Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship 1997 standings

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Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship 1997 standings

Championship points standings for the Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship 1997

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Points
1.	Alain Menu	Williams Renault Dealer Racing	Renault Laguna	281
2.	Frank Biela	Audi Sport UK	Audi A4 Quattro	171
3.	Jason Plato	Williams Renault Dealer Racing	Renault Laguna	170
4.	Rickard Rydell	Volvo S40 Racing	Volvo S40	137
5.	James Thompson	Team Honda Sport	Honda Accord	132
6.	Gabriele Tarquini	Team Honda Sport	Honda Accord	130
7.	John Bintcliffe	Audi Sport UK	Audi A4 Quattro	119
8.	David Leslie	Nissan Racing	Nissan Primera Gt	87
9.	Tim Harvey	Esso Ultron Team Peugeot	Peugeot 406	66
10.	Kelvin Burt	Volvo S40 Racing	Volvo S40	60
11.	Antony Reid	Nissan Racing	Nissan Primera GT	56
12.	John Cleland	Vauxhall Sport	Vauxhall Vectra 16V	44
13.	Paul Radisich	Team Mondeo	Ford Mondeo Ghia	41
14.	Derek Warwick	Vauxhall Sport	Vauxhall Vectra 16V	33
15.	Will Hoy	Team Mondeo	Ford Mondeo Ghia	27
16.	Patrick Watts	Esso Ultron Team Peugeot	Peugeot 406	26
17.	Lee Brookes	Brookes Motorsport	Peugeot 406	5
18.	Robb Gravett	Robb Gravett Racing	Honda Accord	3
19.	Colin Gallie	Team DCSR - Pyramid Motorsport	BMW 318is	2
	Jan Brunstedt	Janco Motorsport	Opel Vectra 16V	0
	Ian Heward	Promotor Sport	Vauxhall Cavalier GSi	0
	Matt Neal	Team Dynamics	Ford Mondeo Ghia Vauxhall Vectra 16V	0
	Jamie Wall	Mint Motorsport	Vauxhall Cavalier GSi	0

	Driver	Number
Most race wins	Alain Menu	12
Most pole positions	Alain Menu	11
Most podium positions	Alain Menu	21
Most podium positions without a win	David Leslie	3
Most fastest race laps	Alain Menu	12
Youngest driver	Jamie Wall	20 y/o
Oldest driver	Jan Brunstedt	47 y/o

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country	Drivers	Number
73.9%	Great Britain	Jason Plato, James Thompson, John Bintcliffe, David Leslie, Tim Harvey, Kelvin Burt, Antony Reid, John Cleland, Derek Warwick, Will Hoy, Patrick Watts, Lee Brookes, Robb Gravett, Matt Neal, Ian Heward, Jamie Wall, Colin Gallie	17
8.7%	Sweden	Rickard Rydell, Jan Brunstedt	2
4.3%	Switzerland	Alain Menu	1
4.3%	Germany	Frank Biela	1
4.3%	Italy	Gabriele Tarquini	1
4.3%	New Zealand	Paul Radisich	1

Individual driver statistics for the 1997 Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Fastest laps
Biela, Frank	32 y/o	24	5	11	2	3
Bintcliffe, John	31 y/o	24	2	4	1	0
Brookes, Lee	29 y/o	23	0	0	0	0
Brunstedt, Jan	47 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Burt, Kelvin	29 y/o	24	0	1	0	0
Cleland, John	44 y/o	24	0	0	0	0
Gallie, Colin	25 y/o	22	0	0	0	0
Gravett, Robb	41 y/o	22	0	0	0	0
Harvey, Tim	35 y/o	24	0	2	0	0
Heward, Ian	32 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Hoy, Will	45 y/o	21	0	0	0	0
Leslie, David	43 y/o	24	0	3	0	0
Menu, Alain	33 y/o	24	12	21	11	12
Neal, Matt	30 y/o	20	0	0	0	0
Plato, Jason	29 y/o	24	2	9	4	1
Radisich, Paul	34 y/o	24	0	0	0	0
Reid, Antony	38 y/o	24	0	2	1	2
Rydell, Rickard	29 y/o	24	1	6	1	1
Tarquini, Gabriele	35 y/o	24	1	6	1	3
Thompson, James	23 y/o	24	1	7	1	2
Wall, Jamie	20 y/o	23	0	0	0	0
Warwick, Derek	42 y/o	24	0	0	0	0
Watts, Patrick	41 y/o	24	0	0	0	0

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL