1991 British Touring Car Championship Round 2

1991 BTCC Season Round 2 	1991 BTCC Season Round 2
 	
Round 2 of 12 in the 1991 British Touring Car Championship	Round 2 of 12 in the 1991 British Touring Car Championship
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Race details 	Race details
Date 	28 April 1991
Location 	Silverstone Circuit (National)
Course length 	4.232 km (2.63 mi)
Distance 	3 x 15 laps sprint races
Pole position 	Pole position
Driver 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Vik Rune
Time 	0:58.306
Race 1 Fastest lap 	Race 1 Fastest lap
Driver 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Vik Rune
Time 	0:58.486 (on lap 12)
Race 1 Podium 	Race 1 Podium
FirstSecondThird 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Vik Runehttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Michael Sneathhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Kris Simton
Race 2 Fastest lap 	Race 2 Fastest lap
Driver 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Vik Rune
Time 	0:58.620 (on lap 4)
Race 2 Podium 	Race 2 Podium
FirstSecondThird 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Vik Runehttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cophttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png David Osborne
Race 3 Fastest lap 	Race 3 Fastest lap
Driver 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Vik Rune
Time 	0:58.832 (on lap 11)
Race 3 Podium 	Race 3 Podium
FirstSecondThird 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Vik Runehttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Josh Joneshttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Michael Sneath
The 1991 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) Round 2 was a Touring Car meeting that was held on 28 April 1991 at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. The race was contested over 3 15 lap sprint races and was the second round of the 1991 British Touring Car Championship. 
==Background==
Heading into the race weekend, Vik Rune led the Overall drivers' and Manufacturer Drivers' championships by 9 points over Patrick Babiche. Soucy's team, BMW Team Listerine held a 3-point lead over Kaliber ICS Team Toyota in the Manufacturers Team Championship. The Independent Drivers championship was lead by Mike Bell, with an 8-point lead over Kris Simton. Simton's team, Auto Trader Techspeed Team, lead the Independent Teams championship over ACE Motorsport by 12 points.
===Entrants===
Ten drivers representing six teams entered the race. Auto Trader Techspeed Team, Nissan Janspeed Racing, Kaliber ICS Team Toyota and Vauxhall Sport each entered two cars and ACE Motorsport and BMW Team Listerine both entered single cars.
== Qualifying ==
Position	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Points	 	 	 	 	
Position	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Points	1	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Vik Rune	Kaliber ICS Team Toyota	0:58.306	1
2 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Michael Sneath 	Kaliber ICS Team Toyota 	+0.977	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png David Osborne 	Nissan Janspeed Racing 	+1.019	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Josh Jones 	BMW Team Listerine 	+1.093	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cop 	Nissan Janspeed Racing 	+1.169	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Kris Simton 	Auto Trader Techspeed Team	+1.182	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png David Todaro	Auto Trader Techspeed Team	+1.217	 	 	 	 	 	
8 	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 	ACE Motorsport 	+1.635	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png Matt Hull 	Vauxhall Sport 	+1.723	 	 	 	 	 	
10 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Phil Dodge 	Vauxhall Sport 	+2.047	 	 	 	 	 	
== Race 1 ==
Position	Driver 	Team 	Fastest Lap	Points
1 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Vik Rune 	Kaliber ICS Team Toyota 	0:58.486 	20 (1)
2 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Michael Sneath 	Kaliber ICS Team Toyota 	0:59.403 	18
3 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Kris Simton 	Auto Trader Techspeed Team	0:59.511 	16
4 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png David Osborne 	Nissan Janspeed Racing 	0:59.508 	14
5 	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 	ACE Motorsport 	1:00.191 	13
6 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Josh Jones 	BMW Team Listerine 	0:59.611 	12
7 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cop 	Nissan Janspeed Racing 	0:59.774 	11
8 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Phil Dodge 	Vauxhall Sport 	1:00.365 	10
9 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png David Todaro	Auto Trader Techspeed Team	0:59.740 	9
10 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png Matt Hull 	Vauxhall Sport 	1:00.621 	8
== Race 2 ==
Position	Driver 	Team 	Fastest Lap	Points
1 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Vik Rune 	Kaliber ICS Team Toyota 	0:58.620 	20 (1)
2 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cop 	Nissan Janspeed Racing 	0:59.450 	18
3 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png David Osborne 	Nissan Janspeed Racing 	0:59.398 	16
4 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Kris Simton 	Auto Trader Techspeed Team	0:59.882 	14
5 	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 	ACE Motorsport 	0:59.964 	13
6 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Josh Jones 	BMW Team Listerine 	0:59.652 	12
7 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png Matt Hull 	Vauxhall Sport 	1:00.429 	11
8 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png David Todaro	Auto Trader Techspeed Team	0:59.749 	10
9 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Phil Dodge 	Vauxhall Sport 	1:00.766 	9
10 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Michael Sneath 	Kaliber ICS Team Toyota 	N/A 	8
== Race 3 ==
Position	Driver 	Team 	Fastest Lap	Points
1 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Vik Rune 	Kaliber ICS Team Toyota 	0:58.832 	20 (1)
2 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Josh Jones 	BMW Team Listerine 	0:59.564 	18
3 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Michael Sneath 	Kaliber ICS Team Toyota 	0:59.323 	16
4 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cop 	Nissan Janspeed Racing 	0:59.528 	14
5* 	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 	ACE Motorsport 	1:00.055 	13
6* 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Kris Simton 	Auto Trader Techspeed Team	0:59.494 	12
7* 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png Matt Hull 	Vauxhall Sport 	1:00.159 	11
8 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png David Osborne 	Nissan Janspeed Racing 	0:59.649 	10
9 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Phil Dodge 	Vauxhall Sport 	1:00.603 	9
10 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png David Todaro	Auto Trader Techspeed Team	1:00.092 	8
*Kris Simton originally finished 5th, with Matt Hull 6th and Mike Bell in 7th. Hull received a 6.10 second penalty for causing a collision with Simton which dropped Hull to 7th. Simton and Bell's position were then swapped after Simton has collided with Bell.  
;Drivers' Championship standings
;
Position	Driver 	Points
1 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Vik Rune 	120
2 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Josh Jones 	87
3 	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 	85
4 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cop 	85
5 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Michael Sneath	75
;Manufacturer Driver's Championship standings
;
Position	Driver 	Points
1 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Vik Rune 	120
2 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Josh Jones 	87
3 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cop 	85
4 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Michael Sneath	75
5 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png David Osborne 	70
;Manufacturer Team's Championship standings
Position	Team 	Points
1 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png Kaliber ICS Team Toyota 	195
2 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png Nissan Janspeed Racing 	155
3 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png BMW Team Listerine	134
4 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Vauxhall Sport 	107
5 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png BMW Team Labatts 	26
Independent Drivers's Championship standings
Position	Driver 	Points
1 	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 	54
2 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Kris Simton 	50
3 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png David Todaro	32
;Independent Team's Championship standings
Position	Team 	Points
1 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Auto Trader Techspeed Team	82
2 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png ACE Motorsport 	54
Category:1991 BTCC Races