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 edit

Team	#	Drivers	Class	Rounds
TDS Racing	1	Pierre Thiriet^[2]		All
	2	Jean-Philippe Madonia^[3]	G	All
	3	Nick Catsburg^[3]		All
	4	David Dermont^[2]^[4]		5–7
Boutsen Energy Racing	4	David Dermont^[2]^[4]		1–4
	5	Caroline Grifnée^[3]		1–6
	5	Vito Rodrigues^[3]		1–6
	6	Fabien Thuner^[3]		All
	8	Renaud Derlot^[5]		5–7
	70	Dimitri Enjalbert^[3]		All
McGregor by Equipe Verschuur	7	Bas Schothorst^[6]		All
	16	Hoevert Vos^[6]	G	All
	17	Harrie Kollen^[6]	G	All
Team Lompech Sport	9	Jean-Charles Miginiac^[7]	G	All
Team Lompech Sport	11	Sébastien Dhouailly^[7]		All
Equipe Verschuur	14	Steven Gijsen^[6]		All
	15	Wim Beelen^[6]		1, 3–7
	15	Wilko Becker^[6]	G	2
Blue Jumeirah Team	18	Rafael Unzurrunzaga^[7]	G	All
McG Fashion by Equipe Verschuur	19	Jeroen Schothorst^[6]	G	All
McG Fashion by Equipe Verschuur	21	Raymond Coronel^[6]	G	All
Oregon Team	23	Navajo^[7]	G	1–3, 5–7
		Navajo^[7]	G	4
		Giovanni Seminara^[8]	G	4
	24	Niccolò Nalio^[9]		All
	25	Stefano Comini^[3]		All
Brixia Autosport	73	Angelo Baiguera^[7]	G	All

Icon	Class
G	Gentleman Driver

Calendar edit

The 2010 calendar was announced on 25 October 2009.^[10]

Round		Location	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Spa, Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	1 May	Nick Catsburg	race cancelled^[1]
1	R2	Spa, Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	2 May	Nick Catsburg	Stefano Comini	Dimitri Enjalbert	Boutsen Energy Racing
2	R1	Brno, Czech Republic	Masaryk Circuit	5 June	Nick Catsburg	Bas Schothorst	Stefano Comini	Oregon Racing
2	R2	Brno, Czech Republic	Masaryk Circuit	6 June	Stefano Comini	Nick Catsburg	Nick Catsburg	TDS Racing
3	R1	Magny-Cours, France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	19 June	Nick Catsburg	Bas Schothorst	Nick Catsburg	TDS Racing
3	R2	Magny-Cours, France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	20 June	Stefano Comini	Nick Catsburg	Pierre Thiriet	TDS Racing
4	R1	Mogyoród, Hungary	Hungaroring	3 July	Nick Catsburg	Nick Catsburg	Pierre Thiriet	TDS Racing
4	R2	Mogyoród, Hungary	Hungaroring	4 July	Nick Catsburg	Nick Catsburg	Nick Catsburg	TDS Racing
5	R1	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	4 September	Nick Catsburg	Hoevert Vos	Nick Catsburg	TDS Racing
5	R2	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	5 September	Stefano Comini	Bas Schothorst	Stefano Comini	Oregon Racing
6	R1	Silverstone, United Kingdom	Silverstone Circuit	18 September	Nick Catsburg	Nick Catsburg	Stefano Comini	Oregon Racing
6	R2	Silverstone, United Kingdom	Silverstone Circuit	19 September	Nick Catsburg	Stefano Comini	Nick Catsburg	TDS Racing
7	R1	Montmeló, Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	9 October	Stefano Comini	Stefano Comini	Nick Catsburg	TDS Racing
7	R2	Montmeló, Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	10 October	Nick Catsburg	Nick Catsburg	Nick Catsburg	TDS Racing

