1991 British Touring Car Championship season

The 1991 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship season was the 34th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season and marked the first year of the Super Touring era.

Changes for 1991

After a transitional year in 1990, the multi-class Group A
Group A
In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, the Group A referred to production-derived vehicles limited in terms of power, weight, allowed...

regulations was fully dropped and replaced by the new Super Touring rules that had evolved out of Group A's Div. II category. Group A cars were still allowed to participate, but only as long as they were restricted to bring them down to Super Touring speeds.

Season summary

Group A

In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, the Group A referred to production-derived vehicles limited in terms of power, weight, allowed...

had towards the end of its existence been dominated by Ford and their Sierra RS500. Super Tourers had first appeared in 1990, and with BMW

BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...

and Vauxhall

Vauxhall Motors

Vauxhall Motors is a British automotive company owned by General Motors and headquartered in Luton. It was founded in 1857 as a pump and marine engine manufacturer, began manufacturing cars in 1903 and was acquired by GM in 1925. It has been the second-largest selling car brand in the UK for...

running their cars in that category they effectively had a years head start on their opposition for 1991. BMW also had the numerical advantage, the factory Prodrive

Prodrive

Prodrive is a British motorsport and automotive engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It designs, constructs and races cars for companies and teams such as Subaru, Aston Martin and Ford...

team entering two cars and the semi-factory Vic Lee Motorsport team entering four. Vauxhall had two cars, as had Toyota, while Ford only appeared with a single car. Nissan missed the start of the season but then ran a single-car effort for Keith O'Dor, who was joined by ex-Formula One

Formula One

Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...

driver Julian Bailey towards the end of the season.

The championship battle would stand between Will Hoy

Will Hoy

William Ewing Hoy , was a British racing driver and the 1991 British Touring Car Champion, the highlight of a 20-year career in motor racing. Born in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, Hoy did not begin racing until his late 20s and first raced at international level in 1985, taking on the full World...

and John Cleland

John Cleland (racing driver)

John Cleland . is a retired Scottish auto racing driver. He raced autocross and hillclimb in the 1970s, before achieving success in British Production Car and Thundersaloon championships, before joining Vauxhall for the 1989 British Touring Car Championship...

. Hoy won the first two races of the season and kept scoring consistently, but as the season progressed it was Cleland who came out on top more often than not. Hoy's consistency however put him in a position to claim the championship at the penultimate round at Thruxton, provided he scored a good enough result. Indeed Hoy took the lead of the race thanks to BMW team tactics, but soon thereafter he was controversly tapped into a spin by works BMW driver Jonathan Palmer

Jonathan Palmer

Dr. Jonathan Charles Palmer is an entrepreneur and former racing driver from England. Educated at Brighton College, he won the 1981 British Formula Three Championship and the 1983 European Formula Two Championship. He participated in 87 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on September 25, 1983...

. Hoy dropped down the field and later retired after contact with Cleland. Cleland would go on to finish 8th with a damaged car, taking the championship to the final race. There Hoy was able to finish ahead of Cleland, and thus claiming the first Super Touring championship win. Andy Rouse finished third for Toyota, and Steve Soper ended up fourth overall despite missing several races due to clashing commitments in the German DTM

Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft

The Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft was a touring car racing series held from 1984 to 1996. Originally based in Germany, it held additional rounds elsewhere in Europe and later worldwide....

championship.

