The 2000 European Super Touring Cup was the 27th season of European touring car racing and the first since 1988. The championship started at Mugello on 2 April and ended after ten events at Cerklje ob Krki on 8 October.
The championship was won by Fabrizio Giovanardi driving for Nordauto Engineering in an Alfa Romeo 156 after a fight against Peter Kox in his Honda Accord and Gianni Morbidelli in his BMW 320i. All of them together with Roberto Colciago achieved 5 victories each one.
Giovanardi was the only one driver able to score points in all 20 races. Peter Kox, the main title contender, had indeed two DNF and moreover he had to drive almost the all season without a team mate who could help him to take off points to Giovanardi. Morbidelli after one year of absence, was able to win all races where the old BMW were competitive but he was not able to get excellent results also in those tracks were Honda and Alfa Romeo were stronger. Although Colciago achieved 5 victories he lost many points due to an unlikely low reliability of his Audi A4.
Due to TV needs the race format had 2 races of just 50km both (about 20 minutes per race) on sunday with a low break of few minutes between the two races.
Teams and drivers
Guest drivers in italics.
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Nordauto Engineering | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | All |
2 | Nicola Larini | 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 | ||
Nordauto Engineering | Alfa Romeo 156 | 7 | Romana Bernardoni | All |
8 | Gianluca de Lorenzi | All | ||
Christy's Team | BMW 320i | 9 | Max Pigoli | All |
10 | Stefano Gabellini | All | ||
JAS Engineering | Honda Accord | 11 | Peter Kox | All |
Team Isert | BMW 320i | 12 | Sandro Sardelli | 1–7 |
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 |
Oliver Mayer Motorsport | Audi A4 Quattro | 19 | Oliver Mayer | 3 |
Greyhound Motorsport | Opel Vectra | 20 | Gianluca Roda | 3–4, 6–10 |
Alda Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | 21 | Maciej Stanco | 5 |
Raceline Racing Team | Opel Vectra | 23 | Heinrich Symanzick | 8, 10 |
JAS Engineering | Honda Accord | 24 | Gabriele Tarquini | 9–10 |
AGS Motorsport | Audi A4 Quattro | 25 | Fabrizio de Simone | 9–10 |
Team Isert | BMW 320i | 26 | Johnny Cecotto | 9 |
JAS Engineering | Honda Accord | 27 | David Leslie | 10 |
Plamtex Sport Olimpija | BMW 318is | 28 | Mišel Zupančič | 10 |
AL Lamko Novial | BMW 318is | 45 | Tanasije Kuvalja | 10 |
Results and standings
Races
Round 1 Mugello
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time |
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1 | 11 | Peter Kox | Honda Accord | 1.54.842 |
2 | 1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.55.157 |
3 | 2 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.55.394 |
4 | 8 | Gianluca De Lorenzi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.55.804 |
5 | 3 | Emanuele Naspetti | BMW 320i | 1.56.533 |
6 | 4 | Gianni Morbidelli | BMW 320i | 1.55.949 |
7 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.57.451 |
8 | 10 | Stefano Gabellini | BMW 320i | 1.58.189 |
9 | 16 | Andrej Studenič | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.58.314 |
10 | 12 | Sandro Sardelli | BMW 320i | 1.58.388 |
11 | 9 | Massimo Pigoli | BMW 320i | 1.58.497 |
12 | 7 | Romana Bernardoni | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.59.832 |
13 | 15 | Guido Lucchetti Cigarini | Audi A4 Quattro | 2.00.577 |
14 | 18 | Andrzej Dziurka | Audi A4 Quattro | 2.02.013 |
15 | 6 | Stefano Bonello | Audi A4 Quattro | 2.03.183 |
16 | 14 | Moreno Soli | Alfa Romeo 156 | 2.03.994 |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 1
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Peter Kox | 40 |
2 | Nicola Larini | 30 |
3 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 22 |
3 | Gianni Morbidelli | 22 |
5 | Massimo Pigoli | 9 |
Round 2 Pergusa
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time |
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1 | 1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.42.817 |
2 | 11 | Peter Kox | Honda Accord | 1.43.475 |
3 | 3 | Emanuele Naspetti | BMW 320i | 1.43.560 |
