Superleague Formula third season

Superleague Formula by Sonangol is the fusion of two of the world’s most popular sports – capturing the passion of football with the thrill and excitement of motor racing. Leading teams from Europa and other continents battle at some of the world’s greatest racetracks in Superleague Formula championship’s third season. PSV attach their name and brand to the PSV race team. The 2010 Superleague Formula season kicks off at Silverstone in Great Britain on Saturday, 3 April. Racing for Holland’s Jan Lammers has set up the PSV race team.

The roster of clubs includes AC Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Atlético Madrid, Sevilla, Anderlecht, Bordeaux, Corinthians Paulista, FC Basel, Flamengo, Olympique Lyon, Galatasaray SK, Glasgow Rangers, FC Porto and Olympiacos. 33-year-old, former Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan from India will drive for PSV this season.

PSV will enter the competition for the third year running. PSV will enter the competition for the third year running.

Twelve races in 2010

There are twelve races on the Superleague Formula by Sonangol schedule in 2010, eleven of them on European circuits. The season kicks off at a new-to-Superleague venue, Silverstone in Great Britain on 3/4 April. All teams that compete in the Superleague Formula will use identical 750 horsepower V12powered cars and technologies, with an estimated top speed of 320 km/h. As all cars will be similar from a technical point of view, the emphasis will be placed on the team’s performance and each driver’s contribution, skill and ability. Adding to Superleague Formula´s appeal is its unique Qualifying format, with a fully reversed grid in the second race and the Super Final. Six clubs will do a five-lap dash for cash at the end of race two on Sundays. Drivers will battle for a weekend purse of €100,000 in prize money going to the winner of each weekend round.

PSV wins race 2 at Brands Hatch PSV clinched their first Superleague Formula victory of the season after Narain Karthikeyan won race 2 at Brands Hatch on Sunday afternoon. PSV faced technical problems in race 1, but the Indian driver finished first in race 2 to record an impressive victory, with a twelve-second advantage over the RSC Anderlecht car. read more

PSV racing team suffered disappointing weekend The PSV racing team suffered a disappointing weekend at TT circuit Assen. Driver Narain Karthikeyan finished thirteenth in race 1 and ninth in race 2 in Round 2 of the Superleague Formula by Sonangol. After Round 2, the PSV racing team are seventeenth in the general standings of the 2010 season. read more


Superleague Formula Agenda 2010
 
April 3/4:
Round 1 Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom)

May 15/16:
Round 2 TT circuit Assen (Netherlands)

May 22/23:
Round 3 Magny-Cours (France)

June 19/20:
Round 4 Circuito de Jarama (Spain)

June 26/27:
Round 5 Nürburgring (Germany)

July 17/18:
Round 6 Circuit Zolder (Belgium)

July 31/August 1:
Round 7 Brands Hatch (United Kingdom)

September 4/5:
Round 8 Adria international raceway (Italiy)

September 18/19:
Round 9 Autódromo int. Algarve (Portugal)

October 2/3:
Round 10Circuito de Navarra (Spain)

November 13/14:
Round 11 Circuito de Jerez (Spain)

Round 12 To be decided
 

Other news