2010 Eurocup Mégane Trophy

The 2010 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season was the sixth Eurocup Mégane Trophy season. The season began at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 1 May and finished at the Circuit de Catalunya on 10 October, 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,[1] 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.

Teams and drivers

Team#DriversClassRounds
TDS Racing1 Pierre Thiriet[2]All
2 Jean-Philippe Madonia[3]GAll
3 Nick Catsburg[3]All
4 David Dermont[2][4]5–7
Boutsen Energy Racing1–4
5 Caroline Grifnée[3]1–6
Vito Rodrigues[3]
6 Fabien Thuner[3]All
8 Renaud Derlot[5]5–7
70 Dimitri Enjalbert[3]All
McGregor by Equipe Verschuur7 Bas Schothorst[6]All
16 Hoevert Vos[6]GAll
17 Harrie Kollen[6]GAll
Team Lompech Sport9 Jean-Charles Miginiac[7]GAll
11 Sébastien Dhouailly[7]All
Equipe Verschuur14 Steven Gijsen[6]All
15 Wim Beelen[6]1, 3–7
Wilko Becker[6]G2
Blue Jumeirah Team18 Rafael Unzurrunzaga[7]GAll
McG Fashion by Equipe Verschuur19 Jeroen Schothorst[6]GAll
21 Raymond Coronel[6]GAll
Oregon Team23 Navajo[7]G1–3, 5–7
G4
Giovanni Seminara[8]G
24 Niccolò Nalio[9]All
25 Stefano Comini[3]All
Brixia Autosport73 Angelo Baiguera[7]GAll
IconClass
GGentleman Driver

Calendar

  • The 2010 calendar was announced on 25 October 2009.[10]
RoundLocationCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1R1 Spa, BelgiumCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps1 May Nick Catsburgrace cancelled[1]
R22 May Nick Catsburg Stefano Comini Dimitri Enjalbert Boutsen Energy Racing
2R1 Brno, Czech RepublicMasaryk Circuit5 June Nick Catsburg Bas Schothorst Stefano Comini Oregon Racing
R26 June Stefano Comini Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg TDS Racing
3R1 Magny-Cours, FranceCircuit de Nevers Magny-Cours19 June Nick Catsburg Bas Schothorst Nick Catsburg TDS Racing
R220 June Stefano Comini Nick Catsburg Pierre Thiriet TDS Racing
4R1 Mogyoród, HungaryHungaroring3 July Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Pierre Thiriet TDS Racing
R24 July Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg TDS Racing
5R1 Hockenheim, GermanyHockenheimring4 September Nick Catsburg Hoevert Vos Nick Catsburg TDS Racing
R25 September Stefano Comini Bas Schothorst Stefano Comini Oregon Racing
6R1 Silverstone, United KingdomSilverstone Circuit18 September Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Stefano Comini Oregon Racing
R219 September Nick Catsburg Stefano Comini Nick Catsburg TDS Racing
7R1 Montmeló, SpainCircuit de Catalunya9 October Stefano Comini Stefano Comini Nick Catsburg TDS Racing
R210 October Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg Nick Catsburg TDS Racing

Championship standings

PosDriverSPA
BRN
MAG
HUN
HOC
SIL
CAT
Points
1 Nick CatsburgC2Ret11241122111161
2 Pierre ThirietC4242113243584134
3 Stefano CominiC312Ret314Ret41125Ret107
4 Bas SchothorstC643348Ret125643588
5 Dimitri EnjalbertC13RetDSQ5575Ret108Ret267
6 Jean-Philippe MadoniaC5Ret6DNS722988149758
7 Hoevert VosCDNSRetRet89357715Ret4845
8 Niccolò NalioCRetDSQ55694101796Ret644
9 Fabien ThunerCRetRet841066661197Ret43
10 Sébastien DhouaillyC9Ret7DNS11710RetRet576Ret30
11 Raymond CoronelC76971410171511711151124
12 David DermontC85109818Ret119131010Ret23
13 Wim BeelenCRet613Ret9812141211Ret12
14 Harrie KolenCRet7Ret1115111116Ret12131697
15 Jeroen SchothorstC14Ret1315Ret138141018DNS13145
16 Steven GijsenC119121019RetRet1315Ret1512105
17 Wilko Becker8153
18 NavajoC1012†1116121517Ret161818DSQ1
19 Angelo BaigueraC121014121616131916171617131
20 Vito Rodrigues1311131420DNS0
21 Jean-Charles MiginiacC15DSQRet141812121814Ret1714120
22 Rafael UnzurrunzagaC161316NC201916211819Ret19150
23 Caroline GrifnéeCRet171513Ret0
24 Giovanni Seminara170
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Renaud Derlot3343230
PosDriverSPA
BRN
MAG
HUN
HOC
SIL
CAT
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points1512108654321

References