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| style="width:70%;" | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png England<br />https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png Scotland
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| style="width:70%;" | [[file:England.png|22px]] England<br />[[file:255px-Flag of Scotland.svg.png|22px]] Scotland
 
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| https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png '''[[Alfa Romeo Works Team|Alfa Romeo]]'''<br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png '''[[BMW Works Team|BMW]]'''<br />'''https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png [[Ford Works Team|Ford]]'''<br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png '''[[Mazda Works Team|Mazda]]'''<br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png '''[[Nissan Works Team|Nissan]]'''<br />https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png '''[[Peugeot Works Team| Peugeot]]'''<br />https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png '''[[Renault Works Team| Renault]]'''<br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png '''[[Toyota Works Team|Toyota]]'''<br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png '''[[Vauxhall Works Team|Vauxhall]]'''<br />https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/22px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png '''[[Volvo Works Team|Volvo]]'''<br /><small>Note: The constructors in bold are currently represented in the Manufacturers Championship.</small>
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| [[file:German Flag.webp]] '''[[Audi Works Team|Audi]]'''<br />[[file:German Flag.webp]] [[BMW Works Team|BMW]]<br />'''[[file:US Flag.webp]] [[Ford Works Team|Ford]]'''<br />[[file:Flag of Japan.webp]] '''[[Honda Works Team|Honda]]'''<br />[[file:Flag of Japan.webp]] '''[[Nissan Works Team|Nissan]]'''<br />[[file:FR Flag.webp.webp]] '''[[Peugeot Works Team| Peugeot]]'''<br />[[file:FR Flag.webp.webp]] '''[[Renault Works Team| Renault]]'''<br />[[file:UK Flag.webp]] '''[[Vauxhall Works Team|Vauxhall]]'''<br />[[file:Flag of Sweden.png]] '''[[Volvo Works Team|Volvo]]'''<br /><small>Note: The constructors in bold are currently represented in the Manufacturers Championship.</small>
 
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| '''Overall Drivers champion'''
  
| '''Overall Drivers champion'''
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| [[file:German Flag.webp]] [[Johannes Meles]]
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| https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png [[Lorenzo Turri]]
  
 
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| '''Manufacturer Drivers champion'''
  
| '''Manufacturer Drivers champion'''
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| [[file:German Flag.webp]] [[Johannes Meles]]
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| https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png [[Lorenzo Turri]]
  
 
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| '''Manufacturer Teams champion'''
  
| '''Manufacturer Teams champion'''
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| [[file:German Flag.webp]] [[Audi Works Team|Audi Sport UK]]
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| http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png [[Nissan|Nissan Castrol Racing]]
  
 
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| '''Independent Drivers champion'''
  
| '''Independent Drivers champion'''
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| [[file:UK Flag.webp]] [[Henry Williams]]
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| https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png [[Pekka Ylitalo]]
  
 
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| '''Independent Teams champion'''
  
| '''Independent Teams champion'''
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| none
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| http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png [[Team Dynamics]]
  
 
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| '''Current season'''
  
| '''Current season'''
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| [[1994 British Touring Car Championship|1994]]
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| [[1997 British Touring Car Championship|1997]]
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| '''Website'''
  
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| [http://supertouringsimracing.co.uk/ supertouringsimracing.co.uk/]
  
 
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The '''British Touring Car Championship''' is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by [[Super Touring Sim Racing (STSR)]]. It was established in 1991. The championship currently runs the FIA Super Touring regulations.
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The '''British Touring Car Championship''' is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by [[British Touring Car Online (BTCO)]] It was established in 1991. The championship currently runs the FIA Super Touring regulations.
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
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===1993===
  
