Auto Trader RAC British Championship


Donington Park                                  31 March

Race 1
1 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          29:36.777, 91.23mph
2 Jason Plato           Renault Laguna          29:39.919
3 Kelvin Burt           Volvo S40               30:01.018

Race 2
1 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          29:49.841, 90.57mph
2 Rickard Rydell        Volvo S40               29:52.207
3 Frank Biela           Audi A4                 29:54.100




Silverstone                                     20 April

Race 1
1 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          28:20.004, 95.47mph
2 Rickard Rydell        Volvo S40               28:20.895
3 David Leslie          Nissan Primera          28:33.207

Race 2
1 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          28:13.133, 95.86mph
2 Rickard Rydell        Volvo S40               28:16.320
3 Jason Plato           Renault Laguna          28:18.855




Thruxton                                        5 May

Race 1
1 Frank Biela           Audi A4                 27:03.695, 94.02mph
2 Gabriele Tarquini     Honda Accord            27:07.230
3 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          27:09.621

Race 2
1 Gabriele Tarquini     Honda Accord            34:12.672, 90.90mph
2 Tim Harvey            Peugeot 406             34:13.359
3 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          34:17.121




Brands Hatch Indy                               18 May

Race 1
1 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          29:07.076, 94.24mph
2 James Thompson        Honda Accord            29:11.856
3 Jason Plato           Renault Laguna          29:12.270

Race 2
1 James Thompson        Honda Accord            29:03.363
2 Gabriele Tarquini     Honda Accord            29:08.624
3 David Leslie          Nissan Primera          29:12.104




Oulton Park Fosters Circuit                     26 May

Race 1
1 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          33:18.677, 89.37mph
2 Jason Plato           Renault Laguna          33:21.332
3 Frank Biela           Audi A4                 33:24.663

Race 2
1 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          27:25.407, 97.70mph
2 James Thompson        Honda Accord            27:31.571
3 Rickard Rydell        Volvo S40               27:33.587




Donington Park Short Circuit                    15 June

Race 1
1 Frank Biela           Audi A4                 33:27.982, 87.72mph
2 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          33:28.959
3 John Bintcliffe       Audi A4                 33:30.774

Race 2
1 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          32:13.115, 94.77mph
2 Tim Harvey            Peugeot 406             32:15.132
3 Frank Biela           Audi A4                 32:15.484





Croft                                           29 June

Race 1
1 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          35:03.301, 91.01mph
2 Jason Plato           Renault Laguna          35:06.150
3 Rickard Rydell        Volvo 850               35:06.904

Race 2
1 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          28:41.470, 75.61mph
2 James Thompson        Honda Accord            28:42.413
3 David Leslie          Nissan Primera          28:42.826





Knockhill                                       3 August

Race 1
1 John Bintcliffe       Audi A4                 31:47.368, 84.60mph
2 Frank Biela           Audi A4                 31:47.089
3 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          32:10.838

Race 2
1 Frank Biela           Audi A4                 38:41.554, 79.39mph
2 John Bintcliffe       Audi A4                 38:44.541
3 Gabriele Tarquini     Honda Accord            39:03.445





Snetterton                                      10 August

Race 1
1 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          27:12.654, 98.99mph
2 James Thompson        Honda Accord            27:14.589
3 Frank Biela           Audi A4                 27:32.838

Race 2
1 Jason Plato           Renault Laguna          27:15.149, 98.84mph
2 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          27:15.530
3 Gabriele Tarquini     Honda Accord            27:15.826





Thruxton                                        15 August

Race 1
1 John Bintcliffe       Audi A4                 26:30.915, 106.62mph
2 Frank Biela           Audi A4                 26:31.273
3 James Thompson        Honda Accord            26:32.687

Race 2
1 Frank Biela           Audi A4                 26:25.410, 106.99mph
2 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          26:27.804
3 James Thompson        Honda Accord            26:37.083





Brands Hatch Indy                               7 September

Race 1
1 Frank Biela           Audi A4                 29:12.007, 93.97mph
2 Jason Plato           Renault Laguna          29:13.879
3 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          29:14.470

Race 2
1 Rickard Rydell        Volvo S40               29:04.698, 94.37mph
2 Anthony Reid          Nissan Primera          29:08.260
3 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          29:12.907





Non-Championship: Tourist Trophy, Donington Park, 19 October

Heat 1
1 Anthony Reid          Nissan Primera          24:11.814
2 Jason Plato           Renault Laguna          24:13.658
3 Rickard Rydell        Volvo S40               24:14.021

Heat 2
1 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          24:12.866
2 David Leslie          Nissan Primera          24:14.812
3 Will Hoy              Ford Mondeo             24:20.725

