2010 Silverstone Superleague Formula round
Introduction The '''2010 Silverstone Superleague Formula round''' was a Superleague Formula round, held on 4 April 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.It was the first Superleague Formula round in the United Kingdom which is not hosted at Donington Park. Donington Park hosted 2008 and 2009 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. and runners up Tottenham Hotspur. 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.
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.===Race 1======Race 2======Super Final===
Results ===Qualifying===* In each group, the top four qualify for the quarter-finals.====Group A====Pos.TeamDriverTime 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.TeamDriverTime 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.TeamDriverTime 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 4 502 3  A.C. Milan  Yelmer Buurman 25 + 11.298 7 453 7   CR Flamengo  Duncan Tappy 25 + 22.338 5 404 16  F.C. Porto  Álvaro Parente 25 + 22.546 2 365 10  FC Basel 1893  Max Wissel 25 + 35.498 1 326 18  Sevilla FC  Marcos Martínez 25 + 36.527 6 297 2  Sporting CP  Borja García 25 + 37.114 12 268 22  A.S. Roma  Julien Jousse 25 + 41.749 15 239 8  R.S.C. Anderlecht  Davide Rigon 25 + 52.806 16 2010 15  Atlético Madrid  John Martin 25 + 58.370 13 1811 14  SC Corinthians  Robert Doornbos 25 + 1:08.507 17 1612 5  PSV Eindhoven  Narain Karthikeyan 25 + 1:09.734 11 1413 9  Olympiacos CFP  Chris van der Drift 25 + 1:17.600 9 1214 4  Galatasaray S.K. Tristan Gommendy 24 + 1 lap 10 1015 69  Olympique Lyonnais  Sébastien Bourdais 24 + 1 lap 8 816 1  Liverpool F.C. James Walker 3 Stalled 3 0DNS 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 2 502 9  Olympiacos CFP  Chris van der Drift 25 + 10.872 4 453 15  Atlético Madrid  John Martin 25 + 14.402 7 404 19  Tottenham Hotspur  Craig Dolby 25 + 15.103 16 365  16  F.C. Porto  Álvaro Parente 25 + 16.604 13 326 10  FC Basel 1893  Max Wissel 25 + 17.241 12 297 14  SC Corinthians  Robert Doornbos 25 + 21.113 6 268 33  GD Bordeaux  Franck Montagny 25 + 22.081 17 239 18  Sevilla FC  Marcos Martínez 25 + 32.380 11 2010 8  R.S.C. Anderlecht  Davide Rigon 25 + 33.065 8 1811 2  Sporting CP  Borja García 25 + 33.611 10 1612 7   CR Flamengo  Duncan Tappy 25 + 36.582 14 1413 22  A.S. Roma  Julien Jousse 25 + 38.211 9 1214 4  Galatasaray S.K. Tristan Gommendy 25 + 1:14.894 3 1015 5  PSV Eindhoven  Narain Karthikeyan 23 Spun Off 5 816 3  A.C. Milan  Yelmer Buurman 23 Retired 15 717 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 62 10  FC Basel 1893  Max Wissel 5 + 1.774 3 53 9  Olympiacos CFP  Chris van der Drift 5 + 2.675 6 44 69  Olympique Lyonnais  Sébastien Bourdais 5 + 3.311 5 35 16  F.C. Porto  Álvaro Parente 5 + 4.032 2 26 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