btcc

Josh's BTCC Home page!

BTCC stands for "British touring car championship".

It is a racing series for any make of saloon cars provided that they stick to certain rules.

The main rule is that engines must not exceed 2000cc and they must have 4 doors. Also they must be two wheel drive.

There is a drivers championship and a manufacturers championship.

Here is a list of the drivers and their cars(1999)

Drivers: Anthony Reid, Alain Menu

Drivers: Jason Plato, Jean-Christophe Boullion

Drivers: Peter Kox, James Thompson

Drivers: David Leslie, Laurent Aiello

Drivers: Rickard Rydell, Vincent Radermecker

Drivers: John Cleland,Yvan Muller.

Go on Harvy!

But some times they get smashed up!

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The Privateers

Name: Matt Neal

Drives: 1998 Nissan Primera

Name: Paula Cook

Drives: Honda Accord

Name: Russell Spence

Drives: Renault Laguna

Name: Lee Brookes

Drives: Honda Accord

Name: Mark Blair

Drives: Vauxhall Vectra

How Points Are Allocated

Championship points are awarded on the following basis: 1^st 15; 2^nd 12; 3^rd 10; 4^th 8; 5^th 6; 6^th 5; 7^th 4; 8^th 3; 9^th 2. An extra point is awarded for pole position and an extra point is given to each driver who leads a Feature Race.

The two highest placed cars from each manufacturer will score points.

The Teams championship is decided on points awarded to a team's two highest placed cars in a Feature Race.

1999 The Results

Donnington Park

Round 1 (Sprint Race)

1^st James Thompson-Honda

2^nd Alain Menu - Ford

3^rd Jason Plato - Renault

Round 2 (Feature Race)

1^st Matt Neal - 1998 Nissan

2^nd James Thompson - Honda

3^rd Jason Plato - Renault

Neal Nets Nice-One in '98 Nissan!

The first BTCC race of the season took place on the 5^th April when British independent Matt Neal won the Feature Race at Donnington Park. Neal led the field throughout the race until the pit-stop, which was a good time but he stalled. Luckily, he managed to restart the Nissan but the delay put him back in fifth position. Like a man possessed he fought his way back passed Rydell, Muller, Plato and Thompson to a stunning victory. As Neal is the first independent to win a Feature Race in the BTCC he claimed the £250, 000 prize, presented by the head of TOCA. The victory is all the more impressive bearing in mind that he did it in last years Nissan.

Silverstone

Round 3 (Sprint Race)

1^st Laurent Aiello - Nissan

2^nd David Leslie - Nissan

3^rd Rickard Rydell - Volvo

Round 4 (Feature Race)

1^st Jason Plato - Renault

2^nd Yvan Muller - Vauxhall

3^rd JC Boullion - Renault

Thruxton

Round 5 (Sprint Race)

1^st Laurent Aiello - Nissan

2^nd Rickard Rydell - Volvo

3^rd Matt Neal - '98 Nissan

Round 6 (Feature Race)

1^st Laurent Aiello - Nissan

2^nd Rickard Rydell - Volvo

3^rd Vincent Radermecker - Volvo

Brands Hatch

Round 7 (Sprint Race)

1^st Yvan Muller - Vauxhall

2^nd Anthony Reid - Ford

3^rd Laurent Aiello - Nissan

Round 8 (Feature Race)

1^st Laurent Aiello - Nissan

2^nd David Leslie - Nissan

3^rd Matt Neal - '98 Nissan

Oulton Park

Round 9 (Sprint Race)

1^st Laurent Aiello - Nissan

2^nd David Leslie - Nissan

3^rd Alain Menu - Ford

Round 10 (Feature Race)

1^st Laurent Aiello - Nissan

2^nd Matt Neal - '98 Nissan

3^rd Yvan Muller - Vauxhall

Donnington Park

Round 11 (Sprint Race)

1^st

2^nd

3^rd

Round 12 (Feature Race)

1^st

2^nd

3^rd

Croft

Round 13 (Sprint Race)

1^st James Thompson - Honda

2^nd David Leslie - Nissan

3^rd Peter Kox - Honda

Round 14 (Feature Race)

1^st Rickard Rydell - Volvo

2^nd James Thompson - Honda

3^rd Laurent Aiello - Nissan