2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series

2010 V8 Supercar season
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James Courtney became a V8 Supercar Champion for the first time with Dick Johnson Racing.

Jamie Whincup finished Runner up for the 2010 Season, ending a two year championship winning streak.

Mark Winterbottom, finished third in the championship for 2010.

The 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series was an FIA sanctioned international motor racing series for V8 Supercars.^[1] It was the twelfth V8 Supercar Championship Series and the fourteenth series in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title. The championship began on 19 February in the Middle East at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit and finished on 5 December at the Homebush Street Circuit after 26 races at 15 events. These events were held in all states of Australia and in the Northern Territory as well as in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and New Zealand. The 51st Australian Touring Car Championship title was awarded to the winner of the Drivers Championship by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.

James Courtney won the Drivers Championship for Dick Johnson Racing by 65 points from Triple Eight Race Engineering's Jamie Whincup in the final race of the season at the Sydney Telstra 500. Championship Team of the Year was awarded to TeamVodafone and Champion Manufacturer of the Year to Holden.^[2]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have been confirmed for the 2010 series.

Team	Vehicle	No.	Drivers	Phillip Island/Bathurst	Gold Coast
Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden VE Commodore	1	Jamie Whincup	Steve Owen[3]
		888	Craig Lowndes	Mark Skaife[3]	Andy Priaulx[4]
Holden Racing Team	Holden VE Commodore	2	Garth Tander	Cameron McConville [5]
		22	Will Davison	David Reynolds	Ryan Briscoe
Tony D'Alberto Racing	Holden VE Commodore	3	Tony D'Alberto	Shane Price[6]	Tiago Monteiro[4]
Stone Brothers Racing	Ford FG Falcon	4	Alex Davison	David Brabham[4]
		9	Shane Van Gisbergen	John McIntyre[7]
James Rosenberg Racing (SBR)		47	Tim Slade	Jack Perkins[8]	Hélio Castroneves[9]
Ford Performance Racing	Ford FG Falcon	5	Mark Winterbottom	Luke Youlden[10]
		6	Steven Richards	James Moffat[10]	Will Power[4]
Rod Nash Racing (FPR)		55	Paul Dumbrell	Dean Canto[11]	Jacques Villeneuve[4]
Kelly Racing	Holden VE Commodore	7	Todd Kelly	Dale Wood[12]	Scott Dixon
		11	Jason Bargwanna	Glenn Seton[13]	Alex Tagliani[4]
		15	Rick Kelly	Owen Kelly[14]
		16	Tony Ricciardello	Taz Douglas[15]	Dale Wood
Brad Jones Racing	Holden VE Commodore	8	Jason Richards Andrew Jones[16]	Andrew Jones[17]
		14	Jason Bright	Matthew Halliday[18]	Alain Menu[4]
Britek Motorsport (BJR)		21	Karl Reindler	David Wall[19]	Fabrizio Giovanardi[4]
Walkinshaw Racing	Holden VE Commodore	10	Andrew Thompson	Nick Percat Ryan Briscoe	Mika Salo[4]
		24	Fabian Coulthard	Craig Baird	David Reynolds
Triple F Racing	Ford FG Falcon	12	Dean Fiore	Michael Patrizi[20]	Gianni Morbidelli[4]
Dick Johnson Racing	Ford FG Falcon	17	Steven Johnson	Marcus Marshall[21]	Dario Franchitti[4]
		18	James Courtney	Warren Luff[21]
Tekno Autosports (DJR)		19	Jonathon Webb	David Russell[22]	Sébastien Bourdais[4]
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	30	Daniel Gaunt Cameron McConville Warren Luff	Mark Noske[23]	Scott Pruett[4]
				Nathan Pretty[23]
Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	33	Lee Holdsworth	David Besnard[24]	Greg Ritter
		34	Michael Caruso	Greg Ritter[24]	Patrick Long[4]
Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	39	Russell Ingall	Paul Morris[25]	Jack Perkins
		51	Paul Morris Greg Murphy	Tim Blanchard[25] Allan Simonsen[25]	Yvan Muller[25]
Wildcard entries
MW Motorsport[26]	Ford BF Falcon	27		Ant Pederson[15] Damien Assaillit[27]
Greg Murphy Racing[26]	Holden VE Commodore	44		Geoff Emery[28] Marcus Zukanovic Rod Salmon

Italics indicate driver did not take part in a race.

Team changes

The Ford FG Falcon of 2010 champion James Courtney

The Ford Performance Racing entered Ford FG Falcon of Mark Winterbottom at the 2010 Clipsal 500 in Adelaide.

• On 29 July 2009, it was officially announced that Triple Eight Race Engineering would switch from Ford to Holden following Ford's withdrawal of funding from all of their teams except for Ford Performance Racing and Stone Brothers Racing.^[29]
• Rod Nash Racing, owners of the #55 Racing Entitlement Contract which was operated by Tony D'Alberto Racing in 2008 and 2009, became a customer of Ford Performance Racing and as such moved from Holden to Ford.^[30] Paul Dumbrell has been confirmed as driver.
• James Rosenberg Racing was revived using the Racing Entitlement Contract of Paul Cruickshank Racing. The team used a customer Stone Brothers Racing Ford.
• Tasman Motorsport was officially disbanded on 20 November 2009, with the team selling its Racing Entitlement Contracts to Tony D'Alberto Racing and the newly formed Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.^[31]
• Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport was formed by Paul Dumbrell's brother, Lucas Dumbrell. The team acquired a VE Commodore and employed Daniel Gaunt as their driver.^[32]

Driver changes

• Fabian Coulthard was released from his Paul Cruickshank Racing contract to join Walkinshaw Racing.^[33] Andrew Thompson also joined Walkinshaw Racing with expanded sponsorship from Bundaberg Rum.^[34]
• Tim Slade moved from Paul Morris Motorsport to James Rosenberg Racing.
• Jason Bargwanna was announced as a new signing for Kelly Racing, joining Rick and Todd Kelly.^[35] Multiple Sports Sedan Champion, Tony Ricciardello was confirmed to drive the fourth Kelly Racing car with the support of Super Max and Stratco.^[36]
• Greg Murphy joined Paul Morris Motorsport to drive the team's second car alongside Russell Ingall. The car carried Castrol sponsorship.^[37] Murphy missed the opening round of the series at Yas Marina Circuit due to a date clash with his hosting duties for Top Gear Live in New Zealand. Team principal Paul Morris replaced him for the event.^[38]
• Jason Bright moved from Britek Motorsport to Brad Jones Racing.^[39] Part of the deal saw the Britek Motorsport licence operated as a third Brad Jones Racing Commodore with Karl Reindler driving the additional car.^[40]

Mid-season changes

• Immediately prior to the Norton 360 Sandown Challenge, Jason Richards withdrew from the rest of the 2010 championship to have surgery to remove a tumor. Andrew Jones took over the seat.^[41]
• After the Hidden Valley round Gaunt was replaced by Cameron McConville, with Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport citing the need for an experienced driver to progress further.^[23] On 28 October 2010, it was announced that Warren Luff would drive the Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore for the rest of 2010 and 2011.^[42]

Wildcard entries

• Three Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series teams were granted wildcard entries to the two co-driver endurance events, the Phillip Island 500 and the Bathurst 1000. The three teams, Greg Murphy Racing, MW Motorsport and Sieders Racing Team, were also the three teams who were granted wildcard entries in 2009. A fourth team, Adrenaline Motor Racing (who last raced at Bathurst as Novacastrian Motorsport in 1998), withdrew their application.^[26] MW Motorsport subsequently confirmed it would use one of its own BF Falcons.^[43] The Sieders Racing Team later withdrew their wildcard entry after a budget shortfall.^[44]

Rule changes

Full-time drivers will no longer be allowed to partner one another for the endurance races at the L&H 500 at Phillip Island and the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama in an effort to make both the championship and the endurance races more competitive.^[45]

For the Armor All Gold Coast 600, each team had to include a driver who races in an overseas series. The majority of nominated drivers were sourced from the Indy Racing League.

Following a failed attempt to get former champion Marcos Ambrose to make a one-off guest appearance at the 2009 Telstra 500, the V8 Supercars Executive Board approved plans to allow for one-off guest drives.^[46] The system would work in a similar fashion to the "Wildcard" entries that the series allows to drivers and teams from the Fujitsu Development Series to step up to the V8 Supercars during the endurance races. Ambrose has been earmarked as a target for such an appearance, with the series looking to allow international drivers to take part in the offshore races in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi at the start of the season.