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
Trakstar Motorsport	Ford Sierra Sapphire Ford Sierra The Ford Sierra is a large family car that was built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993. It was designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Quément. The code used during development was "Project Toni"....	1	Robb Gravett Robb Gravett Robb Gravett is a British retired racing driver and team owner, a winner of the 1987 Willhire 24 Hour, and the 1990 British Touring Car Championship winner with his own Trakstar team, in a Ford Sierra prepared by Australian magnate Dick Johnson...	M	All
Pyramid Motorsport	BMW M3 BMW E30 The BMW E30 was a compact executive car produced by BMW. It was replaced by the BMW E36 in 1990. BMW continued to produce the cabriolet E30 well into 1993. The Touring remained in production until 1994 when the E36 touring replaced it...	2	Frank Sytner Frank Sytner Frank Sytner is a British racing driver, a Life Member of the BRDC, and was the 1988 British Touring Car Champion, driving a BMW M3. He also won his class in 1990....		1-8, 10-11
		2	David Leslie David Leslie (racing driver) David Leslie was a racing driver. He was most associated with the British Touring Car Championship, in which he was runner-up in 1999. He was particularly noted for his development skill, helping both Honda and Nissan become BTCC race winners...		13
		18	Matt Neal Matt Neal Matthew Neal is a British motor racing driver. He won the British Touring Car Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2011. He has also won a European Touring Car Championship race. He is 6' 6" tall, making him almost entirely unable to race single-seaters...		7
			Alistair Fenwick Alistair Fenwick Alistair Fenwick is a retired British auto racing driver. His most famous drive was in the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans. He drove for the GP Motorsport Team, alongside Alex Postan and New Zealand driver Craig Simmiss. In the last placed car to complete the race, he finished fifth in the C2 Class,...		12
			Godfrey Hall Godfrey Hall (racing driver) -Career:In 1983 he won the Monoposto Championship in what was his fourth year in the series. He progressed into the British Formula Three Championship the following year, where he spent two seasons. After spending 1987 in the British Production Saloon Championship, he competed in the British...		13
Kaliber ICS Team Toyota Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Toyota Carina Toyota Carina Released in Japan August 1977, the next-generation Carina was available in Germany in December 1977 and in other European countries during 1978. In most markets it was fitted with the same 1,588 cc 2T engine as its predecessor. In the Carina, an output of was claimed...	3	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	M	All
		33	Gary Ayles Gary Ayles Gary Ayles is a race car driver born in the United Kingdom.He competed in the British Touring Car Championship in 1991, filled in for one race in 1992, and returned in 1996 for Nissan, after four years as a works Peugeot driver in Italian Superturismo...	M	All
BMW Team Labatt's Vic Lee Racing Vic Lee Racing formerly Vic Lee Motorsport was a UK auto racing team, most famous for running BMWs and Peugeots in the British Touring Car Championship, and most infamous for the drug-related convictions of its owner Vic Lee....	BMW M3 BMW E30 The BMW E30 was a compact executive car produced by BMW. It was replaced by the BMW E36 in 1990. BMW continued to produce the cabriolet E30 well into 1993. The Touring remained in production until 1994 when the E36 touring replaced it...	4	Tim Harvey Tim Harvey Tim Harvey is a racing driver from England. He was the 2008 and 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Champion. A household name in the 1990s, Harvey won the prestigious BTCC title in 1992, and was a frontrunner for most of the late 80s and early 90s...	M	All
		9	Laurence Bristow Laurence Bristow Laurence Bristow , was a British racing driver best known for his time in the British Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:...	M	1-11, 13
		9	Armin Hahne Armin Hahne Armin Hahne is a German racing driver, best known for his exploits in touring car racing. The highpoint of his career was winning both the 1982 and 1983 Spa 24 Hours driving BMW's. Another highlight of his career was driving in the factory supported Tom Walkinshaw Racing run Jaguar Racing team...	M	12
