2010 European F3 Open Championship
Introduction The '''2010 European F3 Open Championship''' was the second European F3 Open Championship season. The season began on 17 April at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, and finished on 31 October at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló after 16 races run at eight meetings, four held in Spain, as well as meetings held in Belgium, France, the United Kingdom and Italy.Marco Barba, the 2007 series runner-up, finished the season as champion for the Lebanese team Cedars Motorsport, having clinched the title with a meeting to spare at Jerez. Barba, who stepped down from the Formula Renault 3.5 Series to contest the series, won six races and collected eleven podiums as he finished more than 40 points clear of the field. Second place was claimed by Team West-Tec's Callum MacLeod via countback, having finished tied on points with RP Motorsport's David Fumanelli. Both drivers could not be separated on victories, as they each won three races, but MacLeod's four second places enabled to finish ahead of Fumanelli, who claimed just one runner-up placing. Kevin Ceccon and Toño Fernández completed the top five in the championship standings, each taking one victory during the season, coming at Catalunya and Brands Hatch respectively. The two other race victors came from the secondary Copa de España class, with Drivex driver Aaron Filgueira winning at Spa-Francorchamps, and MacLeod's team-mate Victor Corrêa won at Monza, having moved up from Formula Renault UK midway through the season.Cedars Motorsport also triumphed in the Copa de España for older-specification machinery. Noel Jammal finished the season with five victories, and finished at the head of the standings by five points. Title rival Filgueira had led the standings by three points heading into the final race weekend in Catalunya, but a double retirement coupled with Jammal's second place in the opening race allowed the Lebanese driver to top the points at season's end; he claimed four wins and ten podiums, and managed to just fend off Luis Villalba of the Hache Team by four points, a winner of three races. Nil Montserrat, Corrêa (2) and Vincent Beltoise took the season's other victories. Cedars Motorsport completed a clean sweep, winning the teams' championship by 24 points ahead of Team West-Tec and 25 clear of RP Motorsport.
Teams and drivers * All cars were powered by Toyota engines. Main class powered by Dallara F308, while Copa Class by Dallara F306 chassis. Team No Driver Rounds Class A  Drivex 3  José Luis Abadín 1–3, 5–6  Pedro Quesada 7–8  RP Motorsport 4  Biagio Bulnes All 5  Kevin Ceccon All 6  David Fumanelli All 18  Matteo Beretta 6–8  De Villota Motorsport 7  Juan Carlos Sistos All 8  Fernando Monje All 9  Carlos Sainz Jr. 7–8  MP Racing 10  Emmanuel Piget 1–2, 4  Porteiro Motorsport 11  Carlos Muñoz 3  Cedars Motorsport 14  Marco Barba