2010 F4 Eurocup 1.6

The 2010 F4 Eurocup 1.6 was the eighteenth season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the only season run under the guise of F4 Eurocup 1.6. The series began on 17 April at Motorland Aragon and ended on 10 October at Circuit de Catalunya, after seven rounds and fourteen races.

2010 F4 Eurocup 1.6
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Stoffel Vandoorne clinched the championship with a meeting to spare, winning six races en route to a 36-point championship winning margin over Norman Nato, with Mathieu Jaminet edging out Paul-Loup Chatin for third place overall. Franck Matelli finished fifth; the only other driver to win a race over the season.

It was the final season run under the "F4 Eurocup 1.6" name, as the series was renamed the "French F4 Championship" for 2011.

Driver lineup
No Driver[1][2] Rounds
1 Nicolas de Moura All
2 Stoffel Vandoorne All
3 Paul-Loup Chatin All
4 Mathieu Jaminet All
5 Hamza El Fatouaki 1–2, 4
6 Alexandre Anezo All
7 Marie Baus-Coppens All
8 Giada de Zen All
9 Alexandre Mantovani All
10 Sébastien Le Bras 1–4, 6–7
11 Pierre Sancinéna All
12 Maxime Bourcet All
14 Alexandre Jouannem-Sivan All
15 Maxime Raphoz All
16 Valentin Simonet All
17 Norman Nato All
18 Paul Lanchere All
19 Tristan Papavoine All
20 Jean-Baptiste Lahaye All
21 Franck Matelli All
22 Cécilia Asquini 3
Pierre Nicolet 4–7

Race calendar and results
  • Under its new name, the F4 Eurocup 1.6 series was part of the World Series by Renault and shared seven race weekends with the main three World Series events.[3][4]
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver
1 R1 Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz 17 April Franck Matelli Stoffel Vandoorne Norman Nato
R2 18 April Stoffel Vandoorne Alexandre Mantovani Stoffel Vandoorne
2 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 May Stoffel Vandoorne Stoffel Vandoorne Stoffel Vandoorne
R2 2 May Stoffel Vandoorne Franck Matelli Stoffel Vandoorne
3 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 19 June Franck Matelli Franck Matelli Franck Matelli
R2 20 June Alexandre Mantovani Norman Nato Stoffel Vandoorne
4 R1 Hungaroring, Mogyoród 3 July Mathieu Jaminet Mathieu Jaminet Mathieu Jaminet
R2 4 July Mathieu Jaminet Mathieu Jaminet Mathieu Jaminet
5 R1 Hockenheimring 4 September Stoffel Vandoorne Stoffel Vandoorne Stoffel Vandoorne
R2 5 September Stoffel Vandoorne Stoffel Vandoorne Stoffel Vandoorne
6 R1 Silverstone Circuit 18 September Paul-Loup Chatin Paul-Loup Chatin Paul-Loup Chatin
R2 19 September Paul-Loup Chatin Paul-Loup Chatin Paul-Loup Chatin
7 R1 Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 9 October Mathieu Jaminet Paul-Loup Chatin Mathieu Jaminet
R2 10 October Norman Nato Norman Nato Norman Nato

Championship standings
  • Points were awarded to the top ten drivers in both races on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. Additional points were awarded to the driver achieving pole position and fastest lap in each race. Only a driver's best twelve results counted towards the championship.
Pos Driver ALC
 SPA
 MAG
 HUN
 HOC
 SIL
 CAT
 Total
1 Stoffel Vandoorne 2 1 1 1 2 1 16 4 1 1 4 2 4 4 159
2 Norman Nato 1 3 7 7 6 5 2 2 2 4 3 6 3 1 123
3 Mathieu Jaminet 6 6 Ret 8 3 3 1 1 6 8 7 4 1 2 112
4 Paul-Loup Chatin 4 8 10 10 11 4 4 7 4 2 1 1 2 7 103
5 Franck Matelli 5 Ret 6 2 1 2 7 5 3 3 9 17 7 5 96
6 Paul Lanchere 3 2 2 3 12 Ret 3 3 8 5 5 5 10 8 89
7 Alexandre Mantovani Ret 7 8 6 4 6 5 10 5 15 2 3 5 3 78
8 Pierre Sancinéna 7 5 5 9 8 7 6 6 7 7 15 7 Ret 6 52
9 Jean-Baptiste Lahaye 8 4 3 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 9 12 8 8 6 9 50
10 Tristan Papavoine 10 10 9 19 7 8 15 11 13 14 6 Ret 8 Ret 19
11 Sébastien Le Bras 9 11 4 12 9 10 9 14 11 Ret 13 17 15
12 Nicolas de Moura 12 9 11 11 10 9 12 12 10 6 12 Ret Ret 13 11
13 Valentin Simonet 14 19 Ret 15 14 14 8 8 12 Ret 14 10 9 11 9
14 Alexandre Jouannem-Sivan Ret 13 12 5 18 11 18 Ret 14 13 13 9 11 12 8
15 Maxime Raphoz 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 9 11 10 10 13 Ret 10 5
16 Alexandre Anezo 15 14 Ret 14 Ret 15 10 18† Ret 9 17 11 15 Ret 3
17 Giada de Zen 13 16 14 16 17 Ret Ret 15 15 11 16 12 12 14 0
18 Maxime Bourcet 16 15 15 17 15 13 14 13 16 16 18 15 14 16 0
19 Pierre Nicolet 13 16 17 Ret 20 14 17† 15 0
20 Marie Baus-Coppens Ret 17 16 18 Ret Ret 17 17† 18 17 19 16 16 18 0
21 Cécilia Asquini 16 16 0
22 Hamza El Fatouaki Ret 18 17 20 Ret 19 0
Pos Driver ALC
 SPA
 MAG
 HUN
 HOC
 SIL
 CAT
 Total
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest Lap

References
  1. "F4 Eurocup 1.6 2010 drivers". F4 Eurocup 1.6. Auto Sport Academy. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  2. "Only one month to wait..." F4 Eurocup 1.6. Auto Sport Academy. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  3. "Auto Sport Academy joins the World Series by Renault". renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  4. "Auto Sport Academy". F4 Eurocup 1.6. Auto Sport Academy. 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
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