Formula 2 season 2010
The 2010 Formula 2 season was the second season of the FIA Formula 2 Championship . It began on April 18, 2010 in Silverstone and ended on September 19 in Valencia . Dean Stoneman won the championship.
Rule changes
technical changes
The performance of the Formula 2 engines was increased from 298 kW to 317 kW. In addition, the output could be increased by 41 kW, 4 kW more than in the previous year. The engines thus had a maximum output of 358 kW.
Sporting changes
Each race lasted 40 minutes.
Starting field
Originally it was planned that 24 drivers should start each race, but the maximum number of starters was never reached. The largest starting field was found at the season opener with 22 drivers. All drivers used Williams JPH1B chassis and engines from Audi . All racing cars and drivers were looked after by MotorSport Vision .
| No. | driver | Racing weekends |
|---|---|---|
| 2 |
 Will Bratt
|
1-9 |
| 3 |
Jolyon Palmer
|
1-9 |
| 4th |
 Benjamin Bailly
|
1-9 |
| 5 |
 Ricardo Teixeira
|
1-9 |
| 6th |
 Armaan Ebrahim
|
1-9 |
| 7th |
 Ivan Samarin
|
1-9 |
| 8th |
 Plamen Kralev
|
1-9 |
| 9 |
 Mihai Marinescu
|
1-9 |
| 10 |
 Benjamin Lariche
|
1-9 |
| 11 |
Jack Clarke
|
1-9 |
| 12 |
 Kelvin Snoeks
|
1-5, 7-9 |
| 14th |
Sergei Afanasiev
|
1-9 |
| 16 |
 Ramón Piñeiro
|
9 |
| 17th |
 Johan Jokinen
|
1-3 |
| 19th |
 Nicola de Marco
|
1-9 |
| 21st |
 Kazimieras Vasiliauskas
|
1-9 |
| 22nd |
 Johannes Theobald
|
8, 9 |
| 24 |
Tom Gladdis
|
1, 6, 7 |
| 26th |
Parthiva Sureshwares
|
1-6 |
| 27 |
Paul Rees
|
1-4 |
| 28 |
Ajith Kumar
|
1-3 |
|
Julian Theobald
|
6-8 | |
| 33 |
 Philipp Eng
|
1-9 |
| 48 |
Dean Stoneman
|
1-9 |
| 77 |
 Natalia Kowalska
|
1-7, 9 |
Changes in the drivers
The following list contains all drivers who took part in the 2009 Formula 2 season and no longer competed in Formula 2 in 2010, as well as pilots who were new to Formula 2.
Drivers who got into Formula 2:
- Sergei Afanassjew : International Formula Master ( JD Motorsport )
- Benjamin Bailly : Formul'Academy Euro Series ( Signatech )
- Will Bratt : Euroseries 3000 ( EmiliodeVillota.com Motorsport )
- Johan Jokinen : Formula 3 Euro Series ( Kolles & Heinz Union )
- Natalia Kowalska : Time out
- Plamen Kralev : International GT Open ( Vittoria Competizioni )
- Ajith Kumar : Time out
- Benjamin Lariche : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ( Pole Services )
- Mihai Marinescu : World Series by Renault ( Interwetten.com Racing )
- Ramón Piñeiro : Formula Palmer Audi ( MotorSport Vision )
- Paul Rees : Formula Palmer Audi (MotorSport Vision)
- Iwan Samarin : Russian Formula 3 Championship ( AKM Racing Team )
- Kelvin Snoeks : International Formula Master ( AR Motorsport )
- Dean Stoneman : British Formula Renault ( Alpine Motorsport )
- Parthiva Sureshwaren : Time out
- Ricardo Teixeira : GP2 series ( Trident Racing )
- Johannes Theobald : Time out
- Julian Theobald : Time out
Drivers who left Formula 2:
- Mikhail Aljoschin : World Series by Renault ( Carlin )
- Mirko Bortolotti : GP3 series ( Addax Team )
- Alex Brundle : British Formula 3 Championship ( T-Sport )
- Natacha Gachnang : FIA GT1 World Championship ( Matech Competition )
- Pietro Gandolfi : No racing activity 2010
- Ollie Hancock : GT4 European Cup ( Gianni Giudici )
- Tobias Hegewald : GP3 series ( RSC Mücke Motorsport )
- Sebastian Hohenthal : career ended
- Jens Höing : No racing activity in 2010
- Carlos Iaconelli : Auto GP ( Durango )
- Julien Jousse : Superleague Formula ( DeVillota.com Motorsport )
- Henri Karjalainen : No Racing Activity 2010
- Jason Moore : No Racing Activity 2010
- Miloš Pavlović : No racing activity 2010
- Edoardo Piscopo : Auto GP ( DAMS )
- Germán Sánchez : career ended
- Andy Souček : Formula 1 (test driver at Virgin Racing )
- Henry Surtees passed away last season.
