2000 British GT Championship


The 2000 Privilege Insurance British GT Championship was the eighth season of the British GT Championship, an auto racing series organised by the British Racing Drivers Club and sponsored by Privilege. Roger Etcell formed the PowerTour series, Alan D. Harrison, former Arrows Team Manager, was hired as GT Manager. The races featured grand touring cars conforming to two categories of regulations known as GT and GTO, and awarded a driver championship in each category. The season began on 25 March 2000 and ended on 8 October 2000 after eleven events, eleven held in Great Britain with one race in Belgium. The series was joined by the BRDC Marcos Mantis Challenge Cup for a few rounds.

Calendar

All races were 60 minutes in duration, although the final round at Silverstone ran for 54 minutes before it was red-flagged due to heavy rain.
RndCircuitDate
1Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire25 March
2Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire9 April
3Oulton Park, Cheshire1 May
4Donington Park National Circuit, Leicestershire7 May
5Silverstone National Circuit, Northamptonshire21 May
6Brands Hatch, Kent4 June
7Donington Park Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire7 July
8Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire30 July
9Silverstone National Circuit, Northamptonshire20 August
10Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk3 September
11Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium24 September
12Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire8 October

Teams and drivers

GT

TeamCarEngineDriversRounds

GTO

TeamCarEngineDriversRounds

Race results

GT

EventCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinners
1Thruxton Circuit

GTO

EventCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinners
1Thruxton Circuit

Championship Standings

Points are awarded as follows:
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
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† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed a sufficient number of laps.
* Marcos Mantis challenge competitors