# 2010 FIA GT1 Nürburgring round

The 2010 FIA GT1 Nürburgring round was an auto racing event held at the Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit, Nürburg, Germany on 27–29 August 2010. It served as the sixth round of the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season and was supported by several series including the GT4 European Cup, ADAC GT Masters, and ATS Formel 3 Cup.
Darren Turner and Tomáš Enge of Young Driver Aston Martin swept the weekend, earning pole position in qualifying and winning both the Qualifying Race and Championship Race.

## Qualifying

Teammates Darren Turner and Tomáš Enge each led one of the three qualifying sessions as the No. 7 Young Driver AMR Aston Martin earned pole position in the final session by over 0.4 seconds ahead of the No. 24 Reiter Lamborghini. Championship leaders Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini of the Vitaphone Racing Team qualified fifth.

### Qualifying result

For qualifying, Driver 1 participates in the first and third sessions while Driver 2 participates in only the second session. The fastest lap for each session is indicated with bold. Note that four cars were penalised for using excessive sections of runoff outside the circuit during qualifying. Stewards demoted the No. 3 Swiss Racing, No. 8 Young Driver, No. 34 Hegersport, and No. 38 Münnich entries three grid positions.
| Pos | No. | Driver 1 | Team | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver 2 | Team | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Grid |
| 1 | 7 | Darren Turner | Young Driver AMR | 1:57.479 | 1:57.182 | 1:57.155 | 1 |
| 1 | 7 | Tomáš Enge | Young Driver AMR | 1:57.479 | 1:57.182 | 1:57.155 | 1 |
| 2 | 24 | Peter Kox | Reiter | 1:58.402 | 1:57.792 | 1:57.596 | 2 |
| 2 | 24 | Christopher Haase | Reiter | 1:58.402 | 1:57.792 | 1:57.596 | 2 |
| 3 | 38 | Dominik Schwager | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:57.888 | 1:57.904 | 1:57.858 | 6 |
| 3 | 38 | Nicky Pastorelli | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:57.888 | 1:57.904 | 1:57.858 | 6 |
| 4 | 13 | Marc Hennerici | Phoenix Racing / Carsport | 1:57.742 | 1:57.764 | 1:57.916 | 3 |
| 4 | 13 | Alexandros Margaritis | Phoenix Racing / Carsport | 1:57.742 | 1:57.764 | 1:57.916 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Andrea Bertolini | Vitaphone Racing Team | 1:58.571 | 1:57.793 | 1:58.467 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Michael Bartels | Vitaphone Racing Team | 1:58.571 | 1:57.793 | 1:58.467 | 4 |
| 6 | 34 | Bert Longin | Triple H Team Hegersport | 1:58.638 | 1:57.780 | 1:57.688 | 9 |
| 6 | 34 | Alessandro Pier Guidi | Triple H Team Hegersport | 1:58.638 | 1:57.780 | 1:57.688 | 9 |
| 7 | 25 | Ricardo Zonta | Reiter | 1:58.558 | 1:57.737 | 1:59.011 | 5 |
| 7 | 25 | Frank Kechele | Reiter | 1:58.558 | 1:57.737 | 1:59.011 | 5 |
| 8 | 8 | Christoffer Nygaard | Young Driver AMR | 1:58.552 | 1:57.292 | No Time | 11 |
| 8 | 8 | Stefan Mücke | Young Driver AMR | 1:58.552 | 1:57.292 | No Time | 11 |
| 9 | 23 | Michael Krumm | Sumo Power GT | 1:57.822 | 1:57.991 | | 7 |
| 9 | 23 | Peter Dumbreck | Sumo Power GT | 1:57.822 | 1:57.991 | | 7 |
| 10 | 11 | Xavier Maassen | Mad-Croc Racing | 1:57.834 | 1:58.047 | | 8 |
| 10 | 11 | Jos Menten | Mad-Croc Racing | 1:57.834 | 1:58.047 | | 8 |
| 11 | 6 | Nicolas Prost | Matech Competition | 1:58.743 | 1:58.253 | | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | Neel Jani | Matech Competition | 1:58.743 | 1:58.253 | | 10 |
| 12 | 10 | Clivio Piccione | Hexis AMR | 1:58.107 | 1:58.523 | | 12 |
| 12 | 10 | Jonathan Hirschi | Hexis AMR | 1:58.107 | 1:58.523 | | 12 |
| 13 | 9 | Yann Clairay | Hexis AMR | 1:57.171 | 1:58.642 | | 13 |
| 13 | 9 | Frédéric Makowiecki | Hexis AMR | 1:57.171 | 1:58.642 | | 13 |
| 14 | 3 | Karl Wendlinger | Swiss Racing Team | 1:58.226 | 1:59.086 | | 16 |
| 14 | 3 | Henri Moser | Swiss Racing Team | 1:58.226 | 1:59.086 | | 16 |
| 15 | 37 | Marc Basseng | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:57.933 | 1:59.430 | | 14 |
| 15 | 37 | Thomas Jäger | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | 1:57.933 | 1:59.430 | | 14 |
| 16 | 40 | Maxime Martin | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:58.312 | 1:59.606 | | 15 |
| 16 | 40 | Bas Leinders | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:58.312 | 1:59.606 | | 15 |
| 17 | 4 | Seiji Ara | Swiss Racing Team | 1:59.008 | | | 17 |
| 17 | 4 | Max Nilsson | Swiss Racing Team | 1:59.008 | | | 17 |
| 18 | 2 | Miguel Ramos | Vitaphone Racing Team | 1:59.037 | | | 18 |
| 18 | 2 | Enrique Bernoldi | Vitaphone Racing Team | 1:59.037 | | | 18 |
| 19 | 22 | Warren Hughes | Sumo Power GT | 1:59.094 | | | 19 |
| 19 | 22 | Jamie Campbell-Walter | Sumo Power GT | 1:59.094 | | | 19 |
| 20 | 33 | Altfrid Heger | Triple H Team Hegersport | 1:59.128 | | | 20 |
| 20 | 33 | Alex Müller | Triple H Team Hegersport | 1:59.128 | | | 20 |
| 21 | 12 | Mika Salo | Mad-Croc Racing | 1:59.202 | | | 21 |
| 21 | 12 | Pertti Kuismanen | Mad-Croc Racing | 1:59.202 | | | 21 |
| 22 | 5 | Thomas Mutsch | Matech Competition | 1:59.211 | | | 22 |
| 22 | 5 | Richard Westbrook | Matech Competition | 1:59.211 | | | 22 |
| 23 | 41 | Renaud Kuppens | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:59.300 | | | 23 |
| 23 | 41 | Markus Palttala | Marc VDS Racing Team | 1:59.300 | | | 23 |

