| 1994 BTCC season | |
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| Previous: 1993 | Next: 1995 |
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The 1994 British Touring Car Championship season was the fourth British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season which commenced on 17 April and ended on 18 September. The championship consisted of ten meetings, each held in the United Kingdom.
Changes for 1994
Rule changes
- For 1994, any first-lap crashes involving more than one car, the new 'Virtual Safety Car' would be introduced. It obliged drivers to reduce their speed by using their pit limiter.
Team changes
2 New works teams entered the series: Alfa Corse (Alfa Romeo 155 TS) and Volvo 850 Racing (Volvo 850 SE/GLT) meaning 10 different works teams would race in the series..
Park Lane Racing withdrew from the championship at the end of the 1993 season.
Team Dynamics, the current Independent Team's champions, also left the series.
Drivers changes
Defending champion, Lorenzo Turri, switched to the new Alfa Corse team for 1994. He was joined by former team mate, Kris Simton at the Italian marque.
Turri's former team, Ford, retained Halil Sahin and partnered him with two rookie Brits, Nathan Hammond and Chris English. Ford thought that they had only missed out on the Manufacturer Team's championship because of their numerical disadvantage to Nissan in 1993.
David Osborne took his Castrol sponsorship and left Nissan to fill Simton's vacated seat at Toyota and was joined by former Peugeot man, Tom Cinchy.
Also leaving Nissan was Mike Bell who joined the new Tom Walkinshaw Racing ran Volvo team which ran the bonkers 850 estate. Also driving for Volvo would be BTCC rookie Sam McCarthy.
Jaz Evered also left the Nissan team to join up with Matt Hull at Vauxhall Sport. Hull would spend a third season at Vauxhall.
Independent champion, Pekka Ylitalo, left the series to concentrate on sportscar racing.
Season summary
Teams and drivers
Race calendar
| Round | Circuit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Thruxton (Hampshire) |
17 April |
| R2 | |||
| R3 | |||
| 2 | R4 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
2 May |
| R5 | |||
| R6 | |||
| 3 | R7 | Castle Combe (Wiltshire) |
15 May |
| R8 | |||
| R9 | |||
| 4 | R10 | Silverstone (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
30 May |
| R11 | |||
| 5 | R12 | Snetterton (Norfolk) |
12 June |
| R13 | |||
| R14 | |||
| 6 | R15 | Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire) |
26 June |
| 7 | R16 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) |
10 July |
| R17 | |||
| R18 | |||
| 8 | R19 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
14 August |
| R20 | |||
| 9 | R21 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
29 August |
| R22 | |||
| R23 | |||
| 10 | R24 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
18 September |
| R25 | |||
| R26 | |||
Calendar changes
- After only one year on the calendar in 1993, Pembrey would be dropped from the 1994 calendar and replaced by Castle Combe.
- Silverstone would only host 1 round in 1994 (Silverstone held 2 rounds per year 1991-1993) and would be replaced by a 2nd round at Oulton Park, one of which would be the 100th race in STSR British Touring Car history.
Results
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning independent | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Thruxton | Report | |||||
| R2 | ||||||||
| R3 | ||||||||
| 2 | R4 | Brands Hatch | Report | |||||
| R5 | ||||||||
| R6 | ||||||||
| 3 | R7 | Castle Combe | Report | |||||
| R8 | ||||||||
| R9 | ||||||||
| 4 | R10 | Silverstone | Report | |||||
| R11 | ||||||||
| 5 | R12 | Snetterton | Report | |||||
| R13 | ||||||||
| R14 | ||||||||
| 6 | R15 | Oulton Park | Report | |||||
| 7 | R16 | Donington Park | Report | |||||
| R17 | ||||||||
| R18 | ||||||||
| 8 | R19 | Knockhill | Report | |||||
| R20 | ||||||||
| 9 | R21 | Oulton Park | Report | |||||
| R22 | ||||||||
| R23 | ||||||||
| 10 | R24 | Brands Hatch | Report | |||||
| R25 | ||||||||
| R26 | ||||||||
Championship standings
Points system
| Points system | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | Pole Position | ||
| 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
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 | THR | BRH | CAS | SIL | SNE | OUL | DON | KNO | OUL | BRH | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer Driver's Championship
| Pos | Driver | THR | BRH | CAS | SIL | SNE | OUL | DON | KNO | OUL | BRH | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer Team's Championship
| Pos | Manufacturer/Team | Driver | THR | BRH | CAS | SIL | SNE | OUL | DON | KNO | OUL | BRH | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent Driver's Championship
| Pos | Driver | THR | BRH | CAS | SIL | SNE | OUL | DON | KNO | OUL | BRH | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent Team's Championship
| Pos | Team | Driver | THR | BRH | CAS | SIL | SNE | OUL | DON | KNO | OUL | BRH | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||