2010 VLN Series

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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

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Rnd. | Race  | Length  | Circuit  | Date

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1  | 57\. ADAC Westfalenfahrt  | 4 hours  |  Nürburgring Nordschleife | March 27
2  | 35\. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen  | 4 hours  | April 10
3  | 52\. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup  | 4 hours[a] | April 24
4  | 41\. Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy  | 4 hours  | June 12
5  | 50\. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen  | 4 hours[b] | 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[c] | September 25
9  | 34\. DMV 250-Meilen-Rennen  | 4 hours[d] | October 16
10  | 35\. DMV Münsterlandpokal  | 4 hours  | October 30

## Race Results

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Results indicate overall winners only.

Rnd | Circuit  | Pole Position  | Winners

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

## Footnotes

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Official website
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