Race calendar

The following events made up the 2010 series.^[47] The proposed event for Queensland Raceway in early May was cancelled in January after V8 Supercar and circuit operators were unable to agree to terms.^[48] The Ipswich venue was later restored to the calendar.^[49] Barbagallo Raceway was later removed with V8 Supercar citing workplace health and safety regulations.^[50]

Calendar is as follows:^[51]

Race	Event	Circuit	City / State	Date	Winner	Team	Report
1	Yas V8 400	Yas Marina Circuit	Yas Island, United Arab Emirates	18–20 Feb	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	report
2					Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering
3	Desert 400	Bahrain International Circuit	Manama, Bahrain	25–27 Feb	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	report
4					Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering
5	Clipsal 500	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	11–14 Mar	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	report
6					Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team
7	ITM Hamilton 400	Hamilton Street Circuit	Hamilton, New Zealand	16–18 Apr	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	report
8					Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering
9	City of Ipswich 300	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	30 Apr – 2 May	James Courtney	Dick Johnson Racing	report
10					James Courtney	Dick Johnson Racing
11	Winton Motor Raceway	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	14–16 May	James Courtney	Dick Johnson Racing	report
12					James Courtney	Dick Johnson Racing
13	Skycity Triple Crown	Hidden Valley Raceway	Darwin, Northern Territory	18–20 Jun	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	report
14					Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering
15	Sucrogen Townsville 400	Townsville Street Circuit	Townsville, Queensland	9–11 Jul	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	report
16					Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing
17	L&H 500	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	10–12 Sep	Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife	Triple Eight Race Engineering	report
18	Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	7–10 Oct	Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife	Triple Eight Race Engineering	report
19	Armor All Gold Coast 600	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Surfers Paradise, Queensland	21–24 Oct	Garth Tander Cameron McConville	Holden Racing Team	report
20					Jamie Whincup Steve Owen	Triple Eight Race Engineering
21	Falken Tasmania Challenge	Symmons Plains Raceway	Launceston, Tasmania	12–14 Nov	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	report
22					Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing
23	Norton 360 Sandown Challenge	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	19–21 Nov	Paul Dumbrell	Rod Nash Racing	report
24					James Courtney	Dick Johnson Racing
25	Sydney Telstra 500	Homebush Street Circuit	Sydney, New South Wales	3–5 Dec	Jonathon Webb	Tekno Autosports	report
26					Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport

Publicity

Immediately prior to the season start, V8 Supercar launched a new publicity campaign, centred around American singer Pink and her 2001 recording Get the Party Started. The advertising campaign is called "The Greatest Show on Wheels" and is the first of a three-year deal between V8 Supercar and Pink.^[52]

Points system

Points are awarded to the driver or drivers of a car that completes 75% of the race distance and is running at the completion of the final lap.

Pos	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th
Std	150	138	129	120	111	102	96	90	84	78	72	69	66	63	60	57	54	51	48	45	42	39	36	33	30	27	24	21	18
L&H 500 Qual	50	46	43	40	37	34	32	30	28	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6
L&H 500 Feature	200	184	172	160	148	136	128	120	112	104	96	92	88	84	80	76	72	68	64	60	56	52	48	44	40	36	32	28	24
Bathurst	300	276	258	240	222	204	192	180	168	156	144	138	132	126	120	114	108	102	96	90	84	78	72	66	60	54	48	42	36

NOTES:

Std denotes all races except the L&H 500, Bathurst 1000, and Surfers Paradise. These three races have unique rules.

L&H 500: The Phillip Island event was split into two qualifying races and a 500 km feature race. The two drivers per team were grouped into separate qualifying races that counted towards drivers' individual point totals and towards the starting grid for the feature race. The two drivers then shared one car for the 500 km endurance race.

Bathurst: Two drivers shared one car for the race.

Armor All Gold Coast 600: Each V8 Supercar team was required to have an international driver included in its driver lineup for each 300 km race. The international driver was required to complete 30% of the race distance. The event was run under a National permit, allowing International licence holders to compete but not to score championship points.^[53] This differed from the Bathurst event which was run under an International permit.^[53]

