# 2010 German Formula Three Championship

The 2010 ATS F3 Cup was the eighth edition of the German F3 Cup. The season consisted of nine race weekends, totalling eighteen races, beginning on 10 April at Oschersleben and ending on 3 October at the same venue.
HS Technik driver Tom Dillmann became the first French driver to win the championship title after a title battle with Van Amersfoort Racing's Daniel Abt. Dillmann, who won six races during the season had held a seven-point championship lead into the final race over Abt, who won the opening race at Oschersleben to go with his other win at Assen, which meant that Abt had to finish in the top two placings to have a mathematical chance of overhauling Dillmann, but a broken lambda sensor eliminated Abt from challenging Dillmann. Also resolved at the final round was the battle for third place between Motopark Academy rookie and three-time race winner Kevin Magnussen and Abt's Van Amersfoort team-mate Stef Dusseldorp, who won races at Oschersleben and Assen. Magnussen had led Dusseldorp by two points with one race to run, but Dusseldorp lost the opportunity for third place after failing to start the final race; he stalled at the first start and was rammed from behind by Magnussen's team-mate Jimmy Eriksson and accident damage prevented from restarting. Despite finishing behind Abt in the overall championship, Magnussen's consistent finishing won him the rookie championship.
Felix Rosenqvist finished best of the rest for Performance Racing, winning two races at Assen along with six second-place finishes for a fifth place championship finish. Eriksson at EuroSpeedway Lausitz, the third Van Amersfoort car of Willi Steindl in the final Oschersleben race and Brandl Racing's Nico Monien in a one-off appearance at Hockenheim also won races during the season. In the secondary Trophy class, twelve class wins in sixteen races enabled Riccardo Brutschin to take a dominant championship win, as he finished 21 points clear of Aleksey Karachev, who took his only class win at the final race of the season in which Brutschin was absent as he competed in the Cup class. Aki Sandberg also won at Oschersleben as he finished third in class. Aleksi Tuukkanen and Daniel Aho both took two victories in part-seasons, while Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion Mikhail Aleshin made a guest appearance in the class at Oschersleben, taking two on-the-road victories but was ineligible for championship points.

## Teams and drivers

* Guest drivers are listed in italics.
| Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Driver | Status | Rounds |
| Cup Class |||||||
| Van Amersfoort Racing | Dallara F306/023 | Volkswagen | 1 | Stef Dusseldorp | | All |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | Dallara F306/038 | Volkswagen | 2 | Daniel Abt | R | All |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | Dallara F305/046 | Volkswagen | 7 | Willi Steindl | | All |
| Performance Racing | Dallara F305/041 | Volkswagen | 5 | Alon Day | R | All |
| Performance Racing | Dallara F305/051 | Volkswagen | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | R | All |
| Jo Zeller Racing | Dallara F305/011 | Mercedes | 8 | Sandro Zeller | R | 1–5, 7–9 |
| Jo Zeller Racing | Dallara F306/014 | Mercedes | 9 | Nigel Melker | | 9 |
| HS Technik | Dallara F305/037 | Volkswagen | 10 | Tom Dillmann | | All |
| HS Technik | Dallara F306/025 | Volkswagen | 11 | Kevin Friesacher | R | 1 |
| Racing Experience | Dallara F305/012 | Mercedes | 15 | Gary Hauser | | All |
| Racing Experience | Dallara F306/010 | Mercedes | 16 | Philip Forsman | | 2 |
| Brandl Motorsport | Dallara F306/008 | Mercedes | 17 | Markus Pommer | | All |
| Brandl Motorsport | Dallara F305/030 | Mercedes | 18 | Marco Sørensen | R | 1–3, 8 |
| Brandl Motorsport | Dallara F305/030 | Mercedes | 18 | Bernd Herndlhofer | | 6–7, 9 |
| Motopark Academy | Dallara F306/034 | Volkswagen | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | R | All |
| Motopark Academy | Dallara F305/064 | Volkswagen | 21 | Luís Felipe Derani | R | All |
| Motopark Academy | Dallara F305/045 | Volkswagen | 22 | Jimmy Eriksson | R | All |
| Motopark Academy | Dallara F305/016 | Volkswagen | 23 | René Binder | R | All |
| URD Rennsport | Dallara F306/027 | Mercedes | 24 | Klaus Bachler | R | 9 |
| URD Rennsport | Dallara F306/027 | Mercedes | 25 | Nico Monien | | 3 |
| China Sonangol | Dallara F305/004 | Volkswagen | 26 | Luís Sá Silva | R | 1–3 |
| Kleveros Racing | Dallara F305/004 | Volkswagen | 26 | Kevin Kleveros | R | 8 |
| Max Travin Racing Team | Dallara F305/004 | OPC Challenge | 30 | Nikolay Martsenko | | All |
| Stromos ArtLine | Dallara F305/033 | OPC Challenge | 33 | Riccardo Brutschin | R | 9 |
| Trophy Class |||||||
| Stromos ArtLine | ArtTech F24/007 | OPC Challenge | 50 | Aleksi Tuukkanen | R | 1–4 |
| Stromos ArtLine | ArtTech F24/007 | OPC Challenge | 50 | Daniel Aho | R | 5–7 |
| Stromos ArtLine | ArtTech F24/008 | OPC Challenge | 51 | Aleksey Karachev | R | All |
| Stromos ArtLine | ArtTech F24/008 | OPC Challenge | 63 | Riccardo Brutschin | R | 1–8 |
| Stromos ArtLine | ArtTech F24/009 | OPC Challenge | 63 | Mikhail Aleshin | R | 9 |
| Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Dallara F304/012 | Opel | 55 | Luca Iannaccone | | All |
| Max Travin Racing Team | Dallara F303/021 | OPC Challenge | 60 | Maxim Travin | | All |
| Sandberg Motorsport | Dallara F302/088 | Opel | 61 | Aki Sandberg | | All |
| Icon | Status |
| R | Rookie |