Final
1 Alain Menu            Renault Laguna          30:09.206, 97.36mph
2 Jason Plato           Renault Laguna          30:12.113
3 Rickard Rydell        Volvo S40               30:14.442










Championship Result

Drivers
 1 Alain Menu           Williams Touring Car Eng'eering Renault Laguna          281
 2 Frank Biela          Audi Sport UK                   Audi A4 Quattro         171
 3 Jason Plato          Williams Touring Car Eng'eering Renault Laguna          170
 4 Rickard Rydell       TWR Racing                      Volvo S40               137
 5 James Thompson       Prodrive                        Honda Accord            132
 6 Gabriele Tarquini    Prodrive                        Honda Accord            130
 7 John Bintcliffe      Audi Sport UK                   Audi A4 Quattro         119
 8 David Leslie         Ray Mallock Ltd                 Nissan Primera           87
 9 Tim Harvey           Motor Sport Developments        Peugeot 406              66
10 Kelvin Burt          TWR Racing                      Volvo S40                60
11 Anthony Reid         Ray Mallock Ltd                 Nissan Primera           56
12 John Cleland         Triple Eight Race Engineering   Vauxhall Vectra          44
13 Paul Radisich        West Surrey Racing              Ford Mondeo              41
14 Derek Warwick        Triple Eight Race Engineering   Vauxhall Vectra          33
15 Will Hoy             West Surrey Racing              Ford Mondeo              27
16 Patrick Watts        Motor Sport Developments        Peugeot 406              26

Points: 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1, +1 for fastest lap



Independents
 1 Robb Gravett         Graham Hathaway Racing          Honda Accord            236 pts
 2 Lee Brookes          Brookes Motorsport              Peugeot 406             225
 3 Colin Gallie         Team DCRS                       BMW 320i                225
 4 Jamie Wall           Mint Motorsport                 Vauxhall Cavalier       168
 5 Matt Neal            Team Dynamics                   F'd Mondeo/N'an Primera 166
 6 Jan Brunstedt        Janco Motorsport                Opel Vectra              12
 7 Ian Heward           Pro-Motorsport                  Vauxhall Cavalier         6




                                             R   O   U   N   D
Result Summary  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
 1 A.Menu       1  1  1  1  3  3  1  4  1  1  2  1  1  1  3  DF 1  2  17 2  3  3  1  2
 2 F.Biela      DF 3  7  DF 1  DF 9  6  3  DF 1  3  4  17 2  1  3  9  2  1  1  5  8  15
 3 J.Plato      2  DF 10 3  DF 7  3  5  2  4  4  DF 2  4  DF 5  4  1  7  6  2  DF 3  1
 4 R.Rydell     DF 2  2  2  5  5  7  16 6  3  5  7  3  9  4  7  5  5  DF 7  15 1  18 7
 5 J.Thompson   DF 6  DF 9  6  DF 2  1  DF 2  6  11 5  2  6  DF 2  4  3  3  DF DF 7  4
 6 G.Tarquini   7  4  5  15 2  1  6  2  DF DF DF 6  17 DF 7  3  DF 3  4  4  DF 7  4  3
 7 J.Bintcliffe 5  5  DF DF 4  8  DF 12 4  5  3  4  9  6  1  2  12 11 1  5  4  11 11 DF
 8 D.Leslie     4  11 3  DF 7  11 4  3  10 6  9  DF DF 3  11 DF 9  6  8  19 6  8  6  6
 9 T.Harvey     10 DF 11 4  9  2  DF 10 DF 8  7  2  10 7  14 9  8  15 6  13 5  9  13 DF
10 K.Burt       3  9  4  DF DF 13 8  8  9  DF 8  DF 12 12 8  4  DF 8  DF 16 14 6  5  8
11 A.Reid       DF DF DF DF 8  4  5  14 7  DF 11 DF DF 8  5  DF DF 10 13 DF DF 2  2  DF
12 J.Cleland    11 DF 6  6  14 9  11 9  5  12 12 8  6  5  10 6  7  16 19 11 13 12 12 11
13 P.Radisich   6  7  DF DF 10 10 DF 7  8  7  DF DF DF 11 DF DF 6  DF 14 12 DF 4  10 5
14 D.Warwick    9  8  8  5  15 6  10 11 11 DF DF 10 7  10 9  13 11 DF 9  8  DF DF DF DF
15 W.Hoy        DF DS 12 7  11 12 DF 17 DS DS 13 9  8  DF 12 14 10 7  5  9  7  DF DF 10
16 P.Watts      8  DF 9  8  12 DF DF DF DF 15 10 5  11 16 18 8  DF DF 12 DF 8  10 9  9


DF = Did Not Finish, DS = Did Not Start