2000 FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy Season Review

The 2000 Imaginary British Touring Car Championship May Have Ended With Rickard Rydell And Ford Taking The Title At Silverstone, And Again With The TOCA Winter Touring Car Shootout Trophy, And It’s Not Over Yet, As The Final Ever Super Touring Race In Britain Is Held In The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy At Donington Park In The West Midlands On December 17th, Many Teams And Drivers Around The World From Many Different Touring Car Championships All Gathered Around For The End Of The Super Touring Regulations, And Next Year, Some Touring Car Championships Will See New Regulations, But Some Touring Car Championships Will Still Use The Super Touring Regulations, Teams And Drivers Have Come From Many Different Countries, Including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa, United States Of America And Yugoslavia.
There Are Entries From 37 Different Manufactuers On The Grid From Works And Independent Teams, It’s A Full Grid Of Works And EX Works Cars Entered By Independent Teams, There Are Also Champions And Front Runners Of 3 Classes Entering In The Independent Class And They’ll Either Drive In The Production, Touring Light Or Independent Class Next Year.
There Are New Rules From 2000.
The Rules Are, 
Only Super Touring Cars Are Allowed To Compete.
Whenever A Driver’s Number Is Taken By Another Driver, A Driver Would Use A Number Plate With A, B, C Or D.
Pitstops Are Not Allowed At This Race, It’s 35 Lap Race Around A Circuit Where The FIA Touring Car Trophy Is Held.
It’s A Single Race Around A Circuit Where The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy Is Held.
This Is Of Course The Last Season To Have Super Touring Regulations, And It’s The Only Super Touring Race In The FIA Winter Touring Car To Have A Single Race, From Next Year, There Will Be New Regulations Introduced When Next Year’s Race Will Be Held At Tokyo R246 As Part Of The World Olympics In Which Auto Racing Is One Of The Sports And Touring Car Racing Is One Of The Disciplines Of The Sport.
Whenever A Driver Of A Manufactuer Finishes 3rd In The Race, It Would Give A Manufactuer A Title.
Whilst The Efforts Of A Driver Finishing In The Top 10 In The Race Would Give A Nation The Title In The Nations Cup.
There’s Also A Independent Race To Be Won As Well As It Was Entered By Cars And Teams Around The World That Race With Either Works Or Ex Works Cars.
Now Let’s See Who’s Entered In This Year’s Winter Touring Car Trophy.
Ford Have Entered 3 Mondeos, With Current IBTCC Champion Rickard Rydell, Alain Menu And Anthony Reid, They Have Also Entered A Pair Of Focus Sedans That They Ran Back In 1999, With Kiwi Craig Baird Back To The Team, And Richard Kaye, Who Has Joined From Peugeot.
2000 IBTCC Manufactuer Runners Up Vauxhall Have Entered 3 Vectras Like They Have Also Had For The Season, With 1999 Champion Jason Plato, Yvan Muller And Vincent Radermecker.
Team Redstone Have 4 Entered 4 Accords, With Gabriele Tarquini, James Thompson, Tom Kristensen And French Touring Car Racer Fabrice Walfisch.
But There Will Also Be Another Works Honda On The Grid, With Castrol Mugen Honda Entering A Single Civic Sedan, With Japanese Driver Osamu Nakako.
Renault Have Entered Two Lagunas, With 1991 BTCC And 1992 IBTCC Champion Will Hoy And Former Williams F1 Test Jean Christophe Bouillon Of France.
It’s An All Scandinavian Line Up At Nissan At Crawford Nissan Racing, With Tommy Rustad, Carl Rosenblad And Marcus Gustavsson.
While Nismo Are The 2nd Team From The Japanese Touring Car Championship To Enter Among The Works Teams Running A Sunny Sedan, With Akira Iida And Toshio Suzuki At The Wheel.
Volvo Are Again Back On The Grid, Entering 5 S40’s, With Mattias Ekstrom, Jan “Flash” Nilsson, Kelvin Burt, Tim Harvey And Bathurst Winner, Australian Jim Richards.