Vauxhall Sport	Vauxhall Cavalier Vauxhall Cavalier The Vauxhall Cavalier is a large family car sold primarily in the UK by Vauxhall Motors, the British division of General Motors , from 1975 to 1995...	5	John Cleland John Cleland (racing driver) John Cleland . is a retired Scottish auto racing driver. He raced autocross and hillclimb in the 1970s, before achieving success in British Production Car and Thundersaloon championships, before joining Vauxhall for the 1989 British Touring Car Championship...	M	All
		6	Jeff Allam Jeff Allam Jeff Allam , was a British racing driver who made his name in Saloon Car racing. He now works as a dealer principal for Allam Motor Services in Epsom and Dorking which are a Skoda, Alfa Romeo and Kia dealership....	M	All
		56	Bob Berridge Bob Berridge Bob Berridge is a British racing driver. He won the title in the Historic Formula One Championship series three years in a row. In 1997, he won in a RAM 01 car and the next two years he won in a Williams FW08...	M	12-13
Sean Walker Sean Walker (racing driver) Sean Walker is a British auto racing driver. He still competes today in historic racing events. Sean is also an Amateur footballer who plays Striker for Mostonians AFC who currently play in Division 6 of the Lancashire Amateur League.He was British junior karting champion in 2001 and 4th in...	Ford Sierra RS500 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth was a high-performance version of the Ford Sierra. It was the result of a Ford Motorsport project with the purpose of producing an outright winner for Group A racing in Europe.- Development :...	7	Sean Walker Sean Walker (racing driver) Sean Walker is a British auto racing driver. He still competes today in historic racing events. Sean is also an Amateur footballer who plays Striker for Mostonians AFC who currently play in Division 6 of the Lancashire Amateur League.He was British junior karting champion in 2001 and 4th in...		2
BMW Team Sweden	BMW M3 BMW E30 The BMW E30 was a compact executive car produced by BMW. It was replaced by the BMW E36 in 1990. BMW continued to produce the cabriolet E30 well into 1993. The Touring remained in production until 1994 when the E36 touring replaced it...	10	Nettan Lindgren		1-3, 5-6
BMW Team Sweden		91	Peggen Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson (touring car driver) Per-Gunnar "Peggen" Andersson is a race car driver from Falkenberg, Sweden.He started his career in Sweden in 1980. In 1988 he won the Thai Touring Car Championship and the Swedish Touring Car Championship. He won the Swedish championship again in 1989, 1991 and 1992...		1-3, 6
BMW Team Listerine Vic Lee Racing Vic Lee Racing formerly Vic Lee Motorsport was a UK auto racing team, most famous for running BMWs and Peugeots in the British Touring Car Championship, and most infamous for the drug-related convictions of its owner Vic Lee....	BMW M3 BMW E30 The BMW E30 was a compact executive car produced by BMW. It was replaced by the BMW E36 in 1990. BMW continued to produce the cabriolet E30 well into 1993. The Touring remained in production until 1994 when the E36 touring replaced it...	11	Will Hoy Will Hoy William Ewing Hoy , was a British racing driver and the 1991 British Touring Car Champion, the highlight of a 20-year career in motor racing. Born in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, Hoy did not begin racing until his late 20s and first raced at international level in 1985, taking on the full World...	M	All
		12	Ray Bellm Ray Bellm Ray Bellm is an auto racing driver from Britain.He began his racing career in 1980, running in Historic racing series and winning the British Historic 2L GT class in 1983 and 1984 driving his Chevron B19 sports car. He made the move to modern sports car racing in 1984, driving for Gordon Spice...	M	All
R&D Motorsport	BMW 318is BMW E30 The BMW E30 was a compact executive car produced by BMW. It was replaced by the BMW E36 in 1990. BMW continued to produce the cabriolet E30 well into 1993. The Touring remained in production until 1994 when the E36 touring replaced it...	13	Angus MacKay Angus MacKay (racing driver) Angus MacKay is a British former auto racing driver. In 1991 he competed in two rounds of the British Touring Car Championship for R&D Motorsport in a BMW 318is.-External links:**...		1-2
R&D Motorsport		13	Alistair Lyall		4, 7, 13
ACE Motorsport	Peugeot 405 Mi16 Peugeot 405 The Peugeot 405 is a large family car released by the French automaker Peugeot in July 1987 and which continues to be manufactured under licence outside France. It used TU/XU petrol and XUD diesel engines....	17	Andrew MacKenzie		7, 10
