2000 European Super Touring Cup season

The 2000 European Super Touring Cup season was the 27th season of European touring car racing and the first since 1988. The championship started at Mugello on April 2 and ended after ten events at Novo Mesto on October 8. The championship was won by Fabrizio Giovanardi driving for Nordauto Engineering in an Alfa Romeo 156.

Teams & Drivers

Guest drivers in italics.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Nordauto Engineering	Alfa Romeo 156	1	Fabrizio Giovanardi	All
		2	Nicola Larini	All
		7	Romana Bernardoni	All
		8	Gianluca de Lorenzi	All
CiBiEmme Engineering	BMW 320i	3	Emanuele Naspetti	All
		4	Gianni Morbidelli	All
AGS Motorsport	Audi A4 quattro	5	Roberto Colciago	All
		6	Stefano Bonello	1-5, 7
		25	Fabrizio de Simone	9-10
Christy's Team	BMW 320i	9	Max Pigoli	All
		10	Stefano Gabellini	All
JAS Engineering	Honda Accord	11	Peter Kox	All
		24	Gabriele Tarquini	9-10
		27	David Leslie	10
Team Isert	BMW 320i	12	Sandro Sardelli	1-7
		26	Johnny Cecotto	9
Soli Racing Team	Alfa Romeo 156	14	Moreno Soli	All
Nath Racing	Audi A4 quattro	15	Guido Lucchetti Cigarini	1-4, 6-7, 9
National Team Slovakia	Audi A4 quattro	16	Andrej Studenič	1, 3, 5, 8
Alda Motorsport	Audi A4 quattro	18	Andrzej Dziurka	1-6
	Alfa Romeo 155 TS	21	Maciej Stanco	5
Oliver Mayer Motorsport	Audi A4 quattro	19	Oliver Mayer	3
Greyhound Motorsport	Opel Vectra	20	Gianluca Roda	3-4, 6-10
Raceline Racing Team	Opel Vectra	23	Heinrich Symanzick	8, 10
Plamtex Sport Olimpija	BMW 318i	28	Misel Zupančič	10
AL Lamko Novial	BMW 318i	45	Tanasije Kuvalja	10

Calendar & Winners

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello	April 2	Peter Kox	Gianni Morbidelli	Peter Kox	JAS Engineering
	R2				Peter Kox	Peter Kox	JAS Engineering
2	R3	Autodromo di Pergusa	April 30	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
	R4				Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
3	R5	A1-Ring	May 14	Peter Kox	Peter Kox	Peter Kox	JAS Engineering
	R6				Nicola Larini	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
4	R7	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	June 11	Peter Kox	Peter Kox	Roberto Colciago	AGS Motorsport
	R8				Peter Kox	Peter Kox	JAS Engineering
5	R9	Hungaroring	July 2	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Gianni Morbidelli	Gianni Morbidelli	CiBiEmme Engineering
	R10				Emanuele Naspetti	Gianni Morbidelli	CiBiEmme Engineering
6	R11	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	July 9	Peter Kox	Roberto Colciago	Roberto Colciago	AGS Motorsport
	R12				Peter Kox	Roberto Colciago	AGS Motorsport
7	R13	Circuito Internazionale Santamonica	July 23	Peter Kox	Emanuele Naspetti	Gianni Morbidelli	CiBiEmme Engineering
	R14				Emanuele Naspetti	Gianni Morbidelli	CiBiEmme Engineering
8	R15	Masaryk Circuit	September 17	Peter Kox	Peter Kox	Peter Kox	JAS Engineering
	R16				Emanuele Naspetti	Roberto Colciago	AGS Motorsport
9	R17	Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi	September 24	Peter Kox	Emanuele Naspetti	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
	R18				Nicola Larini	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
10	R19	Mobitrack Ljubljana	October 8	Roberto Colciago	Roberto Colciago	Roberto Colciago	AGS Motorsport
	R20				Peter Kox	Gianni Morbidelli	CiBiEmme Engineering

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded on a 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 10 finishers in each race. No bonus points were awarded for pole positions or fastest laps. All scores counted towards the championship.

Pos Driver MUG PER A1R MON HUN IMO MIS BRN VAL NOV Pts 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi 4 3 1 1 2 1 5 7 2 3 2 2 4 4 2 7 1 1 4 10 256 2 Peter Kox 1 1 2 13 1 13 2 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 1 9 3 3 9 8 232 3 Gianni Morbidelli 3 4 7 Ret 3 2 9 3 1 1 7 5 1 1 Ret 3 5 11 8 1 202 4 Nicola Larini 2 2 3 6 4 3 14 Ret 5 5 5 4 5 5 3 6 2 2 2 3 195 5 Emanuele Naspetti Ret 6 4 2 6 5 4 2 3 2 4 11 3 2 6 4 Ret 4 3 9 174 6 Roberto Colciago Ret 7 6 4 Ret DNS 1 Ret Ret DNS 1 1 6 7 5 1 4 6 1 Ret 154 7 Gianluca de Lorenzi Ret 5 5 3 5 4 7 8 6 8 6 9 8 6 4 2 9 12 6 2 127 8 Max Pigoli 6 8 Ret 7 8 Ret 11 4 9 9 9 6 9 9 8 5 8 9 5 4 76 9 Stefano Gabellini Ret 9 8 5 9 6 13 Ret 8 6 8 7 7 8 7 Ret 10 7 7 11 57 10 Moreno Soli 11 14 11 10 15 7 6 5 14 13 14 14 11 13 12 11 Ret 15 12 7 23 11 Andrej Studenič 5 10 10 9 7 7 Ret 8 23 12 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini 8 Ret 12 12 Ret Ret 3 9 Ret DNS Ret 12 12 14 17 13 Johnny Cecotto 6 5 14 14 Stefano Bonello 10 12 13 11 14 Ret 8 6 10 10 12 10 13 15 Romana Bernardoni 12 15 9 8 11 8 10 10 13 11 12 12 Ret DNS 10 10 11 13 14 13 13 16 Gabriele Tarquini 7 DNS 11 6 10 17 Sandro Sardelli 7 11 Ret DNS 7 Ret 12 Ret 11 14 11 10 10 Ret 10 18 David Leslie 10 5 9 19 Gianluca Roda DNS 12 Ret 11 10 8 Ret 11 11 13 13 10 13 Ret 6 20 Andrzej Dziurka 9 13 10 9 12 10 15 Ret 12 12 13 13 6 21 Fabrizio de Simone NC 8 DNS DNS 3 22 Oliver Mayer 13 11 0 23 Maciej Stanco 15 15 0 NC Misel Zupančič DNS DNS 0 NC Tanasije Kuvalja DNS DNS 0 Guest drivers ineligible for points. Heinrich Symanzick 9 12 15 12 0 Pos Driver MUG PER A1R MON HUN IMO MIS BRN VAL NOV Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Finished, in points Blue Finished, no points Not classified (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate Excluded (EX) Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest lap

Teams' Championship

Points were awarded on a 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 10 finishers in each race, however only the two highest placed cars from each team scored points. No bonus points were awarded for pole positions or fastest laps. All scores counted towards the championship.

Pos Driver MUG PER A1R MON HUN IMO MIS BRN VAL NOV Pts 1 Nordauto Engineering 2 2 1 1 2 1 5 7 2 3 2 2 4 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 489 4 3 3 3 4 3 7 8 5 5 5 4 5 5 3 6 2 2 4 3 2 CiBiEmme Engineering 3 4 4 2 3 2 4 2 1 1 4 5 1 1 6 3 5 4 3 1 376 Ret 6 7 Ret 6 5 9 3 3 2 7 11 3 2 Ret 4 Ret 11 8 9 3 JAS Engineering 1 1 2 13 1 13 2 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 1 9 3 3 9 5 248 7 DNS 10 6 4 AGS Motorsport 10 7 6 4 14 Ret 1 6 10 10 1 1 6 7 5 1 4 6 1 Ret 170 Ret 12 13 11 Ret DNS 8 Ret Ret DNS 12 10 NC 8 DNS DNS 5 Christy's Team 6 8 8 5 8 6 11 4 8 6 8 6 7 8 7 5 8 7 5 4 133 Ret 9 Ret 7 9 Ret 13 Ret 9 9 9 7 9 9 8 Ret 10 9 7 11 6 Team Isert 7 11 Ret DNS 7 Ret 12 Ret 11 14 11 10 10 Ret 6 5 24 7 Soli Racing Team 11 14 11 10 15 7 6 5 14 13 14 14 11 13 12 11 Ret 15 12 7 23 8 National Team Slovakia 5 10 10 9 7 7 Ret 8 23 9 Nath Racing 8 Ret 12 12 Ret Ret 3 9 Ret DNS Ret 12 12 14 17 10 Greyhound Motorsport DNS 12 Ret 11 10 8 Ret 11 11 13 13 10 13 Ret 6 11 Alda Motorsport 9 13 10 9 12 10 15 Ret 12 12 13 13 6 15 15 12 Oliver Mayer Motorsport 13 11 0 NC Plamtex Sport Olimpija DNS DNS 0 NC AL Lamko Novial DNS DNS 0 Guest teams ineligible for points. Raceline Racing Team 9 12 15 12 0 Pos Driver MUG PER A1R MON HUN IMO MIS BRN VAL NOV Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Finished, in points Blue Finished, no points Not classified (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate Excluded (EX)

External links

• Speedfreaks
• Motorsport.com