Audi Have Also Entered 5 A4’s For Their Last Ever Race Meeting In The Super Tourers In Britain, With 1997 IBTCC Champion Jon Bintcliffe, Frank Biela, Paul Radisich, South African Racer Terry Moss, And Australian Brad Jones.
Peugeot Are The Next Manufacturer On The Grid, With Patrick Watts And Eugene O Brien Driving The 406.
But They Won’t Be The Only Works Peugeots On The Grid, Peugeot Will Also Run A Pair Of 306 Sedans With 1999 Production Class Champion In The IBTCC Alan Morrison And Ian Flux.
Helmut Holfeld And John McCluskey Will Also Race In The Peugeot 306 Sedan For Peugeot Team Ireland, Who Have Been Racing In The Irish Touring Car Championship.
Peugeot Esso Have Entered 2 406s With 1999 BTCC Champion Laurent Aiello And German Driver, Michael Bartels.
Peugeot Sport Italia Have Entered A Single 406 With Yannick Dalmas.
Same With Peugeot Team Belgium, With Jacky ickx At The Wheel Of Their 406.
BMW Have Entered 4 Schnitzer Team Cars, With Roberto Ravaglia, Johnny Cecotto, Steve Soper And German Driver Leopold Prinz Von Bayern.
While BMW South Africa Entered A Single 320i With Shaun Van Der Linde At The Wheel.
Alfa Romeo Have Entered 5 156s, With Former Vauxhall Racer And TOCA World Touring Car Champion Derek Warwick, Nicola Larini, Fabrizio Giovanardi, Romana Bernardoni And Ferrari F1 Test Driver Felipe Massa.
Their Sister Manufacturer Fiat Have Entered A Pair Of Mareas With Gianni Morbidelli And Jordi Gene At The Wheel.
Toyota Have Entered A New Avensis’ After Competing In The 2000 IBTCC Season In A Corolla Sedan, With Julian Bailey And Tim Sugden At The Wheel.
They’ll Also Enter A Pair Of Corolla Sedans With Gary Ayles And Bobby Verdon Roe At The Wheel.
Toyota Team Ireland Have Competed From The Irish Touring Car Championship To Be Entering A Pair Of Avensis’ With Former Irish Champion Austin McHale And Owen McAuley.
While Chrysler Have Entered A Single Stratus With Tomas Engstrom At The Wheel.
Mercedes Have Entered 2 E Classes, With Darren Turner And Peter Dumbreck, While Bernd Schneider Will Race In The Independent Class For Team Rosberg In A Similar E Class.
Skoda Are Back In Britain, With Joseph Kopecky And Jan Lammers At The Wheel Of Their Trusty Octavia.
While Citroen Are Also Back In Britain, With Xsaras Of Philippe Gache And Alain Cudini.
This Will Be The Last Will See Hyundai Race In Britain, And For 1992 F1 Champion Nigel Mansell, He Is Paired With Australian Bathurst Racer Ric Shaw At The Wheel Of The Lantra J2.
Seat Have Entered An Only Cordoba With Luis Villamil At The Wheel Of It.
Proton Have Entered A Trio Of Wiras With Karamjit Singh And Ian Heward And Mats Andersson Will Drive An Only Coupe On The Grid.
Jaguar Have Entered An Only X Type With Andy Wallace Driving It.
1993 BTCC And 1994 IBTCC Champion Joachim Winkelhock Has Left BMW To Team Opel, In Which He Will Drive In A Opel In DTM, He’s Joined With Eric Helary, Uwe Alzen, Jan Brunstedt, Mike Gibson And Rob Gibson At The Wheel Of The Famous Vectra.
Another German Car Brand Volkswagen Have Entered A Pair Of Passats With Former Audi STW Driver From Denmark Kris Nissen And Steve Robertson.
Mazda Have Entered A Pair Of Familias With Swedish Driver Slim Borgudd And Ian Cantwell.
Subaru Have Entered A Pair Of Impreza Station Wagons, With 1993 National Saloon Champion Geoff Steel And Scotsman Hamish Irvine.
Mitsubishi Have Entered A Pair Of Carismas With Mark Hales And David Pinkey.