All  Top F3 Team 15  Romain Vozniak 1  Q8 Oils Hache Team 17  Toño Fernández All  Motul Team West-Tec 55  Callum MacLeod 1–7 Copa F306/300  Drivex 22  Aaron Filgueira All  RP Motorsport 23  Pedro Quesada 1–4  Matteo Beretta 5  Q8 Oils Hache Team 28  Jose Manuel Fernandez 1  Pierre Combot 2  Nil Montserrat 3–8 29  Luis Villalba All  Cedars Motorsport 33  Noel Jammal All  Top F3 Team 34  Nil Montserrat 1–2  Vincent Beltoise 4  Motul Team West-Tec 66  Ramón Piñeiro 2  Kristján Einar 3 81  Michael Ho 5–8 88  Victor Corrêa 3–8
Race calendar and results * The calendar was announced by the FIA on December 18, 2009.The calendar was later amended on February 8, 2010.Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1  Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 17 April  Fernando Monje  Juan Carlos Sistos  Marco Barba  Cedars Motorsport R2 18 April  Marco Barba  Callum MacLeod  Motul Team West-Tec 2 R1  Circuito del Jarama 5 June  Marco Barba  Marco Barba  Marco Barba  Cedars Motorsport R2 6 June  Aaron Filgueira  Callum MacLeod  Motul Team West-Tec 3 R1  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 26 June  David Fumanelli  Toño Fernández  Marco Barba  Cedars Motorsport R2 27 June  Callum MacLeod  Aaron Filgueira  Drivex 4 R1  Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 10 July  Marco Barba  Toño Fernández  David Fumanelli  RP Motorsport R2 11 July  Marco Barba  Marco Barba  Cedars Motorsport 5 R1  Brands Hatch 18 September  Callum MacLeod  Marco Barba  Marco Barba  Cedars Motorsport R2 19 September  Fernando Monje  Toño Fernández  Q8 Oils Hache Team 6 R1  Autodromo Nazionale Monza 2 October  Marco Barba  Marco Barba  Marco Barba  Cedars Motorsport R2 3 October  Marco Barba  Victor Corrêa  Motul Team West-Tec 7 R1  Circuito de Jerez 16 October  David Fumanelli  David Fumanelli  David Fumanelli  RP Motorsport R2 17 October  Marco Barba  Callum MacLeod  Motul Team West-Tec 8 R1  Circuit de Catalunya 30 October  David Fumanelli  David Fumanelli  Kevin Ceccon  RP Motorsport R2 31 October  Marco Barba  David Fumanelli  RP Motorsport
Championship standings ===Class A===*Points were awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PP FL Race 1 14 12 10 8 6 5 3 2 1 '''1''' ''1'' Race 2 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ''1'' Pos Driver VAL JAR SPA MAG BRH MON JER CAT Pts 1  Marco Barba 1 ''2'' '''''1''''' 3 1 4 '''DSQ''' ''1'' ''1'' 4 '''''1''''' ''2'' 3 ''2'' Ret ''9'' 154 2  Callum MacLeod 2 1 6 1 2 ''2'' 5 Ret '''2''' 3 7 Ret 6 1 112 3  David Fumanelli 4 6 7 5 '''7''' Ret 1 8 3 6 2 Ret '''''1''''' 4 '''''4''''' 1 112 4  Kevin Ceccon 3 8 2 4 12 7 6 Ret 7 5 3 13 2 14 1 2 92 5  Toño Fernández 5 5 Ret Ret ''6'' 3 ''2'' 7 6 1 4 DSQ 7 Ret 2 DSQ 83 6  Fernando Monje '''Ret''' 9 8 12 Ret 8 7 3 4 ''2'' 9 9 12 10 6 8 46 7  José Luis Abadín 8 4 3 2 5 5 8 Ret Ret 8 43 8  Aaron Filgueira 12 Ret 9 ''6'' 3 1 Ret 10 10 8 8 12 4 DNS Ret Ret 40 9  