1991 World Touring Car Masters season

1991 World Touring Car Masters season
FIA World Touring Car Masters
Season
Races	13
Start date	March 1 1991
Start Event	Template:AUS Symmons Plains Raceway
End date	November 24 1991
End Event	Macau
Awards
Drivers' champion	TBA
Team's Champion	TBA
Independent's Champion	TBA
Manufacturer's Champion	TBA
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
1990	1992

The 1991 World Touring Car Masters season was the fourth season of the FIA World Touring Car Masters. The season was the first to be competed under the FIA's new Super Touring ruleset. Manuel Reuter entered the season as defending champion.

Entrants

Team	Car	#	Driver	Rounds	Test Driver
Factory Teams
Zakspeed [?]	Template:USA Ford Sierra Sapphire	1	Manuel Reuter	1-	Klaus Ludwig
		2	Frank Biela	1-
		3	Klaus Ludwig	12
Template:GBR / Vauxhall Sport [?]	Template:GBR Vauxhall Cavalier	5	Bernd Schneider	1-	Template:GBR Jeff Allam
		6	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	1-
		56	Template:GBR Jeff Allam	9
Template:GBR Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe [?]	Mitsubishi Galant	11	Roberto Ravaglia	1-	Akihiko Nakaya
		12	Mauro Baldi	1-
Template:FRA Peugeot Talbot Sport [?]	Template:FRA Peugeot 405	13	Template:FRA Philippe Alliot	1-	Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille
		14	Template:FRA Yannick Dalmas	1-
		15	Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille	6
Template:AUT Union Saver Developments [?]	Toyota Carina	16	Template:GBR David Leslie	1-	TBC
		17	Template:GBR Patrick Watts	1-
Template:GBR Nissan Janspeed Racing [?]	Nissan Primera P10	23	Template:GBR Kieth O'dor	1-	TBC
		24	Derek Daly	1-
Mazdaspeed Team Taisan [?]	Mazda 323F	26	Template:GBR Will Hoy	1-	TBC
		36	Hideo Fukuyama	1-
Template:GBR TWR Volkswagen [?]	Volkswagen Golf MK3	41	Template:GBR Steve Soper	1-	Hans-Jürgen Abt
		72	Paul Radisich	1-
		96	Hans-Jürgen Abt	12
BMW Team Schnitzer [?]	BMW E30 M3 Evo	42	Marc Hessel	1-	Joachim Winkelhock
		43	Johnny Cecotto	1-
		44	Joachim Winkelhock	12
Mercedes-Benz AMG Team SONAX [?]	Mercedes-Benz 190E	90	Template:AUT Roland Ratzenberger	1-	TBC
		91	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1-
Private Teams
Template:GBR Vic Lee Motorsport [?]	Template:FRA Peugeot 405	4	Template:GBR Nathan Nurmester	2-12
		9	Template:GBR Laurence Bristow	2-12
Template:GBR Prodrive [?]	BMW 318i	7	Template:GBR Frank Sytner	1-
		77	Leonhard von Gottorp	1-2, 4, 12-13
			Template:GBR Chris Hodgetts	3, 5-11
Template:AUS Caltex CXT Racing Team [?]	Template:USA Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	8	Template:AUS Colin Bond	1
Tauber Motorsport [?]	BMW E30 M3 Evo	18	Template:BEL Silvio Bachot	1-
Template:AUS Benson & Hedges Racing [?]	Template:USA Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	20	Template:AUS Alan Jones	1, 2, 13
Volker Schmidt Racing [?]	BMW 318i	22	Thomas Winkelhock	1-
Template:GBR Pyramid Motorsport [?]	BMW E30 M3	25	Template:GBR Matt Neal	5, 9
Template:GBR Kaliber ICS Racing [?]	Toyota Carina	29	Armin Hahne	1-
		30	Template:GBR Andy Rouse	5, 9
Maier Racing [?]	Volkswagen Golf Mk3	32	Helmut Maier	11-12
		33	Wolfgang Kudrass	11-12
Template:FRA Graff Racing [?]	Template:FRA Peugeot 405	34	Template:FRA Philippe Gache	1-2, 4-12
			Template:FRA Franck Fréon	3
			Template:FRA Didier Artzet	13
GoodSpeed Competition [?]	Volkswagen Golf Mk3	37	Satoru Maka	1-3
	Mercedes-Benz 190E	69	Chris Lambden	1
			Katsutomo Kaneishi	2-3
Terry Moss Racing [?]	Volkswagen Golf Mk3	38	Terry Moss	4, 13
Template:GBR Trakstar Motorsport [?]	Template:GBR Ford Sierra Sapphire	39	Template:GBR Robb Gravett	5, 9
Template:SUI Eggenberger Motorsport [?]	Opel Vectra	45	Template:USA Jeff Krosnoff	1-4, 13
			Klaus Niedzwiedz	5-6, 8-12
			László Szász	7
Poker Golf [?]	Volkswagen Golf Mk3	51	Valentino Nicchi	4-12
		52	Rinaldo Capello	4-12
Template:GBR Pinkney Motorsport [?]	BMW 318i	55	Template:GBR David Pinkney	5, 9
Team Take One [?]	BMW E30 M3	60	Template:GBR Sean Walker	1-
	BMW 318i	61	Charles Kwan	1-
Template:SUI Sports Promotion [?]	Mercedes-Benz 190E	62	Template:SUI Christophe Hurni	5-12
Panasonic Swift Engineering [?]	Toyota Carina	70	Template:AUS Neal Bates	1
			Hiro Matsushita	2-3, 13
			Template:GBR John Llewellyn	4-12
		71	Morio Nitta	1-
Lella Lombardi Autosport [?]	Opel Vectra	73	Luca Canni Ferrari	8
		74	Eugenio Corsini	8
Larsen Racing System [?]	Opel Vectra	80	Andreas Larsen	1-
		81	Template:DEN Kurt Thiim	1-
Team LeMans [?]	Nissan Primera P10	85	Kenji Katayama	2
Template:FRA Courage Compétition [?]	Mazda 323F	86	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier	1-
		88	Template:FRA Fabien Giroix	1-
MS Jet Racing [?]	Mercedes-Benz 190E	87	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	11
			Fritz Kreutzpointner	12
Lennart König [?]	Opel Vectra	89	Lennart König	5-12
Charouz Racing System [?]	Opel Vectra	93	Antonin Charouz	7
Jägermeister Ford Racing [?]	Template:USA Ford Sierra Sapphire	100	Kayne Scott	1-4, 13
			Beate Nodes	5-12
Peugeot Sport Italy [?]	Template:FRA Peugeot 405	160	Fabrizio Giovanardi	8
		170	Template:GBR Gary Ayles	8
Template:USA Winchester Motor Sport [?]	BMW E30 M3	420	Template:USA Nicholas Griffith	3
Kaengsaeng Motorsport [?]	Kaengsaeng 88	425	Kim Jong-Sung	13

