2000 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2000 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship season was the 43rd British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season and marked the final year for Super Touring specification cars in the championship.
Changes for 2000
Teams and drivers
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Icon |
Class |
M |
Manufacturer |
I |
Independent |
B |
Class B |
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Calendar
Round |
Circuit |
Date |
Pole Position |
Fastest Lap |
Winning Driver |
Winning Team |
Winning Class B |
1 |
R1 |
Brands Hatch, Kent |
April 9 |
Alain Menu |
Jason Plato |
Alain Menu |
Ford Team Mondeo |
Alan Morrison |
R2 |
Alain Menu |
Anthony Reid |
Jason Plato |
Vauxhall Motorsport |
James Kaye |
2 |
R3 |
Donington Park, Leicestershire |
April 24 |
Rickard Rydell |
Alain Menu |
Alain Menu |
Ford Team Mondeo |
Alan Morrison |
R4 |
Rickard Rydell |
Rickard Rydell |
Alain Menu |
Ford Team Mondeo |
James Kaye |
3 |
R5 |
Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire |
May 1 |
Yvan Muller |
Jason Plato |
Yvan Muller |
Vauxhall Motorsport |
Alan Morrison |
R6 |
Jason Plato |
Jason Plato |
Yvan Muller |
Vauxhall Motorsport |
Alan Morrison |
4 |
R7 |
Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife |
May 14 |
Alain Menu |
James Thompson |
Rickard Rydell |
Ford Team Mondeo |
Mark Lemmer |
R8 |
Gabriele Tarquini |
Tom Kristensen |
Gabriele Tarquini |
Redstone Team Honda |
Alan Morrison |
5 |
R9 |
Oulton Park, Cheshire |
May 29 |
Alain Menu |
Jason Plato |
Alain Menu |
Ford Team Mondeo |
James Kaye |
R10 |
Tom Kristensen |
Tom Kristensen |
Tom Kristensen |
Redstone Team Honda |
James Kaye |
6 |
R11 |
Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire |
June 11 |
Rickard Rydell |
Yvan Muller |
James Thompson |
Redstone Team Honda |
Alan Morrison |
R12 |
Rickard Rydell |
Yvan Muller |
Yvan Muller |
Vauxhall Motorsport |
Alan Morrison |
7 |
R13 |
Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire |
June 25 |
Rickard Rydell |
Rickard Rydell |
Rickard Rydell |
Ford Team Mondeo |
Alan Morrison |
R14 |
Rickard Rydell |
Rickard Rydell |
Rickard Rydell |
Ford Team Mondeo |
James Kaye |
8 |
R15 |
Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk |
July 8 |
Jason Plato |
Jason Plato |
Jason Plato |
Vauxhall Motorsport |
Alan Morrison |
R16 |
Rickard Rydell |
Jason Plato |
Alain Menu |
Ford Team Mondeo |
Rob Collard |
9 |
R17 |
Donington Park, Leicestershire |
July 30 |
Gabriele Tarquini |
Anthony Reid |
Anthony Reid |
Ford Team Mondeo |
Alan Morrison |
R18 |
Gabriele Tarquini |
Anthony Reid |
Gabriele Tarquini |
Redstone Team Honda |
James Kaye |
10 |
R19 |
Brands Hatch, Kent |
August 28 |
Rickard Rydell |
Matt Neal |
Matt Neal |
Team Dynamics Racing |
Alan Morrison |
R20 |
Tom Kristensen |
Tom Kristensen |
Alain Menu |
Ford Team Mondeo |
James Kaye |
11 |
R21 |
Oulton Park, Cheshire |
September 10 |
Anthony Reid |
Gabriele Tarquini |
Anthony Reid |
Ford Team Mondeo |
Alan Morrison |
R22 |
Gabriele Tarquini |
Gabriele Tarquini |
Gabriele Tarquini |
Redstone Team Honda |
James Kaye |
12 |
R23 |
Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire |
September 16 |
Rickard Rydell |
Tom Kristensen |
Tom Kristensen |
Redstone Team Honda |
Alan Morrison |
R24 |
Tom Kristensen |
Tom Kristensen |
Tom Kristensen |
Redstone Team Honda |
Dan Eaves |
Championship results tables
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Touring Class |
Pos. |
Driver |
BHGP |
DON |
THR |
KNO |
OUL |
SIL |
CRO |
SNE |
DON |
BHI |
OUL |
SIL |
Pts |
1 |
Alain Menu |
1 |
7* |
1 |
1* |
8 |
3 |
2 |
Ret |
1 |
6 |
Ret |
3 |
5 |
2 |
Ret |
1* |
8 |
9 |
4 |
1* |
5 |
6 |
Ret |
3* |
195 |
2 |
Anthony Reid |
5 |
2* |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
Ret |
2 |
DSQ |
4 |
6 |
1 |
3* |
8 |
4 |
1 |
2* |
7 |
Ret* |
193 |
3 |
Rickard Rydell |
3 |
4* |
2 |
3* |
4 |
Ret |
1 |
2 |
Ret |
Ret |
8 |
DSQ |
1 |
1* |
3 |
5 |
Ret |
6 |
3 |
2 |
Ret |
8 |
2 |
DNS |
178 |
4 |
Yvan Muller |
2 |
3 |
Ret |
5 |
1 |
1* |
7 |
4 |
Ret |
5 |
7 |
1* |
8 |
5 |
Ret |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
168 |
5 |
Jason Plato |
4 |
1* |
6 |
7 |
3 |
2* |
8 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
Ret‡ |
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
3* |
9 |
4 |
Ret |
2 |
160 |
6 |
Gabriele Tarquini |
9 |
6* |
4 |
2* |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
1* |
9 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
Ret‡ |
6 |
7 |
6 |
1* |
9 |
10 |
2 |
1* |
Ret |
6 |
149 |
7 |
Tom Kristensen |
7 |
Ret |
5 |
6 |
9 |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
3 |
1* |
3 |
6* |
4 |
9 |
2 |
Ret |
10 |
Ret |
2 |
8 |
8 |
Ret |
1 |
1* |
143 |
8 |
Matt Neal |
10 |
Ret |
8 |
8 |
7 |
Ret |
4 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
Ret |
3 |
3 |
5 |
8* |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
7 |
7* |
5 |
7 |
129 |
9 |
James Thompson |
6 |
Ret |
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6 |
DSQ |
4 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
Ret |
3* |
3 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
