2000 British Touring Car Championship season
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| 2000 BTCC season | |
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| Previous: 1999 | Next: 2001 |
The 2000 Auto Trader 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.
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[edit] Changes for 2000
- 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.
- Honda enlisted 1994 champion Gabriele Tarquini and Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen to partner James Thompson.
- 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.
[edit] Teams and drivers
- Key to classes: M = Manufacturer, I = Independent, B = Class B
[edit] Race calendar and winners
| Round | Circuit | Date | Winner | Class B winner |
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| 1 2 |
Brands Hatch (Grand Prix) | April 9 | Alain Menu Jason Plato |
Alan Morrison James Kaye |
| 3 4 |
Donington Park | April 24 | Alain Menu Alain Menu |
Alan Morrison James Kaye |
| 5 6 |
Thruxton | May 1 | Yvan Muller Yvan Muller |
Alan Morrison Alan Morrison |
| 7 8 |
Knockhill | May 14 | Rickard Rydell Gabriele Tarquini |
Mark Lemmer Alan Morrison |
| 9 10 |
Oulton Park | May 29 | Alain Menu Tom Kristensen |
James Kaye James Kaye |
| 11 12 |
Silverstone | June 11 | James Thompson Yvan Muller |
Alan Morrison Alan Morrison |
| 13 14 |
Croft | June 25 | Rickard Rydell Rickard Rydell |
Alan Morrison James Kaye |
| 15 16 |
Snetterton  |
July 8 | Jason Plato Alain Menu |
Alan Morrison Rob Collard |
| 17 18 |
Donington Park | July 30 | Anthony Reid Gabriele Tarquini |
Alan Morrison James Kaye |
| 19 20 |
Brands Hatch (Indy) | August 28 | Matt Neal Alain Menu |
Alan Morrison James Kaye |
| 21 22 |
Oulton Park | September 10 | Anthony Reid Gabriele Tarquini |
Alan Morrison James Kaye |
| 23 24 |
Silverstone |
September 16 | Tom Kristensen Tom Kristensen |
Alan Morrison Dan Eaves |
[edit] Championship results
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