# 1993 French Supertouring Championship

The 1993 French Supertouring Championship (championnat de France de Supertourisme 1993 in French) is the nineteenth edition of the French Supertouring Championship, the first run with the FIA Supertouring regulations. The season began in Nogaro on 12 April and finished on the same track on 10 October. The championship was won by Frank Biela driving an Audi 80 Quattro for the ROC Compétition team.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers |
| ROC Compétition | Audi 80 Quattro | 1 | Marc Sourd |
| ROC Compétition | Audi 80 Quattro | 2 | Frank Biela |
| Team BMW Fina | BMW 318i | 4 | Jean-Pierre Malcher |
| Team BMW Fina | BMW 318i | 6 | Laurent Aïello |
| Graff Racing Team Usine Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | 5 | Philippe Gache |
| Graff Racing Team Usine Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | 15 | Jean Alesi |
| Graff Racing Team Usine Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | 55 | Roberto Moreno |
| Giroix Racing | SEAT Toledo | 7 | Fabien Giroix |
| Garage Mirabeau | BMW 318i | 9 | François Chatriot |
| Garage Mirabeau | BMW 318i | 9 | Christophe Dechavanne |
| Basso Racing | BMW 318i | 10 | Jean-Claude Basso |
| Pérus Racing | Ford Sierra | 11 | Maurice Pérus |
| Team Bandura | Peugeot 405 | 12 | Michel Bandura |
| Team Bandura | Peugeot 405 | 12 | Daniel Bandura |
| Snobeck Team Opel France | Opel Vectra | 16 | Paul Belmondo |
| Snobeck Team Opel France | Opel Vectra | 17 | Alain Cudini |
| Snobeck Team Opel France | Opel Vectra | 18 | Alain Ferté |
| Snobeck Team Opel France | Opel Vectra | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
| Plichet Racing | Renault 19 | 19 | Gérard Faber |
| Plichet Racing | Renault 19 | 19 | Roger Plichet |
| Renault Dealer Racing | Renault 19 | 20 | Tim Harvey |
| Renault Dealer Racing | Renault 19 | 24 | Alain Menu |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 405 | 21 | Yannick Dalmas |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 405 | 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 405 | 22 | Christophe Bouchut |
| Nissan Janspeed Racing | Nissan Primera | 23 | Eric van de Poele |
| Nissan Janspeed Racing | Nissan Primera | 23 | Mark Skaife |
| Heuclin Racing | BMW M3 | 77 | Gérard Févrot |
| Heuclin Racing | BMW M3 | 77 | Jacques Heuclin |

## Calendar

| Rnd | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
| 1 | Nogaro | 12 April | Frank Biela | Racing Organisation Course | Audi 80 Quattro |
| 2 | Magny-Cours | 2 May | Laurent Aïello | Team BMW Fina | BMW 318i |
| 3 | Circuit de Dijon-Prenois | 16 May | Laurent Aïello | Team BMW Fina | BMW 318i |
| 4 | Pau | 30 May | Frank Biela | Racing Organisation Course | Audi 80 Quattro |
| 5 | Circuit du Val de Vienne | 6 June | Frank Biela | Racing Organisation Course | Audi 80 Quattro |
| 6 | Le Castellet | 25 July | Laurent Aïello | Team BMW Fina | BMW 320i |
| 7 | Circuit d'Albi | 5 September | Alain Cudini | Snobeck Team Opel France | Opel Vectra |
| 8 | Petit Le Mans | 19 September | Frank Biela | Racing Organisation Course | Audi 80 Quattro |
| 9 | Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry | 3 October | Laurent Aïello | Team BMW Fina | BMW 320i |
| 10 | Nogaro | 10 October | Frank Biela | Racing Organisation Course | Audi 80 Quattro |

## Championship standings

Points system given by the sum of the timing of the 2 races :
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
* for each round it is calculated the sum of the absolute standing plus the best result achieved between the 2 races
Points system each single race :
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Only finishes in the top 6 are shown.

### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | NOG | MAG | DIJ | PAU | VDV | RIC | ALB | LM | LMY | NOG | Pts |
| 1 | Frank Biela | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 218 |
| 2 | Laurent Aïello | | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | | 158 |
| 3 | Marc Sourd | 2 | 5 | 4 | | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | | 2 | 141 |
| 4 | Christophe Bouchut | 5 | 2 | | 2 | 6 | | 2 | | 2 | 5 | 133 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Malcher | 6 | | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 126 |
| 6 | Philippe Gache | 3 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | 4 | 101 |
| 7 | Roberto Moreno | | | 3 | 4 | | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | 94 |
| 8 | Alain Cudini | 4 | 6 | | | | | 1 | | | | 75 |
| 9 | Yannick Dalmas | | | | | | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | 68 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | 52 |
| 11 | Paul Belmondo | | | | | | | | | | | 29 |
| 12= | Daniel Bandura | | | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 12= | Michel Bandura | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 28 |
| 14 | Jean-Claude Basso | | | | | | | | | 5 | | 27 |
| 15 | François Chatriot | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 26 |
| 16 | Fabien Giroix | | | | | | | 8 | | | | 15 |
| 17 | Jean Alesi | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 12 |
| 18 | Gérard Févrot | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 19= | Jacques Heuclin | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 19= | Jacques Laffite | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 7 |
| NC | Christophe Dechavanne | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Gérard Faber | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Alain Ferté | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | | | |
| NC | Maurice Pérus | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Roger Plichet | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Mark Skaife | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Eric van de Poele | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Pascal Vermesse | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | NOG | MAG | DIJ | PAU | VDV | RIC | ALB | LM | LMY | NOG | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Manufacturers' Trophy

| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Audi | 157 |
| 2 | BMW | 152 |
| 3 | Peugeot | 127 |
| 4 | Alfa Romeo | 112 |
| 5 | Opel | 96 |
| 6 | Seat | 54 |
| 7 | Ford | 26 |