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.
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Nordauto Engineering Alfa Romeo 156 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi All 2 Nicola Larini All 7 Romana Bernardoni All 8 Gianluca de Lorenzi All CiBiEmme Engineering BMW 320i 3 Emanuele Naspetti All 4 Gianni Morbidelli All AGS Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro 5 Roberto Colciago All 6 Stefano Bonello 1–5, 7 25 Fabrizio de Simone 9–10 Christy's Team BMW 320i 9 Max Pigoli All 10 Stefano Gabellini All JAS Engineering Honda Accord 11 Peter Kox All 24 Gabriele Tarquini 9–10 27 David Leslie 10 Team Isert BMW 320i 12 Sandro Sardelli 1–7 26 Johnny Cecotto 9 Soli Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 14 Moreno Soli All Nath Racing Audi A4 Quattro 15 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini 1–4, 6–7, 9 National Team Slovakia Audi A4 Quattro 16 Andrej Studenič 1, 3, 5, 8 Alda Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro 18 Andrzej Dziurka 1–6 Alfa Romeo 155 TS 21 Maciej Stanco 5 Oliver Mayer Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro 19 Oliver Mayer 3 Greyhound Motorsport Opel Vectra 20 Gianluca Roda 3–4, 6–10 Raceline Racing Team Opel Vectra 23 Heinrich Symanzick 8, 10 Plamtex Sport Olimpija BMW 318is 28 Mišel Zupančič 10 AL Lamko Novial BMW 318is 45 Tanasije Kuvalja 10
Results and standings
Races Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Mugello 2 April Peter Kox Gianni Morbidelli Peter Kox JAS Engineering R2 Peter Kox Peter Kox JAS Engineering 2 R3 Pergusa 30 April Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi Nordauto Engineering R4 Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi Nordauto Engineering 3 R5 A1-Ring 14 May Peter Kox Peter Kox Peter Kox JAS Engineering R6 Nicola Larini Fabrizio Giovanardi Nordauto Engineering 4 R7 Monza 11 June Peter Kox Peter Kox Roberto Colciago AGS Motorsport R8 Peter Kox Peter Kox JAS Engineering 5 R9 Hungaroring 2 July Fabrizio Giovanardi Gianni Morbidelli Gianni Morbidelli CiBiEmme Engineering R10 Emanuele Naspetti Gianni Morbidelli CiBiEmme Engineering 6 R11 Imola 9 July Peter Kox Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago AGS Motorsport R12 Peter Kox Roberto Colciago AGS Motorsport 7 R13 Misano 23 July Peter Kox Emanuele Naspetti Gianni Morbidelli CiBiEmme Engineering R14 Emanuele Naspetti Gianni Morbidelli CiBiEmme Engineering 8 R15 Brno Circuit 17 September Peter Kox Peter Kox Peter Kox JAS Engineering R16 Emanuele Naspetti Roberto Colciago AGS Motorsport 9 R17 Vallelunga 24 September Peter Kox Emanuele Naspetti Fabrizio Giovanardi Nordauto Engineering R18 Nicola Larini Fabrizio Giovanardi Nordauto Engineering 10 R19 Mobikrog 8 October Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago AGS Motorsport R20 Peter Kox Gianni Morbidelli CiBiEmme Engineering
Round 1 Mugello Qualifying Pos No Driver Car Lap Time 1 11 Peter KoxHonda Accord 1.54.842 2 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 1.55.157 3 2 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 1.55.394 4 8 Gianluca De Lorenzi Alfa Romeo 156 1.55.804 5 3 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 320i 1.56.533 6 4 Gianni Morbidelli BMW 320i 1.56.949 7 5 Roberto Colciago Audi A4 Quattro 1.57.451 8 10 Stefano Gabellini BMW 320i 1.58.189 9 16 Andrej Studenič Audi A4 Quattro 1.58.314 10 12 Sandro Sardelli BMW 320i 1.58.388 11 9 Massimo Pigoli BMW 320i 1.58.497 12 7 Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 156 1.59.832 13 15 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Audi A4 Quattro 2.00.577 14 18 Andrzej Dziurka Audi A4 Quattro 2.02.013 15 6 Stefano Bonello Audi A4 Quattro 2.03.183 16 14 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 156 2.03.994