===1993===
   
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[[File:1993 Round 1.png|thumb|right|Round 1 of the 1993 STSR British Touring Car Championship at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]]]] 2 new manufacturer teams entered the series in 1993, [[Ford Works Team|Ford]] and [[Renault Works Team|Renault]]. Lorenzo Turri successfully defended his title driving for Ford, claiming 13+ wins. His nearest championship rival, Mike Bell of Nissan took 5+ victories. There were also wins for Cop (Ford, 5 wins) and [[Johannes Meles]] (Renault, 2 wins). Finland's [[Pekka Ylitalo]] took the Independent title driving a BMW for [[Team Dynamics]]. A notable event during the season was that at Round 6 at Pembrey, it was the first time during an STSR event that the podium was shared by drivers of the same nationality (Bell, [[Jaz Evered]], [[Kris Simton]]).
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[[File:1993 Round 1.png|thumb|right|Round 1 of the 1993 STSR British Touring Car Championship at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]]]] 2 new manufacturer teams entered the series in 1993, [[Ford Works Team|Ford]] and [[Renault Works Team|Renault]]. Lorenzo Turri successfully defended his title driving for Ford, claiming 13 wins. His nearest championship rival, Mike Bell of Nissan took 6 victories. There were also wins for Cop (Ford, 5 wins) and [[Johannes Meles]] (Renault, 2 wins). Finland's [[Pekka Ylitalo]] took the Independent title driving a BMW for [[Team Dynamics]]. A notable event during the season was that at Round 6 at Pembrey, it was the first time during an STSR event that the podium was shared by drivers of the same nationality (Bell, [[Jaz Evered]], [[Kris Simton]]).
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===1994===
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2 new teams ([[Alfa Romeo Works Team|Alfa Romeo]] and [[Volvo Works Team|Volvo]]), as well as the return of [[BMW Works Team|BMW]] and [[Mazda Works Team|Mazda]], ensured that the BTCC grid for 1994 would be much bigger than previous years. At Round 2 of the championship at Brands Hatch, a record 20 drivers took place in the race, a BTCO BTCC record. Lorenzo Turri made it 3 championships in a row in his [[Alfa Romeo Works Team|Alfa Corse]] ran Alfa Romeo alongside former teammate, Kris Simton. Alfa Corse also won the teams championship. Throughout the season there were wins for Turri (17), [[Jake Black]] (4), Mike Bell (2) as well as single wins for [[Daniel Hurlock]], [[Nathan Hammond]] and Johannes Meles. [[David Todaro]] won the Independent crown driving a Peugeot 405 for [[Woodkirk Peugeot]] who also won the Independent Teams championship.
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===1995===
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[[File:1995 Round 1.png|thumb|right|Round 1 of the 1995 STSR British Touring Car Championship at [[Brands Hatch]]]] [[Honda Works Team|Honda]] joined the grid as a manufacturer for 1995, though [[Mazda Works Team|Mazda and]] [[Nissan Works Team|Nissan left]] the series. The championship went down to the very last lap of the very last race - in the end, [[Daniel Hurlock]] prevailed, becoming the first driver other than Turri to win the title since Cop in 1991. Turri lost out on a potential fourth title by just 2 points - making 1995 the closest ever BTCO season to date. There were six different race winners in 1995, with Turri (10 wins), Hurlock (7 wins), Bell and Meles (4 wins each) all taking the top step of the podium at some point, as well as a new race winner in the form of [[Chris English]] (3 wins) - with Black (2 wins) also taking victory. [[Kris Simton]], driving for [[Team Dynamics]], took his first Independent Drivers' Championship - beating [[Michael Sneath]] by 42 points.
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===1996===
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[[File:1996 Round 2.png|thumb|right|Round 2 of the 1996 STSR British Touring Car Championship at [[Brands Hatch]]]] [[Audi Works Team|Audi]] arrived on the grid in 1996 and instantly became the team to beat with their 4-wheel-drive A4. [[Johannes Meles]] winning his first BTCC title, achieving 20 podium finishes, including 11 wins. Throughout the year, there were seven different race winners, from 6 different manufacturers; Meles had 11 wins and Black had 3 wins (both Audi), Hurlock with 4 victories (Renault), 3 wins each for Turri (Vauxhall) and Simton (Honda), 2 for Osborne (Peugeot) and a single victory for English (Ford). [[Henry Williams]], driving for [[Mint Motorsport]], took the Independent Drivers' Championship, driving a Vauxhall Cavalier.
   
