kevin Veltman[1] GT4 BMW M3 GT4 BMW 4.0L V8 1–3
Speedworks 18 Christian Dick GT4 Ginetta G50 Cup Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1
StarCars 19 Andrea Gagliardini GT4 Porsche Cayman S Porsche 3.4L V6 2, 4, 6
Maurizio Pittori 2, 4
Marco Antonelli 6
Scuderia Giudici 22 Ollie Hancock GT4 Lotus Evora GT4 Toyota 4.0L V6 4
211 Gianni Giudici[1] SS Lotus 2-Eleven Toyota 1.8 L S/C I4 All
212 Marco Fumagalli SS Lotus 2-Eleven Toyota 1.8 L S/C I4 4–6
Promotorsport 23 Derek Palmer Jr.[1] GT4 Nissan 350Z GT4 Nissan 3.5L V6 1
Rick Pearson[1]
Mathol Racing 24 Wolfgang Weber GT4 Aston Martin GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 2, 4
27 Scott Preacher GT4 Aston Martin GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 4
28 Christian Bauer GT4 Aston Martin GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 4
Maserati Corse 26 Alessandro Pier Guidi GT4 Maserati GranTurismo MC Maserati 4.7L V8 3
Team LNT 30 Carl Breeze GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 4
Frank Wrathall
RS Williams 32 Michael Mallock[1] GT4 Aston Martin GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 All
Develop Real Team 70 Jiri Gottwald GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 5–6
Eduard Leganov
Ladas Racing 100 Anasthasios Ladas[1] SS KTM X-Bow Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 All
Kevin Veltman 4–6
Lotus Cars 213 Julian Griffin SS Lotus 2-Eleven Toyota 1.8 L S/C I4 4
214 Frédéric Gaillard SS Lotus 2-Eleven Toyota 1.8 L S/C I4 4
Icon Class
GT4 GT4 Class
SS SuperSport Class

Calendar
  • A provisional calendar was released by the series on November 19, 2009.[4]
Round Circuit Date Pole Position GT4 Winner SS Winner
1 Silverstone Circuit May 1 #7 Rhesus Racing #7 Rhesus Racing #211 Scuderia Giudici
Paul Meijer Paul Meijer Gianni Giudici
2 May 2 #7 Rhesus Racing #7 Rhesus Racing #100 Ladas Racing
Paul Meijer Paul Meijer Anasthasios Ladas
3 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps June 5 #7 Rhesus Racing #32 RS Williams #211 Scuderia Giudici
Paul Meijer Michael Mallock Gianni Giudici
4 June 6 #7 Rhesus Racing #7 Rhesus Racing #211 Scuderia Giudici
Paul Meijer Paul Meijer Gianni Giudici
5 Circuit Paul Ricard July 3 #26 Maserati Corse #26 Maserati Corse #211 Scuderia Giudici
Alessandro Pier Guidi Alessandro Pier Guidi Gianni Giudici
6 July 4 #26 Maserati Corse #26 Maserati Corse #100 Ladas Racing
Alessandro Pier Guidi Alessandro Pier Guidi Anasthasios Ladas
7 Nürburgring August 28 #22 Scuderia Giudici #22 Scuderia Giudici #211 Scuderia Giudici
Ollie Hancock Ollie Hancock Gianni Giudici
8 August 29 #7 Rhesus Racing #9 IMS Motorsport #213 Lotus Cars
Paul Meijer Matt Nicoll-Jones Julian Griffin
9 Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão September 18 #7 Rhesus Racing #7 Rhesus Racing #211 Scuderia Giudici
Paul Meijer Paul Meijer Gianni Giudici
10 September 19 #7 Rhesus Racing #32 RS Williams #100 Ladas Racing
Paul Meijer Michael Mallock Anasthasios Ladas
Kevin Veltman
11 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours October 16 #7 Rhesus Racing #7 Rhesus Racing #211 Scuderia Giudici
Paul Meijer Paul Meijer Gianni Giudici
12 October 17 #7 Rhesus Racing #32 RS Williams #100 Ladas Racing
Paul Meijer Michael Mallock Anasthasios Ladas
Kevin Veltman

