2010 in Sports - Motor Racing

Motor Racing

  • ? – Brad Keselowski clinched the Nationwide Series title with two races remaining.
  • ? – Jimmie Johnson won the Sprint Cup Series title for an unprecedented fifth consecutive season.
  • January 16 – The 31st Dakar Rally concludes after 14 stages across Argentina and Chile.
  • May 15 – Elena Myers became the first woman to win a race in the history of American Motorcyclist Association Pro Racing.
  • June 13 – The 78th 24 Hours of Le Mans is won by Mike Rockenfeller, Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas driving the #9 Audi.
  • October 2 – The IndyCar Series is won by Dario Franchitti, having already won the 94th running of the Indy 500 in May.
  • October 3 – Sebastian Loeb secures his seventh consecutive World Rally Championship title at the Rallye de France. Citroën also clinch the manufacturers' title.
  • October 10 – Jason Plato wins the British Touring Car Championship driving a Chevrolet Cruze for Silverline Chevrolet. Tom Chilton wins the Independents Trophy with Team Aon.
  • October 10 – Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo clinches the MotoGP World Championship in Malaysia.
  • November 7 – Red Bull Racing clinch their first Formula One Constructors' Championship title at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
  • November 14 – Yvan Muller is announced as the winner of the World Touring Car Championship following the exclusion of title rival Andy Priaulx from the results in the previous round in Japan.
  • November 14 – Sebastian Vettel becomes the youngest ever Formula One Champion at the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, following a five-way fight for the title.
  • November 28 – Paul di Resta becomes the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) champion for Mercedes Benz.
  • November 28 – The Race of Champions, held at Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, is won by Filipe Albuquerque, with Germany taking the Nations Cup on the previous day.

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