Judge Developments	Ford Sierra RS500 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth was a high-performance version of the Ford Sierra. It was the result of a Ford Motorsport project with the purpose of producing an outright winner for Group A racing in Europe.- Development :...	19	Dennis Leech Dennis Leech Dennis Leech is a British retired auto racing driver. Most of his racing career was spent driving saloon cars, mainly as a privateer in the British Touring Car Championship. He also entered selected rounds of the British Formula One Series...		1-4
Moto-Build	Rover 216GTi Rover 200 Series The Rover 200 Series, and the later Rover 25, were a series of small car models produced by the Austin Rover Group, and latterly the Rover Group and MG Rover....	20	Grahame Davis		1-2, 7, 10
Brodie Brittain Racing	Ford Sierra Sapphire Ford Sierra The Ford Sierra is a large family car that was built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993. It was designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Quément. The code used during development was "Project Toni"....	21	Dave Brodie David Brodie (racing driver) David Brodie is a British auto racing driver. He is best known for his time competing in the British Touring Car Championship...		10-13
BMW Team Finance Prodrive Prodrive is a British motorsport and automotive engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It designs, constructs and races cars for companies and teams such as Subaru, Aston Martin and Ford...	BMW M3 BMW E30 The BMW E30 was a compact executive car produced by BMW. It was replaced by the BMW E36 in 1990. BMW continued to produce the cabriolet E30 well into 1993. The Touring remained in production until 1994 when the E36 touring replaced it...	22	Jonathan Palmer Jonathan Palmer Dr. Jonathan Charles Palmer is an entrepreneur and former racing driver from England. Educated at Brighton College, he won the 1981 British Formula Three Championship and the 1983 European Formula Two Championship. He participated in 87 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on September 25, 1983...	M	All
		44	Steve Soper Steve Soper Steve Soper is a retired racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1951. He raced in sports cars and touring cars at the top level for over 20 years. In 1983 he almost won the British Touring Car Championship before his Rover was deemed illegal. He finished as runner-up in the series in 1988 in a...	M	1, 3, 7-10, 12
			Tim Sugden Tim Sugden Tim Sugden is a British racing driver. He is both driver and manager for his own racing team, Tim Sugden Motorsport.-Early career:...	M	2, 5-6, 11, 13
			Christian Danner Christian Danner Christian Danner is a former race car driver from Germany.The son of well-known car safety expert Max Danner, Christian started motor-racing in the Renault 5 cup...	M	4
Nissan Janspeed Racing	Nissan Primera eGT Nissan Primera The Nissan Primera is a medium sized family car produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan for the Japanese domestic and European markets.-Nissan Primera P10 :...	23	Kieth O'dor	M	2-13
Nissan Janspeed Racing		24	Julian Bailey Julian Bailey Julian Bailey is a former Formula One driver who raced for the Tyrrell and Lotus teams.Although born in the United Kingdom, he was raised in Menorca, Spain, and became an accomplished Formula Ford 1600 racer in Britain, winning the important Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch...	M	11-13
Drambuie Racing	BMW M3 BMW E30 The BMW E30 was a compact executive car produced by BMW. It was replaced by the BMW E36 in 1990. BMW continued to produce the cabriolet E30 well into 1993. The Touring remained in production until 1994 when the E36 touring replaced it...	45	Ian Forrest Ian Forrest Ian Forrest is a British auto racing driver.He first started racing in 1971, and went on to win 26 national saloon and sports car titles in his native Scotland. In 1989 he first entered the British Touring Car Championship. Ian competed in four consecutive seasons in the BTCC, each time with a...		All
HWR Motorsport Jeff Wilson (racing driver) Jeff Wilson is a British auto racing driver and expert in race car preparation. In 1978 along with Brian Holliday, he set up the HWR Motorsport team. Wilson is best known for competing in the 1991 British Touring Car Championship with a self prepared Vauxhall Belmont...	Vauxhall Belmont Vauxhall Belmont The Vauxhall Belmont was a saloon car sold in the United Kingdom by Vauxhall, the British division of General Motors between January 1986 and July 1991. It was equivalent to a saloon version of the award-winning Opel Kadett E, launched in the autumn of 1984, whose other body styles were marketed...	58	Jeff Wilson Jeff Wilson (racing driver) Jeff Wilson is a British auto racing driver and expert in race car preparation. In 1978 along with Brian Holliday, he set up the HWR Motorsport team. Wilson is best known for competing in the 1991 British Touring Car Championship with a self prepared Vauxhall Belmont...		9, 11, 13
