The 2010 RAC Tourist Trophy was an auto race held at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, Great Britain from 30 April–2 May. The event, the second round of the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season, was among the first to use the revised 5.900 km (3.666 mi) Arena layout of the Silverstone Circuit that was completed in early 2010. The GT1 series was part of the larger Silverstone Supercar 2010 event, sharing the weekend with the FIA GT3 European Championship, GT4 European Cup, and the British Formula 3 Championship. The Championship race also served to award an annual champion for RAC Tourist Trophy, awarded by the Royal Automobile Club.
The No. 22 Sumo Power GT Nissan GT-R driven to victory in the Tourist Trophy by Brits Jamie Campbell-Walter and Warren Hughes.
The start of the Qualifying Race
The No. 7 Young Driver Aston Martin was the initial Championship Race winner prior to exclusion
2010 FIA GT1 World Championship
The 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship was the inaugural FIA GT1 World Championship, a motor racing competition reserved for FIA GT1 cars. The championship was a replacement for the FIA GT Championship which had been held annually from 1997 to 2009. It was the first sports car racing series to be sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as a World Championship since the demise of the World Sportscar Championship at the end of the 1992 season.
Vitaphone Racing won the inaugural FIA GT1 Teams' World Championship with its Maserati MC12s and drivers Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini won the Drivers' World Championship
Nissan GT-R GT1s were entered by the Swiss Racing Team (pictured) and Sumo Power GT
A Ford GT1, built by Matech Concepts specifically for the 2010 championship and entered by Marc VDS Racing Team
The Aston Martin DBR9, a previous winner in the FIA GT Championship, has been modified to comply with the 2010 FIA GT1 regulations