 
==Car regulations==
  
==Car regulations==
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The Super Touring cars were required to be a minimum of 4.20 metres (13.8 ft) in length, with four doors, effectively requiring a small family saloon car as a minimum. No more than 2 litres engine capacity, or six cylinders were permitted, and the engine was required to be normally aspirated. Only two wheels could be driven and steered. For homologation, initially at least 2500 units of the model used must have been produced. In 1995, in a bid to counter the increasing numbers of homologation specials this was increased to at least 25,000 units.
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Super Touring cars were required to be a minimum of 4.20 metres (13.8 ft) in length, with four doors, effectively requiring a small family saloon car as a minimum. No more than 2 litres engine capacity, or six cylinders were permitted, and the engine was required to be normally aspirated. Only two wheels could be driven and steered. For homologation, initially at least 2500 units of the model used must have been produced. In 1995, in a bid to counter the increasing numbers of homologation specials, this was increased to at least 25,000 units.
   
 
==Circuits==
  
==Circuits==
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Being a national championship, the BTCC has visited circuits throughout the United Kingdom over its long history. Currently the series visits eight different tracks in the UK over the course of ten meetings. These tracks are: [[Thruxton Circuit]], [[Silverstone Circuit]], [[Donington Park]], [[Brands Hatch]], [[Oulton Park]], [[Snetterton Circuit]], [[Knockhill Racing Circuit]] in Scotland and the [[Pembrey Circuit]] in Wales. In the past, the BTCC has visited a street race around the city of [[Birmingham Superprix|Birmingham]] known as the [[1991 British Touring Car Championship Round 6|Birmingham Superprix]] in [[1991 British Touring Car Championship|1991]] and [[Castle Combe Circuit]] in 1991 and 1992.
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Being a national championship, the BTCC has visited circuits throughout the United Kingdom over its long history. Currently the series visits eight different tracks in the UK over the course of ten meetings. These tracks are: [[Thruxton Circuit]], [[Brands Hatch]], [[Silverstone Circuit]], [[Snetterton Circuit]], [[Oulton Park]], [[Donington Park]] and the [[Knockhill Racing Circuit]] in Scotland. In the past, the BTCC has visited a street race around the city of [[Birmingham Superprix|Birmingham]] known as the [[1991 British Touring Car Championship Round 6|Birmingham Superprix]] in [[1991 British Touring Car Championship|1991]], [[Castle Combe Circuit]] in [[1991 British Touring Car Championship|1991]]-[[1992 British Touring Car Championship|1992]] and [[1994 British Touring Car Championship|1994]] and the [[Pembrey Circuit]] in Wales in [[1993 British Touring Car Championship|1993]].
   
 
==Race format==
  
==Race format==
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Race format will depend on the race meeting, The format planned will be
  
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marked next to each race meeting on the website calendar.
  
   
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Format A:
  
 
* 19:30  - Practice
  
* 19:30  - Practice
 
* 20:00 - BTCC Qualifying One shot qualifying
  
* 20:00 - BTCC Qualifying One shot qualifying
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* 21:00 - BTCC Race 2 reversed grid from race 1 results
  
* 21:00 - BTCC Race 2 reversed grid from race 1 results
 
* 21:30 - BTCC Race 3 reversed grid from race 2 results
  
* 21:30 - BTCC Race 3 reversed grid from race 2 results
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Format B:
  
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* 19:30  - Practice
  
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* 20:00 - BTCC Qualifying One shot qualifying
  
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* 20:30 - BTCC Race 1 Sprint race
  
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* 21:00 - BTCC Race 2 Feature race reversed grid from race 1 results
  
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Includes a mandatory pit stop
  
   
 