		58	Tony Bardy		12
BRR Motorsport	BMW M3 BMW E30 The BMW E30 was a compact executive car produced by BMW. It was replaced by the BMW E36 in 1990. BMW continued to produce the cabriolet E30 well into 1993. The Touring remained in production until 1994 when the E36 touring replaced it...	59	Ian Flux		1, 3-5, 13
BRR Motorsport		59	Val Musetti Valentino Musetti Valentino Musetti , often known as just Val Musetti, is an English film and TV stuntman and retired auto racing driver. Highlights of his career include finishing third in the Shellsport International Series in 1977. In 1978 he finished fifth in the Aurora F1 Series. In the late 1980s he drove in...		11
Auto Trader Techspeed Team Tech-Speed Motorsport Tech-Speed Motorsport is a British auto racing team founded in 1984 by Marvin Humphries who enter cars in series such as the British Touring Car Championship and various historic race categories. For 2009 the team will run two former Team Eurotech Honda Integras in the BTCC for Martyn Bell and Paul...	BMW M3 BMW E30 The BMW E30 was a compact executive car produced by BMW. It was replaced by the BMW E36 in 1990. BMW continued to produce the cabriolet E30 well into 1993. The Touring remained in production until 1994 when the E36 touring replaced it...	66	Nick Whale Nick Whale Nicholas "Nick" Whale is a British auto racing driver. He currently competes in historic racing events and runs several car dealerships.-Career:...		1-5, 8-9, 11-13
		66	David Leslie David Leslie (racing driver) David Leslie was a racing driver. He was most associated with the British Touring Car Championship, in which he was runner-up in 1999. He was particularly noted for his development skill, helping both Honda and Nissan become BTCC race winners...		7
		77	Nick Baird Nick Baird (racing driver) Nicholas "Nick" Baird is a British auto racing driver.-Career:He competed in the British Sports 2000 Championship between 1986 and 1988, winning the best newcomer award in his debut season. In 1988, he finished second overall, winning his class. For 1989, he competed in the British Sportscar...		1-5, 7-8, 12-13
			Matt Neal Matt Neal Matthew Neal is a British motor racing driver. He won the British Touring Car Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2011. He has also won a European Touring Car Championship race. He is 6' 6" tall, making him almost entirely unable to race single-seaters...		9, 11
			John Llewellyn		10
John Maguire Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Mitsubishi Lancer The Mitsubishi Lancer is a family car built by Mitsubishi Motors. It has been known as the Colt Lancer, Dodge/Plymouth Colt, Chrysler Valiant Lancer, Chrysler Lancer, Eagle Summit, Hindustan Lancer, Soueast Lioncel, Mitsubishi Carisma, and Mitsubishi Mirage in various countries at different times,...	88	Mark Hales Mark Hales Mark Hales is a British auto racing driver and instructor. He is best known for finishing as runner-up in the 1987 British Touring Car Championship season. He was a class B winner that season with his Ford Escort RS Turbo. His final season in the BTCC was in 1991...	M	1-5
John Maguire Racing	Mitsubishi Galant Mitsubishi Galant The first generation of the car, initially known as the Colt Galant, was released in December 1969. The design was dubbed "Dynawedge" by Mitsubishi, referring to the influence of aerodynamics on the silhouette. Three models were available, powered by the new 'Saturn' engine in 1.3 or 1.5 L ...	88		M	8-13
Graham Goode Racing	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Ford Sierra RS Cosworth The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth was a high-performance version of the Ford Sierra. It was the result of a Ford Motorsport project with the purpose of producing an outright winner for Group A racing in Europe.- Development :...	99	Andy Middlehurst Andy Middlehurst Andy Middlehurst is an active British racing driver. Andy runs a successful Nissan dealership in the North West of England that is famed for its involvement with the Nissan Skyline GT-R, resulting it being officially imported into the country and more recently the new R35 Nissan GT-R.After...		All

