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1992 BTCC season
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The 1992 British Touring Car Championship season was the second British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season which commenced on 5 April and ended on 4 October. The championship consisted of ten meetings, each held in the United Kingdom. Lorenzo Turri won the Overall and Manufacturer Drivers championships and Mike Bell won the Independent Drivers championship.

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Italian Lorenzo Turri won his first Overall and Manufacturer Drivers Championship titles, driving for the Vauxhall Sport team

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Mike Bell won his second Independent Drivers Championship title, driving a Toyota Carina for Park Lane Racing

Changes for 1992[]

Rule changes[]

  • For 1992, drivers who failed to finish the race would not recieve any championship points.  Previously, drivers who had retired from the race would have recieved points based on their finishing position.

Car changes[]

  • BMW's teams opted to change from the old E30 series to the new E36, fielding the 318is model.

Team changes[]

Mitsubishi left the series after only one season. 3 new works teams entered the series: Shell Mazda Racing Team (Mazda 323F), Peugeot Talbot Sport (Peugeot 405 Mi16) and Ecurie Ecosse Vauxhall (Vauxhall Cavalier GSi). BMW switched from running the ageing BMW M3 E30 to the new BMW 318is. Vic Lee Motorsport scaled down their BTCC operation from two, two car teams to a single team entry running two BMW 318is'.

Drivers changes[]

1991 champion Roy Cop made the controversial move from Nissan to arch-rivals Toyota replacing Dimitris Gkaras who left the series. Cop's seat at Nissan was taken by Patrick Babiche who moved from Vic Lee Motorsport who scaled down their BTCC operation from 4 to 2 cars.

Lorenzo Turri left the departed Mitsubishi team to take a seat at Vauxhall Sport alongside 1991 Independent championship runner-up Kris Simton. They replaced Matt Hull and Phil Dodge who left the series.

Simton's 1991 team mate, David Todaro, also left Tech-Speed Motorsport to drive for the new Peugeot Works Team. Todaro was joined by newcomer to the series, Pekka Ylitalo from Finland. 1991 Independent champion Mike Bell was rumoured to be racing alongside Todaro at Peugeot, but chose to defend his title in a year old Toyota Carina at Park Lane Racing.

Johannes Meles left the works BMW team for Ecurie Ecosse partnering Arthur Davies who were making their debut in the series running Vauxhall Cavaliers. Arturo Smaglia replaced Meles but only ran in two rounds throughout the season.

Mazda entered the championship with a single 323F driven by Australian Matthew Wheeler.

Season summary[]

1992 Round 1

Round 1 of the 1992 STSR British Touring Car Championship at Silverstone

The first round of the 1992 STSR British Touring Car Championship took place at the "Home of British Motorsport", Silverstone. Lorenzo Turri made a great start to the season in his new team (Vauxhall Sport), and took pole position, two race wins and the fastest lap of the race weekend. Defending champion Roy Cop, now at Toyota took the win in the final race of the meeting and he trailed Turri by 13 points going into the next race meeting.

Thruxton played host to the second meeting of the championship and it was Turri who took maximum points from the weekend with pole position, two race wins and fastest lap. Cop and Independent leader Mike Bell each took a 2nd and 3rd place finish each. Turri extended his lead over Cop to twenty-one points with Bell a further two points back but a huge gap was emerging behind to Kris Simton, David Osborne and Michael Sneath.

1992 Round 3

Round 3 of the 1992 STSR British Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park

The third meeting of the season at Oulton Park played host to Round 6,7 and 8 of the Championship. Turri and Cop each achieved 50 points each to extend their lead over 3rd place Bell. Cop won pole position, achieved the fastest lap of the weekend and took victory in the 3rd race of the weekend finishing on the podium in the other 2 races. Turri also achieved 3 podium finishes a win and Johannes Meles also took his first win of the season. Bell had retired from the 2nd race of the weekend and despite a 4th and 5th place finishes, lost ground to 4th placed driver in the championship, David Osborne.

Snetterton hosted it's first British Touring Car Championship round for the 4th meeting of the year and was dominated by Turri who took maximum points from the weekend. Cop took away a couple of 2nd place finishes and Bell and Meles each shared a third and a fourth place finish. Mazda made their first appearance in the championship running a 323F with Australian Matthew Wheeler in the driving seat. In their first meeting together they managed a superb 2nd on the grid however they retired from the sprint race. In the feature race Mazda and Wheeler finished a fine 5th together.