==Points system==
  
==Points system==
   
 
'''Current points system'''<br />
  
'''Current points system'''<br />
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Points are awarded to the top fifteen drivers in each race as follows:
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:65%; text-align:center"
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! colspan="19" | Points system
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|-
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|style="background:#ffffbf;"| &nbsp;'''1st'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| &nbsp;'''2nd'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| &nbsp;'''3rd'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''4th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''5th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''6th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''7th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''8th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''9th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''10th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''11th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''12th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''13th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''14th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''15th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''16th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''17th'''&nbsp;
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! Pole Position
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! Lead a lap
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|2
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|1
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|1
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|1
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'''1996 points system'''<br />
 
Points are awarded to the top fifteen drivers in each race as follows:
  
Points are awarded to the top fifteen drivers in each race as follows:
   
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''12th'''&nbsp;
  
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''12th'''&nbsp;
 
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''13th'''&nbsp;
  
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''13th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''14th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''15th'''&nbsp;
 
! Pole Position
  
! Pole Position
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! Lead a lap
 
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'''1993 points system'''<br />
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'''1993-1995 points system'''<br />
 
Points are awarded to the top fifteen drivers in each race as follows:
  
Points are awarded to the top fifteen drivers in each race as follows:
   
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''12th'''&nbsp;
  
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''12th'''&nbsp;
 
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''13th'''&nbsp;
  
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''13th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''14th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''15th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''16th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''17th'''&nbsp;
 
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|16
  
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'''1993-1996 Independent points system'''<br />
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Points are awarded to the top fifteen drivers in each race as follows:
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:65%; text-align:center"
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|style="background:#ffffbf;"| &nbsp;'''1st'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| &nbsp;'''2nd'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| &nbsp;'''3rd'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''4th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''5th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''6th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''7th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''8th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''9th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''10th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''11th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''12th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''13th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''14th'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| &nbsp;'''15th'''&nbsp;
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|16
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|14
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|12
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|11
 
|10
  
|10
 
|9
  
|9
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!rowspan=2| Season
  
!rowspan=2| Season
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!Overall
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!colspan=2| Overall
 
!colspan=2| Manufacturer
  
!colspan=2| Manufacturer
 
!colspan=2| Independent
  
!colspan=2| Independent
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!colspan=2| Secondary
 
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! Drivers' Champion
  
! Drivers' Champion
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! Teams' Champion
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! Drivers' Champion
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! Teams' Champion
 
! Drivers' Champion
  
! Drivers' Champion
 
! Teams' Champion
  
! Teams' Champion
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! [[1991 British Touring Car Championship|1991]]
  
! [[1991 British Touring Car Championship|1991]]
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| [[file:Flag of Belgium.webp]] [[Roy Cop]]
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| https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png [[Roy Cop]]
  
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|[[file:Flag of Japan.webp]] [[Nissan|Nissan Janspeed Racing]]
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| https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png [[Roy Cop]]
  
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| [[file:Flag of Belgium.webp]] [[Roy Cop]]
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|http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png [[Nissan|Nissan Janspeed Racing]]
  
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|[[file:Flag of Japan.webp]] [[Nissan|Nissan Janspeed Racing]]
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| http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png [[Mike Bell]]
  
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| [[file:UK Flag.webp]] [[Mike Bell]]
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|http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png [[Tech-Speed Motorsport|Auto Trader Techspeed Team]]
  
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|[[file:UK Flag.webp]] [[Tech-Speed Motorsport|Auto Trader Techspeed Team]]
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! [[1992 British Touring Car Championship|1992]]
  
! [[1992 British Touring Car Championship|1992]]
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|[[file:Italy Flag.webp]] [[Lorenzo Turri]]
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|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png [[Lorenzo Turri]]
  
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|[[file:UK Flag.webp]] [[Vauxhall Works Team|Vauxhall Sport]]
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|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png [[Lorenzo Turri]]
  
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|[[file:Italy Flag.webp]] [[Lorenzo Turri]]
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|http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png [[Vauxhall Works Team|Vauxhall Sport]]
  
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|[[file:UK Flag.webp]] [[Vauxhall Works Team|Vauxhall Sport]]
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|http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png [[Mike Bell]]
  
