2010 FIA WTCC Race of Spain

Coming into the final European round of the season, Chevrolet RML driver Yvan Muller was leading the drivers' championship and Sergio Hernández was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.

Marc Carol joined the field in a SEAT Customers Technology run SEAT León 2.0 TFSI.{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Peter|title=Marc Carol To Race In Valencia|url=http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2010/09/marc-carol-to-race-in-valencia/|work=The Checkered Flag|publisher=BlackEagleMedia Network|accessdate=9 February 2013|date=7 September 2010}} Carol had last raced in the World Touring Car Championship at the 2005 FIA WTCC Race of Spain. Fabio Fabiani didn't return after the Race of Germany.

BMW Team RBM's Augusto Farfus was fastest in the opening practice session on Saturday morning, beating the lead Chevrolet of Alain Menu. Gabriele Tarquini was the leading SEAT in fifth while Carol was the quickest independent driver on his return to the WTCC.{{cite news|last=Hudson|first=Neil|title=Farfus leads Free Practice 1 at Valencia|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5285|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412000253/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5285|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 April 2013|work=TouringCarTimes|publisher=Mediaempire Stockholm AB|accessdate=9 February 2013|date=18 September 2010}}

SR–Sport's Tom Coronel set the pace in the final practice session, edging out Menu by a tenth of a second. Kristian Poulsen was both the leading independent and BMW driver in seventh.{{cite news|last=English|first=Steven|title=Coronel fastest in final practice|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86776|work=Autosport|publisher=Haymarket Publications|accessdate=9 February 2013|date=18 September 2010}}

Tarquini took pole position in qualifying for the first race on Sunday, beating the Chevrolet of Robert Huff. Fredy Barth had been the fastest driver in the first element of qualifying, beating the works Chevrolet drivers. Norbert Michelisz suffered an engine failure during Q1, finishing thirteenth while Franz Engstler ended his session in the gravel after setting a time good enough for fourteenth. Andy Priaulx narrowly made it through to Q2, finishing the session tenth at the expense of Michel Nykjær.

Tarquini set his pole time early on while later fast laps from Huff and Muller saw them finish second and third ahead of Menu who was hampered with gearbox problems. Tiago Monteiro and Coronel, who would take a ten place grid penalty for an unscheduled engine change. Jordi Gené, Barth and the works BMW pair of Priaulx and Farfus completed the top ten.{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Peter|title=Tarquini Secures Pole At Valencia|url=http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2010/09/tarquini-secures-pole-at-valencia/|work=The Checkered Flag|publisher=BlackEagleMedia Network|accessdate=9 February 2013|date=18 September 2010}}

Michelisz led Sunday morning's warm–up session with pole sitter Tarquini half a second behind.{{cite news|last=Hudson|first=Neil|title=Michelisz leads Valencia warm-up|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5301|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412000539/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5301|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 April 2013|work=TouringCarTimes|publisher=Mediaempire Stockholm AB|accessdate=9 February 2013|date=19 September 2010}}

Tarquini led away from pole position while further down, Priaulx moved up from ninth to sixth. Muller easily got ahead of Huff to take second place in opening laps while Barth and Farfus were battling over who would start on the front row for race two. Menu had dropped down the order to claim the reversed grid pole as Barth repeatedly tapped Farfus' rear bumper. The BMW eventually went wide, giving sevenths place to Barth. At the front, Tarquini took the win with Muller second and Huff third. Gené was fourth, Priaulx finished fifth and Monteiro was sixth. Poulsen was twelfth and won the independents' class.{{cite news|last=English|first=Steven|title=Victory boosts Tarquini's title hopes|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86808|work=Autosport|publisher=Haymarket Publications|accessdate=9 February 2013|date=19 September 2010}}

Menu started on pole position and was followed by Barth, the two were then passed up each side by Monteiro on the outside and Priaulx on the inside. Priaulx and Menu then collided, allowing Monteiro to assume the lead and Barth took second place. Priaulx attempted another move on Menu at turn three but the Chevrolet took the normal line through the corner, the pair collided and Menu spun. Priaulx was delayed but Muller took the opportunity to pass both of them and take third, he then took second from Barth when the Swiss SEAT driver slowed with a puncture. Priaulx was left to battle with Tarquini for third, with Tarquini coming out on top. At the end of the race, Monteiro took the win with Muller second and Tarquini third. Poulsen was the Yokohama Trophy winner.{{cite news|last=English|first=Steven|title=Monteiro wins second Valencia race|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86821|work=Autosport|publisher=Haymarket Publications|accessdate=9 February 2013|date=19 September 2010}}

• Bold denotes Fastest lap.

• Bold denotes Fastest lap.

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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;Yokohama Independents' Trophy standings

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;Manufacturers' Championship standings

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• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714125935/http://mstworld.com/Results/2010/10009wtc.pdf Results Booklet PDF at MST Systems]

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• [http://www.fiawtcc.com/ World Touring Car Championship official website]

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Name_of_race = FIA WTCC Race of Spain |

Year_of_race = 2010 |

Previous_race_in_season = 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Germany |

Next_race_in_season = 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Japan |

Previous_year's_race = 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Spain |

Next_year's_race = 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Spain

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FIA WTCC Race of Spain