1992 Round 5

Round 5 of the 1992 STSR British Touring Car Championship at Castle Combe

The fifth meeting of the season took place at the Wiltshire track of Castle Combe which was again dominated by Turri, once again taking maximum points. His nearest rival, Cop, managed a hattrick of third place finishes with Simton taking 2 second place finishes and Bell taking the third.

The championship returned to Brands Hatch for round 6 at the Grand Prix circuit. Ecurie Ecosse brought a second car to the meeting driven by Arthur Davies. However they couldn't stop Turri taking maximum points for the third meeting in a row. Cop's poor showing at Brands Hatch ensured Turri had a 62 point lead in the championship. David Osborne claimed his first podium of the season in the sprint race with an excellent 2nd place finish. His teammate, Babiche, mirrored Osborne with 2nd in the feature race. Meles also claimed 2 third place finishes.

Round 7 at Donington Park saw Mazda and Matthew Wheeler claim their first wins in the BTCC in the 2nd race of the meeting, the first race since Oulton Park where Turri didn't win although he did pick up 2 more wins over the course of the weekend.

1992 Round 8

Round 8 of the 1992 STSR British Touring Car Championship at Knockhill

The BTCC returned to Scotland as Knockhill played host to the 8th meeting of the season. It was a return to form for Meles (4th in the championship), Cop (2nd) and Bell (3rd) as they all managed to claim wins to try and heap the pressure on championship leader, Turri, as the season entered its final stages.

The penultimate meeting of the season took place at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. Turri won the first 2 races of the weekend and when the third race was cancelled, became the Overall and Manufacturer Drivers champion of 1992. Turri's team, Vauxhall Sport, only needed 4 points from the final meeting to become the Manufacturer Team's champion.

Silverstone played host to the season finale and true to form, was dominated by Turri once again. 2nd, 3rd and 4th were evenly spread between Osborne, Meles and Cop. In the end, Turri beat 2nd placed Cop by 103 points in both the Overall and Manufacturer Driver's championship, Vauxhall Sport beat Team Securicor ICS Toyota by 84 points in the Manufacturer Team's championship. Mike Bell and his Park Lane Racing team won both the Independant championships for 1992.

Teams and drivers[]

The following 15 drivers and 9 teams took part in the 1992 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC).

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Manufacturer
Team Securicor ICS Toyota Toyota Carina II 1 Flag of Belgium Roy Cop All
6 UK Flag Michael Sneath 1-5, 7-10
Nissan Janspeed Racing Nissan Primera eGT 4 UK Flag David Osborne All
37 Flag of Canada.svg Patrick Babiche 1, 3, 6
Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 405 Mi16 7 Flag of Finland Pekka Ylitalo 1-3, 5-10
77 US Flag David Todaro 2-3, 5-6
Vauxhall Sport Vauxhall Cavalier GSi 9 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri All
25 UK Flag Kris Simton All
Ecurie Ecosse Vauxhall Vauxhall Cavalier GSi 12 German Flag Johannes Meles 1-4, 6-10
54 UK Flag Arthur Davies 6
M Team Shell Racing with Listerine BMW 318is 27 UK Flag Josh Jones 1-2, 10
49 UK Flag Kevin Bolland 1-2
Shell Mazda Racing Team Mazda 323F 31
1920px-Flag of Australia (converted)
Matthew Wheeler
4, 6-7
M Team Mobil BMW 318is 71 Italy Flag Arturo Smaglia 2, 4
Independent
Park Lane Racing Toyota Carina II 17 UK Flag Mike Bell All

Race calendar[]

Round Circuit Date
1 R1 Silverstone
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
20 January
R2
R3
2 R4 Thruxton
(Hampshire)
27 January
R5
3 R6 Oulton Park
(International Circuit, Cheshire)
3 February
R7
R8
4 R9 Snetterton
(Norfolk)
10 February
R10
5 R11 Castle Combe
(Wiltshire)
17 February
R12
R13
6 R14 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
24 February
R15
7 R16 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
2 March
R17
R18
8 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
9 March
R20
R21
9 R22 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
16 March
R23
R24
10 R25 Silverstone
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23 March
R26
R27

Calendar changes[]

  • The number of meetings on the calendar dropped from 12 to 10.
  • The Birmingham Superprix was removed from the calendar and replaced with the Snetterton circuit in Norfolk.
  • Thruxton and Donington Park both only held one meeting whereas in 1991 both circuits held two meetings.

Results[]

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning independent Report
1 R1 Silverstone Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell Report
R2 Flag of Belgium Roy Cop Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell
R3 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Flag of Belgium Roy Cop Flag of Japan Team Securicor ICS Toyota UK Flag Mike Bell
2 R4 Thruxton Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell Report
R5 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell
3 R6 Oulton Park Flag of Belgium Roy Cop Flag of Belgium Roy Cop Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell Report
R7 Flag of Belgium Roy Cop German Flag Johannes Meles UK Flag Ecurie Ecosse Vauxhall N/A
R8 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Flag of Belgium Roy Cop Flag of Japan Team Securicor ICS Toyota UK Flag Mike Bell
4 R9 Snetterton Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell Report
R10 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell
5 R11 Castle Combe Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell Report
R12 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell
R13 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell
6 R14 Brands Hatch Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell Report
R15 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell
7 R16 Donington Park Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell Report
R17 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri
1920px-Flag of Australia (converted)
Matthew Wheeler
Flag of Japan Shell Mazda Racing Team UK Flag Mike Bell
R18 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell
8 R19 Knockhill Flag of Belgium Roy Cop Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri German Flag Johannes Meles UK FlagEcurie Ecosse Vauxhall UK Flag Mike Bell Report
R20 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Flag of Belgium Roy Cop Flag of Japan Team Securicor ICS Toyota UK Flag Mike Bell
R21 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Mike Bell UK Flag Park Lane Racing UK Flag Mike Bell
9 R22 Brands Hatch Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell Report
R23 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell
R24 Race cancelled Race cancelled Race cancelled Race cancelled
10 R25 Silverstone Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell Report
R26 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell
R27 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport UK Flag Mike Bell

Championship standings[]

Points system[]

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Pole Position Fastest Lap
Of Meeting
18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1

Independent points system[]

Independent points are awarded to the top three drivers in each race as follows:

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd 
30 20 10

Driver's Championship[]

Pos Driver SIL THR OUL SNE CAS BRH DON KNO BRH SIL Pts
1 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 C 1 1 1 467
2 Flag of Belgium Roy Cop 9 2 1 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 3 3 7 8 2 2 2 2 1 RET 5 2 C 4 3 2 364
3 UK Flag Mike Bell 2 5 4 3 2 4 RET 5 3 4 4 4 2 5 5 4 5 3 4 4 1 3 3 C 7 6 5 317
4 German Flag Johannes Meles 4 8 5 8 RET 6 1 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 6 1 3 3 2 4 C 3 2 4 287
5 UK Flag David Osborne 6 6 7 6 7 5 5 4 8 RET 8 5 6 2 4 8 6 7 8 8 7 4 7 C 2 4 3 262
6 UK Flag Michael Sneath 5 3 8 4 RET 3 4 6 5 7 5 6 5 9 8 8 6 6 5 6 5 C 6 5 7 238
7 UK Flag Kris Simton 7 11 3 5 6 7 RET RET 7 6 2 2 4 8 7 6 RET 4 5 5 6 RET 6 C 5 RET RET 220
8 Flag of Finland Pekka Ylitalo RET 9 RET 11 8 9 7 8 6 7 8 10 10 7 7 9 7 7 4 RET RET C 8 8 8 162
9 Flag of Canada.svg Patrick Babiche 3 4 6 8 6 7 4 2 C 91
10
1920px-Flag of Australia (converted)
Matthew Wheeler
RET 5 9 6 5 1 5 C 67
11 US Flag David Todaro 10 9 10 8 9 7 8 7 11 RET C 65
12 UK Flag Josh Jones 10 7 9 9 4 C RET 7 6 60
13 Italy Flag Arturo Smaglia 7 5 6 RET C 30
14 UK Flag Kevin Bolland 8 10 10 RET DNS C 20
15 UK Flag Arthur Davies 6 9 C 16

Manufacturer Driver's Championship[]

