VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring 2010
The VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring 2010 was the 34th season of the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring . It began on March 27, 2010 and ended on October 30, 2010 after ten races on the Nürburgring .
The championship was won by Mario Merten and Wolf Silvester in a BMW Z4 from the Bonk Motorsport team .
Racing calendar
| date | run | distance |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2010 | 57th ADAC Westfalenfahrt | 4 hours |
| Apr 10, 2010 | 35th DMV 4-hour race | 4 hours |
| Apr 24, 2010 | 52nd ADAC ACAS H&R Cup | 4 hours |
| June 12, 2010 | 41st Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy | 4 hours |
| July 3, 2010 | 50th ADAC Reinoldus long-distance race | 4 hours |
| July 17, 2010 | 33rd RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen | 4 hours |
| July 31, 2010 | 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal race | 6 hours |
| 25 Sep 2010 | 42nd ADAC Barbarossapreis | 4 hours |
| Oct 16, 2010 | 34th DMV 250 mile race | 4 hours |
| Oct 30, 2010 | 35th DMV Münsterland Cup | 4 hours |
Vehicle classes
| class | Vehicle type, cubic capacity | Start numbers |
|---|---|---|
| VLN production car | ||
| V1 | up to 1600 cm³ | 619-624 |
| V2 | over 1600 cm³, up to 1800 cm³ | 585-618 |
| V3 | over 1800 cm³, up to 2000 cm³ | 574-584 |
| V4 | over 2000 cm³, up to 2500 cm³ | 543-573 |
| V5 | over 2500 cm³, up to 3000 cm³ | 497-542 |
| V6 | over 3000 cm³, up to 3500 cm³ | 473-496 |
| VD | Diesel vehicles, up to 3500 cm³ | 469-472 |
| VLN specials | ||
| SP1 | up to 1400 cm³ | 413-420 |
| SP2 | over 1400 cm³, up to 1750 cm³ | 369-386 |
| SP2T | up to 1600 cm³, with turbocharger | 387-412 |
| SP3 | over 1750 cm³, up to 2000 cm³ | 265-316 |
| SP3T | over 1600 cm³, up to 2000 cm³, with turbocharger | 317-368 |
| SP4 | over 2000 cm³, up to 2500 cm³ | 245-256 |
| SP4T | over 2000 cm³, up to 2500 cm³, with turbocharger | 257-264 |
| SP5 | over 2500 cm³, up to 3000 cm³ | 209-244 |
| SP6 | over 3000 cm³, up to 3500 cm³ | 176-208 |
| SP7 | over 3500 cm³, up to 4000 cm³ | 150-175 |
| SP8 | over 4000 cm³, up to 6250 cm³ | 119-143 |
| SP8T | over 2500 cm³, up to 4000 cm³, with turbocharger | 144-149 |
| SP9 | GT3 vehicles | 84-118 |
| SP10 | GT4 vehicles | 71-83 |
| SP11 | Alternative fuels | 68-70 |
| SP12 | Gas and hybrid vehicles | 65-67 |
| E1-XP | Special vehicles | 737-744 |
| VD1T | Diesel vehicles, over 1750 cm³, up to 2000 cm³ | 446-468 |
| VD2T | Diesel vehicles, over 2000 cm³, up to 2500 cm³ | 438-445 |
| VD3T | Diesel vehicles, over 2500 cm³, up to 3000 cm³ | 427-437 |
| VD4T | Diesel vehicles, over 3000 cm³, up to 6000 cm³ | 421-426 |
| Cup vehicles | ||
| Cup1 | Seat Leon Endurance Challenge | 639-649 |
| Cup2 | Porsche Carrera Cup | 650-700 |
| Group H (until 1996) | ||
| H1 | up to 2000 cm³ | 47-64 |
| H2 | over 2000 cm³, up to 2500 cm³ | 29-45 |
| H3 | over 2500 cm³, up to 3000 cm³ | 13-28 |
| H4 | over 3000 cm³, up to 6250 cm³ | 2-12 |
Results
57th ADAC Westfalenfahrt
35th DMV 4-hour race
52nd ADAC ACAS H&R Cup
The racing driver Leo Löwenstein had a fatal accident during the race . He collided with a BMW and a Lexus in his Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 in the “Mine” section . His vehicle was catapulted into the air and hit the guardrail at the edge of the track. Then it went up in flames, from which Löwenstein could not free himself. The organizer named smoke gas poisoning as the cause of death. The race was then stopped after 22 laps.
