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. 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, who drove 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

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

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

Results and standings

Races Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning amateur/under 25 1 ST1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 1 April Gabriele Tarquini Nicola Larini Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Sandro Sardelli ST2 Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Sandro Sardelli SP1 Gianni Morbidelli Peter Kox Peter Kox Ravaglia Motorsport Norman Simon 2 ST3 Brno Circuit 16 April Fabrizio Giovanardi Gabriele Tarquini Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Max Pigoli ST4 Nicola Larini Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Sandro Sardelli SP2 Peter Kox Peter Kox Peter Kox Ravaglia Motorsport Norman Simon 3 ST5 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 May Nicola Larini Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Max Pigoli ST6 Nicola Larini Roberto Colciago AGS Motorsport Gianluca de Lorenzi SP3 Duncan Huisman Duncan Huisman Duncan Huisman Carly Motorsport Fulvio Cavicchi 4 ST7 Silverstone Circuit 13 May Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Sandro Sardelli ST8 Fabrizio Giovanardi Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Sandro Sardelli SP4 Peter Kox Norman Simon Peter Kox Ravaglia Motorsport Norman Simon 5 ST9 Circuit Zolder 20 May Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Gianluca de Lorenzi ST10 Gabriele Tarquini Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Sandro Sardelli SP5 Peter Kox Norman Simon Duncan Huisman Carly Motorsport Norman Simon 6 ST11 Hungaroring 1 July Fabrizio Giovanardi Roberto Colciago Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Éric Cayrolle ST12 Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago AGS Motorsport Sandro Sardelli SP6 Duncan Huisman Peter Kox Duncan Huisman Carly Motorsport Tom Ferrier 7 ST13 A1-Ring 26 August Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini Nicola Larini Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Gianluca de Lorenzi ST14 Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Gianluca de Lorenzi SP7 Tommy Rustad Tommy Rustad Norman Simon Ravaglia Motorsport Norman Simon 8 ST15 Nürburgring 9 September Gabriele Tarquini Matt Neal Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Sandro Sardelli ST16 Gabriele Tarquini Fabrice Walfisch JAS Engineering Italia IP Gianluca de Lorenzi SP8 Tommy Rustad Tommy Rustad Tommy Rustad RJN Motorsport Norman Simon 9 ST17 Circuito del Jarama 30 September Gabriele Tarquini Fabrizio Giovanardi Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Gianluca de Lorenzi ST18 Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini JAS Engineering Italia IP Gianluca de Lorenzi SP9 Tommy Rustad Tommy Rustad Tommy Rustad RJN Motorsport Tobia Masini 10 ST19 Autódromo do Estoril 21 October Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Alfa Romeo Team Nordauto Gianluca de Lorenzi ST20 James Thompson Matt Neal RJN Motorsport Paolo Zadra SP10 Tommy Rustad Tommy Rustad Gianni Morbidelli CiBiEmme Team Tom Ferrier

Round 1 Monza

Qualifying Grid 1 Pos No Driver Car Lap Time 1 4 Gabriele TarquiniHonda Accord 1.54.676 2 2 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 1.55.434 3 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 1.55.599 4 5 Fabrice WalfischHonda Accord 1.56.752 5 7 Roberto Colciago Audi A4 Quattro 1.57.101 6 24 Jan 'Flash' Nilsson Volvo S40 1.57.350 7 10 Enrico Toccacelo Alfa Romeo 156 1.58.323 8 18 Sandro Sardelli Nissan Primera GT 1.58.448 9 3 Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 156 1.58.479 10 11 Gianluca Roda Opel Vectra 1.58.707 11 14 Heinrich Symanzick Opel Vectra 1.59.196 12 9 Angelo Lancelotti Alfa Romeo 156 1.59.256 13 15 Eric Cayrolle BMW 320i 1.59.646 14 20 Gianluca De Lorenzi BMW 320i 2.00.115 15 23 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Audi A4 Quattro 2.02.456 16 15 Paolo Zadra BMW 320i 2.02.650 17 22 Antonio Matera BMW 320i 2.03.532 18 12 Sergio Sambataro Audi A4 Quattro 2.05.552 19 8 Massimo Pigoli Audi A4 Quattro 1.58.559 *

Pigoli: times disallowed, for engine change

Race 1 Pos No Driver Constructor Time/Retired Points 1 2 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 9 laps in 17:34.73540 2 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 +0.364s35 3 7 Roberto Colciago Audi A4 Quattro +7.094s32 4 18 Sandro Sardelli Nissan Primera GT +22.389s30 5 5 Fabrice WalfischHonda Accord +22.955s28 6 20 Gianluca De Lorenzi BMW 320i +25.614s26 7 8 Massimo Pigoli Audi A4 Quattro +25.716s24 8 3 Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 156 +26.219s23 9 9 Angelo Lancelotti Alfa Romeo 156 +26.578s'22 10 15 Eric Cayrolle BMW 320i +32.313s21 11 14 Heinrich Symanzick Opel Vectra +50.759s20 12 12 Sergio Sambataro Audi A4 Quattro +56.542s19 13 15 Paolo Zadra BMW 320i +57.706s18 14 22 Antonio Matera BMW 320i +1.11.392s17 15 23 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Audi A4 Quattro +1.26.855s16 16 24 Jan 'Flash' Nilsson Volvo S40 +2 laps15 17 10 Enrico Toccacelo Alfa Romeo 156 +2 laps14 DNF 4 Gabriele TarquiniHonda Accord +7 laps DNF 11 Gianluca Roda Opel Vectra +9 laps

Sardelli: 10 seconds time penalty, for cutting a chicane

Grid 2 Pos No Driver Car 1 24 Jan 'Flash' Nilsson Volvo S40 2 23 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Audi A4 Quattro 3 22 Antonio Matera BMW 320i 4 15 Paolo Zadra BMW 320i 5 12 Sergio Sambataro Audi A4 Quattro 6 14 Heinrich Symanzick Opel Vectra 7 15 Eric Cayrolle BMW 320i 8 9 Angelo Lancelotti Alfa Romeo 156 9 3 Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 156 10 8 Massimo Pigoli Audi A4 Quattro 11 20 Gianluca De Lorenzi BMW 320i 12 5 Fabrice WalfischHonda Accord 13 18 Sandro Sardelli Nissan Primera GT 14 7 Roberto Colciago Audi A4 Quattro 15 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 16 2 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 17 11 Gianluca Roda Opel Vectra PIT LANE 4 Gabriele Tarquini*Honda Accord PIT LANE 10 Enrico Toccacelo* Alfa Romeo 156 Starting from the pit lane, for neutralization of parc-fermé

Race 2 Pos No Driver Constructor Time/Retired Points 1 4 Gabriele TarquiniHonda Accord 9 laps in 17:46.15840 2 2 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 +0.985s35 3 7 Roberto Colciago Audi A4 Quattro +7.256s32 4 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 +8.990s30 5 5 Fabrice WalfischHonda Accord +9.169s28 6 18 Sandro Sardelli Nissan Primera GT +23.035s26 7 9 Angelo Lancelotti Alfa Romeo 156 +25.159s'24 8 8 Massimo Pigoli Audi A4 Quattro +26.467s23 9 11 Gianluca Roda Opel Vectra +45.466s22 10 15 Paolo Zadra BMW 320i +48.934s21 11 14 Heinrich Symanzick Opel Vectra +55.619s20 12 22 Antonio Matera BMW 320i +59.589s19 13 10 Enrico Toccacelo Alfa Romeo 156 +1.34.116s18 14 12 Sergio Sambataro Audi A4 Quattro +1 lap17 DNF 23 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Audi A4 Quattro +9 laps DNF 24 Jan 'Flash' Nilsson Volvo S40 +9 laps DNF 3 Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 156 +9 laps DNF 20 Gianluca De Lorenzi BMW 320i +9 laps DNF 15 Eric Cayrolle BMW 320i +9 laps

Sambataro: 20 seconds time penalty, for cutting a chicane

Championship standings after Round 1

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

Teams' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Nordauto Engineering 140 2 AGS Motorsport 111 3 JAS Engineering Italia IP 96 4 Conrero 68 5 Max Team 60

Round 2 Brno Circuit

Qualifying Grid 1 Pos No Driver Car Lap Time 1 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 2.19.354 2 4 Gabriele Tarquini Honda Accord 2.20.356 3 7 Roberto Colciago Audi A4 Quattro 2.20.544 4 5 Fabrice WalfischHonda Accord 2.20.787 5 18 Sandro Sardelli Nissan Primera GT 2.21.074 6 2 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 2.21.428 7 20 Gianluca De Lorenzi BMW 320i 2.22.445 8 3 Romana Bernardoni Alfa Romeo 156 2.22.659 9 15 Eric Cayrolle BMW 320i 2.24.042 10 19 Mikko Lempinen Audi A4 Quattro 2.25.372 11 14 Heinrich Symanzick Opel Vectra 2.25.478 12 11 Gianluca Roda Opel Vectra 2.25.969 13 15 Paolo Zadra BMW 320i 2.40.581 14 9 Angelo Lancelotti Alfa Romeo 156 no time 15 8 Massimo Pigoli Audi A4 Quattro 2.23.838 * 16 10 Enrico Toccacelo Alfa Romeo 156 2.23.936 17 23 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Audi A4 Quattro 2.24.298 18 12 Sergio Sambataro Audi A4 Quattro 2.39.997

Pigoli, Toccacelo, Lucchetti Cigarini and Sambataro: times disallowed, for engine change

Race 1