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1999 British Touring Car Championship
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42nd season of the British Touring Car Championship
December 2025
1999 BTCC season 1998 2000
The 1999 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship featured 26 races across 13 rounds. It began on 5 April at Donington Park and concluded on 19 September at Silverstone. The driver's title was won by Laurent Aïello in his debut season driving for the Nissan works team, with his teammate David Leslie in second place. Reigning champion Rickard Rydell finished in third place.
thumb|Laurent Aiello won the drivers championship driving a Nissan
One of the surprises of the season was the performance of independent driver Matt Neal. Driving for his father's Team Dynamics in a 1998 Nissan Primera,http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/197/ Nissan Primera (50) Super Touring Register 2017-12-08 Neal became the first independent driver to win a championship race in the feature race of the first Donington round; series organisers TOCA had put up a reward for £250,000 for this achievement.https://www.goodwood.com/grrc/race/historic/2017/4/on-this-day-in...-1999/ April 5th 1999, Matt Neal won himself a £250,000 privateer bonus at Donington www.goodwood.com 2017-12-08
thumb|David Leslie finished 2nd driving a Nissan
thumb|James Thompson finished fourth overall driving a Honda Accord.
thumb|Matt Neal won the Michelin Cup for Independents and finished 9th overall driving a Nissan
Background
Six manufacturer backed teams contested the 1999 championship,https://www.motorsport.com/btcc/news/btcc-1999-entry-list-news-99-03-03/ BTCC: 1999 Entry List, News 99-03-03 Motorsport.com 2017-12-08 en Audi and Peugeot having withdrawn at the end 1998. Seven independent drivers appeared on the initial entry list however neither the Atford Ford Mondeohttp://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/337/ Ford Mondeo Super Touring Register 2017-12-08 of Gareth Howell or the TRM Motorsport BMW 320i of Collin Gallie made an appearance.
Just a single tyre manufacturer was represented (Michelin) and all competitors used the same tyre, most notably including independent runners.https://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/01/02/famous-races-matt-neal-talks-about-donington-1999/ Famous races: Matt Neal talks about Donington 1999 - TouringCarTimes 2015-01-02 TouringCarTimes 2017-12-08 en-US
Night racing was introduced to the BTCC for the first time for the rounds at Snetterton in July. The pit lane and main spectator areas were floodlit, whilst other parts of the circuit were in total darkness. To aid the drivers eyesight for the sharp changes from light to dark, the cockpits had a soft red light glowing inside.
Team and driver changes
Tom Walkinshaw Racing again ran Volvo's effort, defending champion Rickard Rydell came into the 1999 season with a new team-mate in Belgian Vincent Radermecker who had previously raced in the Belgian Procar series and replaced Italian Gianni Morbidelli.
1998 manufacturer champions Nissan once again entered two Primeras engineered by RML. David Leslie remained with the team for a third season and was joined by Frenchman Laurent Aiello, a former STW and French champion who took the seat vacated by Anthony Reid.
After a successful year in 1998 with Prodrive, Honda's effort was now to be run by WSR in a straight swap with Ford. James Thompson went into the season as title favourite and topped pre-season testinghttp://www.carenthusiast.com/btcc99.htm Car Enthusiast - The 1999 Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship www.carenthusiast.com 2017-12-08 and he was joined by Peter Kox for the second year in a row. The team entered a third car for 1994 champion and STW Honda works driver Gabriele Tarquini at the Knockhill and Brands Hatch rounds.