Championship standings edit

Pos	Driver	SPA		BRN		MAG		HUN		HOC		SIL		CAT		Points
1	Nick Catsburg	C	2	Ret	1	1	2	4	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	161
2	Pierre Thiriet	C	4	2	4	2	1	1	3	2	4	3	5	8	4	134
3	Stefano Comini	C	3	1	2	Ret	3	14	Ret	4	1	1	2	5	Ret	107
4	Bas Schothorst	C	6	4	3	3	4	8	Ret	12	5	6	4	3	5	88
5	Dimitri Enjalbert	C	1	3	Ret	DSQ	5	5	7	5	Ret	10	8	Ret	2	67
6	Jean-Philippe Madonia	C	5	Ret	6	DNS	7	2	2	9	8	8	14	9	7	58
7	Hoevert Vos	C	DNS	Ret	Ret	8	9	3	5	7	7	15	Ret	4	8	45
8	Niccolò Nalio	C	Ret	DSQ	5	5	6	9	4	10	17	9	6	Ret	6	44
9	Fabien Thuner	C	Ret	Ret	8	4	10	6	6	6	6	11	9	7	Ret	43
10	Sébastien Dhouailly	C	9	Ret	7	DNS	11	7	10	Ret	Ret	5	7	6	Ret	30
11	Raymond Coronel	C	7	6	9	7	14	10	17	15	11	7	11	15	11	24
12	David Dermont	C	8	5	10	9	8	18	Ret	11	9	13	10	10	Ret	23
13	Wim Beelen	C	Ret			6	13	Ret	9	8	12	14	12	11	Ret	12
14	Harrie Kolen	C	Ret	7	Ret	11	15	11	11	16	Ret	12	13	16	9	7
15	Jeroen Schothorst	C	14	Ret	13	15	Ret	13	8	14	10	18	DNS	13	14	5
16	Steven Gijsen	C	11	9	12	10	19	Ret	Ret	13	15	Ret	15	12	10	5
17	Wilko Becker			8	15											3
18	Navajo	C	10	12†	11	16	12		15	17	Ret	16	18	18	DSQ	1
19	Angelo Baiguera	C	12	10	14	12	16	16	13	19	16	17	16	17	13	1
20	Vito Rodrigues		13	11		13			14	20			DNS			0
21	Jean-Charles Miginiac	C	15	DSQ	Ret	14	18	12	12	18	14	Ret	17	14	12	0
22	Rafael Unzurrunzaga	C	16	13	16	NC	20	19	16	21	18	19	Ret	19	15	0
23	Caroline Grifnée	C			Ret		17	15			13	Ret				0
24	Giovanni Seminara							17								0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
	Renaud Derlot									3	3	4	3	2	3	0
Pos	Driver	SPA		BRN		MAG		HUN		HOC		SIL		CAT		Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

References edit

^ ^a ^b "First race cancelled". renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2010-05-02.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Nick Catsburg with sights set on Spa". renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-10-16.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Eurocup Megane Trophy Motorland Aragon Collective testing". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 2010-03-24. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
^ "Dermont approda nel team TDS". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 2010-08-26. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
^ "Prima pole italiana con Nalio". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 2010-09-04. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Equipe Verschuur met zeven rijders op titeljacht in Eurocup Megane Trophy". Equipe Verschuur (in Dutch). Fast Company Group. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Entry list / 21 entrants". mediaguide.wsbyrenault.com. Renault Sport. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
^ "Budapest, qualifica 1: quinta pole di Catsburg". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 2010-07-03. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
^ "Accordo raggiunto tra Oregon e Nalio". ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. 2010-02-28. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
^ de Foronda, Blanca (2009-10-25). "Sporting innovations and calendar 2010". automobilsport.com. MaP. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-31.

External links edit

The Eurocup Mégane Trophy website

[EMT_Spa-1] "First race cancelled". renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2010-05-02.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Testing-2] "Nick Catsburg with sights set on Spa". renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-10-16.^{[permanent dead link]}

[New_drivers-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Eurocup Megane Trophy Motorland Aragon Collective testing". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 2010-03-24. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-15.

[4] "Dermont approda nel team TDS". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 2010-08-26. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2010-08-28.

[5] "Prima pole italiana con Nalio". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 2010-09-04. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2010-09-04.

[Verschuur-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Equipe Verschuur met zeven rijders op titeljacht in Eurocup Megane Trophy". Equipe Verschuur (in Dutch). Fast Company Group. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2010.

[MG-7] "Entry list / 21 entrants". mediaguide.wsbyrenault.com. Renault Sport. Retrieved 2010-04-15.

[8] "Budapest, qualifica 1: quinta pole di Catsburg". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 2010-07-03. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2010-07-09.

[9] "Accordo raggiunto tra Oregon e Nalio". ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. 2010-02-28. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-02-28.

[10] Foronda, Blanca (2009-10-25). "Sporting innovations and calendar 2010". automobilsport.com. MaP. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-31.

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