2000 British Touring Car Championship

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. The champion was Alain Menu driving a Ford Mondeo, while Alan Morrison won the newly introduced Class B championship in a Peugeot 306 GTi.

Changes for 2000

Nissan, Renault and Volvo retired their works teams, thus leaving only three manufacturers with factory supported entries: Ford, Honda and Vauxhall.
1999 champion Laurent Aïello did not return to defend his crown, the Frenchman instead signing with Audi to compete in Le Mans and the newly revived DTM championship in Germany.
After a difficult 1999 season, former double champion John Cleland announced his retirement from the series.
Honda enlisted works JAS Motorsport drivers, 1994 champion Gabriele Tarquini and Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen to partner James Thompson, and signed off Peter Kox.
Rickard Rydell joined the Ford team from the departed Volvo squad.
At Vauxhall, Yvan Muller was partnered by Jason Plato and Vincent Radermecker, having joined from Renault and Volvo respectively.
A smaller Super Touring field for 2000 resulted in the introduction of "Class B" cars based on Super Production regulations.

Outside drivers and teams changes, some important regulations came into play.

- With only three manufacturer teams left vying for the title, each ran a 3-car campaign for the 2000 season.

- Michelin, now the sole tyre supplier, developed new compounds of tyres for the drivers but an intermediate option would no longer be available. The only choice for drivers was slick tyres or full wets which meant tyre choices in greasy or changeable conditions was more crucial than ever. To make matters even more difficult, tyre warmers were no longer allowed in advance of the race. As a result, the drivers had to take to the track on ill-handling cold tyres at the beginning of the race and after pit-stops.

- Success ballast was introduced for the 2000 season. The top three finishers of the sprint and feature race at a meeting were allocated a ballast to be applied at the next meeting. It was distributed as 40kg for a winner, 30kg for 2nd place and 20kg for 3rd place, with the ballast capped at 40kg.

- A dropped-scores system was put in place for 2000. This meant a driver would drop his four worst results from the season before tallying his overall points haul.

Teams and drivers

Alain Menu won the championship driving a Ford Mondeo

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

Calendar

All races were held in the United Kingdom.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Winning Class B
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix), Kent	9 April	Alain Menu	Jason Plato	Alain Menu	Ford Team Mondeo	Alan Morrison
1	R2	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix), Kent	9 April	Alain Menu	Anthony Reid	Jason Plato	Vauxhall Motorsport	James Kaye
2	R3	Donington Park (National), Leicestershire	24 April	Rickard Rydell	Alain Menu	Alain Menu	Ford Team Mondeo	Alan Morrison
2	R4	Donington Park (National), Leicestershire	24 April	Rickard Rydell	Rickard Rydell	Alain Menu	Ford Team Mondeo	James Kaye
3	R5	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	1 May	Yvan Muller	Jason Plato	Yvan Muller	Vauxhall Motorsport	Alan Morrison
3	R6	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	1 May	Jason Plato	Jason Plato	Yvan Muller	Vauxhall Motorsport	Alan Morrison
4	R7	Knockhill Circuit, Fife	14 May	Alain Menu	James Thompson	Rickard Rydell	Ford Team Mondeo	Mark Lemmer
4	R8	Knockhill Circuit, Fife	14 May	Gabriele Tarquini	Tom Kristensen	Gabriele Tarquini	Redstone Team Honda	Alan Morrison
5	R9	Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire	29 May	Alain Menu	Jason Plato	Alain Menu	Ford Team Mondeo	James Kaye
5	R10	Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire	29 May	Tom Kristensen	Tom Kristensen	Tom Kristensen	Redstone Team Honda	James Kaye
6	R11	Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire	11 June	Rickard Rydell	Yvan Muller	James Thompson	Redstone Team Honda	Alan Morrison
6	R12	Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire	11 June	Rickard Rydell	Yvan Muller	Yvan Muller	Vauxhall Motorsport	Alan Morrison
7	R13	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	25 June	Rickard Rydell	Rickard Rydell	Rickard Rydell	Ford Team Mondeo	Alan Morrison
7	R14	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	25 June	Rickard Rydell	Rickard Rydell	Rickard Rydell	Ford Team Mondeo	James Kaye
8	R15	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk	8 July	Jason Plato	Jason Plato	Jason Plato	Vauxhall Motorsport	Alan Morrison
8	R16	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk	8 July	Rickard Rydell	Jason Plato	Alain Menu	Ford Team Mondeo	Rob Collard
9	R17	Donington Park (Grand Prix), Leicestershire	30 July	Gabriele Tarquini	Anthony Reid	Anthony Reid	Ford Team Mondeo	Alan Morrison
9	R18	Donington Park (Grand Prix), Leicestershire	30 July	Gabriele Tarquini	Anthony Reid	Gabriele Tarquini	Redstone Team Honda	James Kaye
10	R19	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	28 August	Rickard Rydell	Matt Neal	Matt Neal	Team Dynamics Racing	Alan Morrison
10	R20	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	28 August	Tom Kristensen	Tom Kristensen	Alain Menu	Ford Team Mondeo	James Kaye
11	R21	Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire	10 September	Anthony Reid	Gabriele Tarquini	Anthony Reid	Ford Team Mondeo	Alan Morrison
11	R22	Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire	10 September	Gabriele Tarquini	Gabriele Tarquini	Gabriele Tarquini	Redstone Team Honda	James Kaye
12	R23	Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire	16 September	Rickard Rydell	Tom Kristensen	Tom Kristensen	Redstone Team Honda	Alan Morrison
12	R24	Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire	16 September	Tom Kristensen	Tom Kristensen	Tom Kristensen	Redstone Team Honda	Dan Eaves

