1993 British Touring Car Championship Round 9

1993 BTCC Season Round 9
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Round 9 of 10 in the 1993 British Touring Car Championship	Round 9 of 10 in the 1993 British Touring Car Championship
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Race details 	Race details
Date 	30 August 1993
Location 	 Thruxton
Course length 	3.793 km (2.356 mi)
Distance 	1 x 15 lap sprint race1 x 30 lap feature race
Pole position 	Pole position
Driver 	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
Time 	1:15.049
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 Tom Cinchy
Time 	1:15.427 (on lap 5)
Race 1 Podium 	Race 1 Podium
FirstSecondThird 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Lorenzo Turrihttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Mike Bellhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Johannes Meles
Race 2 Fastest lap 	Race 2 Fastest lap
Driver 	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
Time 	1:15.067 (on lap 17)
Race 2 Podium 	Race 2 Podium
FirstSecondThird 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Johannes Meleshttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Lorenzo Turrihttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png David Osborne
The 1993 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) Round 9 was a Touring Car meeting that was held on 30 August 1993 at Thruxton in Hampshire, England. The race was contested over 1 15 lap sprint race and 1 30 lap feature race and was the ninth round of the 1993 British Touring Car Championship. 
==Background==
Heading into the meeting, Lorenzo Turri was leading the Overall and Manufacturer Drivers' Championship by 62 points from Mike Bell. However, it was Bell's team, Nissan Castrol Racing was leading the Manufacturer's Team Championship by 113 points from Team Mondeo.
===Entrants===
Nine drivers representing five teams entered the race. Nissan Castrol Racing entered three cars, Team Mondeo and Renault Dealer Racing entered two cars and Team Securicor Toyota and Peugeot Talbot Sport each entered single cars.
== Qualifying ==
Position	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Points	 	 	 	 	
Position	Driver 	Team 	Time 	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 David Osborne	Nissan Castrol Racing	1:15.049	1
2 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Tom Cinchy 	Peugeot Talbot Sport 	+0.283 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Lorenzo Turri 	Team Mondeo 	+0.673 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Johannes Meles 	Renault Dealer Team 	+0.788 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	Nissan Castrol Racing	+0.868 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	Team Securicor Toyota	+1.854 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	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	Renault Dealer Team 	+2.261 	 	 	 	 	 	
8 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/22px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png Halil Sahin 	Team Mondeo 	+9.375 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Jaz Evered 	Nissan Castrol Racing	No Time	 	 	 	 	 	
== Race 1 ==
Position	Driver 	Team 	Fastest Lap	Points
1 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Lorenzo Turri 	Team Mondeo 	1:15.553 	18
2 	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 	Nissan Castrol Racing	1:15.863 	16
3 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Johannes Meles 	Renault Dealer Team 	1:15.573 	14
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	Renault Dealer Team 	1:16.525 	12
5 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Jaz Evered 	Nissan Castrol Racing	1:17.029 	11
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 	Team Securicor Toyota	1:16.915 	10
7 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/22px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png Halil Sahin 	Team Mondeo 	1:22.652 	9
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 Castrol Racing	1:15.440 	8
RET 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Tom Cinchy 	Peugeot Talbot Sport 	1:15.427 	-
== Race 2 ==
Position	Driver 	Team 	Fastest Lap	Points
1 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Johannes Meles 	Renault Dealer Team 	1:15.691 	18
2 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Lorenzo Turri 	Team Mondeo 	1:15.534 	16
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 Castrol Racing	1:15.067 	14
4 	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 	Nissan Castrol Racing	1:15.639 	12
5 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png Tom Cinchy 	Peugeot Talbot Sport 	1:15.266 	11
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 	Team Securicor Toyota	1:16.737 	10
7 	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	Renault Dealer Team 	1:16.740 	9
8 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Jaz Evered 	Nissan Castrol Racing	1:17.071 	8
RET 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/22px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png Halil Sahin 	Team Mondeo 	1:36.178 	-
==Championship standings after the race==
;Drivers' Championship standings
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Position	Driver 	Points
1 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Lorenzo Turri 	417
2 	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 	349
3 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Johannes Meles 	292
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	278
5 	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 	259
;Manufacturer Driver's Championship standings
;
Position	Driver 	Points
1 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Lorenzo Turri 	417
2 	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 	349
3 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Johannes Meles 	292
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	278
5 	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 	259
;Manufacturer Team's Championship standings
Position	Team 	Points
1 	Nissan Castrol Racing	724
2 	Team Mondeo 	584
3 	Renault Dealer Team 	570
4 	Team Securicor Toyota	259
5 	Vauxhall Sport 	182
Independent Drivers's Championship standings
Position	Driver 	Points
1 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png Pekka Ylitalo	600
;Independent Team's Championship standings
Position	Team 	Points
1 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png Pekka Ylitalo	600
Category:1993 BTCC Races