2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series


The 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Supercars. It was the eleventh running of the V8 Supercar Development series. The series supported the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series, beginning on 11 March at the Clipsal 500 and ending on 5 December at the Sydney 500 after seven rounds.
Steve Owen won the series with a race in hand with victory in the first race at the 2010 Sydney Telstra 500. Owen, driving a Holden VE Commodore for Greg Murphy Racing placed in the top three in six of the seven rounds held, including round wins at the Adelaide, Queensland, Sandown and Sydney rounds, achieving eight race wins in total. It was the first time a Greg Murphy Racing driver had won the series.
Second place was attained by Tim Blanchard, driving a Ford BF Falcon for Sonic Motor Racing Services. He held onto a gap of 47 points over James Moffat. Walkinshaw Performance driver Nick Percat finished fourth, 27 behind Moffat and 9 ahead of MW Motorsport driver David Russell, who fell from third in the series with poor finishes in Sydney.
David Russell took victory at the Bathurst 1000 support round with two race victories, as well as scoring addition race wins at Winton and Sandown. Tim Blanchard, won the Townsville round, also winning his first Fujitsu Series race. Other race wins were mostly claimed by guest drivers making brief appearances in the series ahead of endurance co-driving roles in the Phillip Island 500K and Bathurst 1000 races, with wins being taken by Cameron McConville, Paul Morris and Jack Perkins. Taz Douglas took the remaining race win, the reverse grid race at Sandown.

Calendar

The 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series consisted of seven rounds:
Rd.EventCircuitLocationDateWinner
1 Clipsal 500Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia11–14 MarchSteve Owen
2 City of Ipswich 300Queensland RacewayIpswich, Queensland30 April-2 MaySteve Owen
3 WintonWinton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria14–16 MayCameron McConville
4 Sucrogen Townsville 400Townsville Street CircuitTownsville, Queensland9–11 JulyTim Blanchard
5 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales7–10 OctoberDavid Russell
6 Norton 360 Sandown ChallengeSandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria19–21 NovemberSteve Owen
7 Sydney Telstra 500Homebush Street CircuitSydney, New South Wales3–5 DecemberSteve Owen

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.
TeamVehicleNoDriverRounds
Sieders Racing TeamFord BF Falcon13 Colin Sieders4–7
MW MotorsportFord BF Falcon021 Matthew Hamilton1–3
MW MotorsportFord BF Falcon021 Marcus Marshall4
MW MotorsportFord BF Falcon26 Ant Pedersen1–3
MW MotorsportFord BF Falcon26 Luke Youlden4
MW MotorsportFord BF Falcon26 Ben Barker5
MW MotorsportFord BF Falcon26 Matthew White6
MW MotorsportFord BF Falcon26 Tom Tweedie7
MW MotorsportFord BF Falcon27 Tony Bates7
MW MotorsportFord BF Falcon28 David RussellAll
Triple F RacingHolden VE Commodore32 Paul Fiore1,3
Triple F RacingFord BF Falcon32 Paul Fiore5, 7
Triple F RacingHolden VE Commodore32 Todd Fiore2, 4
Triple F RacingFord BF Falcon32 Todd Fiore6
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VE Commodore38 Cameron McConville3
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VE Commodore38 Craig Baird4
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VE Commodore38 Ben Eggleston5
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VE Commodore54 David Reynolds4
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VE Commodore222 Nick Percat5–7
Red Lion Racing TeamHolden VZ Commodore40 John Boston7
Red Lion Racing TeamHolden VZ Commodore41 Bruce Oaklands7
Jay MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore43 Rod Salmon5
Jay MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore43 Shane Price7
Jay MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore222 Nick Percat1–4
Greg Murphy RacingHolden VE Commodore45 Steve OwenAll
Greg Murphy RacingHolden VE Commodore46 Daniel Jilesen3, 5–7
Greg Murphy RacingHolden VE Commodore46 Geoff Emery4
Emery MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore48 Geoff Emery1–3, 5–7
Emery MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore48 Tony Bates4
Ben McCashney RacingHolden VZ Commodore57 Ben McCashney3–4
Novocastrian MotorsportFord BF Falcon58 Drew RussellAll
Novocastrian MotorsportFord BF Falcon59 Aaren RussellAll
Warrin MiningHolden VZ Commodore62 Adam Wallis1, 5
Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore66 Phill Foster1–5
Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore66 Paul Morris1, 7
Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore66 Amber Anderson6
Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VE Commodore67 Paul Morris2, 4–5
Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VE Commodore67 Jack Perkins3, 6
Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VE Commodore78 Jack Perkins2
Action RacingHolden VZ Commodore71 Marcus ZukanovicAll
McGill MotorsportFord BF Falcon75 Aaron McGill1, 3–7
Kelly RacingHolden VE Commodore77 Owen Kelly2–3
Miles RacingFord BF Falcon86 Wayne Miles2–4
Miles RacingFord BF Falcon86 Chaz Mostert5
Fastaz MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore92 Taz Douglas4, 6–7
Stone Brothers RacingFord BF Falcon93 John McIntyre1
Stone Brothers RacingFord BF Falcon93 Scott McLaughlin2–7
Batavia Coast MotorsportFord BF Falcon95 Nathan VinceAll
Peters MotorsportFord BF Falcon96 Ryan Hansford1–6
Peters MotorsportFord BF Falcon96 David Besnard7
Ford Rising Stars RacingFord BF Falcon99 James MoffatAll
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesFord BF Falcon777 Rodney JaneAll
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesFord BF Falcon999 Tim BlanchardAll

– Paul Morris was a last minute entry in Round 1 in the #66 car after the regular driver Phill Foster failed to qualify.

Points system

Points were awarded only to drivers who completed 75% of race distance and were running on the completion of the final lap. Points were awarded on the following basis.
Pos1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st
Rounds 1, 5 & 7
Both races		150138129120111102969084787269666360575451484542
Rounds 2–4 & 6
Races 1 & 3		120110103968982777267625755535148464341383633
Rounds 2–4 & 6
Race 2		605652484440383634323028262423222120191817

Driver standings