Originally Posted by BTCC frog
25. Frank Biela
Perhaps a little harsh to rate him the lowest of the champions, considering just how dominantly Biela won in 1996, but in reality that four-wheel drive Audi was the dominant car. Having said that, Biela did a superb job when the car was hobbled by boost restrictions later in the season. He returned in 1997 with a more handicapped Audi and was unable to repeat the championship of the previous season, finishing second to Alain Menu, while his advantage to John Bintcliffe was greatly reduced. 4WD was outlawed for 1998 and Biela quit the championship, but achieved great success in other championships.
24. Dan Cammish
Only three seasons in the championship, but in that time Cammish went from the rookie at Team Dynamics to the undisputed team leader. He did a great job to finish tenth in 2018 just a few points behind triple champion Matt Neal, then dominated his champion teammate in 2019 and fought for the title, missing out by two points to Turkington in one of the most thrilling title deciders of all time after a brake failure on the penultimate lap. Went to the final race of 2020 again with a shot at the title, but this time finished third, again dominating Matt Neal. Lost his drive to Shedden in 2021 but made a fine cameo for BTC Racing and hopes to return to the championship in 2022.
23. Tim Harvey
Most famous, now, as the BTCC commentator, Harvey was also a driver in the 1990s. He controversially won the 1992 title after a collision between teammate Soper and title rival Cleland, after a run of five consecutive wins. The next two years were more difficult as he was soundly beaten by Alain Menu in the Renault, and he was also beaten by Rydell in his sole season for Volvo. Harvey then switched to an uncompetitive Peugeot and clearly had the upper hand over Patrick Watts for two seasons, before his position as team leader was threatened in 1998 with the arrival of Paul Radisich who beat Harvey in the standings. After two seasons out, Harvey returned with Alfa Romeo and then Peugeot in the BTC-Touring era and doing a decent job before switching to commentary for 2003.
22. Andrew Jordan
The younger Jordan began in the BTCC as a teenager in 2008 and immediately got the better of his father, with an impressive debut season gifting him a Vauxhall drive in 2009, where he struggled against Giovanardi and Neal. Jordan then drove for two seasons in an independent Vauxhall, winning a couple of races for his family-run team Eurotech. In 2012, Eurotech switched to a Honda Civic and Jordan won his first independents' title. He won outright in 2013 in fine fashion, beating works Hondas Neal and Shedden, with 2014 starting well before he faded to fifth. He left the comfort of his family team for an MG drive in 2015 which brought no race victories, and his single season for Motorbase was also disappointing by his standards as he was outclassed by Mat Jackson. The move to WSR in 2017 initially didn't seem great as he was beaten by Turkington and Collard, but Jordan rediscovered his form from the Eurotech days in 2019 and pushed Turkington hard, missing the title by two points. He lost his drive just before 2020 began, mainly due to the loss of Pirtek backing, and appears unlikely to return in the near future.
21. Will Hoy
The first champion of the modern era BTCC. Hoy won in the Vic Lee BMW by after a title battle with Cleland (where effectively having seven teammates played to his advantage), and then moved to Toyota in 1992 and outclassed his teammate, the great Andy Rouse, finishing second to Harvey in the points. He was beaten by Julian Bailey in both 1993 and 1994 but was generally the superior Toyota driver in the former season, and he joined Renault for the subsequent two seasons. He was off the pace of Menu, who was usually given preferential treatment, and he lost his drive at the end of 1996. He joined Ford in 1997 and was beaten by Radisich, but improved in 1998 and took a fine win in changeable conditions in Silverstone. He retired after one final half-season in an independent Renault in 1999.
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