Touring Car Register : BTCT : Vauxhall Astra Coupé V2001-005

Jason Plato. 2001 Thruxton (© PSP Images)

Category

BTCT

Make / Model

Vauxhall Astra Coupé

Chassis No

V2001-005

Built By

Triple Eight Race Engineering

Date Built

2001

Current Status

Comments

Driven by Jason Plato to take the BTCC title in 2001, and by James Thompson in 2002/03.

In 2004, the car was sold to Opel Team Sweden, converted to S2000-spec and driven by Tommy Rustad in the 2004/05 Sweden championship.

The car remained with Opel Sweden from 2006 but was not used.

Jason Plato. 2001 Brands Hatch (© PSP Images)

2001 British Touring Car Championship

Vauxhall Motorsport (Triple Eight)
^#5 Jason Plato

Rounds 2-13
9 wins, Champion

James Thompson. 2002 Silverstone (© PSP Images)

2002 British Touring Car Championship

Vauxhall Motorsport (Triple Eight)
^#3 James Thompson

All rounds
6 wins, Champion

James Thompson. 2003 Brands Hatch (© PSP Images)

2003 British Touring Car Championship

VX Racing (Triple Eight)
^#1 James Thompson

All rounds
4 wins

Tommy Rustad, 2004 STCC

2004 Swedish Touring Car Championship

Opel Team Sweden
^#4 Tommy Rustad

All rounds
2 wins

Tommy Rustad, 2005 STCC

2005 Swedish Touring Car Championship

Opel Team Sweden
^#5 Tommy Rustad

All rounds

2006 - 2009

Opel Team Sweden

Not used / for sale

Other Pictures

Tommy Rustad, Mantorp Park STCC 2004 (© Magnus Jakobsson)

Tommy Rustad, 2004 STCC

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