2010 Silverstone Superleague Formula round

2010 Silverstone Superleague Formula round Superleague Formula round UK
Date	April 4, 2010
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.194 mi / 5.141 km
Laps	25 & 25
Pole position
Team	FC Basel 1893	Max Wissel
Time	1:43.282
Podium (1st race)
First	Tottenham Hotspur	Craig Dolby
Second	A.C. Milan	Yelmer Buurman
Third	CR Flamengo	Duncan Tappy
Fastest lap (1st race)
Team	F.C. Porto	Álvaro Parente
Time	1:33.982 (on lap 15)
Podium (2nd race)
First	Olympique Lyonnais	Sébastien Bourdais
Second	Olympiacos CFP	Chris van der Drift
Third	Atlético Madrid	John Martin
Fastest lap (2nd race)
Team	Olympique Lyonnais	Sébastien Bourdais
Time	1:32.818 (on lap 20)

The 2010 Silverstone Superleague Formula round was a Superleague Formula round held on April 4, 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]

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.

Results

Qualifying

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

Group A Pos. Team Driver Time 1 F.C. Porto Álvaro Parente 1:34.520 2 Tottenham Hotspur Craig Dolby 1:34.885 3 Liverpool F.C. James Walker 1:34.919 4 FC Basel 1893 Max Wissel 1:35.309 5 Olympiacos CFP Chris van der Drift 1:35.491 6 PSV Eindhoven Narain Karthikeyan 1:35.584 7 Atlético Madrid John Martin 1:35.632 8 A.S. Roma Julien Jousse 1:35.654 9 SC Corinthians Robert Doornbos 1:36.034

Group B Pos. Team Driver Time 1 Olympique Lyonnais Sébastien Bourdais 1:34.432 2 Sevilla FC Marcos Martínez 1:34.666 3 CR Flamengo Duncan Tappy 1:35.020 4 A.C. Milan Yelmer Buurman 1:35.203 5 Galatasaray S.K. Tristan Gommendy 1:35.543 6 Sporting CP Borja García 1:35.576 7 GD Bordeaux Franck Montagny 1:35.600 8 R.S.C. Anderlecht Davide Rigon 1:36.126

Knockout stages

Grid

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

Race 1

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	19	Tottenham Hotspur	Craig Dolby	25	40:51.242	4	50
2	3	A.C. Milan	Yelmer Buurman	25	+ 11.298	7	45
3	7	CR Flamengo	Duncan Tappy	25	+ 22.338	5	40
4	16	F.C. Porto	Álvaro Parente	25	+ 22.546	2	36
5	10	FC Basel 1893	Max Wissel	25	+ 35.498	1	32
6	18	Sevilla FC	Marcos Martínez	25	+ 36.527	6	29
7	2	Sporting CP	Borja García	25	+ 37.114	12	26
8	22	A.S. Roma	Julien Jousse	25	+ 41.749	15	23
9	8	R.S.C. Anderlecht	Davide Rigon	25	+ 52.806	16	20
10	15	Atlético Madrid	John Martin	25	+ 58.370	13	18
11	14	SC Corinthians	Robert Doornbos	25	+ 1:08.507	17	16
12	5	PSV Eindhoven	Narain Karthikeyan	25	+ 1:09.734	11	14
13	9	Olympiacos CFP	Chris van der Drift	25	+ 1:17.600	9	12
14	4	Galatasaray S.K.	Tristan Gommendy	24	+ 1 lap	10	10
15	69	Olympique Lyonnais	Sébastien Bourdais	24	+ 1 lap	8	8
16	1	Liverpool F.C.	James Walker	3	Stalled	3	0
DNS	33	GD Bordeaux	Franck Montagny	0		14	0
Fastest lap: Álvaro Parente (F.C. Porto) 1:33.982 (122.36 mph)

Race 2

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	69	Olympique Lyonnais	Sébastien Bourdais	25	40:27.836	2	50
2	9	Olympiacos CFP	Chris van der Drift	25	+ 10.872	4	45
3	15	Atlético Madrid	John Martin	25	+ 14.402	7	40
4	19	Tottenham Hotspur	Craig Dolby	25	+ 15.103	16	36
5	16	F.C. Porto	Álvaro Parente	25	+ 16.604	13	32
6	10	FC Basel 1893	Max Wissel	25	+ 17.241	12	29
7	14	SC Corinthians	Robert Doornbos	25	+ 21.113	6	26
8	33	GD Bordeaux	Franck Montagny	25	+ 22.081	17	23
9	18	Sevilla FC	Marcos Martínez	25	+ 32.380	11	20
10	8	R.S.C. Anderlecht	Davide Rigon	25	+ 33.065	8	18
11	2	Sporting CP	Borja García	25	+ 33.611	10	16
12	7	CR Flamengo	Duncan Tappy	25	+ 36.582	14	14
13	22	A.S. Roma	Julien Jousse	25	+ 38.211	9	12
14	4	Galatasaray S.K.	Tristan Gommendy	25	+ 1:14.894	3	10
15	5	PSV Eindhoven	Narain Karthikeyan	23	Spun Off	5	8
16	3	A.C. Milan	Yelmer Buurman	23	Retired	15	7
17	1	Liverpool F.C.	James Walker	13	Retired	1	0
Fastest lap: Sébastien Bourdais (Olympique Lyonnais) 1:32.818 (123.89 mph)

Super Final

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	19	Tottenham Hotspur	Craig Dolby	5	7:55.043	1	6
2	10	FC Basel 1893	Max Wissel	5	+ 1.774	3	5
3	9	Olympiacos CFP	Chris van der Drift	5	+ 2.675	6	4
4	69	Olympique Lyonnais	Sébastien Bourdais	5	+ 3.311	5	3
5	16	F.C. Porto	Álvaro Parente	5	+ 4.032	2	2
6	15	Atlético Madrid	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	Tottenham Hotspur	92
2	F.C. Porto	70
3	FC Basel 1893	66
4	Olympique Lyonnais	61
5	Olympiacos CFP	61

References

External links

• Official results from the Superleague Formula website