## Races
### Qualifying Race
#### Race result

| Pos | No. | Team | Drivers | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | 7 | Young Driver AMR | Tomáš Enge Darren Turner | Aston Martin | 28 | |
| 2 | 13 | Phoenix Racing / Carsport | Marc Hennerici Alexandros Margaritis | Corvette | 28 | −10.356 |
| 3 | 24 | Reiter | Peter Kox Christopher Haase | Lamborghini | 28 | −20.342 |
| 4 | 25 | Reiter | Ricardo Zonta Frank Kechele | Lamborghini | 28 | −32.077 |
| 5 | 10 | Hexis AMR | Clivio Piccione Jonathan Hirschi | Aston Martin | 28 | −36.317 |
| 6 | 5 | Matech Competition | Thomas Mutsch Richard Westbrook | Ford | 28 | −47.167 |
| 7 | 2 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Miguel Ramos Enrique Bernoldi | Maserati | 28 | −52.861 |
| 8 | 6 | Matech Competition | Nicolas Prost Neel Jani | Ford | 28 | −58.076 |
| 9 | 8 | Young Driver AMR | Stefan Mücke Christoffer Nygaard | Aston Martin | 28 | −58.793 |
| 10 | 1 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini | Maserati | 28 | −1:15.659 |
| 11 | 38 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Nicky Pastorelli Dominik Schwager | Lamborghini | 28 | −1:19.473 |
| 12 | 41 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Renaud Kuppens Markus Palttala | Ford | 28 | −1:21.675 |
| 13 | 33 | Triple H Team Hegersport | Altfrid Heger Alex Müller | Maserati | 28 | −1:41.826 |
| 14 | 3 | Swiss Racing Team | Karl Wendlinger Henri Moser | Nissan | 28 | −1:51.267 |
| 15 | 12 | Mad-Croc Racing | Pertti Kuismanen Mika Salo | Corvette | 28 | −1:51.801 |
| 16 | 22 | Sumo Power GT | Warren Hughes Jamie Campbell-Walter | Nissan | 28 | −1:55.947 |
| 17 | 4 | Swiss Racing Team | Max Nilsson Seiji Ara | Nissan | 27 | −1 Lap |
| 18 | 11 | Mad-Croc Racing | Xavier Maassen Jos Menten | Corvette | 24 | −4 Laps |
| 19 DNF | 40 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders Maxime Martin | Ford | 5 | Damage |
| 20 DNF | 23 | Sumo Power GT | Peter Dumbreck Michael Krumm | Nissan | 1 | Damage |
| 21 DNF | 34 | Triple H Team Hegersport | Bert Longin Alessandro Pier Guidi | Maserati | 0 | Collision |
| 22 DNF | 9 | Hexis AMR | Frédéric Makowiecki Yann Clairay | Aston Martin | 0 | Collision |
| DNS | 37 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Marc Basseng Thomas Jäger | Lamborghini | – | Did Not Start |