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|style="background:#ffffbf;"|[[file:UK Flag.webp]] [[Mike Bell]] (2)
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|http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png [[Park Lane Racing]]
  
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|[[file:UK Flag.webp]] [[Park Lane Racing]]
 
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|-
 
! [[1993 British Touring Car Championship|1993]]
  
! [[1993 British Touring Car Championship|1993]]
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|[[file:Italy Flag.webp]] [[Lorenzo Turri]] (2)
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|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png [[Lorenzo Turri]]
  
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|style="background:#ffffbf;"|[[file:Flag of Japan.webp]] [[Nissan|Nissan Castrol Racing]] (2)
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|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png [[Lorenzo Turri]]
  
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|[[file:Italy Flag.webp]] [[Lorenzo Turri]] (2)
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|http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png [[Nissan|Nissan Castrol Racing]]
  
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|style="background:#ffffbf;"|[[file:Flag of Japan.webp]] [[Nissan|Nissan Castrol Racing]] (2)
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|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png [[Pekka Ylitalo]]
  
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|[[file:Flag of Finland.webp]] [[Pekka Ylitalo]]
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|http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png [[Team Dynamics]]
  
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|[[file:UK Flag.webp]] [[Team Dynamics]]
 
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! [[1994 British Touring Car Championship|1994]]
  
! [[1994 British Touring Car Championship|1994]]
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|style="background:#ffffbf;"|[[file:Italy Flag.webp]] [[Lorenzo Turri]] (3)
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|[[file:Italy Flag.webp]] [[Alfa Romeo Works Team|Alfa Corse]]
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|style="background:#ffffbf;"|[[file:Italy Flag.webp]] [[Lorenzo Turri]] (3)
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|[[file:Italy Flag.webp]] [[Alfa Romeo Works Team|Alfa Corse]]
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|[[file:US Flag.webp]] [[David Todaro]]
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|[[file:UK Flag.webp]] [[Woodkirk Peugeot]]
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! [[1995 British Touring Car Championship|1995]]
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|[[file:UK Flag.webp]] [[Daniel Hurlock]]
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|[[file:FR Flag.webp.webp]] [[Renault Works Team|Williams Renault Dealer Team]]
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|[[file:UK Flag.webp]] [[Daniel Hurlock]]
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|[[file:German Flag.webp]] [[Johannes Meles]]
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==Support races==
  
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* [[VW Vento Cup]] - one make series that ran for a single year in [[1992 VW Vento Cup|1992]], won by [[Mike Bell]]
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* [[Yugo Challenge]] - one make series that ran for a single year in [[1995 Yugo Challenge|1995]], won by [[Jake Black]]
   
 
==See Also==
  
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[[British Touring Car Championship records]]<br />[[British Touring Car Online Register]]
 
[[Category:Touring Car Championships]]
  
[[Category:Touring Car Championships]]

Revision as of 09:50, 16 June 2021

British Touring Car Championship
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Country England England
255px-Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Region Europe
Inaugural season 1991
Manufacturers German Flag Audi
German Flag BMW
US Flag Ford
Flag of Japan Honda
Flag of Japan Nissan
FR Flag.webp Peugeot
FR Flag.webp Renault
UK Flag Vauxhall
Flag of Sweden Volvo
Note: The constructors in bold are currently represented in the Manufacturers Championship.
Overall Drivers champion German Flag Johannes Meles
Manufacturer Drivers champion German Flag Johannes Meles
Manufacturer Teams champion German Flag Audi Sport UK
Independent Drivers champion UK Flag Henry Williams
Independent Teams champion none
Current season 1997

The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by British Touring Car Online (BTCO) It was established in 1991. The championship currently runs the FIA Super Touring regulations.

History

The introduction of a 2-litre, single-class touring car formula (devised in the UK and later adopted worldwide by the FIA as ‘SuperTouring’) – and with all cars running on unleaded fuel – attracted interest from major motor manufacturers, which led to unprecedented growth, unparalleled global interest and fierce rivalries. The BTCC quickly became the world’s premier touring car series and, as such, the best possible global shop window for car companies wishing to promote their mainstream showroom models. The one-class system was popular with manufacturers from the beginning with five manufacturer supported teams from BMW, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota and Vauxhall entered in the championship. During the first seasons, the cars were not fitted with aerodynamic aids such as a front splitter or a rear wing which were allowed from 1995.

