2010 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil
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Round 1 of 11 in the 2010 World Touring Car Championship at Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba in Curitiba, Brazil.
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| Date | 7 March, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Curitiba, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba 3.695 kilometres (2.296 mi) |
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| Laps | 16 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Yvan Muller
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Chevrolet RML | |
| Time | 1:23.725 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Yvan Muller
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Chevrolet RML | |
| Second |
 Robert Huff
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Chevrolet RML | |
| Third |
 Alain Menu
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Chevrolet RML | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Robert Huff
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Chevrolet RML | |
| Time | 1:33.904 | ||
| Laps | 14 | ||
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| Podium | |||
| First |
 Gabriele Tarquini
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SR-Sport | |
| Second |
 Jordi Gené
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SR-Sport | |
| Third |
Alain Menu
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Chevrolet RML | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Gabriele Tarquini
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SR-Sport | |
| Time | 1:25.803 | ||
The 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil (formally the 2010 FIA WTCC HSBC Race of Brazil) was a World Touring Car Championship round held at Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba near Curitiba, Brazil on 7 March 2010. It was the opening round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season and the fifth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Brazil. The two races were won by Yvan Muller of Chevrolet and Gabriele Tarquini of SR-Sport
Reigning manufacturer's champion SEAT withdrew from the series for the 2010 season. Former SEAT Sport drivers Gabriele Tarquini, Tiago Monteiro and Jordi Gené transferred to new team SR-Sport, run by SUNRED Engineering. BMW reduced their team from five cars to two, with Augusto Farfus joining Andy Priaulx at BMW Team RBM. Chevrolet continue to run three cars, with Yvan Muller replacing Nicola Larini in their line-up. Lada were absent from the opening round of the season. Fredy Barth made his WTCC debut for SUNRED, while Harry Vaulkhard and Darryl O'Young made their first appearances with new team bamboo-engineering.
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