1988 TMLW's World Touring Car Championship season: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 15:56, 11 November 2014
| 1988 World Touring Car Championship | |
| Previous: 1987 | Next: 1989 |
The 1988 World Touring Car Championship season will be the second season of the World Touring Car Championship, a series for Group A touring cars.
Entrants
| Team | Car | # | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing
|
 Ford Sierra RS500
|
00 | Steve Soper
|
All |
| Tim Harvey
| ||||
| 22 | Andy Rouse
|
All | ||
 Roland Ratzenberger
| ||||
 Aussie Motorsport
|
 Mercedes-Benz 190E
|
1 |  Roberto Ravaglia
|
All |
| Jim Richards
| ||||
| 24 | Thomas Gerg
|
All | ||
| Dieter Quester
| ||||
 Valerian Engineering
|
Ford Sierra RS500
|
2 | Mikael Valerian
|
All |
| Frederic-Maxime Voeckler
| ||||
| Lansvale Racing Team
|
Holden VL Commodore (TWR)
|
3 | Trevor Ashby
|
All |
| Steve Reed
| ||||
| TBA | TBA | 6-7 | ||
| TBA | ||||
| Mobil TWR Holden Dealer Team
|
Holden VL Commodore (TWR)
|
05 | Peter Brock
|
All |
| Tomas Mezera
| ||||
| 015 | Allan Grice
|
All | ||
| Win Percy
| ||||
| 50 | Neil Crompton
|
6-7 | ||
| David Parsons
| ||||
 Eggenberger Motorsport
|
Ford Sierra RS500
|
6 | Armin Hahne
|
All |
| Mario Hytten
| ||||
| 7 | Bruno Giacomelli
|
All | ||
| Kevin Bartlett
| ||||
| Sauber Motorsport
|
Mercedes-Benz 190E
|
8 | Gianfranco Brancatelli
|
All |
| Leonhard von Gottorp
| ||||
| 108 | Colin Bond
|
7 | ||
| Manuel Reuter
| ||||
 Techcraft
|
Toyota Corolla GT
|
15 | Ken Okazaki
|
8 |
| TBA | ||||
| Zakspeed BMW Junior Team
|
BMW M3
|
18 |  Eric van der Poele
|
All |
| Bernd Schneider
| ||||
| 19 | Beate Nodes
|
All | ||
| Ellen Lohr
| ||||
 Volvo Dealer Team
|
Volvo 240T
|
20 | Anders Olofsson
|
All |
| Per-Gunnar Andersson
| ||||
| 35 |  Robbie Francevic
|
6-7 | ||
| Tony Longhurst
| ||||
| 40 | Stig Blomqvist
|
All | ||
| Thomas Lindstrom
| ||||
| Janspeed Nissan Racing
|
Nissan Skyline GTS-R
|
23 | Kieth O'Dor
|
All |
| Naoki Hattori
| ||||
| 34 | TBA | 8 | ||
| TBA | ||||
| TBA | Paolo Barilla
|
All | ||
| Masahiro Hasemi
| ||||
 Finlux Racing
|
Ford Escort RS Turbo
|
27 | Harri Korte
|
All |
| Johan Fredriksson
| ||||
| Alfa Romeo Corse Clienti
|
Alfa Romeo 75
|
28 | Arsenio Matarazzo
|
All |
 Nikolai Nurmovitsch
| ||||
| Nissan Motorsports
|
Nissan Skyline GTS-R
|
30 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino
|
All |
| Akihiko Nakaya
| ||||
| 31 | John Bowe
|
All | ||
| Glenn Seton
| ||||
| 33 | Mark Skaife
|
7-8 | ||
| George Fury
| ||||
| Volker Schmidt Racing
|
Mercedes-Benz 190E
|
46 | Roland Asch
|
All |
| Fabien Giroix
| ||||
| 47 | Lucio Ricchetti
|
All | ||
| Franz Klammer
| ||||
| Zimmer Racing Enterprises
|
Ford Escort RS Turbo
|
56 | James Zimmer
|
6-7 |
| John Davies
| ||||
| Rosenforth Engineering
|
Rover Vitesse SD1
|
62 | Nigel Rosenforth
|
1-2, 4 |
| TBA | ||||
| Lavezzi Alfa Corse
|
Alfa Romeo 75
|
75 | Nicola Larini
|
All |
| Gabriele Tarquini
| ||||
| 76 | Emanuele Pirro
|
All | ||
| Giorgio Francia
| ||||
| 100 | Mauro Baldi
|
1, 5 | ||
| Antonio Bizzarri
| ||||
| Hunter Autosport
|
Rover Vitesse SD1
|
80 | Christian Danner
|
All |
| TBA | ||||
| Ford Escort RS Turbo
|
81 | Tiff Needell
|
All | |
| Andrew Bagnall
| ||||
| 82 |  Goker Peynirci
|
All | ||
| Barbera Cowell
| ||||
 Dominik Zupan Závodné Autá
|
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
|
88 | Dominik Zupan
|
All |
| TBA | ||||
| Ford Advanced Vehicles Division
|
Ford Mustang GT
|
86 | Thomas Nurmester
|
All |
| Dietrich Anger
| ||||
| Ford Escort RS Turbo
|
87 | TBA | All | |
| TBA | ||||
| Loyer Racing Technologies
|
Toyota Supra Turbo
|
94 | TBA | All |
| Jean-Louis Schlesser
| ||||
| 95 | TBA | |||
| TBA | ||||
| Toyota Supra
|
96 | TBA | 1, 5, 7-8 | |
| TBA | ||||
| Toyota Corolla GT
|
194 | Naoki Nagasaka
|
All | |
| Hasashi Yokoshima
| ||||
| Cardel Racing United
|
Rover Vitesse SD1
|
187 | Michael Cardel
|
2 |
| Klaus Ludwig
|
Calendar
| Race | Track | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monza 500
|
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | TBA | ||||
| Birmingham Touring Car Grand Prix
|
Birmingham SuperPrix | TBA | ||||
 Mosport 500
|
Mosport International Raceway | TBA | ||||
| Nurburgring Touring Car Grand Prix
|
Nurburgring GP-Strecke | TBA | ||||
 Budapest 400
|
Hungaroring | TBA | ||||
| Wellington 500
|
Wellington Street Circuit | TBA | ||||
| Bathurst 1000
|
Mount Panorama Circuit | TBA | ||||
| Fuji 500
|
Fuji Speedway | TBA | ||||
 Mexico 400
|
