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

Restoration

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

July 2022 (© Toby Smith)

2022

Toby Smith

Restoration

Other Pictures

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

Tommy Rustad, 2004 STCC

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