1999 British Touring Car Championship

The 1999 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship featured 26 races across 13 rounds. It began on 5 April at Donington Park and concluded on 19 September at Silverstone. The driver's title was won by Laurent Aïello in his debut season driving for the Nissan works team, with his teammate David Leslie in second place. Reigning champion Rickard Rydell finished in third place.

Laurent Aiello won the drivers championship driving a Nissan

One of the surprises of the season was the performance of independent driver Matt Neal. Driving for his father's Team Dynamics in a 1998 Nissan Primera,[1] Neal became the first independent driver to win a championship race in the feature race of the first Donington round; series organisers TOCA had put up a reward for £250,000 for this achievement.[2]

David Leslie finished 2nd driving a Nissan
James Thompson finished fourth overall driving a Honda Accord.
Matt Neal won the Michelin Cup for Independents and finished 9th overall driving a Nissan
  1. ^ "Nissan Primera (50)". Super Touring Register. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  2. ^ "April 5th 1999, Matt Neal won himself a £250,000 privateer bonus at Donington". www.goodwood.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.