4 | 2 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.43.991 |
5 | 8 | Gianluca De Lorenzi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.44.778 |
6 | 12 | Sandro Sardelli | BMW 320i | 1.45.333 |
7 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.45.718 |
8 | 9 | Massimo Pigoli | BMW 320i | 1.46.041 |
9 | 4 | Gianni Morbidelli | BMW 320i | 1.46.308 |
10 | 7 | Romana Bernardoni | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.48.072 |
11 | 14 | Moreno Soli | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.48.866 |
12 | 18 | Andrzej Dziurka | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.50.337 |
13 | 6 | Stefano Bonello | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.50.851 |
14 | 15 | Guido Lucchetti Cigarini | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.51.972 |
15 | 10 | Stefano Gabellini | BMW 320i | no time |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 2
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 62 |
2 | Peter Kox | 55 |
3 | Nicola Larini | 48 |
4 | Emanuele Naspetti | 31 |
5 | Gianluca De Lorenzi | 28 |
Round 3 A1-Ring
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time |
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1 | 11 | Peter Kox | Honda Accord | 1.36.110 |
2 | 1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.36.749 |
3 | 2 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.36.769 |
4 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.37.389 |
5 | 4 | Gianni Morbidelli | BMW 320i | 1.37.644 |
6 | 8 | Gianluca De Lorenzi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.37.734 |
7 | 3 | Emanuele Naspetti | BMW 320i | 1.38.011 |
8 | 12 | Sandro Sardelli | BMW 320i | 1.38.219 |
9 | 9 | Massimo Pigoli | BMW 320i | 1.38.610 |
10 | 16 | Andrej Studenič | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.39.019 |
11 | 10 | Stefano Gabellini | BMW 320i | 1.39.089 |
12 | 7 | Romana Bernardoni | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.39.341 |
13 | 14 | Moreno Soli | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.40.004 |
14 | 18 | Andrzej Dziurka | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.40.013 |
15 | 6 | Stefano Bonello | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.40.575 |
16 | 20 | Gianluca Roda | Opel Vectra | 1.40.667 |
17 | 19 | Oliver Mayer Motorsport | Audi A4 quattro | 1.42.144 |
18 | 15 | Guido Lucchetti Cigarini | Audi A4 Quattro | no time |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 3
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 97 |
2 | Peter Kox | 75 |
3 | Nicola Larini | 70 |
4 | Gianni Morbidelli | 53 |
5 | Gianluca De Lorenzi | 48 |
Round 4 Monza
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time |
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1 | 11 | Peter Kox | Honda Accord | 1.53.318 |
2 | 1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.56.448 |
3 | 2 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.56.788 |
4 | 3 | Emanuele Naspetti | BMW 320i | 1.54.315 |
5 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.54.338 |
6 | 4 | Gianni Morbidelli | BMW 320i | 1.55.067 |
7 | 10 | Stefano Gabellini | BMW 320i | 1.55.180 |
8 | 12 | Sandro Sardelli | BMW 320i | 1.55.261 |
9 | 8 | Gianluca De Lorenzi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.55.389 |
10 | 9 | Massimo Pigoli | BMW 320i | 1.55.366 |
11 | 7 | Romana Bernardoni | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.57.019 |
12 | 6 | Stefano Bonello | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.57.526 |
13 | 14 | Moreno Soli | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.57.607 |
14 | 15 | Guido Lucchetti Cigarini | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.58.552 |
15 | 18 | Andrzej Dziurka | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.58.991 |
16 | 20 | Gianluca Roda | Opel Vectra | 1.59.420 |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 4
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Peter Kox | 110 |
2 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 109 |
3 | Nicola Larini | 70 |
3 | Emanuele Naspetti | 70 |
5 | Gianni Morbidelli | 67 |
Round 5 Hungaroring
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time |
