2001 European Super Touring Championship

The 2001 FIA European Super Touring Championship was the 28th season of European touring car racing and the first European Touring Car Championship since 1988.[1] The championship started at Monza on 1 April and ended after ten events at Estoril on 21 October. The championship was won by Fabrizio Giovanardi driving for Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto in an Alfa Romeo 156. A secondary championship for Super Production cars was run alongside the ETCC and was won by Peter Kox driving for Ravaglia Motorsport in a BMW 320i.

Teams and drivers[edit]

Super Touring[edit]

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Class
Italy Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Alfa Romeo 156 1 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi All
2 Italy Nicola Larini All
3 Italy Romana Bernardoni 1–9
France Yvan Muller 10
Italy JAS Engineering Italia IP Honda Accord 4 Italy Gabriele Tarquini All
5 France Fabrice Walfisch All
6 United Kingdom James Thompson 9–10
Italy AGS Motorsport Audi A4 quattro 7 Italy Roberto Colciago All
8 Italy Max Pigoli 1–9 A
Italy Alberto Radaelli 10 A
Italy Conrero Alfa Romeo 156 9 Italy Angelo Lancelotti All A
10 Italy Enrico Toccacelo 1–6 A
Italy Salvatore Deplano 7 A
Italy Giovanni Gulinelli 8–9 A
Italy Ettore Bonaldi 10 A
Italy Greyhound Motorsport Opel Vectra 11 Italy Gianluca Roda 1–6, 8 A
Italy Racing Box Audi A4 quattro 12 Italy Sergio Sambataro 1–4, 6–7, 9–10 A
Germany Symanzick Motorsport Opel Vectra 14 Germany Heinrich Symanzick All A
Italy Max Team BMW 320i 15 Italy Paolo Zadra All A
16 France Éric Cayrolle All A
United Kingdom PRO Motorsport Nissan Primera GT 18 Italy Sandro Sardelli All A
Finland Lehtonen Motorsport Audi A4 quattro 19 Finland Mikko Lempinen 2–10 A
Italy GDL Racing BMW 320i 20 Italy Gianluca de Lorenzi 1–5, 7–10 A
21 Italy Moreno Soli 6–9
Portugal Nelson Clemente 10
Italy Materia Motorsport BMW 320i 22 Italy Antonio Materia 1
Italy P.S.G.R. - Nath Racing Audi A4 quattro 23 Italy Guido Lucchetti Cigarini 1–3
Sweden Volvo S40 Racing Team Sweden Volvo S40 24 Sweden Jan 'Flash' Nilsson 1, 10
25 Sweden Jens Edman 10
Sweden Crawford Nissan Racing Nissan Primera GT 26 Sweden Carl Rosenblad 9–10
27 Sweden Marcus Gustavsson 9–10
United Kingdom RJN Motorsport Nissan Primera GT 29 United Kingdom Matt Neal 3–6, 8–10
Italy GDL Racing BMW 320i 30 San Marino Stefano Valli 7, 10
Italy Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Alfa Romeo 156 31 Brazil Felipe Massa 9–10
Sweden Brovallen Motorsport Audi A4 quattro 32 Sweden Tobias Johansson 10
Icon Class
A Amateur

Super Production[edit]

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Class
Italy Ravaglia Motorsport BMW 320i 1 Netherlands Peter Kox All
2 Germany Norman Simon All U
United Kingdom RJN Motorsport Nissan Primera 3 Norway Tommy Rustad All
4 United Kingdom Matt Kelly 4
Italy Simone di Luca 6-10 U
Italy CiBiEmme Team BMW 320i 5 Italy Gianni Morbidelli All
6 Italy Stefano Gabellini All
7 Italy Paolo Ruberti All
United Kingdom Edenbridge Racing BMW 320i 10 United Kingdom James Hanson All U
11 United Kingdom Tom Ferrier All U
Netherlands Carly Motorsport BMW 320i 12 Sweden Peggen Andersson All
14 Netherlands Duncan Huisman All
15 Belgium Guino Kenis 1, 3
Belgium Patrick Beliën 2, 10
Belgium Frédéric Bouvy 4-5
Belgium Peter Beckers 6, 9
Belgium Jean-Michel Martin 7-8
Italy Tobia Masini Alfa Romeo 156 16 Italy Tobia Masini All U
Spain Club Jarama RACE Alfa Romeo 156 18 Spain Luis Villamil All
Italy Conrero Alfa Romeo 147 20 Italy Ettore Bonaldi 1–7, 9
Italy Romana Bernardoni 10
21 Italy Fulvio Cavicchi 2-8 U
Italy Salvatore Tavano 9-10 U
Italy Scuderia Veregra Peugeot 306 GTi 22 Italy Riccardo Tarabelli 1
Alfa Romeo 156 23 Italy Giacomo Bertola 1
Lithuania Oktanas Honda Integra Type-R 25 Lithuania Egidijus Dapsas 2
Italy Autofficina Rally Peugeot 306 GTi 27 Italy Andrea Bacci 7
28 Italy Alberto Viglione 7
Netherlands Renault Dealer Team Holland Renault Clio RS 29 Netherlands Frans Verschuur 10
30 Netherlands Donald Molenaar 10
Germany Engstler Centro Sportivo Alfa Romeo 147 31 Germany Franz Engstler 8
Alfa Romeo 156 32 Germany Andreas Klinge 8
Italy GDL Racing Honda Integra Type-R 35 Finland Markus Palttala 5-8 U
United Kingdom GA Racing Alfa Romeo 156 36 Sweden Benny Larsson 10
37 United Kingdom Alan Blencowe 10
Netherlands Carly Motorsport BMW 320i 38 Netherlands Tom Coronel 10
39 Netherlands Sandor van Es 10
Icon Class
U Under 25

Results and standings[edit]

Races[edit]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Winning amateur/
under 25
1 TR1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 1 April Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Nicola Larini Italy Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Italy Sandro Sardelli
TR2 Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Italy Sandro Sardelli
PR1 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Netherlands Peter Kox Netherlands Peter Kox Ravaglia Motorsport Germany Norman Simon
2 TR3 Czech Republic Brno Circuit 16 April Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Italy Max Pigoli
TR4 Italy Nicola Larini Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Italy Sandro Sardelli
PR2 Netherlands Peter Kox Netherlands Peter Kox Netherlands Peter Kox Ravaglia Motorsport Germany Norman Simon
3 TR5 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 May Italy Nicola Larini Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Italy Max Pigoli
TR6 Italy Nicola Larini Italy Roberto Colciago AGS Motorsport Italy Gianluca de Lorenzi
PR3 Netherlands Duncan Huisman Netherlands Duncan Huisman Netherlands Duncan Huisman Carly Motorsport Italy Fulvio Cavicchi
4 TR7 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 13 May Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Italy Sandro Sardelli
TR8 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Italy Sandro Sardelli
PR4 Netherlands Peter Kox Germany Norman Simon Netherlands Peter Kox Ravaglia Motorsport Germany Norman Simon
5 TR9 Belgium Circuit Zolder 20 May Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Italy Gianluca de Lorenzi
TR10 Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Italy Sandro Sardelli
PR5 Netherlands Peter Kox Germany Norman Simon Netherlands Duncan Huisman Carly Motorsport Germany Norman Simon
6 TR11 Hungary Hungaroring 1 July Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Roberto Colciago Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto France Éric Cayrolle
TR12 Italy Roberto Colciago Italy Roberto Colciago AGS Motorsport Italy Sandro Sardelli
PR6 Netherlands Duncan Huisman Netherlands Peter Kox Netherlands Duncan Huisman Carly Motorsport United Kingdom Tom Ferrier
7 TR13 Austria A1-Ring 26 August Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Gabriele Tarquini
Italy Nicola Larini
Italy Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Italy Gianluca de Lorenzi
TR14 Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Italy Gianluca de Lorenzi
PR7 Norway Tommy Rustad Norway Tommy Rustad Germany Norman Simon Ravaglia Motorsport Germany Norman Simon
8 TR15 Germany Nürburgring 9 September Italy Gabriele Tarquini United Kingdom Matt Neal Italy Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Italy Sandro Sardelli
TR16 Italy Gabriele Tarquini France Fabrice Walfisch JAS Engineering Italia IP Italy Gianluca de Lorenzi
PR8 Norway Tommy Rustad Norway Tommy Rustad Norway Tommy Rustad RJN Motorsport Germany Norman Simon
9 TR17 Spain Circuito del Jarama 30 September Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Italy Gianluca de Lorenzi
TR18 Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Italy Gianluca de Lorenzi
PR9 Norway Tommy Rustad Norway Tommy Rustad Norway Tommy Rustad RJN Motorsport Italy Tobia Masini
10 TR19 Portugal Autódromo do Estoril 21 October France Yvan Muller France Yvan Muller France Yvan Muller Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Italy Gianluca de Lorenzi
TR20 United Kingdom James Thompson United Kingdom Matt Neal RJN Motorsport Italy Paolo Zadra
PR10 Norway Tommy Rustad Norway Tommy Rustad Italy Gianni Morbidelli CiBiEmme Team United Kingdom Tom Ferrier

Round 1 Italy Monza[edit]


Championship standings after Round 1[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Italy Nicola Larini 75
2 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 65
3 Italy Roberto Colciago 64
4 France Fabrice Walfisch 56
4 Italy Sandro Sardelli 56

Round 2 Czech Republic Brno Circuit[edit]


Championship standings after Round 2[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Italy Nicola Larini 150
2 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 140
3 Italy Massimo Pigoli 102
4 Italy Roberto Colciago 86
4 Italy Sandro Sardelli 86

Round 3 France Magny-Cours[edit]

Championship standings after Round 3[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Italy Nicola Larini 220
2 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 170
3 Italy Massimo Pigoli 158
3 Italy Roberto Colciago 158
5 Italy Enrico Toccacelo 124

Round 4 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit[edit]


Championship standings after Round 4[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Italy Nicola Larini 280
2 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 240
3 Italy Massimo Pigoli 198
4 Italy Gabriele Tarquini 192
5 Italy Enrico Toccacelo 168

Round 5 Belgium Circuit Zolder[edit]

Championship standings after Round 5[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Italy Nicola Larini 312
2 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 310
3 Italy Gabriele Tarquini 249
4 France Fabrice Walfisch 226
5 Italy Sandro Sardelli 213

Round 6 Hungary Hungaroring[edit]