1991

1991 Round 1

Round 1 of the 1991 STSR British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton

The first ever STSR season was a year long battle between Nissan and Toyota, and towards the end of the season Mitsubishi, but Nissan eventually won as Roy Cop took the Overall and Manufacturer Drivers championship ahead of Toyota driver Michael Sneath. Mike Bell and Auto Trader Techspeed Team took the Independent honours. Notable moments during the season included Mike Bell taking the first win by an Independent driver in the first ever race meeting, the first ever BTCC night race at Donington Park and Toyota driver Vik Rune getting banned from the series due to unsportsmanlike conduct in the Birmingham Superprix round.

1992

1992 Round 1

Round 1 of the 1992 STSR British Touring Car Championship at Silverstone

1992 was dominated by Lorenzo Turri of Vauxhall who took 19 wins out of a possible 26 and finished 103 points ahead of second placed (and defending champion) Toyota's Roy Cop who took three race wins. Mike Bell once again claimed the Independent title driving a for Park Lane Racing, also claiming an outright race win at Knockhill. During the season, there were also wins for Johannes Meles and Matthew Wheeler.

1993

1993 Round 1

Round 1 of the 1993 STSR British Touring Car Championship at Silverstone

2 new manufacturer teams entered the series in 1993, Ford and Renault. Lorenzo Turri successfully defended his title driving for Ford, claiming 13 wins. His nearest championship rival, Mike Bell of Nissan took 6 victories. There were also wins for Cop (Ford, 5 wins) and Johannes Meles (Renault, 2 wins). Finland's Pekka Ylitalo took the Independent title driving a BMW for Team Dynamics. A notable event during the season was that at Round 6 at Pembrey, it was the first time during an STSR event that the podium was shared by drivers of the same nationality (Bell, Jaz Evered, Kris Simton).

1994

2 new teams (Alfa Romeo and Volvo), as well as the return of BMW and Mazda, ensured that the BTCC grid for 1994 would be much bigger than previous years. At Round 2 of the championship at Brands Hatch, a record 20 drivers took place in the race, a BTCO BTCC record. Lorenzo Turri made it 3 championships in a row in his Alfa Corse ran Alfa Romeo alongside former teammate, Kris Simton. Alfa Corse also won the teams championship. Throughout the season there were wins for Turri (17), Jake Black (4), Mike Bell (2) as well as single wins for Daniel Hurlock, Nathan Hammond and Johannes Meles. David Todaro won the Independent crown driving a Peugeot 405 for Woodkirk Peugeot who also won the Independent Teams championship.

1995

1995 Round 1

Round 1 of the 1995 STSR British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch

Honda joined the grid as a manufacturer for 1995, though Mazda and Nissan left the series. The championship went down to the very last lap of the very last race - in the end, Daniel Hurlock prevailed, becoming the first driver other than Turri to win the title since Cop in 1991. Turri lost out on a potential fourth title by just 2 points - making 1995 the closest ever BTCO season to date. There were six different race winners in 1995, with Turri (10 wins), Hurlock (7 wins), Bell and Meles (4 wins each) all taking the top step of the podium at some point, as well as a new race winner in the form of Chris English (3 wins) - with Black (2 wins) also taking victory. Kris Simton, driving for Team Dynamics, took his first Independent Drivers' Championship - beating Michael Sneath by 42 points.

1996

1996 Round 2

Round 2 of the 1996 STSR British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch

Audi arrived on the grid in 1996 and instantly became the team to beat with their 4-wheel-drive A4. Johannes Meles winning his first BTCC title, achieving 20 podium finishes, including 11 wins. Throughout the year, there were seven different race winners, from 6 different manufacturers; Meles had 11 wins and Black had 3 wins (both Audi), Hurlock with 4 victories (Renault), 3 wins each for Turri (Vauxhall) and Simton (Honda), 2 for Osborne (Peugeot) and a single victory for English (Ford). Henry Williams, driving for Mint Motorsport, took the Independent Drivers' Championship, driving a Vauxhall Cavalier.

