2001 British Touring Car Championship

44th season of the British Touring Car Championship December 2025 2001 BTCC season 2000 2002 thumb|Jason Plato, the 2001 British Touring Car Champion. The 2001 theAA.com MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 44th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season and marked the beginning of a new era of lower-cost rules and regulations for the series. The season saw a rivalry between Vauxhall teammates Jason Plato and Yvan Muller for the title. https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/btcc/plato-on-the-civil-war-for-his-btcc-crown-it-was-disgusting Plato on the civil war for his BTCC crown: 'It was disgusting' Motor Sport magazine Elson James 30 December 2021 31 December 2021 limited Changes for 2001 2001 saw a complete overhaul of the BTCC, aimed at reducing the cost of competition, improving the quality of racing and making the series more appealing to the fans. The running of the championship was taken over by British Motorsport Promoters (BMP), replacing TOCA who had run the series since 1992.http://www.crash.net/btcc/news/6670/1/new-regulations-announced-for-2001-btcc New regulations announced for 2001 BTCC. 2000-06-28 Crash 2017-12-10 New regulations The escalating costs of Supertouring in the late 1990s had seen manufacturers withdrawing as they were no longer able to justify spending the vast amounts of money required to stay competitive and in the British championship in particular independent entries had dropped to an all-time low. In 1999 TOCA had begun looking at the next generation of touring car with changes that included simplified aerodynamics, less expensive carbon fibre and more common parts.Touring Car Year: The Official Review of the Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship: 1999-2000 Haymarket Specialist Publications 1999 0860249298 In June 2000 BMP unveiled plans for the new look formula designed to be "both spectacular and cost effective..." this included allowing manufacturers to use 2 or 3 door cars, no complicated aerodynamics, and standardized parts such as brakes, wheels, gearbox and differential. It also initially stipulated that only front wheel drive cars would be eligible, however this was later changed to allow rear wheel drive cars. 2001 saw the field divided into two classes: BTC-T (Touring class for the new specification cars) and BTC-P (Production for super production based cars, known previously as Class B). The race format for 2001 was slightly tweaked, there would be three races per weekend - two separate sprint races, one for the BTC-T class and one for the BTC-P class followed by a combined feature race where the BTC-T class would be required to make a 2 tyre stop between 15 and 75% distance as with the previous three seasons. The BTC-P class cars would not be required to stop. In part this format was introduced to allow the BTC-P teams to score and overall victory/podium and not be in the shadow of the BTC-T class. This format was implemented at the opening round however due to the low grid numbers in the BTC-T class (only eight cars completed qualifying) the sprint race was also combined for the remainder of the season. In order for BTC-P teams to still challenge for an overall victory they would have to complete one less lap, BTC-T teams would start first then after a time delay that varied depending on track length the BTC-P teams got the green light. The BTC-T teams would have to catch and effectively un-lap themselves which created a tortoise and hare style race. Across the season the sprint victories were evenly mixed with seven 'outright' victories for the BTC-P class. However both classes had their own points system so this made no difference in terms of the