The 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Supercars . It was the eleventh running of the V8 Supercar Development series . The series supported the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series , beginning on 11 March at the Clipsal 500 and ending on 5 December at the Sydney 500 after seven rounds.
Steve Owen won the series with a race in hand with victory in the first race at the 2010 Sydney Telstra 500 . Owen, driving a Holden VE Commodore for Greg Murphy Racing placed in the top three in six of the seven rounds held, including round wins at the Adelaide , Queensland , Sandown and Sydney rounds, achieving eight race wins in total. It was the first time a Greg Murphy Racing driver had won the series.
Second place was attained by Tim Blanchard , driving a Ford BF Falcon for Sonic Motor Racing Services . He held onto a gap of 47 points over James Moffat . Walkinshaw Performance driver Nick Percat finished fourth, 27 behind Moffat and 9 ahead of MW Motorsport driver David Russell, who fell from third in the series with poor finishes in Sydney.
David Russell took victory at the Bathurst 1000 support round with two race victories, as well as scoring addition race wins at Winton and Sandown. Tim Blanchard , won the Townsville round, also winning his first Fujitsu Series race. Other race wins were mostly claimed by guest drivers making brief appearances in the series ahead of endurance co-driving roles in the Phillip Island 500K and Bathurst 1000 races, with wins being taken by Cameron McConville (2), Paul Morris and Jack Perkins . Taz Douglas took the remaining race win, the reverse grid race at Sandown.
Calendar
The Ford BF Falcon of John McIntyre at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit for the opening round of the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.
The 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series consisted of seven rounds:[ 1]
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.
Team
Vehicle
No
Driver
Rounds
Sieders Racing Team
Ford BF Falcon
13
Colin Sieders
4–7
MW Motorsport
Ford BF Falcon
021
Matthew Hamilton
1–3
Marcus Marshall
4
26
Ant Pedersen
1–3
Luke Youlden
4
Ben Barker
5
Matthew White
6
Tom Tweedie
7
27
Tony Bates
7
28
David Russell
All
Triple F Racing
Holden VE Commodore
32
Paul Fiore
1,3
Ford BF Falcon
5, 7
Holden VE Commodore
Todd Fiore
2, 4
Ford BF Falcon
6
Eggleston Motorsport Walkinshaw Racing
Holden VE Commodore
38
Cameron McConville
3
Craig Baird
4
Ben Eggleston
5
54
David Reynolds
4
222
Nick Percat
5–7
Red Lion Racing Team
Holden VZ Commodore
40
John Boston
7
41
Bruce Oaklands
7
Jay Motorsport
Holden VZ Commodore
43
Rod Salmon
5
Shane Price
7
222
Nick Percat
1–4
Greg Murphy Racing
Holden VE Commodore
45
Steve Owen
All
46
Daniel Jilesen
3, 5–7
Geoff Emery
4
Holden VZ Commodore
48
Geoff Emery
1–3, 5–7
Tony Bates
4
Ben McCashney Racing
Holden VZ Commodore
57
Ben McCashney
3–4
Novocastrian Motorsport
Ford BF Falcon
58
Drew Russell
All
59
Aaren Russell
All
Warrin Mining
Holden VZ Commodore
62
Adam Wallis
1, 5
Paul Morris Motorsport
Holden VZ Commodore
66
Phill Foster
1–5
Paul Morris
11 , 7
Amber Anderson
6
Holden VE Commodore
67
Paul Morris
2, 4–5
Jack Perkins
3, 6
78
Jack Perkins
2
Action Racing
Holden VZ Commodore
71
Marcus Zukanovic
All
McGill Motorsport
Ford BF Falcon
75
Aaron McGill
1, 3–7
Kelly Racing
Holden VE Commodore
77
Owen Kelly
2–3
Miles Racing
Ford BF Falcon
86
Wayne Miles
2–4
Chaz Mostert
5
Fastaz Motorsport
Holden VZ Commodore
92
Taz Douglas
4, 6–7
Stone Brothers Racing
Ford BF Falcon
93
John McIntyre
1
Scott McLaughlin
2–7
Batavia Coast Motorsport
Ford BF Falcon
95
Nathan Vince
All
Peters Motorsport
Ford BF Falcon
96
Ryan Hansford
1–6
David Besnard
7
Ford Rising Stars Racing
Ford BF Falcon
99
James Moffat
All
Sonic Motor Racing Services
Ford BF Falcon
777
Rodney Jane
All
999
Tim Blanchard
All
^1 – Paul Morris was a last minute entry in Round 1 in the #66 car after the regular driver Phill Foster failed to qualify.
