1991 British Touring Car Championship Round 11

1991 BTCC Season Round 11
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Round 11 of 12 in the 1991 British Touring Car Championship	Round 11 of 12 in the 1991 British Touring Car Championship
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Race details 	Race details
Date 	22 September 1991
Location 	Thruxton Circuit
Course length 	3.793 km (2.356 mi)
Distance 	1 x 12 lap sprint race1 x 24 lap feature race
Pole position 	Pole position
Driver 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cop
Time 	1:15.747
Race 1 Fastest lap 	Race 1 Fastest lap
Driver 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cop
Time 	1:15.688 (on lap 6)
Race 1 Podium 	Race 1 Podium
FirstSecondThird 	https://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 Mike Bellhttp://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/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cop
Time 	1:16.242 (on lap 24)
Race 2 Podium 	Race 2 Podium
FirstSecondThird 	https://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 Mike Bellhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Johannes Meles
The 1991 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) Round 11 was a Touring Car meeting that was held on 22 September 1991 at the Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire, England. The race was contested over 1 twelve lap sprint race and 1 twenty-four lap feature race and was the eleventh round of the 1991 British Touring Car Championship.
==Background==
Heading into the meeting, Roy Cop was leading the Overall and Manufacturer Drivers' Championship by eighty-three points from Michael Sneath. Cop would win both titles if Sneath failed to outscore him by 20 points over the meeting. Nissan Janspeed Racing was leading the Manufacturer's Team Championship by thirty-three points from Kaliber ICS Team Toyota. In the Independent Driver's Championship, Mike Bell lead Kris Simton by thirty-six points. Bell would win the title if Simton failed to outscore him by 7 points over the meeting. However it was Simton's Auto Trader Techspeed Team which lead the Independent Team's Championship over ACE Motorsport by fourteen points.
===Entrants===
Nine drivers representing seven teams entered the race. Nissan Janspeed Racing and Autotrader Techspeed entered two cars and BMW Team Finance, BMW Team Labatts, Kaliber ICS Team Toyota, John Maguire Racing Team and ACE Motorsport entered single cars.
== Qualifying grid ==
Position	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Point	 	 	 	 	
Position	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Point	1	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cop	Nissan Janspeed Racing	1:15.747	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 David Osborne 	Nissan Janspeed Racing 	+0.628 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Johannes Meles 	BMW Team Finance 	+1.087 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	Kaliber ICS Team Toyota 	+1.157‬	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	+1.213 	 	 	 	 	 	
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	+1.232 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Lorenzo Turri 	John Maguire Racing 	+1.416 	 	 	 	 	 	
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	+11.030	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Kevin Bolland 	BMW Team Labatts 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Race 1 ==
Position	Driver 	Team 	Fastest Lap	Points
1 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cop 	Nissan Janspeed Racing 	1:15.688 	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 Mike Bell 	ACE Motorsport 	1:17.419 	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	1:17.479 	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 Michael Sneath 	Kaliber ICS Team Toyota 	1:17.073 	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 David Osborne 	Nissan Janspeed Racing 	1:16.289 	13
6 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Lorenzo Turri 	John Maguire Racing 	1:17.199 	12
7 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Johannes Meles 	BMW Team Finance 	1:17.088 	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	1:18.660 	10
9 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Kevin Bolland 	BMW Team Labatts 	1:19.175 	9
== Race 2 ==
Position	Driver 	Team 	Fastest Lap	Points
1 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cop 	Nissan Janspeed Racing 	1:16.242 	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 Mike Bell 	ACE Motorsport 	1:17.336 	18
3 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Johannes Meles 	BMW Team Finance 	1:17.354 	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	1:17.443 	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 David Osborne 	Nissan Janspeed Racing 	1:16.927 	13
6 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Lorenzo Turri 	John Maguire Racing 	1:17.258 	12
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 	Kaliber ICS Team Toyota 	1:17.325 	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	1:18.754 	10
9 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Kevin Bolland 	BMW Team Labatts 	1:19.252 	9
==Championship standings after the race==
;Drivers' Championship standings
;
Position	Driver 	Points
1 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cop 	521
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	420
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 	404
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 	349
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 	324
;Manufacturer Drivers' Championship standings
;
Position	Driver 	Points
1 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Belgium.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium.svg.png Roy Cop 	521
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	420
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 	324
4 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Johannes Meles 	230
5 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Lorenzo Turri 	228
;Manufacturer Teams' 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 Nissan Janspeed Racing 	845
2 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png Kaliber ICS Team Toyota 	748
3 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png John Maguire Racing 	436
4 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png BMW Team Finance 	203
5 	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	203
;Independent Drivers' 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 	260
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 	220
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	84
4 	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/22px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png Dionysis Faraos 	22
;Independent Teams' Championship standings
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|align="center"|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
| align="left" |304
|-
|align="center"|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
| align="left" |282
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Category:1991 BTCC Races