championship and it was seen as unnecessarily confusing to the casual fan and was ultimately dropped for 2002. thumb|Jason Plato, Vauxhall Astra Coupe during qualifying for round 1 at Brands Hatch Teams and driver information BTC-Touring thumb|Steve Soper Peugeot 406 Coupe during qualifying for round 1 at Brands Hatch thumb|ABG Motorsport Lexus at Brands Hatch. The car was unable to start due to a missing part. The new rules provoked different reactions from the three remaining manufacturers in the BTCC. Ford withdrew completely, whereas Honda took a year out to develop a car to the new rules. Vauxhall immediately set to work on a new car and entered four new-regulation Astra Coupes built and run by Triple 8 Racing. Yvan Muller and Jason Plato remained in first two entries under the Vauxhall Motorsport banner, while James Thompson moved from Honda to partner Phil Bennett, debuting in the BTCC, in Egg Sport-liveried cars. Bennett received a race ban after five separate incidents at Crofthttps://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/15824/bennett-bags-ban-for-croft-sprint Bennett bags ban for Croft sprint... - BTCC - Autosport Autosport.com 2017-12-11 en https://web.archive.org/web/20171212084345/https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/15824/bennett-bags-ban-for-croft-sprint 2017-12-12 dead for the sprint race at the following round but wouldn't compete in the feature race either as Vauxhall chose to withdraw him from the weekend. Formula 3 racer Andy Priaulx took over his seat for the two races. Peugeot re-entered the series with a trio of Vic Lee Racing-prepared 406 Coupeshttps://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/11897/peugeot-announces-2001-btcc-challenger Peugeot announces 2001 BTCC challenger - BTCC - Autosport Autosport.com 2017-12-08 en https://web.archive.org/web/20171208175015/https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/11897/peugeot-announces-2001-btcc-challenger 2017-12-08 dead driven by Matt Neal (who left after the first round to compete in the European Touring Car Championship for Team Dynamics), Class B graduate Dan Eaves and touring car veteran Steve Soper. The team re-expanded to three cars for Donington, as superbike racer Aaron Slight made a guest appearance whilst evaluating a full-time switch to four wheels the following year. thumb|David Pinkney Alfa Romeo 147 during qualifying for round1 at Brands HatchMG began development of a pair of ZS' built to the new regulations courtesy of West Surrey Racing, these made guest appearances in the hands of ex-Ford and Nissan driver Anthony Reid and former Formula 3 and STW racer Warren Hughes during closing rounds of the season in preparation for a full campaign in 2002. Two small independent teams filled out the Touring class grid ambitiously entering new cars: JSM fielded a pair of Alfa Romeo 147s in an assault headed by 1992 BTCC champion Tim Harvey in a driver/team manager role. After original intended driver Darren Malkin lost his sponsorship deal prior to the start of the season,Bumper BTC entry lists announced. | Crash.net 6 March 2001 https://www.crash.net/btcc/news/6776/1/bumper-btc-entry-lists-announced BTCT : Alfa Romeo 147 2 https://www.touringcarregister.com/register/492/ 2025-09-10 Touring Car Register en the team hired Tom Ferrier, who had originally signed for Vauxhall.Vauxhall signs young gun Ferrier for BTCC https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/vauxhall-signs-young-gun-ferrier-for-btcc-5017329/5017329/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250403084021/https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/vauxhall-signs-young-gun-ferrier-for-btcc-5017329/5017329/ 2025-04-03 2025-09-10 enFerrier lands Astra ride for 