And Finally We See Saab On The Grid, Running A Pair Of 9-3s With Per Eklund And Kenneth Hansen.
Now Let’s Turn Our Attention To The Independents.
Current IBTCC Independent Champion Colin Blair Leads The Charge At Pro Motorsport, And He’s Joined By David Leslie And Italian Sandro Sardelli.
And Then We See Team Dynamics, With 1999 Independent Champion Matt Neal, Paired With Swedish Driver Kari Makinen And Alex Portman, Who Had Joined From The Departing Rover Team.
ADR Motorsport Have Entered A Single Vauxhall Vectra With Mark Blair At The Wheel.
Arena International Have Entered A Pair Of Renault Lagunas Came Courtesy Of Russell And Jamie Spence.
DC Cook Motorsport Have Entered Paula Cook Driving A Honda Accord, And Nigel Albon In A Renault Laguna Respectfully.
Robb Gravett And Lee Brookes Are Of Course Both Former Independent Champions Together, They’re At The Wheel Of Their Honda Accords Entered By Brookes Motorsport.
Colin Gallie Was Once Again Back On The Grid In His Team DCRS BMW 318i.
Jamie Wall Is Now 22 Years Old And He Too Is Back Racing, And He Is Entering In A Mint Motorsport Vauxhall Cavalier.
Christian Abt Has Entered A Single Abt Sportsline Audi A4.
While Jens Edman Is Back Racing In His Independent Ford Mondeo Run By Picko Troberg Racing.
Jan Lindblom Is Driving A Similar Ford Mondeo Which Is Ran By Jan Lindlom Racing.
Sweden’s Peggan Andersson Is Driving In A BMW 320i For The BMW Dealer Team.
Georg Bakajev Motorsport Have Entered A BMW 318i With Ander Svensson At The Wheel.
Italian Racer Roberto Colciago Is Racing In His Audi A4 For AGS Motorsport.
Reigning IBTCC Touring Light Champion Colin Turkington Will Race In The Touring Class For MG’s Junior Team Next Year, And For This Last Ever Super Touring Race, He Will Race In A Ford Mondeo Zetec For GR Motorsport Alongside Gareth Howell, Who Will Return To The Production Class Next Year, And Newcomer For Next Year In The IBTCC The Young Mat Jackson.
While AGB Motorsport Will Still Be In The Imaginary British Touring Car Next Year Running A Lexus IS200 BTC-T, They Will Run A Trio Of Independent Lexus GS300s Driven By Kurt Luby, Car Magazine Author Steve Sutcliffe And Brazilian Sports Car Star Thomas Erdos Who Will Make His Debut In The Imaginary British Touring Car Championship Next Year.
Arrow Shipping Racing Have Entered 3 Mondeos, With Rick Kraemer And Richard Meins Driving A Pair Of 1997 Mondeo Zetecs And Young Scotsman Gordon Shedden Driving A 1996 Mondeo Ghia.
Audi Sport Italia Have Entered 3 Audi A4s With Emmanuel Pirro, Rinaldo Capello, And Former Austrian Sauber Grand Prix Driver Karl Wendlinger.
Dermot Carnegie Was Back Driving His Ford Focus Sedan For JW Carnegie.
And Lawrence Gibson Is Another Irishman On The Grid Driving For Team P&O In His Ford Mondeo.
VIP Touring Car Club Are Also Another Production Class Team On The Grid, They Have Entered A Trio Of Peugeot 406s With Dan Eaves, Lee Linford And Finnish Driver Toni Ruokonen.
Gary Ayles Motorsport Have Entered 2 Alfa Romeo 156s With Gavin Pyper And Tom Ferrier.
Bintcliffe Motorsport Have Entered A Pair Of Nissan Primera GTs With Marc Norton And Rob Collard At The Wheel.
Barwell Motorsport Have Entered A Pair Of Honda Accords That Were Run By Team Redstone With James Kaye And Mark Lemmer At The Wheel.
