2000 British Touring Car Championship season

2000 BTCC season
Previous: 1999	Next: 2001

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.

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.

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 External links Official website of the British Touring Car Championship BTCC Pages Touring-Cars.net