2001. | Crash.net 12 January 2001 https://www.crash.net/btcc/news/6767/1/ferrier-lands-astra-ride-for-2001 It was planned for Harvey to drive the car when Ferrier was fulfilling other driving commitments in the European Super Production Championship. The second car was driven by David Pinkney until he walked away from the team after the Silverstone rounds in June which would see Harvey take over and drive alongside Ferrier. Former independent driver Mark Blair competed in two rounds in place of Ferrier later in the year. ABG Motorsport entered a Lexus IS200 for Kurt Luby, with plans to expand to a second carhttp://www.touringcarregister.com/register/507/ BTCT : Lexus IS200 2 Touring Car Register 2017-12-11 for Brazilian GT racer Thomas Erdos later in the year. This did not come off and instead Erdos took Luby's drive mid-season when the Englishman walked away from the team, while the running of the car was taken over by Total Motorsport. After a failed attempt to hire former Volvo and Vauxhall works driver Vincent Radermecker,Round-up: ABG targets Radermecker… https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/round-up-abg-targets-radermecker-5051311/5051311/ https://web.archive.org/web/20231107200532/https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/round-up-abg-targets-radermecker-5051311/5051311/ 2023-11-07 2025-09-10 enVincent Radamacker will drive for Lexus from the next round British 2 November 2024 https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/vincent-radamacker-will-drive-for-lexus-from-the-next-round-news-photo/2182541251 the car was driven by driver-turned-motoring journalist Steve Sutcliffe as a guest entry in the final round. BTC-Production With a low entry in the top class, the grid relied largely on the super production specification base Production class (formerly Class B) to boost grid numbers in this transitional year. HTML headed the Peugeot entry with Roger Moen and Simon Harrison moving across from the National Saloon Cup, Tech-Speed Motorsport also entered a pair of 306s for MG-F racers Annie Templeton and young gun Paul O'Neill, and teenager Tom Boardman drove a fifth 306 for his family-run team. Barwell Motorsport fielded a pair of Honda Accords for former works Honda driver 2000 Class B runner up James Kaye and Peter Cate who was replaced by Simon Graves following the first three rounds. Tiff Needell appeared in the second car at Oulton Park in August but was ineligible for points. There were also Accords for Total Control Racing's Jim Edwards Jnr and Synchro Motorsport's Dave Allan. Mark Lemmer raced in place of Allan at Croft and Snetterton. The Honda contingent was also bolstered by businessman John Batchelor's pair of B&Q-backed Integras, entered for himself (as John B-and-Q) and Nick Beaumont. Joanna Clarke raced in place of Batchelor for three rounds mid season. Nick James also appeared for a handful of rounds in the Integra he raced in the second half of 2000. The Ford Focus was also competitive in the hands of GR Motorsport, who entered a quartet of cars for youngsters Gareth Howell and Mat Jackson, and veterans Rick Kraemer and Richard Meins. Mein's car was taken over by future champion Gordon Shedden for the Knockhill races. Phil Andrews was also listed as one of the team's intended drivers but never raced. GA Janspeed entered two Alfa Romeo 156's, campaigned by Gavin Pyper and Colin Blair, a third entry for Italian Antonio Russo was also entered but never raced. Rob Collard returned now driving a self-entered Renault Clio. Cranfield Automotive entered Mitsubishi Carismas for reigning National Saloon champion Toni Ruokonen, James Levy and Sandro Proietti but the latter was replaced by Andy Neate before the season started. Neate only raced at Brands Hatch