2010 RAC Tourist Trophy

The new Arena layout of the Silverstone Circuit
The No. 22 Sumo Power GT Nissan GT-R driven to victory in the Tourist Trophy by Brits Jamie Campbell-Walter and Warren Hughes.

The 2010 RAC Tourist Trophy was an auto race held at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, Great Britain from 30 April–2 May. The event, the second round of the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season, was among the first to use the revised 5.900 km (3.666 mi) Arena layout of the Silverstone Circuit that was completed in early 2010. The GT1 series was part of the larger Silverstone Supercar 2010 event, sharing the weekend with the FIA GT3 European Championship, GT4 European Cup, and the British Formula 3 Championship.[1] The Championship race also served to award an annual champion for RAC Tourist Trophy, awarded by the Royal Automobile Club.[2]

The British manufacturer Aston Martin dominated much of the early event, winning pole position in Qualifying with Darren Turner and Tomáš Enge's Young Driver AMR entry before Hexis AMR swept the top two spots in the Qualifying Race, led by drivers Frédéric Makowiecki and Thomas Accary.[3] Turner and Enge would then go on to win the Championship Race, but were later excluded from the race when their Aston Martin failed technical inspections. This, as well as a time penalty for a Hexis Aston Martin, promoted initial third-place finishers Jamie Campbell-Walter and Warren Hughes of Sumo Power Nissan to the race victory and the award of the Tourist Trophy. Aston Martin settled for second, while Lamborghini earned their first podium in the championship with a third place.[4]

  1. ^ "Silverstone Event Timetable". FIA GT1 World Championship. SRO Group. 2010-04-24. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  2. ^ "GT1 First to Test New Silverstone Track". FIA GT1 World Championship. SRO Group. 2010-03-10. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  3. ^ Watkins, Gary (2010-05-01). "Hexis Aston dominates race one". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  4. ^ Watkins, Gary (2010-05-02). "Nissan granted win after Aston penalties". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.