The 2010 Auto GP Series was the twelfth season of the former
Euroseries 3000, and the first under its new name "Auto GP". The main sponsor of the series was
PartyPoker.it. The series used the same
Lola B05/52 chassis that the
A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix (A1GP) was a "single-make" open-wheel auto racing series that ran from 2005 until 2009. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most fo ...
series used between 2005 and 2008.
Despite missing the first two rounds of the season due to his commitments in the
FIA GT1 World Championship,
DAMS
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driver
Romain Grosjean
Romain David Jeremie Grosjean (; born 17 April 1986) is a Swiss-French professional racing driver, competing under the French flag in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving the No. 28 Honda for Andretti Autosport. Grosjean had previously spent nin ...
claimed the championship title, taking four victories and seven podiums in total from the eight races he contested. DAMS drivers also took second and third places in the championship standings, as consistent finishes for
Edoardo Piscopo
Edoardo Piscopo (born 4 February 1988) is an Italian racing driver.
Career
Formula BMW
After previously competing in karting, Piscopo began his single seater career in Formula BMW USA in 2005, where despite missing the first rounds he fini ...
and
Duncan Tappy – neither driver won any of the races held – helped them into their final placings. Five other drivers took race victories over the season, with
Carlos Iaconelli taking three – all in sprint races – but poor placings in the championship's feature races restricted him to only seventh place;
Luca Filippi took two, with single victories each for
Adrien Tambay,
Julián Leal and
Vladimir Arabadzhiev
Vladimir "Vlado" Arabadzhiev ( bg, Владимир (Владо) Арабаджиев, born 16 March 1984 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian racing driver.
Career
Formula Three
Arabadzhiev began his career in the Italian Formula Three Championship in 2 ...
.
Teams and drivers
Race calendar and results
All rounds were part of the
International GT Open
The International GT Open is a grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It was a spin-off of the now-defunct Spanish GT Championship, but is now a distinct series featuring FIA GT3-spec ca ...
weekends, excepting stand-alone round at
Brno and
Navarra
Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...
round that supported Spanish GT Championship event.
Championship standings
* Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
In addition:
* One point will be awarded for
Pole position
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for Race One
* One point will be awarded for fastest lap in each race
Drivers' standings
Teams' standings
References
External links
Official Auto GP site
{{Italian/Euro Formula 3000 years
Auto GP
Auto GP
Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000, was a European formula racing series.
The series' roots can be traced back to 1999 and the Italian Formula 3000 serie ...
Auto GP
Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000, was a European formula racing series.
The series' roots can be traced back to 1999 and the Italian Formula 3000 serie ...