2010 FIA WTCC Race of Japan
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The 2010 FIA WTCC Kenwood Race of Japan was the tenth round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season
. It was held at the Okayama International Circuit near Mimasaka
, Japan
on October 31, 2010. It was the third running of the Race of Spain
. The Race 1 was won by Chevrolet's Rob Huff
, and BMW Team RBM's Augusto Farfus
took the chequered flag of the Race 2 but Farfus and his teammate Andy Priaulx
were disqualified due to use sequential gearboxe
s and excluded from both races on November 14 after two weeks of the race. Thus, Colin Turkington
, the runner-up of the Race 2, inherited victory in the race.
2010 World Touring Car Championship season
The 2010 World Touring Car Championship season was the seventh season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the sixth since its 2005 return. It began with the Race of Brazil at Curitiba on March 7 and ended with the Guia Race of Macau at the Guia Circuit on November 21, after twenty-two...
. It was held at the Okayama International Circuit near Mimasaka
Mimasaka
Mimasaka can refer to:* Mimasaka, Okayama, city in Japan* Mimasaka Province, former province of Japan...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on October 31, 2010. It was the third running of the Race of Spain
FIA WTCC Race of Spain
The FIA WTCC Race of Spain is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, which is held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo near the city of Valencia in Spain.The race has been run at Valencia every year since the return of the series in 2005 season.-Winners:...
. The Race 1 was won by Chevrolet's Rob Huff
Rob Huff
Robert "Rob" Peter Huff is a British racing driver. He currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship for the Chevrolet team, driving the Chevrolet Cruze.-Early years:...
, and BMW Team RBM's Augusto Farfus
Augusto Farfus
Augusto Farfus Jr. is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He presently lives in Monaco.- Early years :Farfus first tasted racing in minibike races and won the local championships in 1991....
took the chequered flag of the Race 2 but Farfus and his teammate Andy Priaulx
Andy Priaulx
Andrew Graham Priaulx, MBE is a British racing driver from Guernsey. He is a European Touring Car Championship champion, three times World Touring Car Championship champion and the only FIA Touring Car champion to win an International level championship for four consecutive years...
were disqualified due to use sequential gearboxe
Sequential manual transmission
A sequential manual transmission is a type of manual transmission used on motorcycles and high-performance cars for auto racing, where gears are selected in order, and direct access to specific gears is not possible....
s and excluded from both races on November 14 after two weeks of the race. Thus, Colin Turkington
Colin Turkington
Colin Henry Turkington is a Northern Irish auto racing driver. His most notable success to date was becoming 2009 British Touring Car Champion driving for Team RAC. Most recently he has competed in the 2010 World Touring Car Championship driving a BMW 320si for West Surrey Racing...
, the runner-up of the Race 2, inherited victory in the race.