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Which one of these cars has never taken a driver to the overall BTCC driver's championship?

    Peugeot 405 Mi16. Although the 405 was run in the championship between 1992 and 1995, it never had the pace to be a consistent front runner.

Which of the following drivers did not drive an Alfa Romeo during the 1995 BTCC season?
    F. Giovanardi. Giovanardi didn't make his championship debut until 2006 driving a Vauxhall.

The 1992 BTCC season had one of the most exciting and controversial final rounds of all-time. Tim Harvey came out as champion, but which two drivers had a famous coming together resulting in them both retiring, thereby handing Harvey an almost certain championship win?
    John Cleland and Steve Soper. Soper was the teammate of Tim Harvey, and there were accusations that the accident wasn't entirely accidental.

In 1999, Matt Neal caused a sensation by winning a round outright in a privately entered car. What car was it that he took to this historic win?
    Nissan Primera. The victory was the first non-manufacturer backed win of the era.

In 1994, an unusual sight appeared on the BTCC circuits. A pair of Volvo 850 Estates competed. Which team prepared these cars for the season?
    Tom Walkinshaw Racing. The estates were replaced by 850 saloons the following year, and these eventually evolved into the S40 which took Rickard Rydell to the driver's championship in 1998.

Which of the following drivers had the most race wins in their BTCC career?
    Andy Rouse. Andy Rouse wins this one hands down with a total of 60 race wins and four driver championships.

Which of the following Formula 1 drivers had never raced in the BTCC prior to or as a prelude to their F1 career?
    Johnny Herbert. Damon Hill raced in a single BTCC race in 1989, Johnny Herbert has raced in various forms of motor sport including single seaters and GT cars, but never ventured on to the track in a British touring car.

As you would imagine, the BTCC championship is more often than not won by a British driver, but which nationality was the 1997 and 2000 champion Alain Menu?
    Swiss. Menu won the championship for Renault in 1997 and for Ford in 2000.

In 1991, the BTCC rules changed to being a single class limited to 2.0 litre engines. Which car won this inaugural "Super Tourer" championship?
    BMW M3. Will Hoy piloted the championship winning BMW as the team took both the driver and the team prizes.

Many people consider the 1990s to be the best decade of the BTCC. Which of the following failed to take a driver to the championship between 1990 and 1999?
    Toyota Carina. Two incarnations of the Carina raced between 1991 and 1995, but never hit the heights of winning the championship.


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