# 2010 Formula BMW Europe season

The 2010 Formula BMW Europe season was the third and final season of the Formula BMW Europe championship. The championship began on 8 May at Barcelona and finished on 12 September at Monza. The series was axed at the end of the season, in favour of a new Formula BMW Talent Cup starting in 2011.
The season was dominated by two drivers in their second season of competing in the championship, Robin Frijns of Josef Kaufmann Racing and Jack Harvey of Fortec Motorsport. Heading into the final round at Monza, Harvey held a seven-point lead over Frijns, but after taking pole position for both races, Harvey's chances took a hit after Javier Tarancón tried to outbrake him into the final corner and collided with him. Frijns won the race, and then a third place for him in the final race to Harvey's victory allowed the Kaufmann driver to claim the championship by eleven points, despite taking six wins to Harvey's seven, with both drivers taking thirteen podiums.
Third place was just as hotly contested, between Mücke Motorsport's Timmy Hansen and EuroInternational's Carlos Sainz Jr. which like the main championship battle, was not settled until the final rounds of the season. Hansen, the son of multiple championship-winning rallycross driver Kenneth, had finished thirteenth in the previous season due to his team being disqualified from two meetings due to a technical infringement, but improved in his second season in the class which included a victory at Hockenheim. Sainz, the son of former double World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz, finished thirteen points behind in fourth having taken a single victory during the season, winning at Silverstone. The season's other victory was taken by Tarancón at Spa-Francorchamps en route to a fifth place championship finish. The Teams' Championship was won by Josef Kaufmann Racing ahead of Fortec Motorsport.

## Teams and drivers

* The entry list for the series was released on 2 March 2010. All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines. Guest drivers in italics.
| Team | No | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 4 | Robin Frijns | | All |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 5 | Hannes van Asseldonk | R | All |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 6 | Petri Suvanto | R | All |
| Mücke Motorsport | 7 | Maciej Bernacik | R | All |
| Mücke Motorsport | 8 | Timmy Hansen | | All |
| EuroInternational | 11 | Daniil Kvyat | R | All |
| EuroInternational | 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | R | All |
| EuroInternational | 14 | Michael Lewis | | All |
| DAMS | 15 | Javier Tarancón | | All |
| DAMS | 16 | Dustin Sofyan | | 5 |
| DAMS | 16 | Luciano Bacheta | | 7–8 |
| DAMS | 17 | Fahmi Ilyas | | 1–6 |
| DAMS | 17 | Dustin Sofyan | | 8 |
| Eifelland Racing | 18 | Facundo Regalia | | All |
| Eifelland Racing | 19 | Côme Ledogar | | All |
| Eifelland Racing | 20 | Marc Coleselli | R | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 24 | Jack Harvey | | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 25 | George Katsinis | | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 26 | Christof von Grünigen | | All |
| Icon | Class |
| R | Rookie Cup |

## Calendar

* The calendar for the 2010 season was announced on 17 December 2009.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló | 8 May | Jack Harvey | Jack Harvey | Jack Harvey | Fortec Motorsport | Spanish Grand Prix |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló | 9 May | Jack Harvey | Jack Harvey | Robin Frijns | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Spanish Grand Prix |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 5 June | Timmy Hansen | Jack Harvey | Jack Harvey | Fortec Motorsport | Masters of Formula 3 |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 6 June | Jack Harvey | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Robin Frijns | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Masters of Formula 3 |
| 3 | R1 | Valencia Street Circuit | 26 June | Jack Harvey | Robin Frijns | Jack Harvey | Fortec Motorsport | European Grand Prix |
| 3 | R2 | Valencia Street Circuit | 27 June | Jack Harvey | Javier Tarancón | Jack Harvey | Fortec Motorsport | European Grand Prix |
| 4 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit | 10 July | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Jack Harvey | Jack Harvey | Fortec Motorsport | British Grand Prix |
| 4 | R2 | Silverstone Circuit | 11 July | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Carlos Sainz Jr. | EuroInternational | British Grand Prix |
| 5 | R1 | Hockenheimring | 24 July | Robin Frijns | Jack Harvey | Timmy Hansen | Mücke Motorsport | German Grand Prix |
| 5 | R2 | Hockenheimring | 25 July | Robin Frijns | Jack Harvey | Robin Frijns | Josef Kaufmann Racing | German Grand Prix |
| 6 | R1 | Hungaroring, Mogyoród | 31 July | Robin Frijns | Robin Frijns | Robin Frijns | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 6 | R2 | Hungaroring, Mogyoród | 1 August | Jack Harvey | Jack Harvey | Jack Harvey | Fortec Motorsport | Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 28 August | Côme Ledogar | Javier Tarancón | Javier Tarancón | DAMS | Belgian Grand Prix |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 29 August | Côme Ledogar | Robin Frijns | Robin Frijns | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Belgian Grand Prix |
| 8 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 11 September | Jack Harvey | Timmy Hansen | Robin Frijns | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Italian Grand Prix |
| 8 | R2 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 12 September | Jack Harvey | Hannes van Asseldonk | Jack Harvey | Fortec Motorsport | Italian Grand Prix |

## Standings
### Drivers

* Points were awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | PP |
| 30 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | CAT | CAT | ZAN | ZAN | VAL | VAL | SIL | SIL | HOC | HOC | HUN | HUN | SPA | SPA | MNZ | MNZ | Pts |
| 1 | Robin Frijns | Ret | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 383 |
| 2 | Jack Harvey | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 372 |
| 3 | Timmy Hansen | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 240 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | 227 |
| 5 | Javier Tarancón | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 193 |
| 6 | Côme Ledogar | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 188 |
| 7 | Hannes van Asseldonk | 10 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 176 |
| 8 | Facundo Regalia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 7 | 172 |
| 9 | George Katsinis | 5 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 139 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 138 |
| 11 | Petri Suvanto | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 100 |
| 12 | Maciej Bernacik | 12 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 13† | 10 | 6 | 11 | 99 |
| 13 | Fahmi Ilyas | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 7 | Ret | | | | | 88 |
| 14 | Michael Lewis | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 5 | Ret | 83 |
| 15 | Christof von Grünigen | 6 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 66 |
| 16 | Marc Coleselli | 8 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 12 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 13 | DSQ | 8 | 13 | 7 | Ret | 59 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for championship points |||||||||||||||||||
| | Luciano Bacheta | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 0 |
| | Dustin Sofyan | | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | | | | | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | CAT | CAT | ZAN | ZAN | VAL | VAL | SIL | SIL | HOC | HOC | HUN | HUN | SPA | SPA | MNZ | MNZ | 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) |
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

### Teams

| | Team | Points |
| 1 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 656 |
| 2 | Fortec Motorsport | 559 |
| 3 | EuroInternational | 446 |
| 4 | Eifelland Racing | 417 |
| 5 | Mücke Motorsport | 338 |
| 6 | DAMS | 281 |