Race 1 Pos No Driver Constructor Time/Retired Points 1 11 Peter KoxHonda Accord 9 laps in 17:41.29920 2 2 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 +0.753s15 3 4 Gianni Morbidelli BMW 320i +9.027s12 4 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 +17.971s10 5 16 Andrej Studenič Audi A4 Quattro +30.462s8 6 9 Massimo Pigoli BMW 320i +34.823s6 7 12 Sandro Sardelli BMW 320i +36.114s4 8 15 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Audi A4 Quattro +42.708s3 9 18 Andrzej Dziurka Audi A4 Quattro +44.994s2 10 6 Stefano Bonello Audi A4 Quattro +57.964s1 11 14 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 156 +58.941s 12 DNF 7 Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 156 +3 laps DNF 5 Roberto Colciago Audi A4 Quattro +6 laps DNF 8 Gianluca De Lorenzi Alfa Romeo 156 +6 laps DNF 10 Stefano Gabellini BMW 320i +8 laps DNF 3 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 320i +9 laps
Race 2 Pos No Driver Constructor Time/Retired Points 1 11 Peter KoxHonda Accord 9 laps in 17:41.87920 2 2 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 +0.674s15 3 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 +1.794s12 4 4 Gianni Morbidelli BMW 320i +5.574s10 5 8 Gianluca De Lorenzi Alfa Romeo 156 +9.961s8 6 3 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 320i +13.277s6 7 5 Roberto Colciago Audi A4 Quattro +17.377s4 8 9 Massimo Pigoli BMW 320i +26.313s3 9 10 Stefano Gabellini BMW 320i +27.096s2 10 16 Andrej Studenič Audi A4 Quattro +28.218s1 11 12 Sandro Sardelli BMW 320i +30.302s 12 6 Stefano Bonello Audi A4 Quattro +44.480s 13 18 Andrzej Dziurka Audi A4 Quattro +45.019s 14 14 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 156 +54.226s 15 7 Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 156 +1.02.363s DNF 15 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Audi A4 Quattro +6 laps
Championship standings after Round 1
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Peter Kox 40 2 Nicola Larini 30 3 Fabrizio Giovanardi 22 3 Gianni Morbidelli 22 5 Massimo Pigoli 9
Teams' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Nordauto Engineering 52 2 JAS Engineering 40 3 CiBiEmme Engineering 28 4 Christy's Team 11 5 National Team Slovakia 9
Round 2 Pergusa Qualifying Pos No Driver Car Lap Time 1 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 1.42.817 2 11 Peter KoxHonda Accord 1.43.475 3 3 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 320i 1.43.560 4 2 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 1.43.991 5 8 Gianluca De Lorenzi Alfa Romeo 156 1.44.778 6 12 Sandro Sardelli BMW 320i 1.45.333 7 5 Roberto Colciago Audi A4 Quattro 1.45.718 8 9 Massimo Pigoli BMW 320i 1.46.041 9 4 Gianni Morbidelli BMW 320i 1.46.308 10 7 Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 156 1.48.072 11 14 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 156 1.48.866 12 18 Andrzej Dziurka Audi A4 Quattro 1.50.337 13 6 Stefano Bonello Audi A4 Quattro 1.50.851 14 15 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Audi A4 Quattro 1.51.972 15 10 Stefano Gabellini BMW 320i no time
Race 1 Pos No Driver Constructor Time/Retired Points 1 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 10 laps in 17:31.49220 2 11 Peter KoxHonda Accord +3.867s15 3 2 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 +5.764s12 4 3 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 320i +5.967s10 5 8 Gianluca De Lorenzi Alfa Romeo 156 +15.484s8 6 5 Roberto Colciago Audi A4 Quattro +17.907s6 7 4 Gianni Morbidelli BMW 320i +25.606s4 8 10 Stefano Gabellini BMW 320i +41.638s3 9 7 Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 156 +54.920s2 10 18 Andrzej Dziurka Audi A4 Quattro +58.506s1 11 14 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 155 +58.782s 12 15 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Audi A4 Quattro +1.29.604s 13 6 Stefano Bonello Audi A4 Quattro +1.32.151s DNF 9 Massimo Pigoli BMW 320i +4 laps DNF 12 Sandro Sardelli BMW 320i +5 laps