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Race calendar and winners

Round		Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Silverstone Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	1 April	Will Hoy Will Hoy William Ewing Hoy , was a British racing driver and the 1991 British Touring Car Champion, the highlight of a 20-year career in motor racing. Born in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, Hoy did not begin racing until his late 20s and first raced at international level in 1985, taking on the full World...	BMW Team Listerine
2	R2	Snetterton Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich...	14 April	Will Hoy Will Hoy William Ewing Hoy , was a British racing driver and the 1991 British Touring Car Champion, the highlight of a 20-year career in motor racing. Born in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, Hoy did not begin racing until his late 20s and first raced at international level in 1985, taking on the full World...	BMW Team Listerine
3	R3	Donington Park Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...	28 April	Steve Soper Steve Soper Steve Soper is a retired racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1951. He raced in sports cars and touring cars at the top level for over 20 years. In 1983 he almost won the British Touring Car Championship before his Rover was deemed illegal. He finished as runner-up in the series in 1988 in a...	BMW Team Finance Prodrive Prodrive is a British motorsport and automotive engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It designs, constructs and races cars for companies and teams such as Subaru, Aston Martin and Ford...
4	R4	Thruxton Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing....	27 May	John Cleland John Cleland (racing driver) John Cleland . is a retired Scottish auto racing driver. He raced autocross and hillclimb in the 1970s, before achieving success in British Production Car and Thundersaloon championships, before joining Vauxhall for the 1989 British Touring Car Championship...	Vauxhall Sport
5	R5*	Silverstone Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	9 June	John Cleland John Cleland (racing driver) John Cleland . is a retired Scottish auto racing driver. He raced autocross and hillclimb in the 1970s, before achieving success in British Production Car and Thundersaloon championships, before joining Vauxhall for the 1989 British Touring Car Championship...	Vauxhall Sport
6	R6	Brands Hatch Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...	30 June	Tim Sugden Tim Sugden Tim Sugden is a British racing driver. He is both driver and manager for his own racing team, Tim Sugden Motorsport.-Early career:...	BMW Team Finance Prodrive Prodrive is a British motorsport and automotive engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It designs, constructs and races cars for companies and teams such as Subaru, Aston Martin and Ford...
7	R7	Silverstone Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	14 July	Steve Soper Steve Soper Steve Soper is a retired racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1951. He raced in sports cars and touring cars at the top level for over 20 years. In 1983 he almost won the British Touring Car Championship before his Rover was deemed illegal. He finished as runner-up in the series in 1988 in a...	BMW Team Finance Prodrive Prodrive is a British motorsport and automotive engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It designs, constructs and races cars for companies and teams such as Subaru, Aston Martin and Ford...
8	R8 R9	Donington Park Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...	28 July	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Rouse-Sport
8	R8 R9		28 July	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Rouse-Sport
9	R10	Oulton Park Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was...	11 August	John Cleland John Cleland (racing driver) John Cleland . is a retired Scottish auto racing driver. He raced autocross and hillclimb in the 1970s, before achieving success in British Production Car and Thundersaloon championships, before joining Vauxhall for the 1989 British Touring Car Championship...	Vauxhall Sport
10	R11 R12	Brands Hatch Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...	26 August	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	Rouse-Sport
10	R11 R12		26 August	Will Hoy Will Hoy William Ewing Hoy , was a British racing driver and the 1991 British Touring Car Champion, the highlight of a 20-year career in motor racing. Born in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, Hoy did not begin racing until his late 20s and first raced at international level in 1985, taking on the full World...	BMW Team Listerine
11	R13	Donington Park Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...	15 September	John Cleland John Cleland (racing driver) John Cleland . is a retired Scottish auto racing driver. He raced autocross and hillclimb in the 1970s, before achieving success in British Production Car and Thundersaloon championships, before joining Vauxhall for the 1989 British Touring Car Championship...	Vauxhall Sport
12	R14	Thruxton Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing....	22 September	Steve Soper Steve Soper Steve Soper is a retired racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1951. He raced in sports cars and touring cars at the top level for over 20 years. In 1983 he almost won the British Touring Car Championship before his Rover was deemed illegal. He finished as runner-up in the series in 1988 in a...	BMW Team Finance Prodrive Prodrive is a British motorsport and automotive engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It designs, constructs and races cars for companies and teams such as Subaru, Aston Martin and Ford...
13	R15	Silverstone Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	6 October	Tim Harvey Tim Harvey Tim Harvey is a racing driver from England. He was the 2008 and 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Champion. A household name in the 1990s, Harvey won the prestigious BTCC title in 1992, and was a frontrunner for most of the late 80s and early 90s...	BMW Team Labatts

Round 5 at Silverstone was stopped early due to heavy rain, and no points were awarded.

Drivers Championship

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Pos	Driver	SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	SNE Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich...	DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...	THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing....	SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	BRA Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...	SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...		OUL Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was...	BRA Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...		DON Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...	THR Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing....	SIL Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...	Pts
1	Will Hoy Will Hoy William Ewing Hoy , was a British racing driver and the 1991 British Touring Car Champion, the highlight of a 20-year career in motor racing. Born in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, Hoy did not begin racing until his late 20s and first raced at international level in 1985, taking on the full World...	1	1	Ret	3	3	2	2	Ret	DNS	2	2	1	3	Ret	5	155
2	John Cleland John Cleland (racing driver) John Cleland . is a retired Scottish auto racing driver. He raced autocross and hillclimb in the 1970s, before achieving success in British Production Car and Thundersaloon championships, before joining Vauxhall for the 1989 British Touring Car Championship...	3	9	2	1	1	12	6	3	10	1	4	3	1	8	9	132
3	Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Andrew "Andy" Rouse is an English racing driver, most notably in the BTCC. He won the BTCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985....	5	3	9	8	4	3	7	1	1	4	1	Ret	Ret	4	2	115
4	Steve Soper Steve Soper Steve Soper is a retired racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1951. He raced in sports cars and touring cars at the top level for over 20 years. In 1983 he almost won the British Touring Car Championship before his Rover was deemed illegal. He finished as runner-up in the series in 1988 in a...	18		1				1	2	Ret	3	6	Ret		1		96
5	Ray Bellm Ray Bellm Ray Bellm is an auto racing driver from Britain.He began his racing career in 1980, running in Historic racing series and winning the British Historic 2L GT class in 1983 and 1984 driving his Chevron B19 sports car. He made the move to modern sports car racing in 1984, driving for Gordon Spice...	6	2	6	7	5	7	4	6	2	6	14	Ret	4	5	6	90
6	Jeff Allam Jeff Allam Jeff Allam , was a British racing driver who made his name in Saloon Car racing. He now works as a dealer principal for Allam Motor Services in Epsom and Dorking which are a Skoda, Alfa Romeo and Kia dealership....	2	4	5	2	2	5	8	5	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	6	10	8	80
7	Jonathan Palmer Jonathan Palmer Dr. Jonathan Charles Palmer is an entrepreneur and former racing driver from England. Educated at Brighton College, he won the 1981 British Formula Three Championship and the 1983 European Formula Two Championship. He participated in 87 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on September 25, 1983...	7	Ret	Ret	6	11	6	5	4	3	5	7	6	Ret	2	21	66
8	Tim Harvey Tim Harvey Tim Harvey is a racing driver from England. He was the 2008 and 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Champion. A household name in the 1990s, Harvey won the prestigious BTCC title in 1992, and was a frontrunner for most of the late 80s and early 90s...	10	7	DSQ	4	7	4	3	Ret	6	7	Ret	5	2	Ret	1	42
9	Andy Middlehurst Andy Middlehurst Andy Middlehurst is an active British racing driver. Andy runs a successful Nissan dealership in the North West of England that is famed for its involvement with the Nissan Skyline GT-R, resulting it being officially imported into the country and more recently the new R35 Nissan GT-R.After...	4	Ret	13	Ret	10	Ret	16	7	7	8	11	4	8	7	3	41
10	Tim Sugden Tim Sugden Tim Sugden is a British racing driver. He is both driver and manager for his own racing team, Tim Sugden Motorsport.-Early career:...		Ret			12	1							5		Ret	32
11	Robb Gravett Robb Gravett Robb Gravett is a British retired racing driver and team owner, a winner of the 1987 Willhire 24 Hour, and the 1990 British Touring Car Championship winner with his own Trakstar team, in a Ford Sierra prepared by Australian magnate Dick Johnson...	20	13	Ret	14	18	9	Ret	9	4	9	5	2	7	9	13	28
12	Frank Sytner Frank Sytner Frank Sytner is a British racing driver, a Life Member of the BRDC, and was the 1988 British Touring Car Champion, driving a BMW M3. He also won his class in 1990....	DNS	5	3	Ret	6	8	10	Ret	DNS		9	7	Ret			26
13	Laurence Bristow Laurence Bristow Laurence Bristow , was a British racing driver best known for his time in the British Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:...	Ret	6	7	12	16	10	11	8	5	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret		7	20
14	Gary Ayles Gary Ayles Gary Ayles is a race car driver born in the United Kingdom.He competed in the British Touring Car Championship in 1991, filled in for one race in 1992, and returned in 1996 for Nissan, after four years as a works Peugeot driver in Italian Superturismo...	9	DSQ	4	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	3	DNS	14	Ret	10	19
15	Armin Hahne Armin Hahne Armin Hahne is a German racing driver, best known for his exploits in touring car racing. The highpoint of his career was winning both the 1982 and 1983 Spa 24 Hours driving BMW's. Another highlight of his career was driving in the factory supported Tom Walkinshaw Racing run Jaguar Racing team...														3		12
16	David Leslie David Leslie (racing driver) David Leslie was a racing driver. He was most associated with the British Touring Car Championship, in which he was runner-up in 1999. He was particularly noted for his development skill, helping both Honda and Nissan become BTCC race winners...							9								4	12
17	Kieth O'dor		Ret	Ret	11	13	15	Ret	10	8	10	Ret	Ret	9	6	11	10
18	Christian Danner Christian Danner Christian Danner is a former race car driver from Germany.The son of well-known car safety expert Max Danner, Christian started motor-racing in the Renault 5 cup...				5												8
