The 2010 International GT Open season was the fifth season of the International GT Open. The season commenced on 17 April at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia and finished on 31 October, at Circuit de Catalunya after 16 races held at eight meetings.
AF Corse wrapped up three different championships during the season, winning both Super GT titles for drivers Álvaro Barba and Pierre Kaffer as well as the teams title having run as many as five cars during the season. Kaffer and Barba took the overall title by five points ahead of Autorlando Sport's pairing Gianluca Roda and Richard Lietz. A further two points behind were the Edil Cris pairing of Raffaele Giammaria and Enrico Toccacelo, who finished ten points ahead of IMSA Performance's Raymond Narac and Patrick Pilet. The four pairings remained in the same order in the Super GT championship standings, with Barba and Kaffer, and Narac and Pilet winning the most races with four. Two victories were taken by Lietz and Roda, and Giammaria and Toccacelo, with other victories taken by CRS Racing's Tim Mullen, who took three wins – two with Chris Niarchos and one with Adam Christodoulou – while the other victory was secured by Villois Racing's Massimiliano Wiser and Lucas Guerrero.
A strong end of season run by Kessel Racing's Marco Frezza helped him claim the GTS title, with three successive wins allowing him to overhaul a 16-point deficit to Jean-Philippe Dayraut of Luxury Racing. Frezza took five wins overall on the season, two with Pedro Couceiro and three with Niki Cadei. Dayraut took four wins, three with Stéphane Ortelli and one with Johan-Boris Scheier. Third place was taken by Frezza's team-mates at Kessel Racing, Lorenzo Bontempelli and Stefano Livio, who took race victories at Imola, Brands Hatch and Monza. Other victories were taken by Dimitris Deverikos and Thomas Gruber, and Andrea Cecatto and Alessio Salucci at Valencia, Duncan Cameron and Matt Griffin at Brands Hatch, and Stefano Borghi and Gianluca de Lorenzi at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Kessel Racing easily won the teams title, scoring more than double the points of runners-up Luxury Racing. Frezza finished as the highest GTS driver in the overall standings, in tenth position ahead of Dayraut.
Entry list 2010 Entry List Team No. Drivers Chassis Engine Class Rounds Autorlando Sport 2 Richard Lietz Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SGT All Gianluca Roda 3 Wolfgang Kaufmann Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SGT 1–4 Luca Moro 65 Thomas Gruber Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTS 1–7 Dimitris Deverikos AF Corse 4 Yannick Malegol Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT 4, 8 Jean-Marc Bachelier 5 Rui Águas Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT 4 Alessandro Garofano 4, 7–8 Luca Rangoni 7–8 6 Jack Gerber Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT 1–5, 7–8 Rui Águas 1 Matt Griffin 2–5, 7–8 8 Álvaro Barba Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT All Pierre Kaffer 28 Robert Kauffmann Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT 8 Vodafone Team Sports & You 007 António Coimbra Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 GTS 1, 4 Luís Silva AT Racing AF Corse 7 Alexander Talkanitsa Sr. Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT All Alexander Talkanitsa Jr. Racing Team EdilCris 9 Raffaele Giammaria Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT All Enrico Toccacelo Kessel Racing 11 Philipp Peter Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT 1–4, 6–8 Michał Broniszewski 46 Andrea Ceccato Ferrari 430 Scuderia Ferrari 4.5 L V8 GTS 1, 5 Alessio Salucci 51 Lorenzo Bontempelli Ferrari 430 Scuderia Ferrari 4.5 L V8 GTS All Stefano Livio 66 Pedro Couceiro Ferrari 430 Scuderia Ferrari 4.5 L V8 GTS 1–6 Marco Frezza All Niki Cadei 7–8 67 Freddy Kremer Ferrari 430 Scuderia Ferrari 4.5 L V8 GTS 1–5, 7–8 Ronnie Kessel 1 Brian Lavio 2–3, 5, 7 Beniamino Caccia 4, 8 Villois Racing 12 Lucas Guerrero Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SGT 1–7 Massimiliano Wiser All Gabriele Lancieri 8 52 Angelo Lancelotti Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 GTS 1–5 Gabriele Lancieri 1–7 Max Busnelli 6–7 53 Enrico Crespi Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 GTS 2 Gianandrea Crespi 2–7 Giovanni Sada 3 Max Busnelli 5 Matteo Giordano 6–8 Andrea Wiser 8 Sunred Engineering 1433 Fernando Monje Sun Red SR21Sun Rred SRX Judd GV4 4.0L V10 SGT 1, 5, 7–8 Jordi Gené IMSA Performance Matmut 16 Raymond Narac Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SGT All Patrick Pilet Aurora Racing Team 22 Nelson Piquet Jr. Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT 8 Álvaro Parente 30 Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT 1 Francisco Cruz Martins 31 Juan Manuel López Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT 1 Manuel Gião JMB Racing 24 Emmanuel Collard Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT 8 Dino Lunardi Drivex 32 Miguel Amaral Ferrari F430 GT2Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Ferrari 4.0 L V8Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SGT 1, 3, 8 Miguel Ángel de Castro Zener Racing Team 34 Francesc Gutiérrez Mosler MT900R Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 SGT 1 Alfredo Palencia 82 Ferrari 430 Scuderia Ferrari 4.5 L V8 GTS 8 Ton Puig PRO-GT by Alméras 34 Jean-Luc Beaubelique Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTS 7 Christian Moullin Traffort Sébastien Loeb 8 Dani Sordo 83 Nicolas Armengol Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GTS 8 Fabio Spirgi 85 Sébastien Blugeon Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GTS 8 Christian Blugeon Jesús Díez 35 Jesús Díez Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT 1 Máximo Cortés Automóbil Club d'Andorra RCA Racing 36 Manel Cerqueda Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT 7–8 Sintu Vives Sofrev-ASP 56 Maurice Ricci Ferrari F430 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 GTS 1, 3–4, 8 Mike Savary 57 Gabriel Balthazard Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.3 L V8Ferrari 4.0 L V8 GTSSGT 1, 3–48 Jean-Luc Beaubelique Brinkmann Motorsport 58 Siebrand Dijkstra Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 GTS 1–4 Arjan van der Zwaan Phoenix Racing 59 Jim Matthews Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 GTS 1–3 Marcel Tiemann Protonic Racing First Motorsport 61 Daniel Desbruères Ferrari 430 Scuderia Ferrari 4.5 L V8 GTS 1–2, 4–5 Christian Kelders 1–2, 4 Jean-Marc Bachelier 5 RPM Motorsport 62 Alex Mortimer Ford GT GT3 Ford 5.4 L V8 S/C GTS All Peter Bamford Luxury Racing 63 Jean-Philippe Dayraut Ferrari 430 Scuderia Ferrari 4.5 L V8 GTS 1–4 Stéphane Ortelli 1–3 Frédéric Makowiecki 4–5, 8 Jean-Yves Adam 5 Pedro Couceiro 8 72 Jérôme Demay Ferrari 430 Scuderia Ferrari 4.5 L V8 GTS 4 Benjamin Rouget Jean-Philippe Dayraut 5–8 Stéphane Ortelli Sport Garage 64 Michael Petit Ferrari 430 Scuderia Ferrari 4.5 L V8 GTS 1–2 Johan-Boris Scheier 73 Bruce Lorgère-Roux Ferrari 430 Scuderia Ferrari 4.5 L V8 GTS 4 Julien Rodrigues De Lorenzi Racing 68 Gianluca de Lorenzi Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTS 4 Stefano Borghi Manthey Racing 69 Marc Lieb Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTS 4 Mark Bullitt Vulkan Racing Mintgen Motorsport 70 Dirk Riebensahm Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3 L V10 GTS 4 Christopher Brück 4, 8 Sascha Bert 8 Trackspeed 74 David Ashburn Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 GTS 6 Sebastian Asch Craig Wilkins 75 Craig Wilkins Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3 L V10 GTS 6 Aaron Scott Rollcentre Racing 76 Martin Short Mosler MT900 Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 GTS 6, 8 Steve Quick MTech 77 Duncan Cameron Ferrari 430 Scuderia Ferrari 4.5 L V8 GTS 6, 8 Matt Griffin 6 Daniel Brown 8 Novadriver Racing Team 80 César Campaniço Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 GTS 8 João Pedro Figueiredo Canarias Sport Club 81 Antonio Escámez Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Lamborghini 