2010 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season
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The 2010 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season was the sixth Eurocup Mégane Trophy season. The season began at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
on May 1 and finished at the Circuit de Catalunya
on October 10, after seven rounds and fourteen scheduled races. The races tally was reduced to thirteen, after the opening race of the championship was cancelled due to technical problems at Spa-Francorchamps, and was not rescheduled.
Eleven top-two finishes – including seven victories – from the thirteen races gave TDS Racing's Nick Catsburg the championship title, for the team's second drivers' championship crown in three seasons. Team-mate and twice race winner Pierre Thiriet finished 27 points behind Catsburg in second place, and Stefano Comini, a three-time winner, finished third in the standings. Dimitri Enjalbert was the other race winner, as he struggled to match his race-winning form of 2009
, when he won seven times. As well as the drivers' championship, TDS Racing claimed the teams' championship due to the strong showings of Catsburg and Thiriet; the team scored almost double the points tally of runners-up Oregon Team, while third TDS driver Jean-Philippe Madonia won the championship for gentlemen drivers for the third successive season.
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. It is also home to the all Volkswagen club event, 25 Hours of Spa, run by the Uniroyal Fun Cup. It is one of the most challenging race tracks in the world, mainly due to its...
on May 1 and finished at the Circuit de Catalunya
Circuit de Catalunya
The Circuit de Catalunya is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit.-History:...
on October 10, after seven rounds and fourteen scheduled races. The races tally was reduced to thirteen, after the opening race of the championship was cancelled due to technical problems at Spa-Francorchamps, and was not rescheduled.
Eleven top-two finishes – including seven victories – from the thirteen races gave TDS Racing's Nick Catsburg the championship title, for the team's second drivers' championship crown in three seasons. Team-mate and twice race winner Pierre Thiriet finished 27 points behind Catsburg in second place, and Stefano Comini, a three-time winner, finished third in the standings. Dimitri Enjalbert was the other race winner, as he struggled to match his race-winning form of 2009
2009 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season
The 2009 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season was the fifth Eurocup Mégane Trophy season. The season began at Circuit de Catalunya on April 18 and finished at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón on October 25, after seven rounds and fourteen races...
, when he won seven times. As well as the drivers' championship, TDS Racing claimed the teams' championship due to the strong showings of Catsburg and Thiriet; the team scored almost double the points tally of runners-up Oregon Team, while third TDS driver Jean-Philippe Madonia won the championship for gentlemen drivers for the third successive season.
Teams and drivers
- Guest driver in italics.
Team # Drivers Class Rounds TDS Racing 1 Pierre Thiriet All 2 Jean-Philippe Madonia G All 3 Nick Catsburg Nick CatsburgNick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:...All 4 David Dermont 5–7 Boutsen Energy Racing Thierry BoutsenThierry Marc Boutsen is a former racing driver who raced for the Arrows, Benetton, Williams, Ligier and Jordan teams in Formula One.-Career:thumb|left|Boutsen driving for [[Arrows]] at the [[1984 Dallas Grand Prix]]....1–4 5 Caroline Grifnée 1–6 Vito Rodrigues 6 Fabien Thuner All 8 Renaud Derlot 5–7 70 Dimitri Enjalbert All McGregor by Equipe Verschuur 7 Bas Schothorst All 16 Hoevert Vos G All 17 Harrie Kollen G All Team Lompech Sport 9 Jean-Charles Miginiac G All 11 Sébastien Dhouailly All Equipe Verschuur 14 Steven Gijsen All 15 Wim Beelen 1, 3–7 Wilko Becker G 2 Blue Jumeirah Team 18 Rafael Unzurrunzaga G All McG Fashion by Equipe Verschuur 19 Jeroen Schothorst G All 21 Raymond Coronel G All Oregon Team 23 Navajo G 1–3, 5–7 G 4 Giovanni Seminara G 24 Niccolò Nalio All 25 Stefano Comini All Brixia Autosport 73 Angelo Baiguera G All Icon Class G Gentleman Driver
Calendar
- The 2010 calendar was announced on October 25, 2009.
Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | |
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1 | R1 | Spa, Belgium Spa, Belgium Spa is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liège. It is situated in a valley in the Ardennes mountain chain, some southeast of Liège, and southwest of Aachen. As of 1 January 2006, Spa had a total population of 10,543... |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. It is also home to the all Volkswagen club event, 25 Hours of Spa, run by the Uniroyal Fun Cup. It is one of the most challenging race tracks in the world, mainly due to its... |
May 1 | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
race cancelled | ||
R2 | May 2 | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Stefano Comini | Dimitri Enjalbert | Boutsen Energy Racing Thierry Boutsen Thierry Marc Boutsen is a former racing driver who raced for the Arrows, Benetton, Williams, Ligier and Jordan teams in Formula One.-Career:thumb|left|Boutsen driving for [[Arrows]] at the [[1984 Dallas Grand Prix]].... |
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2 | R1 | Brno Brno Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
Masaryk Circuit Masaryk Circuit The Masaryk circuit or Masarykring, now referred to as the Brno Circuit, refers two Czech racing circuits located close to the city of Brno.The original circuit was made up of public roads, and at its longest measured nearly... |
June 5 | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Bas Schothorst | Stefano Comini | Oregon Racing |
R2 | June 6 | Stefano Comini | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
TDS Racing | |||
3 | R1 | Magny-Cours Magny-Cours Magny-Cours is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.It is best known for being the home of the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, a famous motor racing circuit . It formerly hosted the Formula One French Grand Prix.-References:* -External links:*... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours is a motor racing circuit located in central France, near the towns of Magny-Cours and Nevers, some 250 km from Paris... |
June 19 | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Bas Schothorst | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
TDS Racing |
R2 | June 20 | Stefano Comini | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Pierre Thiriet | TDS Racing | |||
4 | R1 | Mogyoród Mogyoród - Location :The town is 18 km from Budapest next to the M3 freeway in the valley of the Gödöllői-hills. Its highest point is the Somlyó-mountain, which can be seen from the freeway or the HÉV. Many people move here because of its proximity to Budapest while retaining the quiet of the country... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
Hungaroring Hungaroring The Hungaroring is a racing circuit in Mogyoród, near Budapest, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtain. Bernie Ecclestone wanted a race in the USSR, but a Hungarian friend of his... |
July 3 | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Pierre Thiriet | TDS Racing |
R2 | July 4 | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
TDS Racing | |||
5 | R1 | Hockenheim Hockenheim Hockenheim is a German town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, about 20 km south of Mannheim. It is located in the Upper Rhine valley on the touristical theme routes Baden Asparagus Route and Bertha Benz Memorial Route... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Hockenheimring Hockenheimring The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it biennially hosts the Formula One German Grand Prix... |
September 4 | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Hoevert Vos | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
TDS Racing |
R2 | September 5 | Stefano Comini | Bas Schothorst | Stefano Comini | Oregon Racing | |||
6 | R1 | Silverstone Silverstone Silverstone is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Towcester on the former A43 main road, from the M1 motorway junction 15A and about from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Banbury... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... |
September 18 | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Stefano Comini | Oregon Racing |
R2 | September 19 | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Stefano Comini | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
TDS Racing | |||
7 | R1 | Montmeló Montmeló Montmeló is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in Catalonia, Spain. It contains the Circuit de Catalunya, which is the home of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix and the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix.- Demography :-References:... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
Circuit de Catalunya Circuit de Catalunya The Circuit de Catalunya is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit.-History:... |
October 9 | Stefano Comini | Stefano Comini | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
TDS Racing |
R2 | October 10 | Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently racing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Exim Bank Team China.-Career:... |
TDS Racing |
Championship standings
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |