2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series

James Courtney became a V8 Supercar Champion for the first time with Dick Johnson Racing.
Jamie Whincup finished Runner up for the 2010 Season, ending a two-year championship winning streak.
Mark Winterbottom, finished third in the championship for 2010.

The 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series was an FIA sanctioned international motor racing series for V8 Supercars.[1] It was the twelfth V8 Supercar Championship Series and the fourteenth series in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title. The championship began on 19 February in the Middle East at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit and concluded on 5 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. These events were held in all states of Australia and in the Northern Territory as well as in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and New Zealand. The 51st Australian Touring Car Championship title was awarded to the winner of the Drivers Championship by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.

James Courtney won the Drivers Championship for Dick Johnson Racing by 65 points from Jamie Whincup in the final race of the season at the 2010 Sydney Telstra 500. Championship Team of the Year was awarded to Triple Eight Race Engineering and Champion Manufacturer of the Year to Holden.[2]

  1. ^ V8 Supercars Operations Manual Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.v8supercars.com.au on 23 June 2010
  2. ^ V8 Awards: Full list of award winners Archived 10 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.speedcafe.com.au on 7 January 2011