2010 Formula 3 Euro Series

The top drivers in the championship standings at the end of the year were rewarded with a wide range of prize tests in various other racing categories. The top three drivers – Mortara, Wittmann and Bottas – all received a Formula Renault 3.5 Series test. As well as that, Mortara received a Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters test in the Audi A4, as he finished as top Volkswagen-engined driver as champion. Bottas, as top Mercedes-Benz driver received a test in the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. ==Drivers and teams==

Driver changes ; Changed Teams • Mika Mäki: Signature → Motopark Academy • Roberto Merhi: Manor Motorsport → Mücke Motorsport • Edoardo Mortara: Kolles & Heinz Union → Signature • Alexander Sims: ASL Mücke Motorsport → ART Grand Prix • Marco Wittmann: ASL Mücke Motorsport → Signature ; Entering/Re-Entering Formula 3 Euro Series • António Félix da Costa: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (Motopark Academy) → Motopark Academy • Jimmy Eriksson: Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (Motopark Academy) → Motopark Academy • Tobias Hegewald: GP3 Series (RSC Mücke Motorsport) → Motopark Academy • Daniel Juncadella: Formula BMW Europe (EuroInternational) → Prema Powerteam • Matias Laine: Formula Renault UK (CRS Racing) → Motopark Academy • Kevin Magnussen: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (Motopark Academy) → Motopark Academy • Nicolas Marroc: German Formula Three Championship (Racing Experience) → Prema Powerteam • Carlos Muñoz: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (Epsilon Euskadi) → Mücke Motorsport • Jim Pla: Formula BMW Europe (DAMS) → ART Grand Prix • Adrian Quaife-Hobbs: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (Motopark Academy) → Motopark Academy • Luís Sá Silva: Asian Formula Renault Challenge (Asia Racing Team) → Motopark Academy • Laurens Vanthoor: German Formula Three Championship (Van Amersfoort Racing) → Signature • Sandro Zeller: Formula Lista Junior (Jo Zeller Racing) → Jo Zeller Racing ; Leaving Formula 3 Euro Series • Jules Bianchi: ART Grand Prix → GP2 Series (ART Grand Prix) • Sam Bird: Mücke Motorsport → GP2 Series (ART Grand Prix) • Mirko Bortolotti: Carlin Motorsport → GP3 Series (Addax Team) • Andrea Caldarelli: SG Formula → Italian Formula Three Championship (Prema Powerteam) • Johnny Cecotto Jr.: HBR Motorsport → GP2 Series (Trident Racing) • Matteo Chinosi: Prema Powerteam → unknown • Stefano Coletti: Prema Powerteam → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Comtec Racing) • Carlo van Dam: Kolles & Heinz Union & SG Formula → Le Mans Series (Atlas FX-Team Full Speed) • Tom Dillmann: HBR Motorsport & Prema Powerteam → German Formula Three Championship (HS Technik) • Pedro Enrique: Manor Motorsport → GP3 Series (ART Grand Prix) • Victor García: Prema Powerteam → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (KMP Racing) • Tiago Geronimi: Signature → unknown • Brendon Hartley: Carlin Motorsport → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Tech 1 Racing) • Johan Jokinen: Kolles & Heinz Union → FIA Formula Two Championship • Alexandre Marsoin: SG Formula → unknown • Kevin Mirocha: HBR Motorsport → Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SL Formula Racing) • Nico Monien: Mücke Motorsport → German Formula Three Championship (URD Rennsport) • Atte Mustonen: Motopark Academy → unknown • César Ramos: Manor Motorsport → Italian Formula Three Championship (BVM – Target Racing) • Jake Rosenzweig: Carlin Motorsport → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Carlin) • Tim Sandtler: Prema Powerteam → unknown • Basil Shaaban: Prema Powerteam → unknown • Adrien Tambay: ART Grand Prix → Auto GP (Charouz-Gravity Racing) • Nick Tandy: Kolles & Heinz Union → Porsche Supercup (Konrad Motorsport) • Jean-Karl Vernay: Signature → Firestone Indy Lights (Sam Schmidt Motorsports) • Christian Vietoris: Mücke Motorsport → GP2 Series (Racing Engineering) • Henkie Waldschmidt: SG Formula → unknown • Robert Wickens: Kolles & Heinz Union → GP3 Series (Status Grand Prix) Team changes • Carlin Motorsport and Manor Motorsport left the series to participate in the new-for-2010 GP3 Series. • Motopark Academy changed their engine supplier from Mercedes to Volkswagen. ==Race calendar and results==

• A nine-round calendar was announced on 18 December 2009. The calendar was reduced to eight rounds on 29 January 2010 after the Euro Series decided to skip the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters events at Lausitz and the second Hockenheim round. However, the series did add a season-closing round at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. ==Standings==

Drivers • Points are awarded as follows: Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap – Rookie Cup † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. Teams Nations Cup ==See also==