8* |
129 |
10 |
Vincent Radermecker |
8 |
5 |
7 |
Ret |
5 |
Ret* |
9 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
Ret |
9 |
Ret‡ |
Ret |
DNS |
9 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
Ret |
4 |
4 |
81 |
11 |
Colin Blair |
11 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
Ret |
9 |
10 |
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26 |
12 |
David Leslie |
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6 |
Ret |
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7 |
10 |
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6 |
Ret |
15 |
13 |
Peter Kox |
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Ret |
9 |
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2 |
Independent's Championship |
1 |
Matt Neal |
10 |
Ret |
8 |
8 |
7 |
Ret |
4 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
Ret |
3 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
348 |
2 |
Colin Blair |
11 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
Ret |
9 |
10 |
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132 |
3 |
David Leslie |
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7 |
10 |
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6 |
Ret |
32 |
Class B |
1 |
Alan Morrison |
12 |
Ret |
10 |
13 |
11 |
7 |
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
Ret |
10 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
15 |
10 |
13 |
9 |
Ret |
264 |
2 |
James Kaye |
13 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
Ret |
12 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
Ret |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
Ret |
11 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
260 |
3 |
Mark Lemmer |
14 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
DSQ |
11 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
Ret |
185 |
4 |
Rob Collard |
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Ret |
Ret |
DNS |
DNS |
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12 |
11 |
13 |
Ret |
11 |
8 |
Ret |
9 |
14 |
Ret |
Ret |
12 |
Ret |
DNS |
Ret |
Ret |
81 |
5 |
Dan Eaves |
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11 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
53 |
6 |
Nick James |
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14 |
11 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
16 |
Ret |
Ret |
DNS |
Ret |
Ret |
13 |
Ret |
51 |
7 |
Marc Nordon |
Ret |
DNS |
Ret |
DNS |
DNS |
DNS |
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13 |
Ret |
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13 |
Ret‡ |
10 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
15 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
12 |
30 |
8 |
Tom Ferrier |
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13 |
14 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
DNS |
18 |
9 |
Gareth Howell |
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13 |
11 |
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18 |
10 |
Toni Ruokonen |
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12 |
Ret |
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14 |
11 |
Geoff Kimber-Smith |
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14 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
Bryce Wilson |
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Ret |
11 |
10 |
13 |
Andy Middlehurst |
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14 |
Ret |
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6 |
14 |
Lee Linford |
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15 |
Ret |
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6 |
15 |
Will Hoy |
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Ret |
Ret |
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2 |
16 |
Gavin Pyper |
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Ret |
DNS |
Ret |
DNS |
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1 |
17 |
Simon Harrison |
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Ret |
Ret |
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0 |
18 |
David Pitcher |
DNS |
DNS |
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0 |
Pos. |
Driver |
BHGP |
DON |
THR |
KNO |
OUL |
SIL |
CRO |
SNE |
DON |
BHI |
OUL |
SIL |
Pts |
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Colour |
Result |
Gold |
Winner |
Silver |
2nd place |
Bronze |
3rd place |
Green |
Finished, in points |
Blue |
Finished, no points |
Not classified (NC) |
Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
White |
Did not start (DNS) |
Withdrew (WD) |
Race cancelled (C) |
Blank |
Did not participate |
Excluded (EX) |
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Note: bold signifies pole position in class (1 point awarded), italics signifies fastest lap in class and * signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap (1 point given).
‡ Retired before second start of race
Note: Unknown fastest laps from Rounds 17-20 for the Independent class and Class B.
Manufacturers Championship
Touring Teams Championship
‡ Retired before second start of race
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