The 2010 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge was the 21st season of the SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge. It was the first season since 1998 without the sponsorship of television channel Speed.
The series returned to a combined-class race with GT, GTS, and TC racing simultaneously. The last season for combined classes was 1996, also the last year in which the series had more than two classes. There are three classes in the championship in 2010, as opposed to two in 2009. The top GT class remains the same, but the TC class has been changed to only allow more cost-effective racecars closer in spirit to the SCCA's improved touring classes. The rules were originally introduced during the 2009 season as the TC2 class within the touring car category. The cars that previously competed in the old TC class can now be run in the new "GTS" class.[1] The new format also solves the BMW-Acura-Mazda affair that had begun thirteen years prior and had lasted almost every year since save for some competition from Saturn and Audi in some years.
In addition to the existing driver's and manufacturer's championships, 2010 saw the introduction of a team's championship, which was awarded to the team car that accumulates the most points over the course of the season, regardless of the driver.[2]
Due to Speed no longer supporting the series, Versus broadcast all events in ninety-minute broadcasts.
The new touring cars were now comparable to the vehicles used in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.
Schedule
editMost of the calendar was released in November 2009,[3] with the season-ending round at Miller Motorsports Park added in January 2010.[4]
| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Supporting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 26–28 | IndyCar Series |
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | Long Beach | Long Beach, California | April 16–18 | IndyCar Series / American Le Mans Series |
| 4 | Mosport International Raceway | Bowmanville, Ontario | May 21–23 | stand-alone event |
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | July 2–4 | IndyCar Series |
| 7 | Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario | July 17–18 | IndyCar Series |
| 8 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 6–8 | IndyCar Series / American Le Mans Series |
| 9 | ||||
| 10 | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | September 10–12 | stand-alone event |
| 11 | ||||
| 12 | Miller Motorsports Park | Tooele, Utah | October 1–3 | stand-alone event |
Race results
editChampionships
editDriver championships
editChampionship points are awarded to drivers based on qualifying and finishing positions. In addition, 5 bonus points are awarded to a driver leading a lap during a race, and 5 bonus points are awarded to the driver leading the most laps.[6]
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | 110 | 100 | 92 | 85 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
| Qualifying | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
GT standings
edit| Pos | Driver | Car | STP1 | STP2 | LBH | MOS1 | MOS2 | WGL | TOR | MDO1 | MDO2 | VIR1 | VIR2 | MIL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volvo S60 | 1* | 14 | 6 | 1* | 2 | 3 | 1* | 7 | 3 | 1* | 2 | 3 | 1296 | |
| 2 | Dodge Viper | 6 | 5 | 1* | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1* | 1098 | |
| 3 | Porsche 911 GT3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1052 | ||
| 4 | Volvo S60 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1* | 2 | 1044 | |
| 5 | Dodge Viper | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 888 | |
| 6 | Porsche 911 GT3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 838 | |
| 7 | Dodge Viper | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 836 | |
| 8 | Chevrolet Corvette | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 759 | |
| 9 | Porsche 911 GT3 | 14 | 1* | 2 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 723 | ||||
| 10 | Porsche 911 GT3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | DNS | 711 | |||
| 11 | Dodge Viper | 13 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 684 | |
| 12 | Porsche 911 GT3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 653 | |
| 13 | Porsche 911 GT3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 508 | ||||
| 14 | Chevrolet Corvette | 18 | 1* | 1* | 303 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Nissan GT-R | 7 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 284 | ||||||||
| 16 | Nissan GT-R | 15 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 222 | ||||||||
| 17 | Chevrolet Corvette | 1* | 9 | 196 | |||||||||||
| 18 | Porsche 911 GT3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 162 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Chevrolet Corvette | 5 | 7 | 152 | |||||||||||
| 20 | Porsche 911 GT3 | 11 | 4 | 142 | |||||||||||
| 21 | Ford Mustang | 14 | 12 | DNS | 102 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Ford Mustang | 3 | 101 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Ford Mustang | 4 | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 24= | Porsche 911 GT3 | 15 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 24= | Porsche 911 GT3 | 15 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Aston Martin DBRS9 | 17 | 41 |
GTS standings
editTC standings
editManufacturer championships
editManufacturer points are awarded according to the highest-finishing car from that manufacturer. Only manufacturers that are SCCA Pro Racing corporate members receive points.[6] Points are awarded on the following basis:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
In addition, one bonus point is awarded to the pole-winning manufacturer. In the table below, the manufacturer's top finishing position is shown, with pole winner in bold.
GT standings
edit| Pos | Manufacturer | STP1 | STP2 | LBH | MOS1 | MOS2 | WGL | TOR | MDO1 | MDO2 | VIR1 | VIR2 | MIL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 85 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 68 | |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 52 | |
| 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
GTS standings
edit| Pos | Manufacturer | STP1 | STP2 | LBH | MOS1 | MOS2 | WGL | TOR | MDO1 | MDO2 | VIR1 | VIR2 | MIL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 111 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 24 |
TC standings
edit| Pos | Manufacturer | STP1 | STP2 | LBH | MOS1 | MOS2 | WGL | TOR | MDO1 | MDO2 | VIR1 | VIR2 | MIL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 87 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 57 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 56 | |
| 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 38 |
References
edit- ^ "World Challenge Announces Revised Competition Classifications". SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge. Sports Car Club of America. 2009-12-07. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ "World Challenge Adds Team Championship". SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge. Sports Car Club of America. 2010-02-10. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ "Two More World Challenge Dates Added to 2010 Schedule". SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge. Sports Car Club of America. 2009-11-18. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ "World Challenge Finale, 2010 Schedule Set". SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge. Sports Car Club of America. 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ "Stout Declared VIR Race 2 World Challenge Touring Car Winner". SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge. Sports Car Club of America. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
- ^ a b "2010 SCCA Pro Racing Regulations" (PDF). Sports Car Club of America. 22 June 2010. pp. 29–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2010.