The Williams campaign, running a pair of Renault Lagunas, was headed by Jason Plato who was promoted to lead driver following the departure of Alain Menu to Ford. He was joined by Jean-Christophe Boullion, a former Williams F1 test driver, Sauber F1 race driver and 1994 Formula 3000 champion. Boullion had missed out securing the Renault drive to Plato in 1997.https://www.williamsdb.com/touring-car-drivers/jean-christophe-boullion/ Jean-Christophe Boullion - The Williams Grand Prix Database The Williams Grand Prix Database 2017-12-08 en-GB
The Triple Eight Racing Vauxhall Vectras were driven by 1995 champion John Cleland, his 11th season driving for the manufacturer and he was joined by Yvan Muller following Audi's withdrawal. He replaced Derek Warwick who retired from full-time racing to focus on running the team.http://www.tripleeight.co.uk/2015/01/triple-eight-reveals-2015-gt-plans-joins-blancpain-grid/heritage-triple-eight-racing-btcc Heritage Triple Eight Racing BTCC www.tripleeight.co.uk 2017-12-08
Completing the factory team line-up was Ford, now run by Prodrive who had what many regarded as the strongest driver line up in the pit lane, with ’97 champion Alain Menu partnering ’98 runner-up Anthony Reid. They replaced the 1998 lineup of Will Hoy, Craig Baird and Nigel Mansell.
The Independents field was spearheaded by title favourite Matt Neal, whom had shown throughout 1998 his ability to mix it with the manufacturer backed teams. Neal's Dynamics team would again have a year old ex STW Primera at their disposal, a car that Neal had shared with Steven Richards at Bathurst in 1998.https://www.motorsport.com/general/news/astc-amp-bathurst-1000-race-report/ ASTC: AMP Bathurst 1000 Race Report Motorsport.com 2017-12-08 en
1998 Vectra Challenge winner Mark Blair, entered a 1996 Vauxhall Vectrahttp://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/99/ Vauxhall / Opel Vectra B (V96B-001) Super Touring Register 2017-12-08 which had been a prize for winning the support series and had been driven by Mark Lemmer in 1998. The car was updated with the 1999 aero kit but was unable to use the latest specification engines.
Lee Brookes returned to the series driving a 1998 Honda Accord.http://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/141/ Honda Accord (PRO-ST/H-9803) Super Touring Register 2017-12-08 Brookes missed four races after injuring his arm and then withdrew from the series after the second visit to Thruxton stating that nothing they did to the car made it competitive.Touring Car Year: The Official Review of the Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship: 1999-2000 Autosport Haymarket Specialist Publications 1999 0860249298
Paula Cook also drove a 1998 Honda Accordhttp://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/265/ Honda Accord (PRO-ST/H-9806) Super Touring Register 2017-12-08 that she had previously driven in the final two rounds of 1998 and run by D.C Cook Motorsport. The team withdrew after the Snetterton rounds citing lack of budget.
Russell Spence started the season driving a 1998 Renault Lagunahttp://www.supertouringregister.com/register/vehicle/6/ Renault Laguna (98/04) Super Touring Register 2017-12-08 run by Arena International Spence would suffer a frightening crash at Oulton Park and step down soon after due to business commitments. He was replaced by 1991 champion Will Hoy from Snetterton onwards.
Season summary
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The season would be dominated by Nissan. Aïello would notch up ten race victories to claim the title in what would be his first and only year in the British championship. Teammate David Leslie would be the Frenchman's only sustained title challenger, finishing comfortably as runner-up. The Japanese marque would be one of several though to withdraw from the series at the end of the year.
Rickard Rydell's hopes of defending his title were dashed early following six retirements in the first twelve races, but a return to form in the second half of the season allowed the Swede to finish as best of the rest behind the Nissan pair. New teammate Vincent Radermecker had a solid first season in Britain, racking up several podium finishes. Volvo however would join Nissan in departing the series come season's end.
Honda's season would be much the same as the previous one. James Thompson would win four races, but inconsistency prevented him from challenging the Nissans. Peter Kox would have an improved second year in Britain, his highlight being a maiden win under the lights at Snetterton.
Renault's season would be characterised by a lack of development along with a string of engine failures, culminating in the French marque being the third to end their programme at the end of the season. Numerous retirements hampered new team-leader Jason Plato's hopes of a title challenge, whilst rookie teammate Jean-Christophe Boullion was consistent but unspectacular, mustering only tenth in the standings.
Team newcomer Yvan Muller would continue Vauxhall's resurgence from 1998, picking up their only win of the season at Brands Hatch and becoming a regular front runner. Veteran teammate John Cleland would have a disappointing season, finishing as last of the works drivers and subsequently announcing his retirement from racing at the end of the year.