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1 | 1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.42.620 |
2 | 11 | Peter Kox | Honda Accord | 1.42.694 |
3 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.43.012 |
4 | 2 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.43.247 |
5 | 8 | Gianluca De Lorenzi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.43.306 |
6 | 4 | Gianni Morbidelli | BMW 320i | 1.43.711 |
7 | 3 | Emanuele Naspetti | BMW 320i | 1.43.797 |
8 | 16 | Andrej Studenič | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.44.494 |
9 | 10 | Stefano Gabellini | BMW 320i | 1.45.209 |
10 | 12 | Sandro Sardelli | BMW 320i | 1.45.467 |
11 | 9 | Massimo Pigoli | BMW 320i | 1.45.619 |
12 | 18 | Andrzej Dziurka | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.45.882 |
13 | 14 | Moreno Soli | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.46.340 |
14 | 6 | Stefano Bonello | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.46.444 |
15 | 7 | Romana Bernardoni | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.47.475 |
16 | 21 | Maciej Stanco | Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.50.838 |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 5
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 136 |
2 | Peter Kox | 130 |
3 | Gianni Morbidelli | 107 |
4 | Emanuele Naspetti | 97 |
5 | Nicola Larini | 86 |
Round 6 Imola
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time |
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1 | 11 | Peter Kox | Honda Accord | 1.56.183 |
2 | 2 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.56.499 |
3 | 1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.56.680 |
4 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.56.683 |
5 | 8 | Gianluca De Lorenzi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.56.738 |
6 | 3 | Emanuele Naspetti | BMW 320i | 1.56.626 |
7 | 9 | Massimo Pigoli | BMW 320i | 1.58.377 |
8 | 10 | Stefano Gabellini | BMW 320i | 1.58.669 |
9 | 20 | Gianluca Roda | Opel Vectra | 1.58.718 |
10 | 12 | Sandro Sardelli | BMW 320i | 1.59.237 |
11 | 4 | Gianni Morbidelli | BMW 320i | 1.59.562 |
12 | 7 | Romana Bernardoni | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.59.803 |
13 | 18 | Andrzej Dziurka | Audi A4 Quattro | 2.00.193 |
14 | 14 | Moreno Soli | Alfa Romeo 156 | 2.00.279 |
15 | 16 | Guido Lucchetti Cigarini | Audi A4 Quattro | 2.00.829 |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 6
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 166 |
2 | Peter Kox | 154 |
3 | Gianni Morbidelli | 119 |
4 | Emanuele Naspetti | 107 |
5 | Nicola Larini | 104 |
Round 7 Misano
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time |
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1 | 11 | Peter Kox | Honda Accord | 1.35.621 |
2 | 2 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.35.681 |
3 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.36.353 |
4 | 4 | Gianni Morbidelli | BMW 320i | 1.36.449 |
5 | 1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.36.608 |
6 | 8 | Gianluca De Lorenzi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.36.636 |
7 | 10 | Stefano Gabellini | BMW 320i | 1.36.745 |
8 | 3 | Emanuele Naspetti | BMW 320i | 1.36.788 |
9 | 12 | Sandro Sardelli | BMW 320i | 1.37.814 |
10 | 9 | Massimo Pigoli | BMW 320i | 1.37.997 |
11 | 14 | Moreno Soli | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.38.118 |
12 | 6 | Stefano Bonello | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.38.503 |
13 | 16 | Guido Lucchetti Cigarini | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.39.639 |
14 | 7 | Romana Bernardoni | Alfa Romeo 156 | no time |
15 | 20 | Gianluca Roda | Opel Vectra | no time |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 7
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 186 |
2 | Peter Kox | 181 |
3 | Gianni Morbidelli | 159 |
4 | Emanuele Naspetti | 134 |
5 | Nicola Larini | 120 |
Round 8 Brno Circuit
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time |
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1 | 11 | Peter Kox | Honda Accord | 2.06.812 |
2 | 8 | Gianluca De Lorenzi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 2.07.131 |