Championship standings

Drivers Championship

Pos. Driver No. YMC BHR ADE HAM QLD WIN HID TOW PHI BAT SUR SYM SAN SYD Pen. Pts. 1 James Courtney 18 4 6 6 7 2 2 3 21 1 1 1 1 5 4 5 2 12 5 10 4 11 12 4 1 15 14 0 3055 2 Jamie Whincup 1 1 1 1 1 4 18 1 1 4 Ret 3 24 2 1 1 23 29 2 6 1 6 15 2 3 Ret 5 0 2990 3 Mark Winterbottom 5 3 2 2 2 21 3 7 DSQ 9 Ret 15 6 1 2 3 1 2 9 21 3 5 1 3 2 Ret Ret 0 2729 4 Craig Lowndes 888 2 5 3 12 19 16 4 19 2 5 2 2 7 5 26 Ret 1 1 2 10 1 Ret 8 11 Ret 6 0 2669 5 Garth Tander 2 26 Ret 4 Ret 1 1 2 2 5 2 17 8 10 19 2 3 9 3 1 Ret 2 6 Ret 17 Ret 9 0 2466 6 Shane Van Gisbergen 9 6 3 5 3 22 4 Ret 7 3 3 5 12 3 3 8 7 27 9 3 2 13 11 9 Ret Ret 3 10 2391 7 Lee Holdsworth 33 5 7 12 5 3 11 10 4 7 23 10 3 22 12 4 15 Ret 7 19 9 10 10 6 4 7 1 15 2387 8 Rick Kelly 15 10 4 9 4 23 6 8 6 8 7 18 4 14 9 15 13 4 16 14 6 14 25 7 8 3 7 20 2347 9 Paul Dumbrell 55 7 12 27 10 5 5 9 20 21 19 28 10 8 23 10 4 7 14 22 5 4 2 1 7 10 15 0 2232 10 Steven Johnson 17 11 8 11 11 12 8 6 DSQ 6 8 4 14 18 16 11 22 16 12 16 Ret 17 13 13 5 4 4 10 2006 11 Michael Caruso 34 15 11 10 9 8 10 5 3 25 6 8 5 17 15 19 11 11 10 4 11 9 20 16 Ret 6 8 100 2004 12 Russell Ingall 39 27 9 7 13 10 19 Ret 12 14 4 11 16 11 25 6 Ret 8 8 12 8 7 4 5 13 12 20 10 1967 13 Jonathon Webb 19 8 18 14 16 15 15 13 10 10 12 26 11 24 13 16 9 6 19 20 16 18 16 20 9 1 10 45 1852 14 Jason Bright 14 21 10 13 24 6 26 21 13 13 11 7 Ret 12 20 Ret 18 Ret 4 7 Ret 12 3 14 24 2 Ret 10 1642 15 Steven Richards 6 16 17 Ret 15 17 13 24 DSQ 27 9 14 21 Ret 10 9 5 21 11 Ret 13 8 9 12 15 11 2 10 1630 16 Tim Slade 47 14 13 21 18 Ret 17 Ret 16 16 17 12 7 6 6 12 12 5 18 18 19 19 18 18 6 Ret Ret 0 1595 17 Jason Richards 8 12 21 19 8 Ret 9 11 11 22 13 19 13 4 7 7 8 3 11 15 Ret 16 22 0 1547 18 Todd Kelly 7 25 26 20 Ret 13 12 20 8 29 14 6 22 9 8 17 19 18 20 20 Ret 15 7 11 19 Ret 21 0 1435 19 Greg Murphy 51 16 22 Ret Ret 18 15 23 Ret 13 15 16 18 23 17 13 6 13 15 3 5 23 10 Ret 12 10 1432 20 Tony D'Alberto 3 18 19 23 19 14 7 12 Ret 11 10 9 9 13 17 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 17 21 24 25 14 13 11 0 1325 21 Alex Davison 4 9 27 18 17 11 23 17 Ret 28 21 16 17 15 Ret 13 14 10 13 5 Ret 20 19 15 21 Ret 23 35 