41st Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Christian Mamerow Marc Basseng |
Mamerow Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 R (SP9) | 4: 01: 40,246 (27) |
| 2 |
Frank Stippler Hans-Joachim Stuck |
Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS (SP9) | + 0.240 (27) |
| 3 |
Lance David Arnold Christian Menzel |
Haribo Team Manthey | Porsche 997 GT3 R (SP9) | + 53.234 (27) |
| 4th |
Oliver Kainz Arno Klasen |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 R (SP9) | + 2: 18.990 (27) |
| 5 |
Armin Hahne Jochen Krumbach Marc Gindorf |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 R (SP9) | + 6: 31.577 (27) |
| 6th |
Norbert Fischer Marco Seefried |
Prescolaris Team MSpeed | Porsche 997 GT3 RSR (SP7) | + 9: 59.812 (27) |
| 7th |
Hans-Guido Riegel Mike Stursberg |
Haribo Team Manthey | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S (SP9) | + 1 lap (26) |
| 8th |
Rodney Forbes Kai Riemer |
Weiland Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (Cup2) | + 1 lap (26) |
| 9 |
Rainer Holte Jochen Krumbach Martin Ragginger |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (Cup2) | + 1 lap (26) |
| 10 |
Michael Illbruck Manuel Lauck |
Horn Motorsport | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (Cup2) | + 1 lap (26) |
50th ADAC Reinoldus long-distance race
33rd RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen
6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal race
The 6-hour race covered a distance of more than 1000 kilometers for the first time, with the winning team reaching an average speed of 167.359 km / h. This mileage is comparable to that of the 1000 km sports car race on the Nürburgring in the 1970s.
42nd ADAC Barbarossapreis
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 had its world premiere at the 42nd ADAC Barbarossapreis. The race was stopped prematurely after about three hours of racing, as security could no longer be guaranteed according to the organizer due to crash barriers and rescue work.
| space | driver | team | Vehicle (class) | Time (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lucas Luhr Richard Westbrook |
Haribo Team Manthey | Porsche 997 GT3 R (SP9) | 2: 57: 57.006 (20) |
| 2 |
Romain Dumas Arno Klasen |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 R (SP9) | + 35,454 (20) |
| 3 |
Christian Hohenadel Lance David Arnold |
Callaway Competition | Corvette C6 Z06-R GT3 (SP9) | +1: 05.048 (20) |
| 4th |
Armin Hahne Jochen Krumbach Marc Gindorf |
Manthey Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 R (SP9) | +1: 44.796 (20) |
| 5 |
Klaus Abbelen Sabine Schmitz Niclas Kentenich |
Frikadelli Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 R (SP9) | + 2: 06.335 (20) |
| 6th |
Georg Weiss Michael Jacobs Oliver Kainz |
Wochenspiegel Team Manthey | Porsche 997 GT3 R (SP9) | + 2: 21.479 (20) |
| 7th |
Rudi Adams Stefan Aust Christopher Haase |
Dörr Motorsport | BMW Z4 GT3 (SP9) | + 3: 07.523 (20) |
| 8th |
Michael Illbruck Manuel Lauck |
Horn Motorsport | Porsche 997 GT3 R (SP9) | + 4: 34.447 (20) |
| 9 |
Dennis Busch Marc Busch |
Twin Busch Motorsport | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (Cup2) | + 4: 43.855 (20) |
| 10 |
Kai Riemer Rodney Forbes |
Weiland Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (Cup2) | + 4: 44.168 (20) |
34th DMV 250 mile race
35th DMV Münsterland Cup
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Terrible fire accident: Mourning the Nordschleife" (Motorsport-Total.com on April 25, 2010)
- ↑ "Manthey wins with a new distance record" (Motorsport-Total.com on August 1, 2010)
- ↑ ... and in the end a Manthey Porsche wins. (No longer available online.) Organizer group long-distance championship Nürburgring, September 25, 2010, archived from the original on March 26, 2013 ; accessed on May 31, 2013 .
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