Race 2 Pos No Driver Constructor Time/Retired Points 1 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 10 laps in 17.31.79320 2 3 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 320i +4.737s15 3 8 Gianluca De Lorenzi Alfa Romeo 156 +7.933s12 4 5 Roberto Colciago Audi A4 Quattro +9.381s10 5 10 Stefano Gabellini BMW 320i +26.433s8 6 2 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 +30.544s6 7 9 Massimo Pigoli BMW 320i +33.464s4 8 7 Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 156 +41.979s3 9 18 Andrzej Dziurka Audi A4 Quattro +47.605s2 10 14 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 156 +49.418s1 11 6 Stefano Bonello Audi A4 Quattro +53.520s 12 15 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Audi A4 Quattro +1.00.485 13 11 Peter KoxHonda Accord +1.01.331s DNF 4 Gianni Morbidelli BMW 320i +8 laps DNS 12 Sandro Sardelli BMW 320i
Championship standings after Round 2
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi 62 2 Peter Kox 55 3 Nicola Larini 48 4 Emanuele Naspetti 31 5 Gianluca De Lorenzi 28
Teams' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Nordauto Engineering 116 2 CiBiEmme Engineering 57 3 JAS Engineering 55 4 Christy's Team 26 5 AGS Motorsport 21
Round 3 A1-Ring Qualifying Pos No Driver Car Lap Time 1 11 Peter KoxHonda Accord 1.36.110 2 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 1.36.749 3 2 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 1.36.769 4 5 Roberto Colciago Audi A4 Quattro 1.37.389 5 4 Gianni Morbidelli BMW 320i 1.37.644 6 8 Gianluca De Lorenzi Alfa Romeo 156 1.37.734 7 3 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 320i 1.38.011 8 12 Sandro Sardelli BMW 320i 1.38.219 9 9 Massimo Pigoli BMW 320i 1.38.610 10 16 Andrej Studenič Audi A4 Quattro 1.39.019 11 10 Stefano Gabellini BMW 320i 1.39.089 12 7 Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 156 1.39.341 13 14 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 156 1.40.004 14 18 Andrzej Dziurka Audi A4 Quattro 1.40.013 15 6 Stefano Bonello Audi A4 Quattro 1.40.575 16 20 Gianluca Roda Opel Vectra 1.40.667 17 19 Oliver Mayer Motorsport Audi A4 quattro 1.42.144 18 15 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Audi A4 Quattro no time
Race 1 Pos No Driver Constructor Time/Retired Points 1 11 Peter KoxHonda Accord 12 laps in 19:45.63420 2 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 +6.871s15 3 4 Gianni Morbidelli BMW 320i +7.521s12 4 2 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 +7.801s10 5 8 Gianluca De Lorenzi Alfa Romeo 156 +8.750s8 6 3 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 320i +11.676s6 7 12 Sandro Sardelli BMW 320i +16.990s4 8 9 Massimo Pigoli BMW 320i +20.266s3 9 10 Stefano Gabellini BMW 320i +21.638s2 10 16 Andrej Studenič Audi A4 Quattro +25.421s1 11 7 Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 156 +43.566s 12 18 Andrzej Dziurka Audi A4 Quattro +47.369s 13 19 Oliver Mayer Audi A4 Quattro +51.352s 14 6 Stefano Bonello Audi A4 Quattro +1.06.906s 15 14 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 155 +1.11.551s DNF 5 Roberto Colciago Audi A4 Quattro +5 laps DNF 15 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Audi A4 Quattro +6 laps DNS 20 Gianluca Roda Opel Vectra
Race 2 Pos No Driver Constructor Time/Retired Points 1 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 12 laps in 21.19.12520 2 4 Gianni Morbidelli BMW 320i +0.381s15 3 2 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 +0.600s12 4 8 Gianluca De Lorenzi Alfa Romeo 156 +1.095s10 5 3 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 320i +2.8468 6 10 Stefano Gabellini BMW 320i +8.135s6 7 14 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 156 +32.078s4 8 7 Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 156 +34.373s3 9 16 Andrej Studenič Audi A4 Quattro +35.106s2 10 18 Andrzej Dziurka Audi A4 Quattro +1.21.770s1 11 19 Oliver Mayer Audi A4 Quattro +3 laps 12 20 Gianluca Roda Opel Vectra +4 laps 13 11 Peter KoxHonda Accord +6 laps DNF 9 Massimo Pigoli BMW 320i +9 laps DNF 15 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Audi A4 Quattro +10 laps DNF 12 Sandro Sardelli BMW 320i +11 laps DNF 6 Stefano Bonello Audi A4 Quattro +12 laps DNS 5 Roberto Colciago Audi A4 Quattro
Championship standings after Round 3
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi 97 2 Peter Kox 75 3 Nicola Larini 70 4 Gianni Morbidelli 53 5 Gianluca De Lorenzi 48
Teams' Championship standings