2000 British Touring Car Championship
2000 BTCC season | |||
Previous: | 1999 | Next: | 2001 |
The 2000 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship season featured 24 rounds across 12 meetings, it commenced at Brands Hatch on April 9 and concluded at Silverstone on 16 September.[1]
2000 marked the final year for Super Touring specification cars in the championship.The champion was Alain Menu driving a Ford Mondeo, his teammates Anthony Reid and Rickard Rydell finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. The Michelin Cup for Independents was won by Matt Neal driving a Nissan Primera.
The newly introduced Class B,[2] for Super Production specification cars, was won by Alan Morrison driving a Peugeot 306 GTi.
Team and Driver Changes
- 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 tested for Honda however instead joined Audi to compete in Le Mans and the newly revived DTM championship in Germany.
- Honda enlisted their former STW driver and 1997 Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen to partner James Thompson in the WSR run Accords, whilst Peter Kox switched to the European Super Touring Car Championship. Initially the team planned to run two cars but to level the playing field with Ford and Vauxhall decided to draft in 1994 champion Gabriele Tarquini in a JAS Motorsport prepared car that originally would have been driven alongside Kox in the European championship.
- Rickard Rydell joined Anthony Reid and Alain Menu the Prodrive Ford team following Volvo's departure.
- At Vauxhall, Yvan Muller was partnered by Jason Plato and Vincent Radermecker, having joined from Renault and Volvo respectively. After a difficult 1999 season, former double champion John Cleland announced his retirement from the series.[3]
- Matt Neal drove a 1999 Nissan Primera[4] fielded by Team Dynamics and running with updated 2000 body work.
- A second Nissan[5] was entered by PRO Motorsport for rookie Colin Blair. David Leslie would race the car at selected rounds later in the season following Blair's withdrawal halfway through the year.
- Lee Brookes appeared on the entry list[2] but plans never came to fruition.
Regulation Changes
- 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 40 kg for a winner, 30 kg for 2nd place and 20 kg for 3rd place, with the ballast capped at 40 kg.
- 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.
- To bolster grid numbers the championship introduced "Class B" cars based on Super Production regulations. Ten cars were announced for the opening round[2] however only five cars were present at Brands Hatch with just four competing beyond practice. The field would grow throughout the season with twelve car appearing in the latter stages.
Entry List
Calendar
All races were held in the United Kingdom.
Championship results tables
Points system | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Drivers Championship
Pos. | Driver | BRH | DON | THR | KNO | OUL | SIL | CRO | SNE | DON | BRH | OUL | SIL | Pts | ||||||||||||
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Touring Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 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 | 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(201) | |
3 | 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 | 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(171) | |
5 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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(130) | |
9 | 6 | Ret | 6 | DSQ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 3* | 3 | 5* | 6 | 5* | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8* | 129 | |||||
10 | 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 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 26 | |||||||||||||
12 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Ret | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 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(266) | |
2 | 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(265) | |
3 | 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(200) | |
4 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 12 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 81 | |||||
5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 51 | |||||||||||
7 | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 13 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 13 | Ret‡ | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 30 | |||
8 | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 13 | 11 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 12 | Ret | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Ret | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 14 | Ret | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 15 | Ret | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Ret | Ret | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
– | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
– | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | BRH | DON | THR | KNO | OUL | SIL | CRO | SNE | DON | BRH | 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
Independent's Championship
Pos. | Driver | BRH | DON | THR | KNO | OUL | SIL | CRO | SNE | DON | BRH | OUL | SIL | Pts | ||||||||||||
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1 | 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 (369) | |
2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 141 | |||||||||||||
3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | BRH | DON | THR | KNO | OUL | SIL | CRO | SNE | DON | BRH | OUL | SIL | Pts |
Manufacturers Championship
Pos | Manufacturer | BRH | DON | THR | KNO | OUL | SIL | CRO | SNE | DON | BRH | OUL | SIL | Pts | ||||||||||||
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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 | Ret | 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 | Ret | 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 | BRH | DON | THR | KNO | OUL | SIL | CRO | SNE | DON | BRH | OUL | SIL | Pts |
Touring Teams Championship
Pos | Team | BRH | DON | THR | KNO | OUL | SIL | CRO | SNE | DON | BRH | 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 | Ret | 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 | Ret | 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 | BRH | DON | THR | KNO | OUL | SIL | CRO | SNE | DON | BRH | OUL | SIL | Pts |
‡ Retired before second start of race
References
- ↑ "Organisers revise 2000 calendar - BTCC - Autosport". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- 1 2 3 staff, AUTOSPORT.com. "BTCC news: Bumper line-up for 2000 BTCC". AUTOSPORT.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ↑ "Cleland decides to call it a day as Leslie narrows championship gap". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ↑ "Nissan Primera (54)". Super Touring Register. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ↑ "Nissan Primera (56)". Super Touring Register. Retrieved 2017-12-08.