Reigning IBTCC Production Class Champion Simon Harrison Will Be Looking Forward To Defend His Title In 2001, He Will Drive In A Independent Peugeot 306 Sedan For HTML, And He Is Partnered With Former Mardi Gras Motorsport Driver Roger Moen From Norway, And Harrison Will Also Race With An Automatic Gearbox, While HTML Are Also Running A Pair Of Peugeot 406s With Former Vauxhall Racer Jeff Allam And Chris Ryan.
Team B&Q Are Also On The Grid, They Are Running A Trio Of Honda Civics With John B&Q, Nick Beaumont And Joanna Clarke.
While Team Kaliber Sport Who Are A Sister Team Of Barwell Motorsport Will Enter A Trio Of Honda Accord LSs With Peter Cate, Simon Graves And Top Gear Presenter Tiff Needell.
Synchro Motorsport Are Using A Pair Of Older Honda Accords With Dave Allan And American Peter Cunningham.
Edenbridge Racing Are Running 4 Cars With James Hanson And Norman Simon At The Wheel Of The Ford Mondeo Zetec, And Justin Keen And Michael Bentwood At The Wheel Of The Volkswagen Polo Sedan.
Tech Speed Motorsport Have Entered A Pair Of Peugeot 406s Of Mark Fullalove And Annie Templeton, And A Peugeot 306 Sedan Of Paul O Neil.
Tom Boardman Will Be Another Driver Entering In A Peugeot 406 For Tom Boardman Racing.
There Are Mercedes E Classes Also On The Independent Grid, HWA Team Have Entered 2 E Classes With Klaus Ludwig And Marcel Fassler.
And The Same With Team Rosberg, Pedro Lamy And Bernd Schneider At The Wheel Of Their E Class.
It’s A Massive Entry Of Independents, And Not Just The Independents From The 2000 IBTCC, But Also From Other Touring Car Championships, And Front Runners From Both The Production And Touring Light Classes.
So With The Entries Sorted, It Is Now Time To See The Action From The Last Ever Super Touring Race In Britain, By Works And Ex Works Cars Entered By A Full Grid Of Manufacturer And Independent Teams Around The World, And It’s Alain Menu Starting On Pole For Ford, With James Thompson Lining Up Beside Him In The 1st Of Hondas, With Jason Plato In 3rd In The First Of Vauxhalls, Ahead Of His Team Mate Yvan Muller, IBTCC Champion Rickard Rydell Lines Up In 8th.
At The Start, Muller Makes A Lightning Getaway From 4th On The Grid To First, Rydell Loses A Few Places To Helmut Holfeld And Nicola Larini, While At The Back It’s A Multi Car Pile Up As Kari Makinen’s Team Dynamics Nissan Primera, Nigel Mansell’s Hyundai Lantra, Luis Villamil’s Seat Cordoba, Toshio Suzuki’s Nissan Sunny, Carl Rosenblad, Marcus Gustavsson, Colin Blair And Sandro Cardelli’s Nissan Primeras, Joseph Kopecky’s Skoda Octavia, Philippe Gache’s Citroen Xsara, The Audis Of Rinaldo Capello, Emmanuel Pirro, Andrzej Dzuirka And Andrej Studenic, Marciej Stranco’s Alfa Romeo, Vincent Radermacker’s Vauxhall Vectra, Anthony Reid’s Ford Mondeo, The Hondas Of Gabriele Tarquini, Tom Kristensen And Fabrice Walfisch, The Peugeots Of Eugene O Brien, Laurent Aiello And Michael Bartels And Phil Bennett’s Skoda, As Well As Anders Svensson’s BMW 318i, Nigel Albon’s Renault Laguna Kris Nissen’s Volkswagen Passat And Leopold Prinz Von Bayern’s BMW 320i Were All Involved In The Collision At The Start, Some Cars Are Out While Some Cars Rejoined But Damaged, At The Front, Muller Leads From Menu, Thompson, Plato, Bintcliffe, Ekstrom, Biela, Ravaglia, Holfeld, Larini And Rydell, Followed By Soper, Cecotto, Nilsson, Radisich, Warwick And Morrison, Alan Morrison Is Chasing Derek Warwick’s Alfa Romeo 156 On The Approach To The Melbourne Harpin, But The Ulsterman Brakes Very Late And Hits The Back Of Warick’s Alfa Romeo Going Off Into The Gravel Trap And Out Of The Race, Flames Poured Out The Front Of Morrison’s Badly Damaged Peugeot 306 Sedan As The Red Flags Were Waved To Stop The Race And Get Some Stranded Cars Off The Track, Akira Lida In His Nissan Sunny Had Started From The Pitlane Due To An Engine Change, But Now He Has To Wait In The Pitlane For Much Longer For The Restart, 