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver Team Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Rnd 6 Rnd 7 Rnd 8 Rnd 9 Rnd 10 Rnd 11 Rnd 12 Total
GT4 Class
1 Paul Meijer Rhesus Racing 10 10 8 10 8 6 8 8 10 8 10 8 104
2 Michael Mallock RS Williams 8 8 10 6 6 0 6 6 1 10 6 10 77
3 Matt Nicoll-Jones IMS Motorsport 3 3 5 2 5 8 10 10 8 6 60
4= Jordan Tresson RJN Motorsport 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 6 4 8 3 27
4= Lucas Ordoñez RJN Motorsport 0 2 4 3 4 0 4 0 5 5 27
5 Hunter Abbott IMS Motorsport 3 3 5 2 5 8 26
6= Giuseppe De Pasquale Rhesus Racing 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 2 5 6 22
6= Raffaele Sangiulio 22
7 Alex Buncombe RJN Motorsport 0 0 2 1 3 0 4 0 8 3 21
8= Alessandro Pier Guidi Maserati Corse 10 10 20
8= Kevin Veltman Genpact Racing 4 5 6 5 20
9 Humaid Al Masaood AUH Racing 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 3 2 4 16
10 Menno Kuus DVB Racing 6 0 1 8 15
11= Jiri Gottwald Develop Real Team 2 1 3 5 11
11= Eduard Leganov 11
12 Wolfgang Weber Mathol Racing 0 0 5 5 10
13= Pierre-Brice Mena Espace Bienvenue 5 4 9
13= Andrea Gagliardini StarCars 0 0 2 3 4 0 9
14= Carl Breeze Team LNT 3 4 7
14= Frank Wrathall 7
15= Christian Dick Speedworks 0 6 6
15= Ollie Hancock AUH Racing 2 4 6
16= Enzo Ide DVB Racing 0 5 5
16= Ruben Maes 5
16= Eric Charles AUH Racing 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 5
16= Maurizio Pittori StarCars 0 0 2 3 5
17 Marco Antonelli StarCars 4 0 4
18= Jürgen van Hover Speedlover 3 0 3
18= Christian Bauer Mathol Racing 1 2 3
19= Mathijs Harkema Porsche Eindhoven 2 0 2
19= Paul van Splunteren 2
20= Derek Palmer Jr. Promotorsport 1 0 1
20= Rick Pearson 1
20= Edouard Gravereaux JMB Racing 0 1 1
20= Scott Preacher Mathol Racing 0 1 1
SuperSport Class
1 Gianni Giudici Scuderia Giudici 10 8 10 10 10 8 10 4 10 8 10 6 104
2 Anasthasios Ladas Ladas Racing 8 10 8 8 8 10 5 6 6 10 8 10 97
3 Kevin Veltman Ladas Racing 45
4 Marco Fumagalli Scuderia Giudici 4 5 8 6 6 8 37
5 Julian Griffin Lotus Cars 8 10 18
6 Frédéric Gaillard Lotus Cars 6 8 14

Teams' Championship
Pos Team Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Rnd 6 Rnd 7 Rnd 8 Rnd 9 Rnd 10 Rnd 11 Rnd 12 Total
1 Rhesus Racing 10 11 8 10 10 8 8 8 14 10 15 14 126
2 RS Williams 8 8 10 6 6 0 6 6 1 10 6 10 77
3 IMS Motorsport 3 3 5 2 5 8 10 10 8 6 60
4 RJN Motorsport 0 2 6 4 7 0 4 0 11 9 8 3 54
5 AUH Racing 0 0 1 7 0 0 3 3 3 4 21
6= Maserati Corse 10 10 20
6= DVB Racing 6 0 1 8 0 5 20
6= Genpact Racing 4 5 6 5 20
7 Mathol Racing 0 4 6 8 18
8 Develop Real Team 2 1 3 5 11
9= Espace Bienvenue 5 4 9
9= StarCars 0 0 2 3 4 0 9
10 Team LNT 3 4 7
11 Speedworks 0 6 6
12 Speedlover 3 0 3
13 Porsche Eindhoven 2 0 2
14= Promotorsport 1 0 1
14= JMB Racing 0 1 1
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References
  1. "Round 1 Entry List". GT4 European Cup. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  2. "New Dutch team Rhesus Racing joining the European GT4 Cup with 2 cars". GT4 European Cup. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  3. "Belgian DVB Racing entering a BMW M3 GT4". GT4 European Cup. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  4. "2010 GT4 Calendar!". GT4 European Cup. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
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