The biggest disappointment however was the Prodrive Ford team. The car showed flashes of pace, but terrible inconsistency would result in just one race win, both Menu and Reid finishing outside the top ten in the drivers championship, and bottom of the manufacturers championship.
The most memorable story of the season was Matt Neal. At the opening meeting at Donington Park, he became the first independent to win a race outright in 11 years, collecting a £250,000 prize put up by TOCA. Good form in the first half of the year saw him threatening a title challenge against the works teams, but a lack of development on his Primera saw him fall down the standings as the season progressed.
Team and drivers
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Manufacturers SWE Volvo S40 Racing Volvo S40 1 SWE Rickard Rydell All 11 BEL Vincent Radermecker All GBR Ford Team Mondeo Ford Mondeo 2 GBR Anthony Reid All 4 CHE Alain Menu All JPN Team Honda Sport Honda Accord 3 GBR James Thompson All 33 NLD Peter Kox All 55 ITA Gabriele Tarquini 10–11 FRA Nescafé Blend 37 Williams Renault Renault Laguna 5 GBR Jason Plato All 37 FRA Jean-Christophe Boullion All GBR Vodafone Nissan Racing Nissan Primera GT 6 GBR David Leslie All 23 FRA Laurent Aïello All GBR Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Vectra 7 FRA Yvan Muller All 8 GBR John Cleland All Independents GBR ADR Motorsport Vauxhall Vectra 15 GBR Mark Blair All GBR Arena International Renault Laguna 17 GBR Russell Spence 1–7 GBR Will Hoy 8–13 Atford Ltd Ford Mondeo 18 GBR Gareth Howell None TRM Motorsport BMW 320i 19 GBR Colin Gallie None GBR DC Cook Motorsport Honda Accord 22 GBR Paula Cook 1–8 GBR Max Power Racing Team Dynamics Nissan Primera GT 77 GBR Matt Neal All GBR Brookes Motorsport Honda Accord 99 GBR Lee Brookes 1–3, 6–9
Although Gareth Howell and Colin Gallie appeared on the official entry list, neither would race.Super Touring Register : 1999 British Touring Car Championship http://www.supertouringregister.com/series/4/ 2026-09-03 www.supertouringregister.com1990sBTCC.com on X: "Gareth Howell attempted to run a number of Ford’s during the Super Touring era of the #BTCC. In 1993, he attempted to run his own self-built Ford Sierra Sapphire. Then, in 1999, he again attempted to run his own self-built Ford Mondeo. Neither car ever made it onto the gri… / X https://twitter.com/1990sBTCC/status/1646043923050053632/photo/2 2026-09-03 twitter.com
Race calendar and results
All races were held in the United Kingdom.
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning independent 1 R1 Donington Park (National), Leicestershire 5 April GBR James Thompson GBR David Leslie GBR James Thompson Team Honda Sport GBR Matt Neal R2 GBR Matt Neal GBR Anthony Reid GBR Matt Neal Max Power Racing Team Dynamics GBR Matt Neal 2 R3 Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire 18 April GBR David Leslie GBR David Leslie FRA Laurent Aïello Vodafone Nissan Racing GBR Matt Neal R4 FRA Laurent Aïello FRA Laurent Aïello GBR Jason Plato Nescafé Blend 37 Williams Renault GBR Paula Cook 3 