At The Restart, Menu Gets Away Well While Team Mate Rydell Moves Up From 8th On The Grid To 4th, While Muller Loses Some Places To Holfeld And Rydell, As They Approach The Dunlop Straight, Menu Leads From Thompson, Plato, Rydell, Holfeld, Muller, Larini, Warwick, Bintcliffe, Biela, Ekstrom, Nilsson, Ravaglia, Soper, Giovanardi, Cecotto, Bailey, McHale And Burt, While At The Back, Stig Blomqvist Hits The Back Of Will Hoy’s Renault Laguna At The Esses Causing Too Much Damage To The Front Of The Swede’s White Ford Mondeo, Rydell Loses A Few Places At The Melbourne Harpin To Muller, Holfeld And Larini, They All Made Passed Goddards Safely, Rydell Is Down In 7th Ahead Of TOCA World Touring Car Champion Derek Warwick In His Alfa Romeo 156, While Ian Flux Suffers A Mechanical Failure Forcing Him To Retire In The Pitlane Ending A Miserable Day For Peugeot With Their 306 Sedan, Rickard Rydell Runs Wide At The Craners Losing 7th To Warwick, And Then A Few Laps Later, He Goes Wide At Goddards Near The Start Finish Straight, Losing A Few More Places, Helmut Holfeld Is Going Strongly In His Peugeot Team Ireland 306 Sedan, He First Passed Jason Plato To Take 3rd At Redgate On Lap 7, And Then He Passed, James Thompson’s 2nd Place Honda A Lap Later At The Same Corner, In The Battle For 9th, Bintcliffe Is Ahead Of Ekstrom, While Rydell Is Not Behind Them In 10th, But This Race Was About To Go Upside Down With Many Accidents And Retirements, First Both Hondas Of Tarquini And Kristensen, Anthony Reid’s Ford Mondeo, Vincent Radermacker’s Vauxhall Vectra, Steve Robertson’s Volkswagen Passat, The Skodas Of Jan Lammers And Phil Bennett, The Nissans Of Colin Blair, Sandro Sardelli, Carl Rosenblad And Marcus Gustavsson, The Audi Of Karl Wendlinger, The Renault Of Jean Christophe Bouillon, Michael Bentwood’s Volkswagen Polo Sedan And Thed Bjork’s Alfa Romeo 156 Were All Involved, Some Of Them Rejoined, But Some Didn’t, Steve Soper Was Another Retirement Of The Race In His BMW, Ending His Career Run With The Team And Their Car, James Kaye Also Retired With Mechanical Troubles In His Barwell Motorsport Honda Accord, Robb Gravett Has Also Retired In His Brookes Motorsport Honda Accord With Smoke From Inside The Car After It Stopped, Tim Harvey Had Also Retired With A Problem In His Volvo, While Will Hoy Stops At Goddards With A Damaged Renault Laguna After Been Hit By Blomvquist’s Ford, Alex Portman’s Team Dynamics Nissan Goes Off Near The Start Finish Straight, Karl Wendlinger Went Wide At The Esses, But Then 2 Laps Later, Jean Christophe Boullion’s Renault Braked Late Hitting The Austrian’s Audi Sending It Into A Huge Roll, Wendlinger Was Lucky To Get Without Injury After That, But The Safety Car Was Out For A Few Laps, Many Cars Were Dropping Out Including Ian Heward’s Proton Persona Coupe Who Went Off At McLeans, Simon Graves’s Team Kaliber Sport Honda Accord Off In The Gravel At Coppice, And The Mazda Familia Of Ian Cantwell Who Had Also Went Off At McLeans,