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez | TBA | ||||
| Detroit Touring Car Grand Prix
|
Detroit Street Circuit | TBA |
Rules
Eligible cars
| Manufacturer | Vehicle | Power | Weight | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | ||||
| Ford
|
Escort RS1600 | 119 | 940 | $35,000 |
| Escort RS Turbo | 209 | 1040 | $75,000 | |
| Toyota
|
Corolla GT | 134 | 930 | $50,000 |
| Corolla Levin | 131 | 930 | $45,000 | |
| Division 2 | ||||
| Alfa Romeo
|
75 | 224 | 1050 | $170,000 |
| BMW
|
M3 | 223 | 1030 | $175,000 |
| Mercedes-Benz
|
190E | 223 | 1050 | $150,000 |
| Division 3 | ||||
| BMW
|
635i | 250 | 1185 | $115,000 |
| Ford
|
Mustang GT | 328 | 1400 | $145,000 |
| Sierra RS Cosworth | 275 | 1140 | $225,000 | |
| Sierra RS500 | 353 | 1180 | $350,000 | |
| Holden
|
VK Commodore | 331 | 1400 | $150,000 |
| VL Commodore | 336 | 1390 | $175,000 | |
| VL Commodore (TWR) | 343 | 1395 | $190,000 | |
| Nissan
|
Skyline GTS-R | 299 | 1180 | $150,000 |
| Rover
|
Vitesse SD1 | 254 | 1195 | $115,000 |
| Toyota
|
Supra | 246 | 1180 | $100,000 |
| Supra Turbo | 278 | 1330 | $125,000 | |
| Volvo
|
240T | 261 | 1140 | $125,000 |
Budget levels
| Level | Starting budget | Entries allowed | Eligibility for points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | $1,000,000 | Must enter at least 1 car for every race Maximum of two cars per division per race Are allowed three cars per division at two events Can enter up to one car in any other division if they wish |
Eligible by paying $250,000 |
| Level 2 | $750,000 | Must enter at least 1 car for 7 races Can enter all ten races if they wish Maximum of two cars per division per race Are allowed three cars per division at four events Can enter up to two cars in any other division if they wish |
Eligible by paying $250,000 |
| Level 3 | $500,000 | Must enter at least 3 races No limit on number of cars or divisions Can enter a maximum of 7 races |
Not eligible |
| Level 4 | $350,000 | Can only enter 1 race Can only enter 1 car |
Not eligible |
Works teams
Only Level 1 or 2 teams can become works teams. Works teams are able to buy their cars for a slightly cheaper price than normal.
Entry fees
Level 1 and 2 teams can pay a one-off entry fee of $250,000 to automatically enter all their cars in every race. This also makes them eligible to score championship points. Teams that don't pay the fee (as well as Level 3 and 4 teams) will have to pay a $35,000 entry fee per race and cannot score championship points.
Weight reductions
To simulate the corruption of the WTCC in the 80's, an RNG will be run for every car before every round. If a certain value is generated, all cars entered will be given a weight reduction for the next race. Another RNG will be run after the race giving them a 65% chance of being caught cheating. If they are caught, they will be disqualified from the round. Teams can decide to opt out of this system if they so wish, and can change their minds at any time. They get to keep their results in this way, but will get no weight reduction.
Bribing stewards
Works team will have an opportunity to bribe the stewards if they get chosen by the RNG. For a $10,000 fee per car, the post race disqualification RNG will not be run for them, and they will thus not be disqualified if they cheated and reduced the weight of their cars.
Privateer teams may bribe the stewards also, but they must negotiate with their works teams to do so. Privateer teams can pay up to $5,000 to the works teams and works teams can then pay $3,000 per car to have the privateer's cars ignored by the disqualification RNG.
It will be the works teams' responsibility to inform privateers of potential cheating.
Protests
Teams may protest the results of any round at any time afterwards. This will cost $10,000 in legal fees for each protest.
If unsuccessful, it will cost them nothing extra the first time. However, the second time, they will incur a $10,000 fine, the third time a $50,000 fine, and after the fourth time they will be banned for the rest of the season.
If the protest is successful, the team will get their legal fees back. If a team launches a protest, the odds of the RNG disqualifying them increases from 65% to 90%. If a bribe is in effect, the odds are only 20%.
Championship Standings
Points structure
The points structure applies for both the overall championship and for the separate divisions. Therefore, a car that wins both the race overall and its division scores 40 points and so on.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |