The Protyre 2010 Formula Renault BARC season was the 16th
Formula Renault BARC Championship. The season began at
Brands Hatch
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on 18 April and ended on 17 October at
Thruxton, after twelve rounds held in
England
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. Making its debut in the series was the previous-specification Formula Renault UK car which ran alongside the existing BARC car in a one-class Championship.
Hillspeed driver
Alice Powell became the first female driver to win any Formula Renault championship after overhauling a 16-point deficit to rival Mitchell Hale of
Fortec Motorsport
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Past drivers for the team include Juan Pablo Montoya, Gianmaria Bruni, Danny Watts, Jamie Green, ...
at the season's final meeting at Thruxton.
Powell won two races at
Silverstone and Thruxton with five second places compared to Hale's three victories at Brands Hatch, Silverstone and
Snetterton
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. Third place was also resolved at the final round of the season between Powell's teammate James Theodore and Josh Webster, who started the season as Hale's teammate but took part in the final meeting for Welch Motorsport. Theodore, a race-winner at
Croft
Croft may refer to:
Occupations
* Croft (land), a small area of land, often with a crofter's dwelling
* Crofting, small-scale food production
* Bleachfield, an open space used for the bleaching of fabric, also called a croft
Locations In the Uni ...
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Rockingham and Thruxton, got the better of Webster by three points, after he finished ahead of Webster in the final race of the season. Other race wins were taken by Joseph Reilly at Snetterton and Rockingham, Luke Wright at Croft, and Euan Hankey in a one-off appearance at Brands Hatch.
Teams and drivers
Calendar
The series formed part of the
BARC club racing meetings. All races held in England.
Standings
Formula Renault Winter Series
References
External links
The official website of the Formula Renault UK Championship
{{Formula Renault years
BARC
Formula Renault BARC season
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