2010 Rolex Sports Car Series

The 2010 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the 11th season of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. It began on January 30 with the Rolex 24 at Daytona^[1] and concluded on September 12 at Miller Motorsports Park.^[2]

This was Pirelli's final season as the sole tire partner and supplier in Rolex Sports Car Series as the company announced that it would not renew its contract at the end of the season and thus coinciding with its entry into FIA Formula 1 World Championship, GP2 Series and GP2 Asia Series in 2011, and its discontinuation of its Grand-Am program. Continental would take over as official Rolex Sports Car Series tire partner beginning from 2011 season.

Schedule

Late in the 2009 season, the series tested at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a proposed addition to the schedule,^[3] however this failed to materialize for 2010.

The final schedule featured many changes and realignments from 2009.^[4] Laguna Seca has been removed, leaving Miller as the only race in the Western United States. The race at Lime Rock on Memorial Day returned after being absent in 2009, this time with the DP class in addition to the GT class. Meanwhile, the race at Barber Motorsports Park was held jointly with the IndyCar Series' Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.

Entry list

Team and driver changes

Supercar Life Racing Team are developing a new BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype that will debut in the 2010 season.^[6]

Pratt & Miller are developing some Chevrolet Camaros to replace the Pontiac GXP.Rs.^[7]
Team Sahlen announced in September 2009, that they will be using Mazda RX-8s in the 2010 season.^[8]

Bryce Miller and Eric Barrett have created the Miller Barrett Racing team for the 2010 season.^[9] They will be entering a Porsche 911 GT3.

J. C. France of Brumos Racing has been suspended indefinitely after being arrested for driving under the influence of cocaine.^[10]

Porsche is scaling back their involvement in the prototype class. Brumos Racing have confirmed they will be running only one Riley-Porsche this season, down from two last year. In addition, Penske Racing have announced they will not be returning at all in 2010, as Porsche has discontinued their support of the team, and they are expanding their IndyCar operation from two cars to three.^[11]

Jimmie Johnson has announced he will again join the #99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing team for the Rolex 24 at Daytona.^[12] Johnson also ran in the other endurance race, the Sahlen's Six Hours at the Glen. The team began using Earnhardt Childress Racing Technologies Chevrolet engines midway during the year.

Stevenson Motorsports have entered two Camaros for the 2010 season.^[13]

Calendar

Championship standings

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Daytona Prototypes

Drivers (Top 16)

Notes

Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Grand Touring

Drivers (Top 16)

Notes

Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Engine

References

^ "2010 Rolex 24 At Daytona Set For Jan. 30–31". Daytona International Speedway. Digitaria. 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ "GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Schedule". Rolex Sports Car Series. Grand American Road Racing Association. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ "Rolex Series to Hold Special Test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway". Rolex Sports Car Series. Grand American Road Racing Association. 2009-08-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ "Grand-Am Road Racing Announces 2010 Rolex Series Schedule". Rolex Sports Car Series. Grand American Road Racing Association. 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ "Starworks Motorsport signs Kasper Andersen". motorsport.com. Starworks Motorsport. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-04-02.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Supercar Life Has Successful Test of New Daytona Prototype". Rolex Sports Car Series. Grand American Road Racing Association. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ Stevenson, John (2009-09-12). Camaro GT program for Grand-am Confirmed (Television production). Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Speed. Event occurs at 00:00–00:30. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ "Team Sahlen Switching to Mazda for 2010 Rolex GT". Rolex Sports Car Series. Grand American Road Racing Association. 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ Puzio, Vanessa (2010-01-01). "Miller Barrett Racing Announces Rolex 24 At Daytona Lineup". melrosejewelers.com. Melrose Jewelers. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ "France arrested on drug charges". ESPN. 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ Pruett, Marshall (2009-11-19). "Porsche DP Entries Shrinking". speedtv.com. Speed. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ "Jimmie Johnson To Compete In 2010 Rolex 24 At Daytona". Daytona International Speedway. Digitaria. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ "Rolex 24 At Daytona Entry List". Rolex Sports Car Series. Grand American Road Racing Association. 2010-01-19. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ GRAND-AM Rolex Series Driver Point Standings, Grand-Am Road Racing, Retrieved 2012-07-24

External links

The official website of Grand-Am