## Calendar

Championship was part of the ADAC Masters Weekend at the seven rounds with Nürburgring round in July supporting ADAC Truck Grand Prix and Assen round in August as part of the Rizla Racing Day. With the exception of two rounds at TT Circuit Assen, all rounds took place on German soil.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Secondary Class winner |
| 1 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 10 April | Daniel Abt | Daniel Abt | Kevin Magnussen | Motopark Academy | T: Riccardo Brutschin R: Kevin Magnussen |
| 1 | R2 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 11 April | Tom Dillmann | Tom Dillmann | Stef Dusseldorp | Van Amersfoort Racing | T: Aleksi Tuukkanen R: Kevin Magnussen |
| 2 | R1 | Sachsenring | 8 May | Tom Dillmann | Tom Dillmann | Tom Dillmann | HS Technik | T: Riccardo Brutschin R: Felix Rosenqvist |
| 2 | R2 | Sachsenring | 9 May | Stef Dusseldorp | Stef Dusseldorp | Tom Dillmann | HS Technik | T: Riccardo Brutschin R: Daniel Abt |
| 3 | R1 | Hockenheimring | 29 May | Daniel Abt | Daniel Abt | Nico Monien | URD Rennsport | T: Aleksi Tuukkanen R: Kevin Magnussen |
| 3 | R2 | Hockenheimring | 30 May | Tom Dillmann | Tom Dillmann | Tom Dillmann | HS Technik | T: Riccardo Brutschin R: Daniel Abt |
| 4 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | 17 July | Daniel Abt | Tom Dillmann | Felix Rosenqvist | Performance Racing | T: Riccardo Brutschin R: Felix Rosenqvist |
| 4 | R2 | TT Circuit Assen | 18 July | Daniel Abt | Daniel Abt | Daniel Abt | Van Amersfoort Racing | T: Riccardo Brutschin R: Daniel Abt |
| 5 | R1 | Nürburgring | 24 July | Daniel Abt | Tom Dillmann | Tom Dillmann | HS Technik | T: Riccardo Brutschin R: Felix Rosenqvist |
| 5 | R2 | Nürburgring | 25 July | Tom Dillmann | Tom Dillmann | Tom Dillmann | HS Technik | T: Riccardo Brutschin R: Felix Rosenqvist |
| 6 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | 7 August | Stef Dusseldorp | Stef Dusseldorp | Stef Dusseldorp | Van Amersfoort Racing | T: Riccardo Brutschin R: Daniel Abt |
| 6 | R2 | TT Circuit Assen | 8 August | Felix Rosenqvist | Tom Dillmann | Felix Rosenqvist | Performance Racing | T: Daniel Aho R: Felix Rosenqvist |
| 7 | R1 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 14 August | Daniel Abt | Stef Dusseldorp | Kevin Magnussen | Motopark Academy | T: Daniel Aho R: Kevin Magnussen |
| 7 | R2 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 15 August | Tom Dillmann | Daniel Abt | Jimmy Eriksson | Motopark Academy | T: Riccardo Brutschin R: Jimmy Eriksson |
| 8 | R1 | Nürburgring | 28 August | Marco Sørensen | Tom Dillmann | Kevin Magnussen | Motopark Academy | T: Riccardo Brutschin R: Kevin Magnussen |
| 8 | R2 | Nürburgring | 29 August | Tom Dillmann | Tom Dillmann | Tom Dillmann | HS Technik | T: Riccardo Brutschin R: Daniel Abt |
| 9 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 2 October | Stef Dusseldorp | Daniel Abt | Daniel Abt | Van Amersfoort Racing | T: Aki Sandberg R: Daniel Abt |
| 9 | R2 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 3 October | Tom Dillmann | Tom Dillmann | Willi Steindl | Van Amersfoort Racing | T: Aleksey Karachev R: Felix Rosenqvist |