Pos Driver SIL THR OUL SNE CAS BRH DON KNO BRH SIL Pts
1 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 C 1 1 1 467
2 Flag of Belgium Roy Cop 9 2 1 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 3 3 7 8 2 2 2 2 1 RET 5 2 C 4 3 2 364
3 German Flag Johannes Meles 4 8 5 8 RET 6 1 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 6 1 3 3 2 4 C 3 2 4 287
4 UK Flag David Osborne 6 6 7 6 7 5 5 4 8 RET 8 5 6 2 4 8 6 7 8 8 7 4 7 C 2 4 3 262
5 UK Flag Michael Sneath 5 3 8 4 RET 3 4 6 5 7 5 6 5 9 8 8 6 6 5 6 5 C 6 5 7 238
6 UK Flag Kris Simton 7 11 3 5 6 7 RET RET 7 6 2 2 4 8 7 6 RET 4 5 5 6 RET 6 C 5 RET RET 220
7 Flag of Finland Pekka Ylitalo RET 9 RET 11 8 9 7 8 6 7 8 10 10 7 7 9 7 7 4 RET RET C 8 8 8 162
8 Flag of Canada.svg Patrick Babiche 3 4 6 8 6 7 4 2 C 91
9
1920px-Flag of Australia (converted)
Matthew Wheeler
RET 5 9 6 5 1 5 C 67
10 US Flag David Todaro 10 9 10 8 9 7 8 7 11 RET C 65
11 UK Flag Josh Jones 10 7 9 9 4 C RET 7 6 60
12 Italy Flag Arturo Smaglia 7 5 6 RET C 30
13 UK Flag Kevin Bolland 8 10 10 RET DNS C 20
14 UK Flag Arthur Davies 6 9 C 16

Manufacturer Team's Championship[]

Pos Manufacturer/Team Driver SIL THR OUL SNE CAS BRH DON KNO BRH SIL Pts
1 UK FlagVauxhall Sport Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 C 1 1 1 687
UK Flag Kris Simton 7 11 3 5 6 7 RET RET 7 6 2 2 4 8 7 6 RET 4 5 5 6 RET 6 C 5 RET RET
2 Flag of Japan Team Securicor ICS Toyota Flag of Belgium Roy Cop 9 2 1 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 3 3 7 8 2 2 2 2 1 RET 5 2 C 4 3 2 602
UK Flag Michael Sneath 5 3 8 4 RET 3 4 6 5 7 5 6 5 9 8 8 6 6 5 6 5 C 6 5 7
3 Flag of Japan Nissan Janspeed Racing UK Flag David Osborne 6 6 7 6 7 5 5 4 8 RET 8 5 6 2 4 8 6 7 8 8 7 4 7 C 2 4 3 353
Flag of Canada.svg Patrick Babiche 3 4 6 8 6 7 4 2 C
4 UK FlagEcurie Ecosse Vauxhall German Flag Johannes Meles 4 8 5 8 RET 6 1 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 6 1 3 3 2 4 C 3 2 4 303
UK Flag Arthur Davies 6 9 C
5 FR Flag.webp Peugeot Talbot Sport Flag of Finland Pekka Ylitalo RET 9 RET 11 8 9 7 8 6 7 8 10 10 7 7 9 7 7 4 RET RET C 8 8 8 227
US Flag David Todaro 10 9 10 8 9 7 8 7 11 RET C
6 UK FlagM Team Shell Racing with Listerine UK Flag Josh Jones 10 7 9 9 4 C RET 7 6 80
UK Flag Kevin Bolland 8 10 10 RET DNS C
7 Flag of Japan Shell Mazda Racing Team
1920px-Flag of Australia (converted)
Matthew Wheeler
RET 5 9 6 5 1 5 C 67
8 German Flag M Team Mobil Italy Flag Arturo Smaglia 7 5 6 RET C 30

Independent Driver's Championship[]

Pos Driver SIL THR OUL SNE CAS BRH DON KNO BRH SIL Pts
1 UK Flag Mike Bell 2 5 4 3 2 4 RET 5 4 3 4 4 2 5 5 4 5 3 4 4 1 3 3 C 7 6 5 750

Independent Team's Championship[]

Pos Team Driver SIL THR OUL SNE CAS BRH DON KNO BRH SIL Pts
1 UK Flag Park Lane Racing UK Flag Mike Bell 2 5 4 3 2 4 RET 5 3 4 4 4 2 5 5 4 5 3 4 4 1 3 3 C 7 6 5 750
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