### Championship Race
#### Race result

| Pos | No. | Team | Drivers | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | 7 | Young Driver AMR | Tomáš Enge Darren Turner | Aston Martin | 30 | |
| 2 | 24 | Reiter | Peter Kox Christopher Haase | Lamborghini | 30 | −9.547 |
| 3 | 13 | Phoenix Racing / Carsport | Marc Hennerici Alexandros Margaritis | Corvette | 30 | −13.018 |
| 4 | 10 | Hexis AMR | Clivio Piccione Jonathan Hirschi | Aston Martin | 30 | −14.182 |
| 5 | 8 | Young Driver AMR | Stefan Mücke Christoffer Nygaard | Aston Martin | 30 | −15.109 |
| 6 | 1 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini | Maserati | 30 | −16.492 |
| 7 | 9 | Hexis AMR | Frédéric Makowiecki Yann Clairay | Aston Martin | 30 | −19.925 |
| 8 | 22 | Sumo Power GT | Warren Hughes Jamie Campbell-Walter | Nissan | 30 | −24.834 |
| 9 | 34 | Triple H Team Hegersport | Bert Longin Alessandro Pier Guidi | Maserati | 30 | −25.098 |
| 10 | 3 | Swiss Racing Team | Karl Wendlinger Henri Moser | Nissan | 30 | −40.434 |
| 11 | 40 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders Maxime Martin | Ford | 30 | −45.444 |
| 12 | 2 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Miguel Ramos Enrique Bernoldi | Maserati | 30 | −47.591 |
| 13 | 5 | Matech Competition | Thomas Mutsch Richard Westbrook | Ford | 30 | −48.833 |
| 14 | 25 | Reiter | Ricardo Zonta Frank Kechele | Lamborghini | 30 | −50.806 |
| 15 | 23 | Sumo Power GT | Peter Dumbreck Michael Krumm | Nissan | 30 | −56.250 |
| 16 | 6 | Matech Competition | Nicolas Prost Neel Jani | Ford | 30 | −57.773 |
| 17 | 41 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Renaud Kuppens Markus Palttala | Ford | 30 | −1:05.491 |
| 18 | 11 | Mad-Croc Racing | Xavier Maassen Jos Menten | Corvette | 30 | −1:06.014 |
| 19 | 37 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Marc Basseng Thomas Jäger | Lamborghini | 30 | −1:06.505 |
| 20 | 33 | Triple H Team Hegersport | Altfrid Heger Alex Müller | Maserati | 30 | −1:07.079 |
| 21 | 4 | Swiss Racing Team | Max Nilsson Seiji Ara | Nissan | 30 | −1:51.668 |
| 22 DNF | 38 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Nicky Pastorelli Dominik Schwager | Lamborghini | 26 | Crash |
| 23 | 12 | Mad-Croc Racing | Pertti Kuismanen Mika Salo | Corvette | 25 | −5 Laps |