The 2000 Privilege Insurance British GT Championship was the eighth season of the
British GT Championship
The British GT Championship is a sports car racing series based predominantly in the United Kingdom. The series was originally created by the British Racing Drivers' Club in 1993 and, for its first two seasons, was known as the National Sports GT ...
, an
auto racing
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series organised by the
British Racing Drivers Club
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(BRDC) and sponsored by
Privilege. The races featured
grand touring
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cars conforming to two categories of regulations known as GT and GTO, and awarded a driver championship in each category. The season began on 25 March 2000 and ended on 8 October 2000 after eleven events, eleven held in Great Britain with one race in Belgium. The series was joined by the BRDC
Marcos Mantis Challenge Cup for a few rounds.
Calendar
All races were 60 minutes in duration, although the final round at Silverstone ran for 54 minutes before it was red-flagged due to heavy rain.
Teams and drivers
GT
GTO
* Marcos Mantis challenge competitors, ineligible to score British GT points.
Race Results
GT
GTO
Championship Standings
Points are awarded as follows:
(
key)
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed a sufficient number of laps.
* Marcos Mantis challenge competitors
References
{{British GT Championship years
British GT Championship seasons
GT Championship