Juan Carlos Sistos ''6'' 7 Ret 8 9 Ret 13 4 5 Ret Ret 11 Ret 11 7 3 37 10  Emmanuel Piget 7 3 5 Ret 3 5 32 11  Biagio Bulnes DSQ 11 Ret Ret 10 Ret 4 2 Ret Ret 6 10 9 Ret 14 4 31 12  Victor Corrêa 8 6 11 Ret Ret Ret 5 1 10 7 11 11 28 13  Noel Jammal 9 Ret 4 11 14 Ret 8 11 9 7 10 6 14 6 10 Ret 24 14  Luis Villalba Ret 12 10 7 11 Ret 9 12 12 Ret 14 7 8 5 12 6 19 15  Pedro Quesada 13 14 12 14 15 9 Ret 9 11 3 8 5 18 16  Nil Montserrat 11 13 Ret 9 13 11 10 Ret Ret 11 12 3 13 8 9 7 16 17  Matteo Beretta 11 9 11 4 15 9 5 12 16 18  Carlos Muñoz 4 Ret 8 19  Michael Ho 13 10 13 5 16 13 13 10 5 20  Vincent Beltoise 12 6 4 21  Romain Vozniak 10 10 0 22  Ramón Piñeiro 11 10 0 23  Kristján Einar 16 10 0 24  Pierre Combot Ret 13 0 25  Jose Manuel Fernandez Ret 15 0 ''guest driver ineligible for points''  Carlos Sainz Jr. 5 12 3 13 0 Pos Driver VAL JAR SPA MAG BRH MON JER CAT Pts'''Bold''' – Pole''Italics'' – Fastest Lap===Copa F306/300===*Points were awarded for both races as follows: Pos 1 2 3 4 5 Points 10 8 6 4 3 Pos Driver VAL JAR SPA MAG BRH MON JER CAT Pts 1  Noel Jammal 1 Ret 1 5 5 Ret 1 4 1 1 3 4 5 2 2 Ret 89 2  Aaron Filgueira 3 Ret 2 1 1 1 Ret 3 2 2 2 6 1 DNS Ret Ret 84 3  Luis Villalba Ret 1 3 2 3 Ret 2 5 4 Ret 6 5 2 1 4 1 80 4  Nil Montserrat 2 2 Ret 3 4 5 3 Ret Ret 5 4 2 4 4 1 2 76 5  Victor Corrêa 2 2 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 1 3 3 3 4 62 6  Michael Ho 5 4 5 3 6 5 5 3 28 7  Pedro Quesada 4 3 5 Ret 6 3 Ret 2 27 8  Vincent Beltoise 5 1 13 9  Matteo Beretta 3 3 12 10  Ramón Piñeiro 4 4 8 11  Kristján Einar 7 4 4 12  Jose Manuel Fernandez Ret 4 4 13  Pierre Combot Ret 6 0 Pos Driver VAL JAR SPA MAG BRH MON JER CAT Pts===Team Standings===* Points for each team's best scoring chassis were awarded for both races as follows: Pos 1 2 3 4 5 Points 10 8 6 4 3 Pos Team CarNo. VAL JAR SPA MAG BRH MON JER CAT Pts 1  Cedars Motorsport 14 1 2 1 3 1 4 DSQ 1 1 4 1 2 3 2 Ret 9 116 33 9 Ret 4 11 14 Ret 8 11 9 7 10 6 14 6 10 Ret 2  Motul Team West-Tec 55 2 1 6 1 2 2 5 Ret 2 3 7 Ret 6 1 92 66 11 10 16 10 81 13 10 13 5 16 13 13 10 88 8 6 11 Ret Ret Ret 5 1 10 7 11 11 3  RP Motorsport 4 DSQ 11 Ret Ret 10 Ret 4 2 Ret Ret 6 10 9 Ret 14 4 91 5 3 8 2 4 12 7 6 Ret 7 5 3 13 2 14 1 2 6 4 6 7 5 7 Ret 1 8 3 6 2 Ret 1 4 4 1 18 11 4 15 9 5 12 23 13 14 12 14 15 9 Ret 9 11 9 4  Drivex 3 8 4 3 2 5 5 8 Ret Ret 8 11 3 8 5 65 22 12 Ret 9 6 3 1 Ret 10 10 8 8 12 4 DNS Ret Ret 5  Q8 Oils Hache Team 17 5 5 Ret Ret 6 3 2 7 6 1 4 DSQ 7 Ret 2 DSQ 64 28 Ret 15 Ret 13 13 11 10 Ret Ret 11 12 3 13 8 9 7 29 Ret 12 10 7 11 Ret 9 12 12 Ret 14 7 8 5 12 6 6  De Villota Motorsport 7 6 7 Ret 8 9 Ret 13 4 5 Ret Ret 9 Ret 11 7 3 42 8 Ret 9 8 12 Ret 8 7 3 4 2 9 11 12 10 6 8 9 5 12 3 13 7  MP Racing 10 7 3 5 Ret 3 5 19 8  Porteiro Motorsport 11 4 Ret 4 9  Top F3 Team 15 10 10 3 34 11 13 Ret 9 12 6 Pos Team CarNo. VAL JAR SPA MAG BRH MON JER CAT Pts
References
External links *  European F3 Open Official Website