British Touring Car Championship 1997

The 40th season of the British Touring Car Championship began after several test drives on March 30, 1997 in Donington and ended on September 21, 1997 in Silverstone . After 24 races, the Swiss Alain Menu ( Renault Laguna ) won ahead of Frank Biela ( Audi A4 Quattro ) and Jason Plato (also Renault Laguna). Renault was the winner of the constructors' championship .

Results and ratings

calendar

	date	run	route	Pole position	1st place	place 2	place 3
1, 2	30.-31. March	England	Donington	Jason Plato Jason Plato	Alain Menu	Jason Plato	Kelvin Burt
					Alain Menu	Rickard Rydell	Frank Biela
3, 4	19. – 20. April	England	Silverstone	Jason Plato Alain Menu	Alain Menu	Rickard Rydell	David Leslie
					Alain Menu	Rickard Rydell	Jason Plato
5, 6	4th to 5th May	England	Thruxton	Alain Menu Alain Menu	Frank Biela	Gabriele Tarquini	Alain Menu
					Gabriele Tarquini	Tim Harvey	Alain Menu
7, 8	17.-18. May	England	Brands Hatch (Indy)	Alain Menu Gabriele Tarquini	Alain Menu	James Thompson	Jason Plato
					James Thompson	Gabriele Tarquini	David Leslie
9, 10	25-26 May	England	Oulton Park	Alain Menu Alain Menu	Alain Menu	Jason Plato	Frank Biela
					Alain Menu	James Thompson	Rickard Rydell
11, 12	14.-15. June	England	Donington	Alain Menu Alain Menu	Frank Biela	Alain Menu	John Bintcliffe
					Alain Menu	Tim Harvey	Frank Biela
13, 14	28-29 June	England	Croft	Alain Menu Alain Menu	Alain Menu	Jason Plato	Rickard Rydell
					Alain Menu	James Thompson	David Leslie
15, 16	2-3 August	Scotland	Knockhill	John Bintcliffe Frank Biela	John Bintcliffe	Frank Biela	Alain Menu
					Frank Biela	John Bintcliffe	Gabriele Tarquini
17, 18	9-10 August	England	Snetterton	Alain Menu Alain Menu	Alain Menu	James Thompson	Frank Biela
					Jason Plato	Alain Menu	Gabriele Tarquini
19, 20	24.-25. August	England	Thruxton	Rickard Rydell James Thompson	John Bintcliffe	Frank Biela	James Thompson
					Frank Biela	Alain Menu	James Thompson
21, 22	6-7 September	England	Brands Hatch (Indy)	Frank Biela Anthony Reid	Frank Biela	Jason Plato	Alain Menu
					Rickard Rydell	Anthony Reid	Alain Menu
23, 24	20-21 September	England	Silverstone	Jason Plato Alain Menu	Alain Menu	Anthony Reid	Jason Plato
					Jason Plato	Alain Menu	Gabriele Tarquini

Score

driver

Pl. driver Points 1. Alain Menu 281 2. Frank Biela 171 3. Jason Plato 170 4th Rickard Rydell 137 5. James Thompson 132 6th Gabriele Tarquini 130

Pl. driver Points 7th John Bintcliffe 119 8th. David Leslie 87 9. Tim Harvey 66 10. Kelvin Burt 60 11. Anthony Reid 56 12. John Cleland 44

Pl. driver Points 13. Paul Radisich 41 14th Derek Warwick 33 15th Will Hoy 27 16. Patrick Watts 26th

Constructors

Pl.	driver	Points
1.	Renault	278
2.	Audi	210
3.	Honda	209
4th	Volvo	191
5.	Nissan	155

Web links

• 1997 season at btccpages.com (English)
• 1997 season ( memento from April 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) at btccaction.co.uk (English)