5.0 L V10 GTS 1 Luis Monzón Ruffier Racing Jacques Medard Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Lamborghini 5.0 L V10 GTS 8 Arthur Bleynie Marcos Racing International 83 Cornelius Euser Marcos Mantis Ford MOD 4.6L V8 GTS 1 Rob van der Zwaan Noël del Bello Racing 84 Christophe Caternet Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Lamborghini 5.0 L V10 GTS 1 Patrick Caternet Hermes Attempto Racing 86 Masood Azadpour Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GTS 8 Bernd Kleinback 87 Nicolas Armindo Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 GTS 8 Jürgen Haring CRS Racing 90 Chris Goodwin Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT 1–3, 6–8 Klaas Hummel All Andrew Kirkaldy 4–5 91 Tim Mullen Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT All Chris Niarchos 1–6 Adam Christodoulou 7–8 Peter Versluis 130 Peter Versluis Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 SGT 1–4 Rob van der Zwaan 2 Armand Fumal 4 Icon Class GTS GTS Class SGT Super GT Class
Calendar The calendar was last modified on 5 February 2010, having been first announced on 15 December 2009. Older provisional schedules included races at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve and Donington Park. Several rounds were held along with the Auto GP and supported by the European F3 Open Championship.
Round Circuit Date SGT winner GTS winner 1 R1 Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 17 April #8 AF Corse #65 Autorlando Sport Álvaro Barba Pierre Kaffer Thomas Gruber Dimitris Deverikos R2 18 April #8 AF Corse #46 Kessel Racing Álvaro Barba Pierre Kaffer Andrea Ceccato Alessio Salucci 2 R1 Nürburgring 1 May #16 IMSA Performance Matmut #63 Luxury Racing Raymond Narac Patrick Pilet Jean-Philippe Dayraut Stéphane Ortelli R2 2 May #8 AF Corse #63 Luxury Racing Álvaro Barba Pierre Kaffer Jean-Philippe Dayraut Stéphane Ortelli 3 R1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 22 May #8 AF Corse #51 Kessel Racing Álvaro Barba Pierre Kaffer Lorenzo Bontempelli Stefano Livio R2 23 May #91 CRS Racing #63 Luxury Racing Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos Jean-Philippe Dayraut Johan-Boris Scheier 4 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 26 June #9 EdilCris Racing Team #66 Kessel Racing Raffaele Giammaria Enrico Toccacelo Pedro Couceiro Marco Frezza R2 27 June #91 CRS Racing #68 De Lorenzi Racing Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos Stefano Borghi Gianluca de Lorenzi 5 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 10 July #16 IMSA Performance Matmut #66 Kessel Racing Raymond Narac Patrick Pilet Pedro Couceiro Marco Frezza R2 11 July #2 Autorlando Sport #72 Luxury Racing Richard Lietz Gianluca Roda Jean-Philippe Dayraut Stéphane Ortelli 6 R1 Brands Hatch 18 September #12 Villois Racing #77 MTech Lucas Guerrero Massimiliano Wiser Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin R2 19 September #16 IMSA Performance Matmut #51 Kessel Racing Raymond Narac Patrick Pilet Lorenzo Bontempelli Stefano Livio 7 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 2 October #9 EdilCris Racing Team #51 Kessel Racing Raffaele Giammaria Enrico Toccacelo Lorenzo Bontempelli Stefano Livio R2 3 October #16 IMSA Performance Matmut #66 Kessel Racing Raymond Narac Patrick Pilet Niki Cadei Marco Frezza 8 R1 Circuit de Catalunya 30 October #22 Aurora Racing Team #66 Kessel Racing Álvaro Parente Nelson Piquet Jr. Niki Cadei Marco Frezza R2 31 October #2 Autorlando Sport #80 Novadriver Racing Team Richard Lietz Gianluca Roda César Campaniço Joao Pedro Figueiredo
Championship standings
Drivers
Overall Points were awarded to drivers in two different systems. The first system rewarded drivers who finished in the top nine overall regardless of class. Points were awarded on a 12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis. The second system related to class placings, with points awarded on a 10–8–6–4–3 basis to the top five in each class. Theoretically, the maximum score per race was 22 points.