In The Independent Class, Matt Neal Is Leading Away In His Team Dynamics Nissan Primera, With David Leslie In The Pro Motorsport Nissan Primera In 2nd, Roger Moen Is Running Ahead Of His Team Mate Simon Harrison In The HTML Peugeot 306 Sedans, But A Lap Later Harrison Passed His Norwegian Team Mate At The Melbourne Harpin And Up To 3rd,  Dan Eaves Spun His VIP Racing Club Peugeot 406 At The Melbourne On His 2nd Drive In The Peugeot 406 And This Is His Last Drive In The Car Before Switching To The BTC-T Spec Peugeot 406 Coupe, While Colin Turkington Is Racing Well, The Touring Light Champion Is In 9th Place In His Ford Mondeo Zetec For GR Motorsport, While Gareth Howell And Mat Jackson Are Also Racing For Position With Colin Gallie’s Team DCRS BMW 318i In A Battle For 11th In The Independent Class, Howell Will Race In A Focus In The Production Class Next Year, While Mat Jackson Will Makes His Debut In The Series In The Sister Focus Also In The Production Class, Steve Sutcliffe’s ABG Motorsport Lexus GS300 Goes Off At McLeans On Lap 18, While Mark Lemmer Stops In The Middle Of The Circuit With A Mechanical Problem In His Barwell Motorsport Honda Accord, And Swiftly Followed By The Bintcliffe Sport Nissan Primera Of Marc Norton Who Stopped At The Esses With Engine Failure, Back At The Front, Jon Bintcliffe Runs Wide At The Esses Losing 2 Places To Ekstrom And Rydell, Warwick Had Passed Plato When The 1999 IBTCC Champion’s Vauxhall Went Wide At The Same Corner As Rydell, And Then It Was Ekstrom’s Turn To Run Wide At The Esses, Gaining Another Place To Rydell’s Ford, Plato Is Still Chasing Warwick For 4th, However He Then Hits The Back Of The Alfa Romeo, Forcing Warwick Off The Track And Losing 2 Places To Plato And To Rydell Who Has Gained Another Place, And Then A Lap Later, It Was All Over For Derek Warwick As He Goes Off At Coppice, At The Front, Menu Still Leads From Holfeld In 2nd, And Thompson In 3rd, Menu Laps Loris De Sordi’s Karcher Racing Ford Mondeo, And Then Paul Charsley’s Schrader Motorsports Mazda Familia At Goddards For 2 Laps, While Team Mate Rydell Is Now Chasing Plato For 4th, Lapping, Dave Allan’s Synchro Motorsport Honda Accord, Ric Shaw’s Hyundai Lantra And The Team B&Q Honda Civics Of John B&Q And Nick Beaumont, Meanwhile James Thompson Is Still Chasing Helmut Holfeld’s Peugeot 306 Sedan Until A Lap Later, He Passes Holfeld At Redgate, And Then Holfeld Went Wide At The Esses, Losing 3rd Place To Plato, But He Is Still Ahead Of Rickard Rydell With Only A Few Laps To Go, At The Front, Alain Menu Was Heading For Victory And First Win Of The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy, And Also The Last For The Super Touring Ford Mondeo, With James Thompson Finishing 2nd For Honda, And Jason Plato Finishing 3rd For Vauxhall And Which Gives Vauxhall The Manufacturers Title And Great Britain Have Also Claimed The Nations Cup As Well, Rickard Rydell Was Disappointed To Finish In 5th Place, Not The Best Result He Would Love To Finish The Super Touring Era, But He Is Still The Imaginary British Touring Car Champion, Helmut Holfeld Grabbed 4th Placed For Peugeot Team Ireland Which Claimed Ireland 2nd Place In The Nations Cup Ahead Of Sweden.
In The Independent Class, Matt Neal Puts An End To The Super Touring Era In The Class By Winning The Race, With David Leslie Finishing 2nd In The Similar Nissan Primera For Pro Motorsport, And Production Class Champion Simon Harrison Finished 3rd In His HTML Peugeot 306 Sedan Ahead Of Christian Abt’s Abt Sportsline Audi A4 Who Passed Harrison’s Team Mate Moen With A Few Laps Left,
And So The Super Touring Era Ends With Menu Winning The Race And What A Way To End The Era For Ford With Their Famous V6 Engined Mondeo, Team Mate Rydell Finished In 5th, Not The Best Result He Wanted To Finish, While Roberto Ravaglia And Fabrizio Giovanardi Where The 2 Best Finishing Italians In The Top 10 With 8th And 9th Respectfully.
