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.
Championship standings
| Points system
|
| 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
|
|
| Colour |
Result
|
| Gold |
Winner
|
| Silver |
Second place
|
| Bronze |
Third place
|
| Green |
Points finish
|
| Blue |
Non-points finish
|
| Non-classified finish (NC)
|
| Purple |
Retired (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 practice (DNP)
|
| Did not arrive (DNA)
|
| 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
|
MOB
|
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
|
Car
|
MUG
|
PER
|
A1R
|
MON
|
HUN
|
IMO
|
MIS
|
BRN
|
VAL
|
MOB
|
Pts
|
|
| Colour |
Result
|
| Gold |
Winner
|
| Silver |
Second place
|
| Bronze |
Third place
|
| Green |
Points finish
|
| Blue |
Non-points finish
|
| Non-classified finish (NC)
|
| Purple |
Retired (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 practice (DNP)
|
| Did not arrive (DNA)
|
| Excluded (EX)
|
|
European Touring Car Championship
Super Touring championships
Peter Kox
Team Isert
National Team Slovakia
Alda Motorsport
Johnny Cecotto
David Leslie
AL Lamko Novial