1317 22 Will Davison 22 Ret 14 8 6 9 14 Ret 5 15 16 22 18 Ret 11 18 6 28 Ret Ret 7 22 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 0 1236 23 Fabian Coulthard 24 17 16 17 Ret 7 27 22 Ret 12 20 20 Ret 23 14 14 Ret 19 Ret 17 12 27 8 28 12 5 19 0 1229 24 Jason Bargwanna 11 13 15 15 14 Ret 24 15 9 19 Ret 23 Ret 19 21 22 10 20 Ret 11 20 Ret 17 17 20 9 22 15 1208 25 Dean Fiore 12 20 22 Ret 20 16 22 Ret 14 18 15 24 Ret 20 22 20 21 14 Ret Ret 14 23 23 19 18 14 16 10 1070 26 Tony Ricciardello 16 24 25 25 21 20 21 23 Ret 26 22 27 20 25 27 25 20 25 22 Ret 18 26 Ret 26 23 Ret 17 0 857 27 Karl Reindler 21 Ret 23 24 Ret Ret 20 16 18 24 Ret 21 23 Ret 26 21 Ret 17 15 9 Ret Ret 14 24 22 Ret Ret 15 823 28 Warren Luff 18/30 12 5 10 4 25 21 27 Ret Ret 18 0 721 29 Cameron McConville 2/30 24 16 9 3 1 Ret 0 669 30 Andrew Thompson 10 19 20 22 Ret DNS DNS 14 DNS 20 Ret Ret 25 21 24 Ret Ret 26 25 Ret Ret 24 Ret 22 16 8 Ret 10 667 31 Steve Owen 1 29 2 6 1 0 623 32 Luke Youlden 5 2 9 21 3 0 578 33 Mark Skaife 888 1 1 0 560 34 Daniel Gaunt 30 22 24 26 23 18 25 19 17 17 18 25 19 26 28 10 539 35 Owen Kelly 15 4 16 14 6 0 501 36 Andrew Jones 8 3 23 15 Ret 21 Ret Ret 13 0 461 37 Jack Perkins 47/39 5 18 12 8 0 452 38 John McIntyre 9 27 21 3 2 0 442 39 Greg Ritter 34/33 11 10 19 9 10 387 40 Paul Morris 51/39 23 DNS 8 8 10 356 41 Dean Canto 55 7 14 0 309 42 David Russell 19 6 19 0 274 43 Matt Halliday 14 Ret 4 0 269 44 Marcus Marshall 17 16 12 0 261 45 Dale Wood 7/16 18 20 Ret 18 0 253 46 James Moffat 6 21 11 0 251 47 David Besnard 33 Ret 7 0 233 48 David Wall 21 17 15 0 217 49 Allan Simonsen 51 6 0 204 50 David Reynolds 22/24 28 Ret 17 12 0 201 51 Nathan Pretty 30 24 17 Ret Ret 0 182 Mark Noske 30 24 17 0 182 53 Geoff Emery 44 23 24 0 142 Marcus Zukanovic 44 23 24 0 142 55 Taz Douglas 16 25 22 0 140 56 Damian Assaillit 27 22 26 0 137 Ant Pedersen 27 22 26 0 137 58 Michael Patrizi 12 14 Ret 0 123 59 Tim Blanchard 51 13 0 122 60 Shane Price 3 15 Ret 0 116 61 Glenn Seton 11 20 Ret 0 113 62 Craig Baird 24 19 Ret 0 98 63 Nick Percat 10 26 0 53 Pos. Driver No. YMC BHR ADE HAM QLD WIN HID TOW PHI BAT SUR SYM SAN SYD Pen. Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap

Teams Championship

Pos. Team No. YMC BHR ADE HAM QLD WIN HID TOW PHI BAT SUR SYM SAN SYD Pen. Pts. 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 1 1 1 1 1 4 18 1 1 4 Ret 3 24 2 1 1 23 29 2 6 1 6 15 2 3 Ret 5 0 5659 888 2 5 3 12 19 16 4 19 2 5 2 2 7 5 26 Ret 1 1 2 10 1 Ret 8 11 Ret 6 2 Dick Johnson Racing 17 11 8 11 11 12 8 6 DSQ 6 8 4 14 18 16 11 22 16 12 16 Ret 17 13 13 5 4 4 0 5071 18 4 6 6 7 2 2 3 21 1 1 1 1 5 4 5 2 12 5 10 4 11 12 4 1 15 14 3 Garry Rogers Motorsport 33 5 7 12 5 3 11 10 4 7 23 10 3 22 12 4 15 Ret 7 19 21 10 10 6 4 7 1 20 4486 34 15 11 10 9 8 10 5 3 25 6 8 5 17 15 19 11 11 10 4 11 9 20 16 Ret 6 8 4 Ford Performance Racing 5 3 2 2 2 21 3 7 DSQ 9 Ret 15 6 1 2 3 1 2 9 21 3 5 1 3 2 Ret Ret 0 4369 6 16 17 Ret 15 17 13 24 DSQ 27 9 14 21 Ret 10 9 5 21 11 Ret 13 8 9 12 15 11 2 5 Jack Daniels Racing 7 25 26 20 Ret 13 12 20 8 29 14 6 22 9 8 17 19 18 20 20 Ret 15 7 11 19 Ret 21 0 3797 15 10 4 9 4 23 6 8 6 8 7 18 4 14 9 15 13 4 16 14 6 14 25 7 8 3 7 6 Stone Brothers Racing 4 9 27 18 17 11 23 17 Ret 28 21 16 17 15 Ret 13 14 10 13 5 Ret 20 19 15 21 Ret 23 0 3753 9 6 3 5 3 22 4 Ret 7 3 3 5 12 3 3 8 7 27 9 3 2 13 11 9 Ret Ret 3 7 Holden Racing Team 2 26 Ret 4 Ret 1 1 2 2 5 2 17 8 10 19 2 3 9 3 1 Ret 2 6 Ret 17 Ret 9 0 3618 22 Ret 14 8 6 9 14 Ret 5 15 16 22 18 Ret 11 18 6 28 Ret Ret 7 22 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 8 Paul Morris Motorsport 39 27 9 7 13 10 19 Ret 12 14 4 11 16 11 25 6 Ret 8 8 12 8 7 4 5 13 12 20 0 3455 51 23 DNS 16 22 Ret Ret 18 15 23 Ret 13 15 16 18 23 17 13 6 13 15 3 5 23 10 Ret 12 9 Brad Jones Racing 8 12 21 19 8 Ret 9 11 11 22 13 19 13 4 7 7 8 3 11 15 Ret 16 22 21 Ret Ret 13 100 3207 14 21 10 13 24 6 26 21 13 13 11 7 Ret 12 20 Ret 18 Ret 4 7 Ret 12 3 14 24 2 Ret 10 Rod Nash Racing (s) 55 7 12 27 10 5 5 9 20 21 19 28 10 8 23 10 4 7 14 22 5 4 2 1 7 10 15 0 2232 11 Kelly Racing 11 13 15 15 14 Ret 24 15 9 19 Ret 23 Ret 19 21 22 10 20 Ret 11 20 Ret 17 17 20 9 22 0 2080 16 24 25 25 21 20 21 23 Ret 26 22 27 20 25 27 25 20 25 22 Ret 18 26 Ret 26 23 Ret 17 12 Walkinshaw Racing 10 19 20 22 Ret DNS DNS 14 DNS 20 Ret Ret 25 21 24 Ret Ret 26 25 Ret Ret 24 Ret 22 16 8 Ret 0 1906 24 17 16 17 Ret 7 27 22 Ret 12 20 20 Ret 23 14 14 Ret 19 Ret 17 12 27 8 28 12 5 19 13 Tekno Autosports (s) 19 8 18 14 16 15 15 13 10 10 12 26 11 24 13 16 9 6 19 20 16 18 16 20 9 1 10 0 1897 14 James Rosenberg Racing (s) 47 14 13 21 18 Ret 17 Ret 16 16 17 12 7 6 6 12 12 5 18 18 19 19 18 18 6 Ret Ret 0 1595 15 Tony D'Alberto Racing (s) 3 18 19 23 19 14 7 12 Ret 11 10 9 9 13 17 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 17 21 24 25 14 13 11 0 1325 16 Triple F Racing (s) 12 20 22 Ret 20 16 22 Ret 14 18 15 24 Ret 20 22 20 21 14 Ret Ret 14 23 23 19 18 14 16 0 1080 17 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport (s) 30 22 24 26 23 18 25 19 17 17 18 25 19 26 28 24 16 24 17 Ret Ret 25 21 27 Ret Ret 18 0 968 18 Britek Motorsport (s) 21 Ret 23 24 Ret Ret 20 16 18 24 Ret 21 23 Ret 26 21 Ret 17 15 9 Ret Ret 14 24 22 Ret Ret 0 838 19 Greg Murphy Racing (w) 44 23 24 0 142 20 MW Motorsport (w) 27 22 26 0 137 Pos. Team No. YMC BHR ADE HAM QLD WIN HID TOW PHI BAT SUR SYM SAN SYD Pen. Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap

• (s) denotes a single-car team.
• (w) denotes a wildcard Fujitsu series team.

Champion Manufacturer of the Year

Holden took out the Champion Manufacturer of the Year award,^[2] having clinched the title at the Gold Coast 600 event with its 14th race win of the year.^[54] The award is given to the manufacturer that scores the most race wins during the Championship season.^[54]

See also

2010 V8 Supercar season

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