The 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series was an Australian motor racing competition for

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. It was the eleventh running of the V8 Supercar Development series. The series supported the

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, beginning on 11 March at the

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and ending on 5 December at the Sydney 500 after seven rounds. Steve Owen won the series with a race in hand with victory in the first race at the

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. Owen, driving a

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for Greg Murphy Racing placed in the top three in six of the seven rounds held, including round wins at the

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and Sydney rounds, achieving eight race wins in total. It was the first time a Greg Murphy Racing driver had won the series. Second place was attained by

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, driving a

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for

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. He held onto a gap of 47 points over James Moffat.

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driver

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finished fourth, 27 behind Moffat and 9 ahead of

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driver David Russell, who fell from third in the series with poor finishes in Sydney. David Russell took victory at the

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support round with two race victories, as well as scoring addition race wins at Winton and Sandown.

, won the

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round, also winning his first Fujitsu Series race. Other race wins were mostly claimed by guest drivers making brief appearances in the series ahead of endurance co-driving roles in the

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and

races, with wins being taken by

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(2), Paul Morris and Jack Perkins.

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took the remaining race win, the reverse grid race at Sandown.

Calendar

The 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series consisted of seven rounds:

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. – Paul Morris was a last minute entry in Round 1 in the #66 car after the regular driver Phill Foster failed to qualify.

Points system

Points were awarded only to drivers who completed 75% of race distance and were running on the completion of the final lap. Points were awarded on the following basis.

Driver standings

References

External links

2010 V8 Supercars Operations Manual Rules – Division “D” – Sporting Rules, www.v8supercars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org

Series Points Report, racing.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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