2010 Masters Series season

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2010 Masters Series season
Masters Logo 2010.png
Competition Masters Series
Platform Used RFactor.png rFactor v1.255
Rounds 13
Vehicle(s) BMW E90
Tyre Supplier(s) Yokohama Y
Drivers 30
Teams 12
Drivers' Champion Malta Joe Consiglio
Teams' Champion Italy Nordsjoen Racing
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Masters Series

The 2010 Masters Series season was the second GPVWC Masters Series season.

Report

Race Weekend Format

Two races per ‘round’. Consisting of a 25 minute feature race, and a 15 minute sprint race. The starting grid for Race 2 will be the reversed results of Race 1.

  • Practice = 20 minutes
  • Qualifying = 10 minutes
  • Warm-up = 5 minutes
  • Race 1 (Feature) = 25 minutes
  • Race 2 (Sprint) = 15 minutes (Reverse Grid)
  • Special Race (45 minutes) - Round 7 Only

Series Changes

For 2010 the race times for both rounds of each event were shortened by 5 minutes in order to have a longer official free practice session before qualifying. The biggest change was the size of each team entry which in 2009 Masters Series season allowed upto 3 cars at each event, this was changed to a maximum of 2 cars in order to allow more full team entries. The series start date was also moved later into the year in order for it to start after the Superleague and Supercup seasons had finished.

The series schedule was shortened by 2 events and a single round event at the 12.93 mile Nordschleife was held as a special one off race mid-season. Some events were replaced for different venues for 2010 after careful consideration with drivers that entered into the 2010 season, however the core of the series format remained the same as well as maintaining the BMW E90 as the official series car.

Season summary

Joe Consiglio on his way to victory at the intimidating Nordschleife circuit.
The Masters Series made it’s long awaited return in the winter of 2010/2011. The series found itself in a unique situation as none of any of the previous season’s race winners would take to the field until late season. The 2009 Masters Series Champion, Adam Rouse, who was originally slated to defend his title with reigning team champions MMC Racing, would not return. Also missing was championship runner-up and three-time race winner, Philip Cullen, Richard Bayes and wildcard James Linton. Ryan McConkey and Phil Perkins, both race winners in the inaugural season, would only appear late in the season in one-off appearances.The pundits favourite Joe Consiglio was expected to take his first Masters victory after impressing but not quite making it to the winner’s rostrum in 2009.

In the end the 13 round series turned out to be a Consiglio whitewash. The Maltese driver took Pole in every event, on his way to winning all 7 feature races, as well as 3 sprints. Sam Millar was Consiglio’s main challenge as he impressed with his one lap pace but ultimately was often unable to match Consiglio’s consistency over a race distance. David Jundt showed promise with a sprint victory at Snetterton whilst Nick Rowland just managed to head off Mark Stanton to win in Birmingham (sprint). The Nordschleife Special was predictably won by Consiglio but only after a close fight with Millar and Jason Muscat in the opening laps of the race.

Consiglio took the title in Austria with his team Nordsjoen Racing picking up yet another GPVWC crown in the team's championship. With William Ponissi unable to compete after Laguna Seca, Jason Muscat was drafted in to partner Consiglio and help the Italian outfit in their team championship quest.

Overall the series was another huge success. A total of 30 drivers entered the competition and each race featured many great battles right through the field.

Teams and drivers

The GPVWC Masters Series 2010 Spotters Guide
Team Car
No.
Driver Rounds
United Kingdom Constant Racing 28 England Mark Stanton 1-13
86 England David Stanton 1-13
Germany CP Lotus 345 Germany Christoph Lichtenstein 1-4, 7, 11
United Kingdom Draig Racing 9 Northern Ireland Mal McKee 1-13
666 Wales Mike Phillis 1-2
England Ojay Clark 10-13
United Kingdom Fusion Motorsports 13 England Mark Fuller 2, 5-13
39 Wales Martin Wright 1-4, 7
Northern Ireland Luke McKee 10-13
United Kingdom H-P Motorsport 7 Scotland Sam Millar 1-13
191 England Liam Hatchell 1-4
United Kingdom Kernow Sport 11 Ireland Kieran Ryan 1-7, 10-13
12 England Mark Wicks 1-4
United States MMC Racing 1 England Adam Rouse -
88 United States Ryan McConkey 8-9
United Kingdom Nijo Racing 66 England Chris Williamson 1-13
89 Switzerland David Jundt 1-13
Italy Nordsjoen Racing 19 Italy William Ponissi 1-2
Malta Jason Muscat 5-13
27 Malta Joe Consiglio 1-13
United Kingdom Thomas Racing Group 42 Wales Gavin Thomas 5-13
England Paul McKenna 3
United Kingdom Triple-Double Engineering 21 Greece Nikos Evangelidakis 3, 7, 10-13
23 England Ben Warren 10-13
United Kingdom Williamson Dynamics 4 England Adam Smith 1-2, 8-13
44 Germany Tim-Oliver Wagner

2010 Calendar

Rounds Race Title Circuit Date Time
Track time GMT
1-2 Laguna Seca Masters United States Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey 4th November 2010 13.00 19:00
3-4 Birmingham Masters United States Barber Motorsports Park, Alabama 18th November 2010 13.00 19:00
5-6 Snetterton Masters England Snetterton, Norfolk 25th November 2010 13.00 19:00
7 Nordschleife Masters Germany Nordschleife, Nürburg 2nd December 2010 13.00 19:00
8-9 Cadwell Park Masters England Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire 16th December 2010 13.00 19:00
10-11 A1-Ring Masters Austria A1 Ring, Spielberg 13th January 2011 13.00 19:00
12-13 Silverstone Masters England Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 20th January 2011 13.00 19:00

Results and standings

Races

Rd. Event Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Report
1 United States Laguna Seca Feature Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Italy Nordsjoen Racing Report
2 United States Laguna Seca Sprint Malta Joe Consiglio Scotland Sam Millar United Kingdom H-P Motorsport Report
3 United States Birmingham Motorplex Feature Malta Joe Consiglio England Nick Rowland Malta Joe Consiglio Italy Nordsjoen Racing Report
4 United States Birmingham Motorplex Sprint England Nick Rowland England Nick Rowland Guest Car Report
5 England Snetterton Feature Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Italy Nordsjoen Racing Report
6 England Snetterton Sprint Malta Joe Consiglio Switzerland David Jundt United Kingdom Nijo Racing Report
7 Germany Nordschleife Special Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Italy Nordsjoen Racing Report
8 England Cadwell Park Feature Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Italy Nordsjoen Racing Report
9 England Cadwell Park Sprint Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Italy Nordsjoen Racing Report
10 Austria A1-Ring Feature Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Italy Nordsjoen Racing Report
11 Austria A1-Ring Sprint Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Italy Nordsjoen Racing Report
12 England Silverstone Feature Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Italy Nordsjoen Racing Report
13 England Silverstone Sprint Malta Joe Consiglio Malta Joe Consiglio Italy Nordsjoen Racing Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 12 classified finishers. Fastest lap and Pole Position for the Feature Race yeild a point each.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   Pole Position   Fastest Lap 
Points 25 22 20 18 16 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 1

Drivers standings

Pos Driver LAG
United States
BIR
United States
SNE
England
NOR
Germany
CAD
England
AUT
Austria
SIL
England
Points
1 Malta Joe Consiglio 1 6 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 318
2 Scotland Sam Millar 2    1    3 14 7 3 2 5 2 2 11    2    3 221
3 Switzerland David Jundt 3 2 4 9 6 1 3 4 6 12    4    5 2 204
4 England Mark Stanton 6 3 7 2 2 7 Ret 8 5 4 7 3 6 168
5 Malta Jason Muscat 8 7 5 5 4 2 3 10 3 4 9 151
6 England David Stanton 7 7 6 3 3 6 Ret 6 Ret Ret 2 11 5 126
7 Ireland Kieran Ryan 8 13 Ret 6 4 4 Ret DNS DNS 8 8 18 4 82
8 England Mark Wicks 4 4 5 5 68
9 England Mark Fuller DNS 11 DNS DNS 8 11 5 7 7 5 16 9 14 62
10 Finland Samuli Leinonen 3 5 6 7 54
11 England Nick Rowland 2 1 Ret 49
12 England Chris Williamson 10 14 10 8 9 10 6 Ret 11 7 14 14 12 40
13 United States Ryan McConkey 3 4 38
14 Northern Ireland Luke McKee Ret DNS 8 9 8 6 9 16 17 30
15 Germany Christoph Lichtenstein 11 5 9 12 DNS DNS 11 DNS DNS DNS 10 28
16 Northern Ireland Mal McKee 13 10 12 10 10 8 9 Ret 9 14 17 15 18 24
17 Wales Martin Wright 9 8 Ret 13 DNS DNS 7 18
18 England Liam Hatchell 5 Ret Ret Ret 16
19 Estonia Pavel Loknovski 9 6 14
20 England Ojay Clark Ret 10 Ret 12 8 10 13
21 Wales Gavin Thomas Ret 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret 15 12 11 10
22 England Tom Parker 7 13 8
23 England Ben Warren 11 Ret 13 8 8
24 England Paul McKenna 11 11 4
25 Italy William Ponissi 14 9 4
26 England Phil Perkins 10 DNS 3
27 Greece Nikos Evangelidakis Ret DNS 10 13 13 17 15 2
28 Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra 11 DNS 1
29 Wales Mike Phillis 15 12 1
30 England Adam Smith 12 15 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS Ret Ret 15 18 19 16 1
Pos Driver LAG
United States
BIR
United States
SNE
England
NOR
Germany
CAD
England
AUT
Austria
SIL
England
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Blank Did not participate (-)
Excluded (EX)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Polesitter for the feature race in bold. Driver in italics has been awarded point for fastest lap.

Constructors standings

Pos Team Car
No.
LAG
United States
BIR
United States
SNE
England
NOR
Germany
CAD
England
AUT
Austria
SIL
England
Points
1 Italy Nordsjoen Racing 19 14 9 DNS DNS 5 5 4 2 3 10 3 4 9 459
27    1       6       1       4       1       2       1       1       1       1       1       1       1   
2 United Kingdom Constant Racing 28 6 3 7 2 2 7 Ret 8 5 4 7 3 6 295
86 7 7 6 3 3 6 Ret 6 Ret Ret 2 11 5
3 United Kingdom Nijo Racing 66 3 2 4 9 6 1 3 4 6 12    4    5 2 246
89 10 14 10 8 9 10 6 Ret 11 7 14 14 12
4 United Kingdom H-P Motorsport 7 2    1    3 14 7 3 2 5 2 2 11    2    3 237
191 5 Ret Ret Ret
5 United Kingdom Kernow Sport 11 8 13 Ret 6 4 4 Ret DNS DNS 8 8 18 4 150
12 4 4 5 5
6 United Kingdom Fusion Motorsports 13 DNS 11 DNS DNS 8 11 5 7 7 5 16 9 14 94
39 9 8 Ret 13 DNS DNS 7 DNS DNS 6 9 16 17
7 United States MMC Racing 1 38
88 3 4
8 United Kingdom Draig Racing 9 13 10 12 10 10 8 9 Ret 9 14 17 15 18 35
666 15 12 Ret 12 8 10
9 Germany CP Lotus 345 11 5 9 12 DNS DNS 11 DNS DNS DNS 10 28
10 United Kingdom Thomas Racing Group 42 11 Ret 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret 15 12 11 12
11 United Kingdom Triple-Double Engineering 21 Ret DNS 10 13 13 17 15 11
23 11 Ret 13 8
12 United Kingdom Williamson Dynamics 4 12 15 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS Ret Ret 15 18 19 16 1
44
Pos Team Car
No.
LAG
United States
BIR
United States
SNE
England
NOR
Germany
CAD
England
AUT
Austria
SIL
England
Points

Polesitter for the feature race in bold. Driver in italics has been awarded point for fastest lap.
Results when entered as a guest driver do not carry over for when a driver joined an official team.

Preceded by:
2009 Masters Series season
2010 Masters Series season
2010
Succeeded by:
2011 Masters Series season