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	The '''Championnat de France de Supertourisme''' ('''French Supertouring Championship''') was a Touring Car championship organised by the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile between 1976 and 2005.		The '''Championnat de France de Supertourisme''' (English: '''French Supertouring Championship''') was a Touring Car championship organised by the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile between 1976 and 2005.

	The championship was contested on several circuits around France, with points awarded for driver classification. The winning driver was the one with the most points at the end of the season.		The championship was contested on several circuits around France, with points awarded for driver classification. The winning driver was the one with the most points at the end of the season.

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The '''Championnat de France de Supertourisme''' ('''French Supertouring Championship''') was a Touring Car championship organised by the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile between 1976 and 2005.

The championship was contested on several circuits around France, with points awarded for driver classification. The winning driver was the one with the most points at the end of the season.

From the inaugral season in 1976, the cars were run to [[Group 2 (racing)|Group 2 specification]], and the championship was called the Championnat Français de Voiture de Tourisme (French Touring Car Championship). From 1982, [[Group A]] rules were adopted to replace the outgoing Group 2, but in 1987 and 1988 [[Group B]] were allowed to run alongside Group A, dominating the series.

A major change happened in 1991, when the FFSA adopted a set of regulations similar to the [[British Touring Car Championship]], with a maximum engine displacement of 2000 cc. In 1994, these regulations were formally codified by the FIA as [[Supertouring]], resulting in the name change to Championnat de France de Supertourisme. All works teams abandoned the championship at the end of 1995 but the series soldiered on with privateers. To make up the numbers, rally kitcars were allowed on the grid.

In 2001, Supertouring cars were replaced in the series by [[Silhouette racing car|silhouette cars]]. Despite the change of class, the series retained its name. The final season was held in 2005, when because of rising costs the championship was cancelled.

==Champions==
{| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
| align="center"|'''Year'''
| align="center"|'''Driver'''
| align="center"|'''Car'''
|-
| 1976
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]]
| [[BMW E9|BMW 3.0]]
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 1977
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]]
| [[BMW E12|BMW 530]]
|-
| 1978
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lucien Guitteny]]
| [[Ford Capri|Ford Capri RS]]
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 1979
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dany Snobeck]]
| [[Ford Capri|Ford Capri RS]]
|-
| 1980
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dany Snobeck]]
| [[Ford Escort (European)|Ford Escort]]
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 1981
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Malcher]]
| [[BMW E21|BMW 320]]
|-
| 1982
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Metge]]
| [[Rover SD1|Rover 3500]]
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 1983
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Cudini]]
| [[Alfa Romeo GTV]]
|-
| 1984
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dany Snobeck]]
| [[Alfa Romeo GTV]]
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 1985
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Louis Schlesser]]
| [[Rover SD1|Rover Vitesse]]
|-
| 1986
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Xavier Lapeyre]]
| [[Audi Quattro]]
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 1987
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Érik Comas]]
| [[Renault 5|Renault 5 Maxi Turbo]]
|-
| 1988
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Ragnotti]]
| [[Renault 21|Renault 21 Turbo]]
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 1989
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Malcher]]
| [[BMW M3]]
|-
| 1990
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Malcher]]
| [[BMW M3]]
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 1991
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Xavier Lapeyre]]
| [[Audi 80|Audi 80 quattro]]
|-
| 1992
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marc Sourd]]
| [[Audi 80|Audi 80 quattro]]
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 1993
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Frank Biela]]
| [[Audi 80|Audi 80 quattro]]
|-
| 1994
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Laurent Aiello]]
| [[Peugeot 405|Peugeot 405 Mi16]]
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 1995
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yvan Muller]]
| [[BMW E36|BMW 318i]]
|-
| 1996
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Eric Cayrolle]]
| [[BMW E36|BMW 320i]]
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 1997
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Eric Cayrolle]]
| [[BMW E36|BMW 320i]]
|-
| 1998
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Eric Cayrolle]]
| [[BMW E36|BMW 320i]]
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 1999
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[William David]]
| [[Peugeot 406]]
|-
| 2000
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[William David]]
| [[Peugeot 406]]
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 2001
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Philippe Dayraut]]
| [[BMW M3]] Silhouette
|-
| 2002
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Soheil Ayari]]
| [[Peugeot 406]] Silhouette
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 2003
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christophe Bouchut]]
| [[SEAT Cordoba]] Silhouette
|-
| 2004
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Soheil Ayari]]
| [[Peugeot 406]] Silhouette
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 2005
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Soheil Ayari]]
| [[Peugeot 406]] Silhouette
|}

== External links ==
* [http://www.SuperTouring.co.uk SuperTouring official website]
* [http://www.SuperTouringRegister.com SuperTouringRegister official website]
* [http://www.SuperTouringCars.net SuperTouringCars official website]
* [http://www.fia.com/sport/regulations/common/appendix_j/article262.html FIA STC Article 262 official website]

[[Category:Touring car racing series]]
[[Category:Auto racing series in France|Supertouring Championship]]

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