2000 British Touring Car Championship season

2000 BTCC season
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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.

Contents

Changes for 2000

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Redstone Team Honda Honda Accord 2 David Leslie M 3
4 James Thompson M 1, 4-12
7 Peter Kox M 2
18 Gabriele Tarquini M All
77 Tom Kristensen M All
PRO Motorsport Nissan Primera GT '00 2 David Leslie I 9, 12
45 Colin Blair I 1-7
Ford Team Mondeo Ford Mondeo 3 Rickard Rydell M All
11 Alain Menu M All
12 Anthony Reid M All
Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Vectra 5 Jason Plato M All
6 Yvan Muller M All
8 Vincent Radermecker M All
Team Dynamics Max Power Racing Nissan Primera GT '00 9 Matt Neal I 1-11
Nissan Primera GT '98 12
VIP Touring Car Club Peugeot 306 GTi 13 Alan Morrison B All
14 Will Hoy B 6
24 Lee Linford B 9
25 Toni Ruokonen B 10
26 Dan Eaves B 11-12
Gary Ayles Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 16 Tom Ferrier B 10-12
44 Gavin Pyper B 10-11
Bintcliffe Sport Nissan Primera 20 Marc Nordon B 1-3, 5, 7-12
21 Rob Collard B 2-3, 5-12
Barwell Motorsport Honda Integra Type-R 23 Mark Lemmer B 1-11
Honda Accord 12
33 James Kaye B All
Arnold James Sport Honda Integra Type-R 48 Nick James B 6-12
RJN Motorsport Nissan Primera 50 Andy Middlehurst B 11
51 Bryce Wilson B 12
David Pitcher Honda Integra Type-R 69 David Pitcher B 1
GR Motorsport Ford Focus 71 Simon Harrison B 11
81 Gareth Howell B 11
Geoff Kimber-Smith Toyota Carina E 74 Geoff Kimber-Smith B 12
Icon Class
M Manufacturer
I Independent
B Class B

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

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 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 26
12 David Leslie 6 Ret 7 10 6 Ret 15
13 Peter Kox Ret 9 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 10 132
3 David Leslie 7 10 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 Ret Ret DNS DNS 12 11 13 Ret 11 8 Ret 9 14 Ret Ret 12 Ret DNS Ret Ret 81
5 Dan Eaves 11 10 11 9 53
6 Nick James 14 11 14 11 11 12 16 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 13 Ret 51
7 Marc Nordon Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS DNS 13 Ret 13 Ret‡ 10 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 30
8 Tom Ferrier 13 14 Ret Ret Ret DNS 18
9 Gareth Howell 13 11 18
10 Toni Ruokonen 12 Ret 14
11 Geoff Kimber-Smith 14 13 11
12 Bryce Wilson Ret 11 10
13 Andy Middlehurst 14 Ret 6
14 Lee Linford 15 Ret 6
15 Will Hoy Ret Ret 2
16 Gavin Pyper Ret DNS Ret DNS 1
17 Simon Harrison Ret Ret 0
18 David Pitcher DNS DNS 0
Pos. Driver BHGP DON THR KNO OUL SIL CRO SNE DON BHI OUL SIL Pts
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)

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

Pos Manufacturer BHGP DON THR KNO OUL SIL CRO SNE DON BHI OUL SIL Pts
1 Ford / Ford Team Mondeo 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 3 515
3 4 2 3 4 4 2 3 5 6 8 DSQ 2 2 4 5 8 6 4 2 5 6 7 Ret
2 Honda / Redstone Team Honda 6 6 4 2 6 5 5 1 3 1 1 2 4 4 2 3 3 1 2 5 2 1 1 1 411
7 Ret 5 6 9 Ret 6 DSQ 4 4 3 4 6 9 6 7 6 5 6 8 4 5 3 6
3 Vauxhall / Vauxhall Motorsport 2 1 6 5 1 1 7 4 2 2 6 1 8 5 1 2 4 4 5 3 3 3 4 2 399
4 3 7 7 3 2 8 6 7 5 7 5 9 Ret‡ Ret 4 5 7 7 6 6 4 8 4
Pos Manufacturer BHGP DON THR KNO OUL SIL CRO SNE DON BHI OUL SIL Pts

Touring Teams Championship

Pos Team BHGP
 DON
 THR
 KNO
 OUL
 SIL
 CRO
 SNE
 DON
 BHI
 OUL
 SIL
 Pts
1 Ford Team Mondeo 2 1 3 2 3 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 205
4 3 4 3 6 DSQ 2 5 6 2 6 Ret
2 Vauxhall Motorsport 1 5 1 4 2 1 5 2 4 3 3 2 196
3 7 2 6 5 5 Ret‡ 4 7 6 4 4
3 Redstone Team Honda 6 2 5 1 1 2 4 3 1 5 1 1 176
Ret 6 Ret DSQ 4 4 9 7 5 8 5 6
4 Team Dynamics Max Power Racing Ret 8 Ret 5 9 Ret 3 8 2 9 7 7 47
5 PRO Motorsport 8 10 6 7 Ret 10 10 Ret 19
Pos Team BHGP
 DON
 THR
 KNO
 OUL
 SIL
 CRO
 SNE
 DON
 BHI
 OUL
 SIL
 Pts

‡ Retired before second start of race

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