R5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 3 May SWE Rickard Rydell FRA Laurent Aïello FRA Laurent Aïello Vodafone Nissan Racing GBR Matt Neal R6 SWE Rickard Rydell BEL Vincent Radermecker FRA Laurent Aïello Vodafone Nissan Racing GBR Lee Brookes 4 R7 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 16 May CHE Alain Menu GBR Jason Plato FRA Yvan Muller Vauxhall Motorsport GBR Mark Blair R8 FRA Laurent Aïello GBR Jason Plato FRA Laurent Aïello Vodafone Nissan Racing GBR Matt Neal 5 R9 Oulton Park (Fosters), Cheshire 31 May FRA Laurent Aïello SWE Rickard Rydell FRA Laurent Aïello Vodafone Nissan Racing GBR Matt Neal R10 FRA Laurent Aïello GBR David Leslie FRA Laurent Aïello Vodafone Nissan Racing GBR Matt Neal 6 R11 Donington Park (Grand Prix), Leicestershire 20 June GBR James Thompson SWE Rickard Rydell GBR James Thompson Team Honda Sport GBR Matt Neal R12 GBR David Leslie GBR David Leslie GBR David Leslie Vodafone Nissan Racing GBR Matt Neal 7 R13 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 4 July GBR James Thompson GBR David Leslie GBR James Thompson Team Honda Sport GBR Matt Neal R14 GBR James Thompson SWE Rickard Rydell SWE Rickard Rydell Volvo S40 Racing GBR Matt Neal 8 R15 Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk 17 July FRA Laurent Aïello GBR David Leslie GBR David Leslie Vodafone Nissan Racing GBR Matt Neal R16 FRA Laurent Aïello FRA Laurent Aïello NLD Peter Kox Team Honda Sport GBR Matt Neal 9 R17 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 1 August SWE Rickard Rydell SWE Rickard Rydell FRA Laurent Aïello Vodafone Nissan Racing GBR Matt Neal R18 SWE Rickard Rydell SWE Rickard Rydell GBR David Leslie Vodafone Nissan Racing GBR Will Hoy 10 R19 Knockhill Circuit, Fife 15 August FRA Laurent Aïello FRA Laurent Aïello FRA Laurent Aïello Vodafone Nissan Racing GBR Matt Neal R20 CHE Alain Menu ITA Gabriele Tarquini CHE Alain Menu Ford Team Mondeo GBR Mark Blair 11 R21 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 30 August FRA Laurent Aïello GBR David Leslie SWE Rickard Rydell Volvo S40 Racing GBR Matt Neal R22 SWE Rickard Rydell FRA Jean-Christophe Boullion FRA Laurent Aïello Vodafone Nissan Racing GBR Matt Neal 12 R23 Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire 12 September GBR David Leslie GBR David Leslie FRA Laurent Aïello Vodafone Nissan Racing GBR Matt Neal R24 GBR David Leslie GBR James Thompson GBR James Thompson Team Honda Sport GBR Matt Neal 13 R25 Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire 19 September FRA Laurent Aïello GBR Jason Plato SWE Rickard Rydell Volvo S40 Racing GBR Will Hoy R26 FRA Laurent Aïello SWE Rickard Rydell SWE Rickard Rydell Volvo S40 Racing GBR Matt Neal
Championship standings
Points system 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole position Lead a lapin feature race151210865432111
No driver may collect more than one "Lead a Lap" point per race no matter how many laps they lead.
Drivers' top 22 results count towards the championship.
Drivers Championship