and Levy only raced at Oulton Park, the rest of the time, Ruokonen was the team's sole entry. Bintcliffe Sport ran a single Nissan Primera for Matt Kelly but abandoned their efforts early in the year. Later in the season, the first Proton entered in the BTCC, a Satria run by TH Motorsport for Steven Wood, appeared at Silverstone and Brands Hatch. Having initially been linked to running Astras in the Touring Class, Edenbridge Racing secured a deal to run two BMW 320isEdenbridge Racing seals BMW deal https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/edenbridge-racing-seals-bmw-deal-5019576/5019576/ https://web.archive.org/web/20220816123943/https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/edenbridge-racing-seals-bmw-deal-5019576/5019576/ 2022-08-16 2025-09-10 en but these wouldn't appear until 2002. Other changes Alan Gow stepped down as the series boss, replaced by Richard West. BF Goodrich replaced Michelin as the control tyre for the series. Honda and Ford left the series, although Peugeot returned as a works entry after withdrawing at the end of the 1998 season. The independents trophy was not implemented during the season. More conventional qualifying sessions returned, replacing the one-lap showdown system of previous years The first race held outside of the United Kingdom took place in June when the championship visited Mondello Park in Ireland. Teams and drivers Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Works Entries MG Sport & Racing MG ZS 2 GBR Anthony Reid† 11–13 20 GBR Warren Hughes† 11–13 Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Astra Coupé 4 FRA Yvan Muller All 5 GBR Jason Plato All egg:sport 9 GBR James Thompson All 18 GBR Andy Priaulx 10 27 GBR Phil Bennett 1–9, 11–13 Peugeot Sport UK Peugeot 406 Coupé 8 GBR Matt Neal 1 22 GBR Dan Eaves All 44 GBR Steve Soper All 111 NZL Aaron Slight† 6 Independent Entries JS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 147 14 GBR Tom Ferrier 2, 7–9, 12–13 15 GBR Dave Pinkney 1–4 16 GBR Tim Harvey 3–4, 9–13 17 GBR Mark Blair 10–11 ABG Motorsport Lexus IS200 41 GBR Kurt Luby 2–6 42 BRA Tommy Erdos 7–9 Total Motorsport 10–12 43 GBR Steve Sutcliffe† 13 Production Entries HTML Peugeot 306 GTi 50 NOR Roger Möen All 60 GBR Simon Harrison All TCR/Interactive Network Solutions Honda Accord 51 GBR Jim Edwards Jr. 1–4, 6–10 GR Motorsport Ford Focus 52 GBR Gordon Shedden 7 94 GBR Gareth Howell All 95 GBR Phil Andrews None 96 GBR Rick Kraemer 1, 3–13 97 GBR Richard Meins 1–6, 9–11, 13 98 GBR Mat Jackson All Team B&Q/Talksport Radio Honda Integra Type-R 53 GBR Joanna Clarke 7–9 54 GBR Nick Beaumont 1–4, 6–12 55 GBR John B&Q 1–4, 6, 10, 12–13 Tech-Speed Motorsport Peugeot 306 GTi 58 GBR Paul O'Neill All 59 GBR Annie Templeton All Collard Racing Renault Clio 172 62 GBR Rob Collard 1–8, 10–11, 13GA-Janspeed RacingAlfa Romeo 156 63 ITA Antonio Russo None 64 GBR Gavin Pyper All 65 GBR Colin Blair All Team Kaliber Sport with Barwell Honda Accord 66 GBR Peter Cate 1–3 88 GBR James Kaye All 89 GBR Tiff Needell† 10 99 GBR Simon Graves 4–9, 11–13 Synchro Motorsport Honda Accord 68 GBR Mark Lemmer 8–9 70 GBR Dave Allan 1–4, 6–7, 10–13 Tom Boardman Racing Peugeot 306 GTi 77 GBR Tom Boardman All Cranfield Automotive Management Mitsubishi Carisma 78 GBR James Levy 3 79 FIN Toni Ruokonen 1–5 80 GBR Andy Neate 1 Bintcliffe Sport Racing Nissan Primera 84 GBR Matt Kelly 1, 4 Arnold James Sport Honda Integra Type-R 85 GBR Nick James 4, 8, 12 TH Motorsport Proton Satria GTi 86 GBR Steve Wood 11, 13 † Not eligible for points. There was no Independent Cup in 2001. Antonio Russo and Phil Andrews were on the official entry list but neither raced.Bumper BTC entry lists announced. | Crash.net 6 March 2001 https://www.crash.net/btcc/news/6776/1/bumper-btc-entry-lists-announced Race calendar and winners All races were held in the United Kingdom (excepting Mondello Park round that held in Ireland). Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Production class winner 1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 16 April FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan MullerGBR Jason Plato FRA Yvan Muller Vauxhall Motorsport GBR Simon Harrison† R2 FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller GBR James Thompson egg:sport GBR James Kaye 2 R3 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 7 May GBR Jason Plato FRA Yvan Muller GBR Jason Plato Vauxhall Motorsport GBR Simon Harrison R4 GBR James Thompson GBR James Thompson FRA Yvan Muller Vauxhall Motorsport GBR James Kaye 3 R5 Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire 20 May FRA Yvan Muller GBR Jason Plato FRA Yvan Muller Vauxhall Motorsport GBR Simon Harrison R6 FRA Yvan Muller GBR Jason Plato FRA Yvan Muller Vauxhall Motorsport GBR Gavin Pyper 4 R7 Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire 2 June FRA Yvan Muller GBR James Thompson GBR Jason Plato Vauxhall Motorsport GBR Simon Harrison R8 FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller GBR Jason Plato Vauxhall Motorsport NOR Roger Möen 5 R9 Mondello Park 17 June FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller Vauxhall Motorsport GBR James Kaye R10 FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller Vauxhall Motorsport GBR James Kaye 6 R11 Donington Park (Grand Prix), Leicestershire 1 July GBR James Thompson GBR James Thompson GBR James Thompson egg:sport NOR Roger Möen R12 GBR James Thompson GBR James Thompson GBR Jason Plato Vauxhall Motorsport GBR Mat Jackson 7 R13 Knockhill Circuit, Fife 22 July GBR Jason Plato GBR Jason Plato GBR Jason Plato Vauxhall Motorsport GBR Simon Graves R14 GBR Jason Plato GBR Jason Plato GBR Jason Plato Vauxhall Motorsport GBR Gordon Shedden 8 R15 Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk 4 August GBR Jason Plato FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller Vauxhall Motorsport GBR Simon Graves R16 GBR Jason Plato GBR Jason Plato GBR James Thompson egg:sport GBR Gareth Howell 9 R17 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 12 August GBR Phil Bennett FRA Yvan Muller GBR Jason Plato Vauxhall Motorsport NOR Roger Möen R18 GBR James Thompson FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller Vauxhall Motorsport GBR Jim Edwards Jr. 10 R19 Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire 26 August GBR Andy Priaulx GBR Jason Plato FRA Yvan Muller Vauxhall Motorsport NOR Roger Möen R20 GBR Andy Priaulx GBR Jason Plato GBR Jason Plato Vauxhall Motorsport NOR Roger Möen 11 R21 Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire 9 September GBR Phil Bennett GBR Phil Bennett GBR Phil Bennett egg:sport NOR Roger Möen R22 GBR Phil Bennett FRA Yvan Muller GBR James Thompson egg:sport GBR James Kaye 12 R23 Donington Park (Grand Prix), Leicestershire23 September GBR Jason Plato GBR Jason Plato GBR Phil Bennett egg:sport GBR Simon Graves R24 GBR Jason Plato GBR Jason Plato FRA Yvan Muller Vauxhall Motorsport NOR Roger Möen 13 R25 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 7 October FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller GBR Anthony Reid MG Sport & Racing GBR Simon Graves R26 GBR Warren Hughes GBR Jason Plato GBR Phil Bennett egg:sport GBR Gavin Pyper † Both classes had their own separate races. Championship results tables Points system  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Pole position Fastest lap Lead a lapin feature race1512108654321111 No driver may collect more than one "Lead a Lap" point per race no matter how many laps they lead. Any