# 2010 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2010 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season was the fourth season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The season began on May 1 at Circuito de Jerez and ended at the Misano World Circuit on September 4, after ten races.
Jacob Gagne was champion, securing the championship with a second-place finish in the final round at Misano.

## Calendar

The double header at the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno moved to the penultimate event of the season, with six European GPs seeing races, four of which being double headers.
2010 Calendar :
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Race Winner |
| 1 | May 1 | Spanish Grand Prix | Jerez | Daijiro Hiura | Daniel Ruiz | Danny Kent |
| 1 | May 2 | Spanish Grand Prix | Jerez | Daijiro Hiura | Daniel Ruiz | Daniel Ruiz |
| 2 | June 5 | Italian Grand Prix | Mugello Circuit | Daniel Ruiz | Kevin Calia | Daijiro Hiura |
| 3 | June 25 | Dutch TT | TT Circuit Assen | Daijiro Hiura | Kevin Calia | Jacob Gagne |
| 3 | June 26 | Dutch TT | TT Circuit Assen | Daijiro Hiura | Kevin Calia | Daniel Ruiz |
| 4 | July 17 | German Grand Prix | Sachsenring | Jacob Gagne | Alexander Kristiansson | Jacob Gagne |
| 4 | July 18 | German Grand Prix | Sachsenring | Jacob Gagne | Danny Kent | Jacob Gagne |
| 5 | August 14 | Czech Republic Grand Prix | Brno | Alejandro Pardo | Daniel Ruiz | Kevin Calia |
| 5 | August 15 | Czech Republic Grand Prix | Brno | Alejandro Pardo | Harry Stafford | Jacob Gagne |
| 6 | September 4 | San Marino Grand Prix | Misano | Danny Kent | Jacob Gagne | Danny Kent |

## Entry list

Notes
* All Entrants were riding a KTM
* Tyres were supplied by Dunlop
| No | Rider | Rounds |
| 3 | Deni Cudic | All |
| 5 | Philipp Öttl | All |
| 7 | Alejandro Pardo | All |
| 16 | Joshua Hook | All |
| 17 | Antonio Chiari | All |
| 18 | James Flitcroft | All |
| 20 | Mathew Scholtz | 1-2, 5 |
| 22 | Daniel Ruiz | All |
| 23 | Niccolò Antonelli | All |
| 24 | Harry Stafford | All |
| 27 | Alessio Cappella | All |
| 32 | Jacob Gagne | All |
| 34 | Xavier Pinsach | All |
| 41 | Brad Binder | All |
| 46 | Daijiro Hiura | All |
| 47 | Tomas Vavrous | All |
| 52 | Danny Kent | All |
| 57 | Brody Nowlan | 1-2 |
| 61 | Arthur Sissis | All |
| 66 | Florian Alt | All |
| 72 | Alexander Kristiansson | All |
| 74 | Kevin Calia | All |
| 77 | Taylor Mackenzie | All |
| 95 | Xavier Figueras | 2-6 |
| 98 | Alan Techer | 1, 5-6 |

## Season standings
### Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider has to finish the race to earn points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Riders' standings

2010 Final Riders' Standings :
| Pos | Rider | ESP | ESP | ITA | NED | NED | GER | GER | CZE | CZE | RSM | Pts |
| 1 | Jacob Gagne | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 170 |
| 2 | Danny Kent | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 164 |
| 3 | Daijiro Hiura | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 15 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 125 |
| 4 | Daniel Ruiz | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 115 |
| 5 | Brad Binder | 4 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 109 |
| 6 | Kevin Calia | 10 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 4 | 97 |
| 7 | Harry Stafford | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 6 | 79 |
| 8 | Niccolò Antonelli | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 56 |
| 9 | Alessio Cappella | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 53 |
| 10 | Alexander Kristiansson | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | WD | WD | 13 | 52 |
| 11 | Florian Alt | 6 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 46 |
| 12 | Joshua Hook | Ret | 8 | Ret | 16 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | Ret | 43 |
| 13 | Arthur Sissis | 12 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 43 |
| 14 | Mathew Scholtz | 8 | 4 | 2 | DNS | DNS | | | Ret | DNS | | 41 |
| 15 | Taylor Mackenzie | 15 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 5 | WD | 40 |
| 16 | Alejandro Pardo | Ret | 10 | 13 | Ret | 8 | 17 | 4 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 30 |
| 17 | Tomáš Vavrouš | 11 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 30 |
| 18 | Xavier Pinsach | 17 | 14 | 16 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 19 | Philipp Öttl | 16 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 22 |
| 20 | Xavier Figueras | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 18 |
| 21 | Antonio Chiari | 13 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | Ret | 15 |
| 22 | Alan Techer | 9 | Ret | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 10 | 13 |
| 23 | James Flitcroft | Ret | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 |
| 24 | Deni Cudic | 18 | 15 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 2 |
| | Brody Nowlan | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | ESP | ESP | ITA | NED | NED | GER | GER | CZE | CZE | RSM | Pts |
| 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |