The 2010 VLN Series was the 33rd season of the VLN.

The drivers championship was won by Mario Merten and Wolf Silvester, driving a BMW Z4 for Bonk Motorsport.[1]

The third race was overshadowed by the fatal accident of Leo Löwenstein. With around 40 minutes to go, Löwenstein, driving the No. 83 Aston Martin Vantage, came upon two backmarkers, the No. 137 Lexus IS F and the No. 511 BMW 130i, who were themselves fighting for position. Löwenstein attempted to pass between the two cars near Bergwerk, but connected with one of them, took off and rolled several times. The car hit the barriers with an impact that ruptured its fuel cell, landing upside down and ablaze. Marshals arrived on the scene within seconds but neither they nor Löwenstein himself were able to extricate him from the wreckage. He succumbed to smoke inhalation.[2][3][4]

Calendar

Rnd. Race Length Circuit Date
1 57. ADAC Westfalenfahrt 4 hours Germany Nürburgring Nordschleife March 27
2 35. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen 4 hours April 10
3 52. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup 4 hours[lower-alpha 1] April 24
4 41. Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy 4 hours June 12
5 50. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen 4 hours[lower-alpha 2] July 3
6 33. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen 4 hours July 17
7 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen 6 hours July 31
8 42. ADAC Barbarossapreis 4 hours[lower-alpha 3] September 25
9 34. DMV 250-Meilen-Rennen 4 hours[lower-alpha 4] October 16
10 35. DMV Münsterlandpokal 4 hours October 30

Race Results

Results indicate overall winners only.

Rnd Circuit Pole Position Winners
1 Germany Nürburgring Nordschleife No. 1 Germany Black Falcon No. 114 Germany Manthey Racing
Germany Christer Jöns
Republic of Ireland Seán Paul Breslin
Germany Johannes Stuck		 Germany Marcel Tiemann
Germany Marc Lieb
Germany Timo Bernhard
2 No. 99 Germany Phoenix Racing No. 114 Germany Manthey Racing
Germany Frank Stippler
Switzerland Marcel Fässler
Germany Mike Rockenfeller		 Germany Marcel Tiemann
Germany Timo Bernhard
France Romain Dumas
3 No. 99 Germany Phoenix Racing No. 93 Germany Mamerow Racing
Germany Frank Stippler
Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Germany Marc Hennerici		 Germany Christian Mamerow
Germany Wolf Henzler
4 No. 93 Germany Mamerow Racing No. 93 Germany Mamerow Racing
Germany Christian Mamerow
Germany Marc Basseng		 Germany Christian Mamerow
Germany Marc Basseng
5 No. 114 Germany Manthey Racing No. 114 Germany Manthey Racing
Germany Marc Lieb
Germany Arno Klasen		 Germany Marc Lieb
Germany Arno Klasen
6 No. 114 Germany Manthey Racing No. 88 Germany Manthey Racing
France Romain Dumas
Germany Arno Klasen		 Germany Lance David Arnold
Germany Christian Menzel
7 No. 88 Germany Manthey Racing No. 88 Germany Manthey Racing
Germany Lance David Arnold
Germany Christian Menzel		 Germany Lance David Arnold
Germany Christian Menzel
8 No. 86 No. 88 Germany Manthey Racing
Germany Christian Hohenadel
Germany Lance David Arnold		 Germany Lucas Luhr
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
9 No. 739 Germany Mamerow Racing No. 738 Germany Black Falcon
Germany Bernd Schneider
Germany Christian Mamerow		 Germany Thomas Jäger
Germany Christopher Haase
10 No. 114 Germany Manthey Racing No. 114 Germany Manthey Racing
Germany Marc Lieb
Germany Arno Klasen
Germany Lucas Luhr		 Germany Marc Lieb
Germany Arno Klasen
Germany Lucas Luhr
Sources:[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The race was stopped after around 3 hours 30 minutes due to the fatal accident of Leo Löwenstein.
  2. ↑ The race was stopped after 3 hours 51 minutes, when Hans-Joachim Stuck encountered rain near Aremberg and crashed. He escaped with a concussion. The race was not restarted.[5][6]
  3. ↑ The race was stopped after 3 hours 8 minutes for safety reasons, due to guard rail damage from a number of separate incidents near Hatzenbach, Aremberg and Fuchsröhre. No drivers were injured.[7][8]
  4. ↑ The race was stopped after 3 hours 48 minutes due to sleet.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "All VLN champions at a glance". Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  2. ↑ "Dritter Lauf von tragischem Unfall überschattet". nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 24 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Chronologie 52. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup". nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 24 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Motorsport Memorial - Leo Löwenstein". motorsportmemorial.org. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Manthey-Racing gewinnt den fünften Lauf". nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Chronologie 50. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen". nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "...und am Ende gewinnt ein Manthey-Porsche". nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Chronologie 42. ADAC Barbarossapreis". nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Black Falcon holt ersten Mercedes-Sieg seit 1998". nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 16 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Chronologie 34. DMV 250-Meilen-Rennen". nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 16 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 57. ADAC Westfalenfahrt (27.03.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 27 March 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ergebnis Rennen (NEU) - 57. ADAC Westfalenfahrt (27.03.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 27 March 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 35. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen (10.04.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 10 April 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Ergebnis Rennen (NEU) - 35. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen (10.04.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 10 April 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 52. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup (24.04.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 24 April 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Ergebnis Rennen - 52. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup (24.04.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 24 April 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 41. Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Tophy (12.06.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 12 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Ergebnis Rennen - 41. Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Tophy (12.06.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 12 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 50. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen (03.07.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 3 July 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Ergebnis Rennen - 50. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen (03.07.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 3 July 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 33. RCM - DMV Grenzlandrennen (17.07.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 17 July 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "Ergebnis Rennen (NEU) - 33. RCM - DMV Grenzlandrennen (17.07.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 17 July 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  23. ↑ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen (31.07.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 31 July 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  24. ↑ "Ergebnis Rennen (NEU) - 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen (31.07.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 31 July 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  25. ↑ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 42. ADAC Barbarossapreis (25.09.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 25 September 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  26. ↑ "Ergebnis Rennen - 42. ADAC Barbarossapreis (25.09.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 25 September 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  27. ↑ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 34. DMV 250-Meilen-Rennen (16.10.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 16 October 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  28. ↑ "Ergebnis Rennen - 34. DMV 250-Meilen-Rennen (16.10.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 16 October 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  29. ↑ "Ergebnis Zeittraining - 35. DMV Münsterlandpokal (30.10.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 30 October 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  30. ↑ "Ergebnis Rennen - 35. DMV Münsterlandpokal (30.10.2010)" (PDF). nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de (in German). 30 October 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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