Production class drivers who lead in their class for at least a lap will get awarded a point. Drivers' Championship (key) Pos.Driver BRH THR OUL SIL MON DON KNO SNE CRO OUL SIL DON BRH Pts Touring Class (BTC-T) 1 GBR Jason Plato 2 2* 1 2* 9 Ret* 3 1* 17 2* 2 1* 2 1* 3 3* 2 2 3 1* 3 3* 5 3* 3 2 336 2 FRA Yvan Muller 1 Ret* 2 1* 7 1* 4 3* 1 1* 3 3* 4 Ret 2 2* 3 1* 1 Ret 2 2* 6 1* 4 Ret* 318 3GBR James Thompson 3 1* 3 4 8 2 5 4 3 3 1 2* 7 3 6 1* 5 3* 4 2 4 1 Ret 2 5 Ret 276 4 GBR Phil Bennett 4 3* 4 3* 11 Ret 6 2 15 4 4 Ret 9 2* Ret 6 19 Ret 1 Ret* 4 Ret 6 1* 173 5 GBR Dan Eaves 5 6 16 Ret 18 Ret* 10 Ret 10 Ret 5 4* Ret DNS 21 Ret 13 5 9 3 10 4 Ret 5 8 3* 115 6 GBR Steve Soper 7 4* Ret Ret 16 Ret 11 6 4 Ret 6 5* Ret 4* 20 4 12 Ret Ret Ret* 20 8 20 Ret Ret DNS 93 7 BRA Thomas Erdos 8 Ret 11 5 8 4 11 6* 14 6 14 4 72 8 GBR Tim Harvey 17 3* DNS Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS Ret Ret 8 5 16 Ret 13 Ret 7 Ret 43 9 GBR Kurt Luby Ret 6 20 5 15 5 8 Ret Ret DNS 33 10 GBR Tom Ferrier Ret DNS Ret DNS Ret DNS 20 Ret 12 Ret* Ret 4 20 11 GBR Andy Priaulx 2 Ret* 15 12 GBR Mark Blair 15 4 15 Ret 15 13 GBR David Pinkney Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret DNS 19 7 14 14 GBR Matt Neal 6 5 11 drivers ineligible for points – GBR Anthony Reid 12 7 10 Ret 1 Ret 0 – GBR Warren Hughes Ret 5* 11 8 Ret Ret* 0 – NZL Aaron Slight 7 Ret* 0 – GBR Steve Sutcliffe 9 Ret 0 Production Class (BTC-P) 1 GBR Simon Harrison 8 Ret* 5 Ret 1 7 1 10* 9 8 17 Ret 5 7 8 10 18 12 6 8* 6 10 Ret 7* 16 10 227 2 GBR James Kaye Ret 7* 7 5* 2 Ret 9 9* 2 5* 12 Ret 6 6 9 Ret 6 10 13 10 Ret 9* 3 14 10 7 220 3 NOR Roger Möen 9 8* Ret Ret* 3 Ret 2 8* 6 11 8 7* Ret 10 17 14 1 Ret 5 7* 5 Ret 2 6* 12 NC 212 4 GBR Mat Jackson 11 9 10 8 12 Ret 8 Ret 11 7 10 6* Ret Ret 7 9 16 7 10 13 8 Ret Ret 9* 11 12 151 5 GBR Gareth Howell 10 11 Ret Ret 4 6 Ret 11 5 Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 4 7* 7 8 12 11 13 Ret 7 Ret 20 6* 139 6 GBR Gavin Pyper 14 10 Ret DNS 5 4* Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 Ret* 11 Ret Ret Ret* 4 Ret 7 9 9 12* 9 Ret Ret 5* 120 135 total score, minus penalty points 7 GBR Simon Graves 14 Ret Ret Ret* Ret 8* 1 Ret* 1 8* 9 11 Ret Ret 1 Ret* 2 8* 111 116 total score, minus penalty points 8 GBR Paul O'Neill Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret DNS 7 12 Ret 6 Ret Ret 12 11 13 Ret 10 Ret Ret DNS Ret 11 8 DNS 19 9 74 9 GBR Jim Edwards Jr. Ret 15 9 9 14 Ret 13 13 13 12 15 9 12 11 14 6* Ret Ret 71 10 GBR Rick Kraemer 19 16 15 9 18 15 13 10 14 10 13 13 Ret 15 15 13 17 12 Ret 13 15 15 13 15 70 11 GBR Tom Boardman 15 17 Ret 10 10 8 Ret 17 12 Ret 18 Ret 14 Ret 15 13 DNS DNS 16 18 7 Ret* 16 12 14 11 66 12 GBR Dave Allan 17 19 8 15 21 11 16 14 15 9 Ret DNS 18 14 17 14 19 Ret 18 13 49 13 GBR Rob Collard 13 DNS Ret NC Ret DNS 12 Ret Ret DNS 11 Ret 10 8 5 Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS 11 Ret DNS DNS 17 Ret 46 51 total score, minus penalty points 14 GBR Richard Meins 20 Ret 11 11 19 10 Ret 18 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 20 15 19 NC 15 14 34 15 GBR Gordon Shedden 3 5* 30 16 GBR Nick Beaumont 18 18 6 12 Ret Ret 20 19 DNS Ret Ret 12 14 12 Ret DNS Ret DNS Ret 16 Ret 11 29 34 total score, minus penalty points 17 GBR Peter Cate 16 13 15 7 6 12 27 18 GBR Colin Blair Ret DNS Ret Ret 22 13 17 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 17 Ret 19 Ret 18 Ret 17 10 Ret Ret 22 19 GBR Annie Templeton 21 Ret 13 13 Ret Ret 21 Ret 16 12 16 11 Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret 14 21 16 21 Ret 18 Ret 21 17 21 20 FIN Toni Ruokonen 12 14 Ret Ret 13 Ret NC 20 Ret Ret 11 21 GBR Mark Lemmer 10 16 11 Ret* 10 22 GBR John B&Q 22 20 14 14 23 14 22 21 Ret 13 Ret 17 DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 23 GBR Nick James Ret DNS Ret Ret DNS DNS NC 13 4 24 GBR Steve Wood 22 15 Ret 16 4 25 GBR Joanna Clarke 16 14 18 Ret Ret DNS 2 26 GBR Matt Kelly Ret DNS 23 16 2 – GBR Andy Neate Ret Ret DNS DNS 0 – GBR James Levy Ret Ret 0 drivers ineligible for points – GBR Tiff Needell 14 DNS 0 Pos.Driver BRH THR OUL SIL MON DON KNO SNE CRO OUL SIL DON BRH 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 and also in the Production class when a driver leads the class for at least a lap (1 point given in both). † Not eligible for points Manufacturers Championship Pos Manufacturer BRH THR OUL SIL MON DON KNO SNE CRO OUL SIL DON BRH Pts 1 Vauxhall / Vauxhall Motorsport/egg:sport 1 1 1 1 7 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 5 1 3 2 886 2 2 2 2 8 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 6 2 4 Ret 3 Ret 3 4 9 Ret 5 4 17 3 3 3 7 Ret 6 3 5 3 4 Ret 4 3 Ret 3 5 Ret 2 Peugeot / Peugeot Sport UK 5 4 15 Ret 16 Ret 10 5 4 Ret 5 4 Ret 4 20 4 12 5 9 3 10 4 20 5 8 3 271 6 5 Ret Ret 18 Ret 11 Ret 5 Ret 6 5 Ret DNS 21 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 20 8 Ret Ret Ret DNS 7 6 7 Ret manufacturers ineligible for points – MG / MG Sport & Racing 12 5 10 8 1 Ret 0 Ret 7 11 Ret Ret Ret Pos Manufacturer BRH THR OUL SIL MON DON KNO SNE CRO OUL SIL DON BRH Pts Touring Teams Championship Pos Team BRH THR OUL SIL MON DON KNO SNE CRO OUL SIL DON BRH Pts 1 Vauxhall Motorsport 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 269 Ret 2 Ret 3 2 3 Ret 3 2 Ret 3 3 Ret 2 egg:sport 1 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 211 3 4 Ret 4 4 Ret 3 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Peugeot Sport UK 4 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 3 95 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 DNS Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret DNS 4 JS Motorsport Ret Ret 3 6 DNS DNS DNS Ret 4 Ret Ret 4 37 DNS DNS Ret DNS Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 ABG Motorsport 6 5 6 Ret DNS Ret 5 4 32 6 Total Motorsport 6 6 4 Ret 19 teams ineligible for points – MG Sport & Racing 5 8 Ret 0 7 Ret Ret Pos Team BRH THR OUL SIL MON DON KNO SNE CRO OUL SIL DON BRH Pts † Not eligible for points Production Teams Championship Pos Team BRH THR OUL SIL MON DON KNO SNE CRO OUL SIL DON BRH Pts 1 GR Motorsport 9 8 6 11 7 6 5 7 7 11 13 9 6 205 11 11 9 15 10 10 13 9 8 12 NC 15 12 2 HTML 8 Ret 7 8 8 7 7 10 12 7 10 6 10 173 Ret Ret Ret 10 11 Ret 10 14 Ret 8 Ret 7 NC 3 Team Kaliber Sport with Barwell 7 5 12 9 5 8 6 8 10 10 9 14 7 164 169 total score, minus penalty points 13 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 DNS Ret Ret 8 4 Tech-Speed Motorsport 12 13 Ret 12 6 11 11 Ret 14 16 11 Ret 9 62 Ret Ret DNS Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 17 5 GA Janspeed Racing 10 Ret 4 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 12 10 5 59 74 total score, minus penalty points DNS DNS 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 TCR/Interactive Network Solutions 15 9 Ret 13 12 9 11 6 Ret 46 7 Synchro Motorsport 19 15 11 14 9 DNS 16 Ret 14 14 Ret 13 31 8 Tom Boardman Racing 17 10 8 17 Ret Ret Ret 13 DNS 18 Ret 12 11 30 9 Team B&Q/Talksport Radio 18 12 14 19 13 12 12 DNS 17 16 11 Ret 26 31 total score, minus penalty points 20 14 Ret 21 Ret 14 Ret DNS DNS DNS Ret 10 Arnold James Sport DNS Ret DNS 13 4 11 TH Motorsport 15 16 4 12 Cranfield Automotive Management 14 Ret Ret 20 Ret 3 Ret Ret 13 Collard Racing DNS NC DNS Ret DNS Ret 8 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS Ret 3 8 total score, minus penalty points 14 Bintcliffe Sport Racing DNS 16 2 Pos Team BHI THR OUL SIL MON DON KNO SNE CRO OUL SIL DON BHI Pts References External links Category:British Touring Car Championship seasons Touring Car Championship