The
2010 Beijing Superleague Formula round was a
Superleague FormulaSuperleague Formula is an open wheel single seater motor racing formula, which started in 2008, at Donington Park in the United Kingdom. The league introduced team sponsorship by association football clubs. It goes by the saying 'The Beautiful Race: Football at 300 km/h'. By 2011 the link with...
round held on October 10, 2010, at the
Beijing International Street CircuitThe Beijing International Street Circuit is a street circuit located at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, Beijing, China.-History:To keep the success of Olympic Games, the Shunyu district decided to invest 300 million yuan to build facilities for motorsport.The circuit is to be opened in October...
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. It was Superleague Formula's second visit to China, after previously visiting the
Ordos International CircuitOrdos International Circuit, built in 2010, is a motorsport facility located in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China. It hosted a round of the China Touring Car Championship, Scirocco Cup China and Superleague Formula in 2010...
the week before. It was also be the first time the championship raced on a street circuit. It was a non-championship event, after the track failed to gain the required FIA Grade 2 status in order to host a championship event. It was originally scheduled to be the eleventh round of the
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Nineteen cars took part including Chinese outfits
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and
Team ChinaTeam China Superleague Formula team is a national racing team from China, similar to the A1 Team China which competed in A1 Grand Prix between 2005 and 2009. The car will compete in Superleague Formula for the two Chinese races in October of the 2010 season...
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Support races for the event were from the
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Qualifying
- In each group, the top four qualify for the quarter-finals.
Standings after the round
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