Car regulations

Super Touring cars were required to be a minimum of 4.20 metres (13.8 ft) in length, with four doors, effectively requiring a small family saloon car as a minimum. No more than 2 litres engine capacity, or six cylinders were permitted, and the engine was required to be normally aspirated. Only two wheels could be driven and steered. For homologation, initially at least 2500 units of the model used must have been produced. In 1995, in a bid to counter the increasing numbers of homologation specials, this was increased to at least 25,000 units.

Circuits

Being a national championship, the BTCC has visited circuits throughout the United Kingdom over its long history. Currently the series visits eight different tracks in the UK over the course of ten meetings. These tracks are: Thruxton Circuit, Brands Hatch, Silverstone Circuit, Snetterton Circuit, Oulton Park, Donington Park and the Knockhill Racing Circuit in Scotland. In the past, the BTCC has visited a street race around the city of Birmingham known as the Birmingham Superprix in 1991, Castle Combe Circuit in 1991-1992 and 1994 and the Pembrey Circuit in Wales in 1993.

Race format

  • 19:30  - Practice
  • 20:00 - BTCC Qualifying One shot qualifying
  • 20:30 - BTCC Race 1
  • 21:00 - BTCC Race 2 reversed grid from race 1 results
  • 21:30 - BTCC Race 3 reversed grid from race 2 results

Points system

Current points system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen drivers in each race as follows:

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th  Pole Position Lead a lap
20 18 16 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1

1996 points system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen drivers in each race as follows:

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Pole Position Lead a lap
18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1

1993-1995 points system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen drivers in each race as follows:

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Pole Position
18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

1992 points system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen drivers in each race as follows:

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Pole Position Fastest Lap
Of Meeting
18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1

1991 points system
Points are awarded to the top seventeen drivers in each race as follows:

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th  Pole Position Fastest Lap
20 18 16 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1

Current Independent points system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen drivers in each race as follows:

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th 
20 18 16 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

1993-1996 Independent points system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen drivers in each race as follows:

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

1992-93 Independent points system
Points are awarded to the top three drivers in each race as follows:

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd 
30 20 10

1991 Independent points system
Points are awarded to the top seven drivers in each race as follows:

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th 
10 8 6 4 3 2 1

Previous champions

Season Overall Manufacturer Independent Secondary
Drivers' Champion Teams' Champion Drivers' Champion Teams' Champion Drivers' Champion Teams' Champion Drivers' Champion Teams' Champion
1991 Flag of Belgium Roy Cop Flag of Japan Nissan Janspeed Racing Flag of Belgium Roy Cop Flag of Japan Nissan Janspeed Racing UK Flag Mike Bell UK Flag Auto Trader Techspeed Team
1992 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell (2) UK Flag Park Lane Racing
1993 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri (2) Flag of Japan Nissan Castrol Racing (2) Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri (2) Flag of Japan Nissan Castrol Racing (2) Flag of Finland Pekka Ylitalo UK Flag Team Dynamics
1994 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri (3) Italy Flag Alfa Corse Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri (3) Italy Flag Alfa Corse US Flag David Todaro UK Flag Woodkirk Peugeot
1995 UK Flag Daniel Hurlock FR Flag.webp Williams Renault Dealer Team UK Flag Daniel Hurlock FR Flag.webp Williams Renault Dealer Team UK Flag Kris Simton none
1996 German Flag Johannes Meles German Flag Audi Sport UK German Flag Johannes Meles German Flag Audi Sport UK UK Flag Henry Williams
1997
1998 Production Class
1999 Drivers' Champion Teams' Champion
2000

Support races

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Previous support races

See Also

British Touring Car Championship records
British Touring Car Online Register

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