Championship results tables

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Lead a lap in feature race
15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	1

No driver may collect more than one "Lead a Lap" point per race no matter how many laps they lead.
Drivers' top 20 results count towards the championship.

Pos.	Driver	BHGP		DON		THR		KNO		OUL		SIL		CRO		SNE		DON		BHI		OUL		SIL		Pts
Touring Class
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	345
2	Colin Blair	11	8	9	10	10	6	10	7	8	Ret	9	10													141
3	David Leslie																	7	10					6	Ret	36
Class B
1	Alan Morrison	12	Ret	10	13	11	7	NC	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	NC	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	DNS	DNS	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
–	Simon Harrison																					Ret	Ret			0
–	David Pitcher	DNS	DNS																							0
Pos.	Driver	BHGP		DON		THR		KNO		OUL		SIL		CRO		SNE		DON		BHI		OUL		SIL		Pts

Note: bold signifies pole position in class (1 point awarded all races), italics signifies fastest lap in class (1 point awarded all races) and * signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap (1 point given).

‡ Retired before second start of race

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
1	Ford / Ford Team Mondeo	3	4	2	3	4	4	2	3	5	6	8	Ret	2	2	4	5	8	6	4	2	5	6	7	Ret	515
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
2	Honda / Redstone Team Honda	7	Ret	5	6	9	Ret	6	Ret	4	4	3	4	6	9	6	7	6	5	6	8	4	5	3	6	411
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
3	Vauxhall / Vauxhall Motorsport	4	3	7	7	3	2	8	6	7	5	7	5	9	Ret‡	Ret	4	5	7	7	6	6	4	8	4	399
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
1	Ford Team Mondeo	4	3	4	3	6	Ret	2	5	6	2	6	Ret	205
2	Vauxhall Motorsport	1	5	1	4	2	1	5	2	4	3	3	2	196
2	Vauxhall Motorsport	3	7	2	6	5	5	Ret‡	4	7	6	4	4	196
3	Redstone Team Honda	6	2	5	1	1	2	4	3	1	5	1	1	176
3	Redstone Team Honda	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	4	4	9	7	5	8	5	6	176
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

External links

British Saloon/Touring Car Championship

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Champions Records Teams and Drivers

Super Touring championships

British Touring Car Championship	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

French Supertouring Championship	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Italian Superturismo Championship	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Touring Car World Cup	1993 1994 1995

South American Super Touring Car Championship	1997 1998 1999 2000

Japanese Touring Car Championship	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Super Tourenwagen Cup	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Belgian Procar Championship	1994 1995 1996 1997

Swedish Touring Car Championship	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Campeonato de España de Turismos	1994 1995 1996 1997

Portuguese Touring Car Championship	1993 1994

Central European Supertouring Car Championship	1994 1995 1996

South African Touring Car Championship	1994 1995 1996

Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship	1994 1996 1997 1998 1999

Australian Super Touring Championship	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000–01 2002

North American Touring Car Championship	1996 1997

European Touring Car Championship	2000 2001

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