## Standings
### Cup

* Points were awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | PP | FL |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Trophy

* Points were awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | OSC1 | OSC1 | SAC | SAC | HOC | HOC | ASS1 | ASS1 | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | ASS2 | ASS2 | LAU | LAU | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | OSC2 | OSC2 | Pts |
| Cup Class |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tom Dillmann | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19† | 120 |
| 2 | Daniel Abt | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16† | 112 |
| 3 | Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 96 |
| 4 | Stef Dusseldorp | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | DNS | 88 |
| 5 | Felix Rosenqvist | Ret | 11 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 83 |
| 6 | Jimmy Eriksson | 8 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNS | 43 |
| 7 | Willi Steindl | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | DNS | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 18† | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 43 |
| 8 | Markus Pommer | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 20† | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 |
| 9 | Alon Day | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 10 | Luís Felipe Derani | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 12 | 7 | DSQ | Ret | 9 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | Marco Sørensen | 20† | 5 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 3 | 12 | | | 18 |
| 12 | René Binder | 10 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 16† | 16 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 13 | 12 |
| 13 | Gary Hauser | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | Ret | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | DNS | 15 | DNS | 12 |
| 14 | Nico Monien | | | | | 1 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 15 | Klaus Bachler | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | Bernd Herndlhofer | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 6 | 12 | Ret | | | 10 | DNS | 3 |
| 17 | Sandro Zeller | 14 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 14 | 13 | | | 14 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 18 | Nikolay Martsenko | 11 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
| 19 | Luís Sá Silva | 12 | Ret | 14 | 19 | DNS | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 20 | Kevin Friesacher | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 21 | Riccardo Brutschin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | Philip Forsman | | | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Kevin Kleveros | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 15 | | | 0 |
| | Nigel Melker | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| Trophy Class |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Riccardo Brutschin | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 14 | DNS | 10 | 13 | 14 | | | 142 |
| 2 | Aleksey Karachev | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20† | 14 | 121 |
| 3 | Aki Sandberg | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 93 |
| 4 | Maxim Travin | 19 | 17 | 18 | DNS | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 87 |
| 5 | Luca Iannaccone | DNS | DNS | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | NC | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 57 |
| 6 | Aleksi Tuukkanen | Ret | 13 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 56 |
| 7 | Daniel Aho | | | | | | | | | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | DSQ | | | | | 44 |
| Guest driver ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Mikhail Aleshin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | OSC1 | OSC1 | SAC | SAC | HOC | HOC | ASS1 | ASS1 | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | ASS2 | ASS2 | LAU | LAU | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | OSC2 | OSC2 | Pts |
* † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

### SONAX Rookie-Pokal

* Points were awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | OSC1 | OSC1 | SAC | SAC | HOC | HOC | ASS1 | ASS1 | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | ASS2 | ASS2 | LAU | LAU | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | OSC2 | OSC2 | Pts |
| 1 | Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 128 |
| 2 | Daniel Abt | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16† | 125 |
| 3 | Felix Rosenqvist | Ret | 11 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 106 |
| 4 | Jimmy Eriksson | 8 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNS | 77 |
| 5 | Alon Day | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 70 |
| 6 | Luís Felipe Derani | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 12 | 7 | DSQ | Ret | 9 | 9 | 4 | 59 |
| 7 | René Binder | 10 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 16† | 16 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 13 | 37 |
| 8 | Marco Sørensen | 20 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 3 | 12 | | | 23 |
| 9 | Sandro Zeller | 14 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 14 | 13 | | | 14 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 21 |
| 10 | Riccardo Brutschin | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 14 | DNS | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 21 |
| 11 | Klaus Bachler | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | Luís Sá Silva | 12 | Ret | 14 | 19 | DNS | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 13 | Daniel Aho | | | | | | | | | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | DSQ | | | | | 7 |
| 14 | Kevin Friesacher | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 15 | Aleksey Karachev | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20† | 14 | 4 |
| 16 | Aleksi Tuukkanen | Ret | 13 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Kevin Kleveros | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 15 | | | 0 |
| | Mikhail Aleshin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | OSC1 | OSC1 | SAC | SAC | HOC | HOC | ASS1 | ASS1 | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | ASS2 | ASS2 | LAU | LAU | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | OSC2 | OSC2 | 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.