Race Results.
1 Alain Menu, Ford Team Mondeo, Ford Mondeo.
2 James Thompson, Team Redstone, Honda Accord.
3 Jason Plato, Vauxhall Motorsport, Vauxhall Vectra.
4 Helmut Holfeld, Peugeot Team Ireland, Peugeot 306 Sedan.
5 Rickard Rydell, Ford Team Mondeo, Ford Mondeo.
6 Mattias Ekstrom, Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden, Volvo S40.
7 Jon Bintcliffe, Audi Sport UK, Audi A4.
8 Roberto Ravaglia, BMW Team Schnitzer, BMW 320i.
9 Fabrizio Giovanardi, Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo 156.
10 Frank Biela, Audi Sport UK, Audi A4.
In The Drivers Standings, Menu Wins It With 40 Points, Thompson In 2nd With 30 Points And Plato In 3rd With 24 Points.
Drivers Standings.
1 Alain Menu, 40 Pts.
2 James Thompson, 30 Pts.
3 Jason Plato, 24 Pts.
The Independents Saw Neal Win The Race, With Leslie In 2nd Giving Nissan A 1-2 Finish In The Race, Touring Light Champions Turkington Finished 9th In His GR Motorsport Ford Mondeo Zetec, While 2 Italians Pirro And Colciago Finished 7th And 8th Respectfully In Their Audis.
Independents.
1 Matt Neal, Team Dynamics, Nissan Primera.
2 David Leslie, Pro Motorsport, Nissan Primera.
3 Simon Harrison, HTML, Peugeot 306 Sedan.
4 Christian Abt, Abt Sportsline, Audi A4.
5 Roger Moen, HTML, Peugeot 306 Sedan.
6 Rob Collard, Bintcliffe Sport Racing, Nissan Primera.
7 Emmanuel Pirro, Audi Sport Italia, Audi A4.
8 Roberto Colciago, AGS Motorsport, Audi A4. 
9 Colin Turkington, GR Motorsport, Ford Mondeo.
10 Paul O Neil, Tech Speed Motorsport, Peugeot 306 Sedan.
In The Driver Standings Neal Wins With 40 Points, Leslie 2nd With 30 Points And Harrison 3rd With 24 Points.
Driver’s Standings.
1 Matt Neal, 40 Pts.
2 David Leslie, 30 Pts.
3 Simon Harrison, 24 Pts.
Great Britain Win The Nations Cup With 53 Points, Ahead Of Ireland With 44 Points And Sweden In 3rd With 31 Points.
Nations Standings.
1 Great Britain, 53 Pts.
2 Ireland,          44 Pts.
3  Sweden,        31 Pts.
Vauxhall Have Won The Manufacturers Cup With 54 Points Ahead Of Ford With 48 Points, Honda In 3rd With 20 Points, With Volvo 4th With 16 Points, Audi Finished 5th With 16 Points And BMW Make The Top 6 With 6 Points.
Manufacturers Standings.
1 Vauxhall,         54 Pts.
2 Ford,              48 Pts.
3 Honda,          20 Pts.
4 Volvo,            16 Pts.
5 Audi,             16 Pts.
6 BMW,            6 Pts.
And So The Super Touring Era Ends With Alain Menu Taking Victory For Ford At The Last Ever Meeting With The Mondeo, Rickard Rydell Was Disappointed To Finish In 5th, But He Will Come Back Strongly Next Year At The IBTCC When The Series Introduces New Regulations For 2001, But For Next Year’s Winter Touring Car Trophy, It Will Be Held In Tokyo As Part Of The 2001 World Olympics, And The Imaginary British Touring Car Championship Will Begin Again At Brands Hatch In March Where We Will See MG And Lexus On The Grid, See You There.