2001 British Touring Car Championship

CHAMPION:

Jason Plato, Vauxhall Astra Coupe

Championship Races:

Race Wins:

Yvan Muller, 10
Jason Plato, 8
James Thompson, 4
Phil Bennett, 3
Anthony Reid, 1

Calendar/Winners:

Brands Hatch, 16 April
1 – Yvan Muller, Vauxhall Astra Coupe
2 – James Thompson, Vauxhall Astra Coupe

Thruxton, 7 May
3 – Jason Plato, Vauxhall Astra Coupe
4 – Yvan Muller, Vauxhall Astra Coupe

Oulton Park, 20 May
5 – Yvan Muller, Vauxhall Astra Coupe * (Simon Harrison, Peugeot 306 GTi)
6 – Yvan Muller, Vauxhall Astra Coupe

Silverstone, 2 June
7 – Jason Plato, Vauxhall Astra Coupe * (Simon Harrison, Peugeot 306 GTi)
8 – Jason Plato, Vauxhall Astra Coupe

Mondello Park, 17 June
9 – Yvan Muller, Vauxhall Astra Coupe
10 – Yvan Muller, Vauxhall Astra Coupe

Donington Park, 1 July
11 – James Thompson, Vauxhall Astra Coupe
12 – Jason Plato, Vauxhall Astra Coupe

Knockhill, 22 July
13 – Jason Plato, Vauxhall Astra Coupe * (Simon Graves, Honda Accord)
14 – Jason Plato, Vauxhall Astra Coupe

Snetterton, 4 August
15 – Yvan Muller, Vauxhall Astra Coupe * (Simon Graves, Honda Accord)
16 – James Thompson, Vauxhall Astra Coupe

Croft, 12 August
17 – Jason Plato, Vauxhall Astra Coupe * (Roger Moen, Peugeot 306 GTi)
18 – Yvan Muller, Vauxhall Astra Coupe

Oulton Park, 26 August
19 – Yvan Muller, Vauxhall Astra Coupe
20 – Jason Plato, Vauxhall Astra Coupe

Silverstone, 9 September
21 – Phil Bennett, Vauxhall Astra Coupe
22 – James Thompson, Vauxhall Astra Coupe

Donington Park, 23 September
23 – Phil Bennett, Vauxhall Astra Coupe * (Simon Graves, Honda Accord)
24 – Yvan Muller, Vauxhall Astra Coupe

Brands Hatch, 9 September
25 – Anthony Reid, MG ZS
26 – Phil Bennett, Vauxhall Astra Coupe

Notes:

First and final win for Phil Bennett

Jason Plato won the 650th race in series history in Round 17 at Croft

* Production Cars were given a lap head-start in Sprint races with BTC-spec cars ‘chasing them down’ over the course of the race. For recording purposes on this site, the race win has been given to the leading BTC-spec car on those occasions where a Production car crossed the line first (italicised). Production cars also had their own race at Brands Hatch on 16 April, won by Simon Harrison in a Peugeot 306 GTi, before the sprint race grids were combined