Points system
Points were awarded only to drivers who completed 75% of race distance and were running on the completion of the final lap. Points were awarded on the following basis.[ 2]
Pos
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
Rounds 1, 5 & 7 Both races
150
138
129
120
111
102
96
90
84
78
72
69
66
63
60
57
54
51
48
45
42
Rounds 2–4 & 6 Races 1 & 3
120
110
103
96
89
82
77
72
67
62
57
55
53
51
48
46
43
41
38
36
33
Rounds 2–4 & 6 Race 2
60
56
52
48
44
40
38
36
34
32
30
28
26
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
Driver standings
Pos
Driver
ADE
QLD
WIN
TOW
BAT
SAN
SYD
Pts
1
Steve Owen
1
1
2
1
2
2
4
2
1
1
15
2
17
1
5
3
1
1
1835
2
Tim Blanchard
5
5
5
10
4
4
6
17
6
3
1
14
5
5
2
5
4
4
1520
3
James Moffat
2
2
15
9
Ret
3
5
Ret
2
Ret
7
4
2
3
3
2
3
3
1473
4
Nick Percat
4
10
8
4
7
6
3
3
10
2
3
5
3
Ret
Ret
7
2
2
1446
5
David Russell
14
3
3
8
Ret
5
1
19
3
4
4
1
1
4
8
1
18
12
1437
6
Rodney Jane
7
11
6
5
10
7
9
6
20
19
11
7
8
8
6
12
9
16
1161
7
Geoff Emery
8
7
12
14
8
Ret
10
12
Ret
Ret
10
8
6
7
8
9
11
7
1002
8
Marcus Zukanovic
9
8
14
13
6
19
Ret
11
Ret
9
9
10
9
Ret
10
11
6
10
960
9
Aaren Russell
12
13
18
15
13
8
15
8
12
10
13
12
10
11
16
14
10
Ret
920
10
Drew Russell
Ret
6
11
6
9
Ret
14
7
8
16
6
Ret
11
9
9
19
Ret
5
850
11
Ryan Hansford
13
9
16
Ret
15
12
17
16
14
14
19
18
12
13
12
17
723
12
Scott McLaughlin
9
Ret
DNS
13
7
4
9
8
12
Ret
DNS
6
Ret
6
Ret
6
678
13
Jack Perkins
4
3
1
15
8
5
2
4
10
661
14
Nathan Vince
DNQ
DNQ
19
16
14
17
18
20
15
Ret
18
20
15
15
14
13
16
13
649
15
Aaron McGill
11
14
14
21
15
Ret
15
Ret
16
14
17
15
16
12
11
647
16
Paul Morris
Ret
Ret
1
7
3
4
Ret
DNS
3
Ret
5
Ret
597
17
Ant Pedersen
6
4
10
2
11
Ret
13
10
485
18
Daniel Jilesen
10
11
13
11
13
16
Ret
Ret
7
Ret
425
19
Taz Douglas
7
6
8
10
1
4
Ret
DNS
407
20
Matthew Hamilton
Ret
12
13
11
12
11
12
14
343
21
Todd Fiore
17
12
Ret
18
11
16
12
13
15
317
22
Cameron McConville
1
2
1
296
23
Ben McCashney
9
16
9
11
12
14
292
24
Phill Foster
DNQ
DNQ
20
DNS
DNS
16
19
18
16
Ret
DNS
19
18
287
25
Wayne Miles
21
17
Ret
18
20
19
17
20
20
248
26
Paul Fiore
10
Ret
Ret
DNS
DNS
13
Ret
19
17
246
27
Chaz Mostert
6
4
222
28
Colin Sieders
19
13
Ret
14
15
187
29
Tony Bates
13
17
17
17
Ret
171
30
David Besnard
11
8
162
31
Ben Barker
15
7
156
32
Owen Kelly
7
Ret
5
DNS
DNS
DNS
151
33
David Reynolds
Ret
7
2
148
34
Matthew White
14
11
8
138
35
Craig Baird
5
5
DNS
133
36
John McIntyre
3
Ret
129
37
John Boston
13
14
129
38
Tom Tweedie
15
18
111
39
Adam Wallis
Ret
DNS
17
16
111
40
Luke Youlden
Ret
18
5
109
41
Amber Anderson
18
17
18
103
42
Ben Eggleston
9
Ret
84
Shane Price
Ret
9
84
Marcus Marshall
Ret
Ret
DNS
0
Rod Salmon
DNQ
DNQ
0
Bruce Oaklands
DNQ
DNQ
0
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points classification
Blue
Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
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)
See also
References
Further reading
Main Men in a Private World, The Speedcafe Annual – Australian Motorsport – Number 6/2010, pages 58 to 62
External links
Tier 2 Australian V8 Touring Car Racing
Privateers Cup Konica Series Holden Performance Driving Centre Fujitsu Series Dunlop Series Super2 Series