- Tristan Vautier : Star Mazda Series ( Andersen Racing )
- Robert Wickens : GP3 series ( Status Grand Prix )
Racing calendar
Formula 2 hosted nine races in 2010. For the first time, a race weekend took place outside of Europe.
Season report
Before the season started, there was a change in the field of drivers. 20 drivers who started in Formula 2 in 2009 did not take part in any Formula 2 races in 2010. The 2009 season champion, Andy Souček , first switched to Formula 1 as a test driver for Virgin Racing . However, he left his team during the season. Carlos Iaconelli and Edoardo Piscopo ( Auto GP ) as well as Mikhail Aljoschin ( World Series by Renault ) and Robert Wickens ( GP3 series ) occupied top positions in their new racing series. Seven drivers remained in Formula 2, including two winners from last year, Philipp Eng and Kazimieras Vasiliauskas . In the course of the season, 18 drivers made their debut in Formula 2. With Benjamin Bailly ( Formul'Academy Euro Series ) and Will Bratt (Euroseries 3000) two champions switched to Formula 2. A total of 25 drivers were used during the season.
The field of drivers for the 2010 season was made up of different age groups and nations. With Natalia Kowalska , another woman competed in Formula 2. The youngest driver was Ramón Piñeiro , who made his debut in the season finale at the age of 18. The season's oldest racing driver was Ajith Kumar . The 39-year-old Indian became famous as an actor in his homeland. With Parthiva Sureshwaren (30) and Ricardo Teixeira (28), drivers competed, some of whom had many years of motorsport experience. Despite his age, Plamen Kralev contested his first full season in formula racing at the age of 37.
The season was determined by two pilots - Jolyon Palmer , son of series organizer Jonathan Palmer , and Dean Stoneman . The two drivers won 11 of the 18 races together and won the title by a clear margin. Palmer, who, unlike his competitor, had already driven one season in Formula 2, took the lead in the drivers' championship at the first race and kept it for much of the season. Stoneman, who never lost contact with Palmer, managed to take the lead at the end of the season and won the championship title as the best newcomer. As a reward for winning the title, Stoneman will take part in Formula 1 test drives with the Williams team. In addition to the first two pilots, the third in the championship, Sergei Afanassjew , also received the FIA's super license, which entitles them to participate in a Formula 1 racing weekend. 14 racing drivers were able to finish a race on the podium and six racing drivers managed to decide a race for themselves. In addition to Stoneman and Palmer, Benjamin Bailly and Nicola de Marco won their first race in Formula 2.
Driver ranking
The first ten of the race got 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b “World Motor Sport Council” (FIA press release on December 11, 2009)
- ↑ “Fifteen drivers already confirmed for the 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship”. formulatwo.com, February 17, 2010, archived from the original on February 21, 2010 ; accessed on February 17, 2010 (English).
- ↑ “New targets on the horizon” (hohenthal.se on January 22, 2010)
- ↑ A modo de despedida ... ( Memento from August 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
