The 2010 Auto GP Series was the twelfth season of the former Euroseries 3000, and the first under its new name "Auto GP". The main sponsor of the series was PartyPoker.it. The series used the same Lola B05/52 chassis that the A1 Grand Prix series used between 2005 and 2008.
Despite missing the first two rounds of the season due to his commitments in the FIA GT1 World Championship, DAMS driver Romain Grosjean claimed the championship title, taking four victories and seven podiums in total from the eight races he contested. DAMS drivers also took second and third places in the championship standings, as consistent finishes for Edoardo Piscopo and Duncan Tappy – neither driver won any of the races held – helped them into their final placings. Five other drivers took race victories over the season, with Carlos Iaconelli taking three – all in sprint races – but poor placings in the championship's feature races restricted him to only seventh place; Luca Filippi took two, with single victories each for Adrien Tambay, Julián Leal and Vladimir Arabadzhiev.
Teams and drivers Team Driver Rounds DAMS 1 Duncan Tappy All 2 Vladimir Arabadzhiev 1 Fabrizio Crestani 2 Romain Grosjean 3–6 3 Edoardo Piscopo All Charouz-Gravity Racing 4 Tomáš Kostka 1 Stefano Coletti 2 Natacha Gachnang 3, 5–6 Esteban Guerrieri 4 5 Walter Grubmüller 1–3 Alexander Sims 5–6 6 Jan Charouz All 7 Adrien Tambay All Super Nova Racing 8 Jonny Reid All 9 Giorgio Pantano 1–3 Jake Rosenzweig 4 Luca Filippi 5–6 Trident Racing 10 Julián Leal All 11 Adrian Zaugg 1 Federico Leo 2, 6 Fabrizio Crestani 3–4 RP Motorsport 12 Celso Míguez 1–4 Giacomo Ricci 5 Davide Valsecchi 6 14 Stefano Bizzarri All Team Lazarus 15 Fabio Onidi All Euronova Racing 19 Luca Filippi 1–3 Giorgio Pantano 4 Durango 20 Giuseppe Cipriani 6 21 Carlos Iaconelli All Ombra Racing 22 Giorgio Pantano 6
Race calendar and results All rounds were part of the International GT Open weekends, excepting stand-alone round at Brno and Navarra round that supported Spanish GT Championship event. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Masaryk Circuit, Brno 24 April Jonny Reid Luca Filippi Luca Filippi Euronova Racing R2 25 April Luca Filippi Vladimir Arabadzhiev DAMS 2 R1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 22 May Luca Filippi Giorgio Pantano Adrien Tambay Charouz-Gravity Racing R2 23 May Carlos Iaconelli Carlos Iaconelli Durango 3 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 26 June Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean DAMS R2 27 June Romain Grosjean Carlos Iaconelli Durango 4 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 10 July Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean DAMS R2 11 July Adrien Tambay Carlos Iaconelli Durango 5 R1 Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos 25 September Julián Leal Julián Leal Julián Leal Trident Racing R2 26 September Edoardo Piscopo Romain Grosjean DAMS 6 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 2 October Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean DAMS R2 3 October Luca Filippi Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing
Championship standings Points for both championships were awarded as follows: Race Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Race One 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Race Two 6 5 4 3 2 1
In addition: One point will be awarded for Pole position for Race One One point will be awarded for fastest lap in each race
Drivers' standings Pos Driver BRN IMO SPA MAG NAV MNZ Points 1 Romain Grosjean 1 2 1 Ret 3 1 1 3 58 2 Edoardo Piscopo 2 3 2 Ret 6 4 7 3 2 10 10 6 42 3 Duncan Tappy 5 11 4 3 Ret 9 2 4 4 4 4 11 37 4 Jan Charouz 4 6 Ret 6 5 3 5 2 9 3 6 2 36 5 Luca Filippi 1 13 12 Ret 2 5 7 Ret 7 1 34 6 Adrien Tambay 6 Ret 1 4 Ret 10 14 10 Ret 5 2 5 29 7 Carlos Iaconelli Ret 8 6 1 8 1 8 1 DSQ 9 13 Ret 24 8 Fabio Onidi 3 Ret 3 Ret 9 12 3 Ret 12 8 3 9 24 9 Julián Leal 10 4 Ret 8 7 Ret 9 7 1 Ret 8 4 21 10 Jonny Reid 13 7 5 Ret 4 7 10 6 5 6 Ret 14 16 11 Vladimir Arabadzhiev 7 1 8 12 Giacomo Ricci 6 2 8 13 Giorgio Pantano Ret 9 11 9 3 6 13 11 12 Ret 8 14 Celso Míguez 11 10 8 2 10 Ret 11 8 6 15 Adrian Zaugg 8 2 6 16 Federico Leo 9 5 5 7 6 17 Jake Rosenzweig 4 12 5 18 Esteban Guerrieri 6 5 5 19 Walter Grubmüller 9 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 2 20 Stefano Coletti 7 Ret 2 21 Natacha Gachnang 12 11 8 7 15 10 1 22 Fabrizio Crestani Ret 7 11 8 DNS DNS 0 23 Davide Valsecchi 11 8 0 24 Stefano Bizzarri 12 12 10 10 13 Ret 12 9 10 11 14 12 0 25 Alexander Sims 11 Ret 9 15 0 26 Giuseppe Cipriani 16 13 0 Tomáš Kostka DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver BRN IMO SPA MAG NAV MNZ PointsBold – Pole for Race One Italics – Fastest Lap
Teams' standings Pos Team BRN IMO SPA MAG NAV MNZ Points 1 DAMS 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 3 135 5 3 4 7 6 4 2 4 3 4 4 6 2 Charouz-Gravity Racing 4 5 1 4 5 3 5 2 8 3 2 2 74 6 6 7 6 12 10 6 5 9 5 6 5 3 Super Nova Racing 13 7 5 9 3 6 4 6 5 6 7 1 40 Ret 9 11 Ret 4 7 10 12 7 Ret Ret 14 4 Trident Racing 8 2 9 5 7 8 9 7 1 Ret 5 4 33 10 4 Ret 8 11 Ret DNS DNS 8 7 5 Durango Ret 8 6 1 8 1 8 1 DSQ 9 13 13 24 16 Ret 6 Team Lazarus 3 Ret 3 Ret 9 12 3 Ret 12 8 3 9 24 7 Euronova Racing 1 13 12 Ret 2 5 13 11 23 8 RP Motorsport 11 10 8 2 10 Ret 11 8 6 2 11 8 14 12 12 10 10 13 Ret 12 9 10 11 14 12 9 Ombra Racing 12 Ret 0 Pos Team BRN IMO SPA MAG NAV MNZ Points
References
External links Official Auto GP site