Pos Driver DON SIL THR BRH OUL DON CRO SNE THR KNO BRH OUL SIL Pts 1 FRA Laurent Aïello 11 Ret 1 6 1 1* 3 1* 1 1* Ret 2* 5 3 Ret 7 1 5* 1 DSQ 2 1* 1 2 9 (Ret) 244(245) 2 GBR David Leslie 4 Ret 2 7 11 Ret 6 2 2 8* 2 1* 2 4 1 2* 4 1* 9 3 4 2* 2 4* 11 2* 228 3 SWE Rickard Rydell 7 Ret 3 Ret 2 2* Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 4 4 1* 2 8 2 Ret* 6 5 1 5* 3 3 1 1* 192 4 GBR James Thompson 1 2* 5 4 5 8 7 6* 11 Ret 1 3 1 2* 9 15 7 Ret 14 Ret 3 3 DSQ 1* 2 9 174 5 GBR Jason Plato 3 3 6 1* Ret 4* 4 Ret* Ret Ret 3 8 6 6 4 6 5 4 Ret Ret 6 8 Ret 6 Ret Ret 122 6 FRA Yvan Muller 6 10 Ret 2 Ret 11 1 5 8 3 4 5 8 8 Ret 3 8 6 10 7 12 Ret 9 5 3 5 119 7 NLD Peter Kox 9 7 9 5 6 5 Ret 4 9 7 7 Ret 3 9 6 1* 9 9 Ret 2 9 4* 5 Ret 7 Ret 113 8 BEL Vincent Radermecker 10 5 11 Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 5 4* 10 12 7 7 3 5 3 2 11 8 10 7 4 13 Ret 4 111 9 GBR Matt Neal 5 1* 4 Ret 3 Ret Ret 3 10 2 9 7 10 5* 7 10 6 Ret 7 Ret 5 10 6 10 Ret 6 110 10FRA Jean-Christophe Boullion Ret 6 8 3 9 7* 5 7 6 6 8 10 11 Ret 5 4 13 11 5 4 7 6 7 7 8 Ret 97 11 CHE Alain Menu 2 Ret 13 Ret Ret 6 12 Ret 3 Ret 5 6 Ret Ret 8 9* 11 3 3 1* Ret Ret Ret 9 12 Ret 84 12 GBR Anthony Reid Ret Ret 7 DSQ 8 Ret 2 8 4 5 11 9 Ret 10* Ret 11 Ret 7* 4 Ret 8 12* 12 8 4 3 78 13 GBR John Cleland 8 4* 10 8 7 9 8 9 12 Ret 6 Ret 9 Ret 12 12 12 Ret 8 9 11 9 8 Ret 5 10 51 14 ITA Gabriele Tarquini 2 6 Ret Ret 17 15 GBR Will Hoy 10 13 10 8 13 11 13 11 10 11 6 7 15 16 GBR Mark Blair 13 Ret 12 11 12 12 9 10 13 9 12 11 12 Ret 13 DNS Ret 10 12 10 14 13 11 12 10 8 11 17 GBR Lee Brookes 12 9 Ret 10 10 10 DNS DNS 13 Ret 13 12 11 16 14 Ret 5 18 GBR Russell Spence 15 8 Ret Ret 13 14 11 Ret DNS DNS 14 Ret 15 11 3 19 GBR Paula Cook 14 Ret Ret 9 Ret 13 10 Ret Ret Ret 15 13 14 13 Ret 14 3 Pos Driver DON SIL THR BRH OUL DON CRO SNE THR KNO BRH OUL SIL Pts
Note: bold signifies pole position (1 point awarded all races), italics signifies fastest lap.
* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap (1 point given).
Michelin Cup for Independents
Pos Driver DON SIL THR BRH OUL DON CRO SNE THR KNO BRH OUL SIL Pts 1 GBR Matt Neal 5 1 4 Ret 3 Ret (Ret) 3 10 2 9 7 10 5 7 10 6 (Ret) 7 (Ret) 5 10 6 10 (Ret) 6 353(361) 2 GBR Mark Blair 13 Ret 12 11 11 12 9 10 13 9 12 11 12 Ret 13 DNS Ret 10 12 10 14 13 11 12 10 8 183 3 GBR Will Hoy 10 13 10 8 13 11 13 11 10 11 6 7 131 4 GBR Lee Brookes 12 9 Ret 10 10 10 DNS DNS 13 Ret 13 12 11 16 14 Ret 78 5 GBR Paula Cook 14 Ret Ret 9 Ret 13 10 Ret Ret Ret 15 13 14 13 Ret 14 41 6 GBR Russell Spence 15 8 Ret Ret 13 14 11 Ret DNS DNS 14 Ret 15 11 25 Pos. Driver DON SIL THR BRH OUL DON CRO SNE THR KNO BRH OUL SIL PtsBold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
Manufacturers Championship
Pos Manufacturer DON SIL THR BRH OUL DON CRO SNE THR KNO BRH OUL SIL Pts 1 Nissan / Vodafone Nissan Racing 4 Ret 1 6 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 9 2 464 11 Ret 2 7 11 Ret 6 2 2 8 Ret 2 5 4 Ret 7 4 5 9 EX 4 2 2 4 11 Ret 2 Honda / Team Honda Sport 1 2 5 4 5 5 7 4 9 7 1 3 1 2 6 1 7 9 2 2 3 3 5 1 2 9 296 9 7 9 5 6 8 Ret 6 11 Ret 7 Ret 3 9 9 15 9 Ret 14 6 9 4 DSQ Ret 7 Ret 3 Volvo / Volvo S40 Racing 7 5 3 Ret 2 2 Ret Ret 5 4 9 4 4 1 2 5 2 2 6 5 1 5 3 3 1 1 295 10 Ret 11 Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 12 7 7 3 8 3 Ret 11 8 10 7 4 13 Ret 4 4 Renault / Nescafé Blend 37 Williams Renault 3 3 6 1 9 4 4 7 6 6 3 8 6 6 4 4 5 4 5 4 6 6 7 6 8 Ret 227 Ret 6 8 3 Ret 7 5 Ret Ret Ret 8 10 11 Ret 5 6 13 11 Ret Ret 7 8 Ret 7 Ret Ret 5 Vauxhall / Vauxhall Motorsport 6 4 10 2 7 9 1 5 8 3 4 5 8 8 12 3 8 6 8 7 11 9 8 5 3 5 186 8 10 Ret 8 Ret 11 8 9 12 Ret 6 Ret 9 Ret Ret 12 12 Ret 10 9 12 Ret 9 Ret 5 10 6 Ford / Ford Team Mondeo 2 Ret 7 Ret 8 6 2 8 3 5 5 6 Ret 10 8 9 11 3 3 1 8 12 12 8 4 3 164 Ret Ret 13 DSQ Ret Ret 12 Ret 4 Ret 11 9 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 7 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 12 Ret Pos Manufacturer DON SIL THR BRH OUL DON CRO SNE THR KNO BRH OUL SIL Pts
Teams Championship
Pos Team DON SIL THR BRH OUL DON CRO SNE THR KNO BRH OUL SIL Pts 1 Vodafone Nissan Racing Ret 6 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 3 1 2 2 210 Ret 7 Ret 2 8 2 4 7 5 DSQ 2 4 Ret 2 Team Honda Sport 2 4 5 4 7 3 2 1 9 2 3 1 9 132 7 5 8 6 Ret Ret 9 15 Ret 6 4 Ret Ret 3 Volvo S40 Racing 5 Ret 2 Ret 4 4 1 5 2 5 5 3 1 127 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 12 7 8 Ret 8 7 13 4 4 Nescafé Blend 37 Williams Renault 3 1 4 7 6 8 6 4 4 4 6 6 Ret 108 6 3 7 Ret Ret 10 Ret 6 11 Ret 8 7 Ret 5 Vauxhall Motorsport 4 2 9 5 3 5 8 3 6 7 9 5 5 83 10 8 11 9 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 9 Ret Ret 10 6 Team Dynamics 1 Ret Ret 3 2 7 5 10 Ret Ret 10 10 6 55 7 Ford Team Mondeo Ret Ret 6 8 5 6 10 9 3 1 12 8 3 53 Ret DSQ Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 11 7 Ret Ret 9 Ret 8 Arena International 8 Ret 14 Ret DNS Ret 11 13 8 11 11 11 7 10 9 ADR Motorsport Ret 11 12 10 9 11 Ret DNS 10 10 13 12 8 7 10 Brookes Motorsport 9 10 10 DNS Ret 12 16 Ret 4 11 DC Cook Motorsport Ret 9 13 Ret Ret 13 13 14 2 Pos Team DON SIL THR BRH OUL DON CRO SNE THR KNO BRH OUL SIL Pts
Points System
The points system used for the 1999 British Touring Car Championship was as follows. For the drivers championship, 15 points were awarded to the winner of each race, 12 to second place, 10 for third and 8,6,5,4,3,2,1 for fourth to tenth place respectively. At the end of the season, drivers would drop their four lowest scores. A point would be awarded to the driver who achieved pole position for each race, and a point was awarded to anyone who led the feature race.
For the manufactures championship, the same number of points for the top ten finishing positions were awarded as for the drivers championship but only the top two per manufacturer would receive points for the manufacturer. At the end of the season, manufacturers would drop the points from their worst four rounds of the championship. No points were received for leading laps or pole position.Vic Lennard (Editor). Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship – Donington Park Official Programme. (1999) p.30 The Really Motoring Group.
References
External links
Complete results archive at TouringCars.Net
teamdan.com
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