19	Peggen Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson (touring car driver) Per-Gunnar "Peggen" Andersson is a race car driver from Falkenberg, Sweden.He started his career in Sweden in 1980. In 1988 he won the Thai Touring Car Championship and the Swedish Touring Car Championship. He won the Swedish championship again in 1989, 1991 and 1992...	8	8	12			11										6
20	Dennis Leech Dennis Leech Dennis Leech is a British retired auto racing driver. Most of his racing career was spent driving saloon cars, mainly as a privateer in the British Touring Car Championship. He also entered selected rounds of the British Formula One Series...	16	14	8	Ret												3
21	Nick Baird Nick Baird (racing driver) Nicholas "Nick" Baird is a British auto racing driver.-Career:He competed in the British Sports 2000 Championship between 1986 and 1988, winning the best newcomer award in his debut season. In 1988, he finished second overall, winning his class. For 1989, he competed in the British Sportscar...	11	Ret	15	9	14		12	12	9					DNS	17	2
22	Ian Flux	13		Ret	10	9										14	1
23	Mark Hales Mark Hales Mark Hales is a British auto racing driver and instructor. He is best known for finishing as runner-up in the 1987 British Touring Car Championship season. He was a class B winner that season with his Ford Escort RS Turbo. His final season in the BTCC was in 1991...	17	10	16	16	DNS			14	Ret	14	13	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	1
24	Nettan Lindgren	19	Ret	10			13	14									1
25	Nick Whale Nick Whale Nicholas "Nick" Whale is a British auto racing driver. He currently competes in historic racing events and runs several car dealerships.-Career:...	14	12	14	13	17			11	Ret	11			10	12	19	1
26	John Llewellyn											10	Ret				0
27	Ian Forrest Ian Forrest Ian Forrest is a British auto racing driver.He first started racing in 1971, and went on to win 26 national saloon and sports car titles in his native Scotland. In 1989 he first entered the British Touring Car Championship. Ian competed in four consecutive seasons in the BTCC, each time with a...	12	11	11	15	15	14	15	13	NC	12	12	Ret	12	13	22	0
28	Jeff Wilson Jeff Wilson (racing driver) Jeff Wilson is a British auto racing driver and expert in race car preparation. In 1978 along with Brian Holliday, he set up the HWR Motorsport team. Wilson is best known for competing in the 1991 British Touring Car Championship with a self prepared Vauxhall Belmont...										13			11		Ret	0
29	Julian Bailey Julian Bailey Julian Bailey is a former Formula One driver who raced for the Tyrrell and Lotus teams.Although born in the United Kingdom, he was raised in Menorca, Spain, and became an accomplished Formula Ford 1600 racer in Britain, winning the important Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch...													Ret	Ret	12	0
30	Matt Neal Matt Neal Matthew Neal is a British motor racing driver. He won the British Touring Car Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2011. He has also won a European Touring Car Championship race. He is 6' 6" tall, making him almost entirely unable to race single-seaters...							13			Ret			DNS			0
31	Valentino Musetti Valentino Musetti Valentino Musetti , often known as just Val Musetti, is an English film and TV stuntman and retired auto racing driver. Highlights of his career include finishing third in the Shellsport International Series in 1977. In 1978 he finished fifth in the Aurora F1 Series. In the late 1980s he drove in...													13			0
32	Angus MacKay Angus MacKay (racing driver) Angus MacKay is a British former auto racing driver. In 1991 he competed in two rounds of the British Touring Car Championship for R&D Motorsport in a BMW 318is.-External links:**...	15	15														0
33	Dave Brodie David Brodie (racing driver) David Brodie is a British auto racing driver. He is best known for his time competing in the British Touring Car Championship...											Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	15	0
34	Bob Berridge Bob Berridge Bob Berridge is a British racing driver. He won the title in the Historic Formula One Championship series three years in a row. In 1997, he won in a RAM 01 car and the next two years he won in a Williams FW08...														Ret	16	0
35	Andrew MacKenzie Andrew MacKenzie (racing driver) Andrew MacKenzie is a retired British auto racing driver. The highest level of motor-sport he competed in was the British Touring Car Championship. In 1991 he entered a Peugeot 405Mi-16 with the independent ACE Motorsport Team...							17				DNS	DNS				0
36	Alistair Lyall				Ret			Ret								18	0
37	Godfrey Hall Godfrey Hall (racing driver) -Career:In 1983 he won the Monoposto Championship in what was his fourth year in the series. He progressed into the British Formula Three Championship the following year, where he spent two seasons. After spending 1987 in the British Production Saloon Championship, he competed in the British...															20	0
—	Grahame Davis Grahame Davis Grahame Davis is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Davis made a solitary official international appearance for New Zealand in a 1-3 loss to New Caledonia on 8 October 1968.-External links:...	DNS	DNS					DNS			Ret	DNS					0
—	Sean Walker Sean Walker (racing driver) Sean Walker is a British auto racing driver. He still competes today in historic racing events. Sean is also an Amateur footballer who plays Striker for Mostonians AFC who currently play in Division 6 of the Lancashire Amateur League.He was British junior karting champion in 2001 and 4th in...		DNS														0
—	Tony Bardy														DNS		0
—	Alistair Fenwick Alistair Fenwick Alistair Fenwick is a retired British auto racing driver. His most famous drive was in the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans. He drove for the GP Motorsport Team, alongside Alex Postan and New Zealand driver Craig Simmiss. In the last placed car to complete the race, he finished fifth in the C2 Class,...														DNS		0

Manufacturer's championship

Pos	Make	Points	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	134	8	23	7
2	Vauxhall Vauxhall -Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within...	116	3	9	4
3	Toyota	111	3	7	2
4	Ford	102	0	1	0
5	Nissan	53	0	0	0
6	Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors is a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production...	45	0	0	0

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