3 | 1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 2.07.238 |
4 | 2 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 156 | 2.07.287 |
5 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Audi A4 Quattro | 2.07.949 |
6 | 4 | Gianni Morbidelli | BMW 320i | 2.10.818 |
7 | 10 | Stefano Gabellini | BMW 320i | 2.10.818 |
8 | 16 | Andrej Studenič | Audi A4 Quattro | 2.10.879 |
9 | 20 | Gianluca Roda | Opel Vectra | 2.11.124 |
10 | 9 | Massimo Pigoli | BMW 320i | 2.11.153 |
11 | 23 | Heinrich Symanzick | Opel Vectra | 2.11.259 |
12 | 14 | Moreno Soli | Alfa Romeo 156 | 2.12.177 |
13 | 7 | Romana Bernardoni | Alfa Romeo 156 | 2.13.256 |
14 | 3 | Emanuele Naspetti | BMW 320i | no time |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 8
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 205 |
2 | Peter Kox | 203 |
3 | Gianni Morbidelli | 171 |
4 | Emanuele Naspetti | 150 |
5 | Nicola Larini | 138 |
Round 9 Vallelunga
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time |
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1 | 11 | Peter Kox | Honda Accord | 1.14.075 |
2 | 1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.14.152 |
3 | 2 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.14.197 |
4 | 24 | Gabriele Tarquini | Honda Accord | 1.14.371 |
5 | 3 | Emanuele Naspetti | BMW 320i | 1.14.596 |
6 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.15.043 |
7 | 4 | Gianni Morbidelli | BMW 320i | 1.15.330 |
8 | 8 | Gianluca De Lorenzi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.15.404 |
9 | 25 | Fabrizio De Simone | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.15.917 |
10 | 10 | Stefano Gabellini | BMW 320i | 1.16.075 |
11 | 9 | Massimo Pigoli | BMW 320i | 1.16.075 |
12 | 26 | Johnny Cecotto | BMW 320i | 1.16.722 |
13 | 20 | Gianluca Roda | Opel Vectra | 1.17.377 |
14 | 16 | Guido Lucchetti Cigarini | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.17.883 |
15 | 7 | Romana Bernardoni | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.18.264 |
16 | 14 | Moreno Soli | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.18.546 |
Championship standings after Round 9
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 245 |
2 | Peter Kox | 227 |
3 | Gianni Morbidelli | 179 |
4 | Nicola Larini | 168 |
5 | Emanuele Naspetti | 160 |
Round 10 Mobikrog
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time |
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1 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.07.673 |
2 | 3 | Emanuele Naspetti | BMW 320i | 1.08.608 |
3 | 4 | Gianni Morbidelli | BMW 320i | 1.09.251 |
4 | 2 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.09.327 |
5 | 25 | Fabrizio De Simone | Audi A4 Quattro | 1.09.794 |
6 | 24 | Gabriele Tarquini | Honda Accord | 1.09.947 |
7 | 8 | Gianluca De Lorenzi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.15.404 |
8 | 11 | Peter Kox | Honda Accord | 1.10.614 |
9 | 1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.10.693 |
10 | 9 | Massimo Pigoli | BMW 320i | 1.11.094 |
11 | 27 | David Leslie | Honda Accord | 1.11.198 |
12 | 10 | Stefano Gabellini | BMW 320i | 1.12.428 |
13 | 14 | Moreno Soli | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.12.709 |
14 | 28 | Mišel Zupančič | BMW 318iS | 1.13.808 |
15 | 21 | Heinrich Symanzick | Opel Vectra | 1.14.201 |
16 | 7 | Romana Bernardoni | Alfa Romeo 156 | 1.14.258 |
17 | 45 | Tanasije Kuvalja | BMW 318iS | 1.19.180 |
18 | 20 | Gianluca Roda | Opel Vectra | no time |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Final Round 10
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 256 |
2 | Peter Kox | 232 |
3 | Gianni Morbidelli | 202 |
4 | Nicola Larini | 195 |
5 | Emanuele Naspetti | 174 |
Championship standings
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |||||||||
20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
No bonus points were awarded for pole positions or fastest laps. All scores counted towards the championship.
Drivers' Championship
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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.
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