Calendar

Round	Race	Track	Date	Races	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning Independent
1	Template:AUS WTCM Round of Australia	Template:AUS Symmons Plains Raceway	March 1-3	Pre-Qualifying	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	Template:GBR/ Vauxhall Sport	N/a
					Template:BEL Silvio Bachot	Template:DEN Kurt Thiim	Template:BEL Silvio Bachot	Tauber Motorsport
				Feature Race	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Template:GBR/ Vauxhall Sport	Template:BEL Silvio Bachot
				Sprint Race	Template:GBR Kieth O'dor	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	Johnny Cecotto	BMW Team Schnitzer	Template:BEL Silvio Bachot
2	WTCM Round of Japan	TI Circuit Aida	March 29-31	Pre-Qualifying					N/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race
3	Template:USA WTCM Round of Americas	Template:USA Watkins Glen International	April 26-28	Pre-Qualifying					N/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race
4	WTCM Round of Africa	Lagos International Circuit	May 17-19	Pre-Qualifying					N/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race
5	Template:GBR RAC Tourist Trophy	Template:GBR Donington Park	June 7-9	Pre-Qualifying					N/a
				Endurance Race
6	Template:FRA Grand Prix de Pau	Template:FRA Circuit de Pau-Ville	June 21-23	Pre-Qualifying					N/a
				Feature Race
7	WTCM Round of Czechoslovakia	Masaryk Circuit	July 5-7	Pre-Qualifying					N/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race
8	WTCM Round of Italy	Autodromo Internazionale Monza	July 19-21	Pre-Qualifying					N/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race
9	Template:GBR WTCM Round of Britain	Template:GBR Brands Hatch	August 2-4	Pre-Qualifying					N/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race
10	WTCM Round of Sweden	Anderstorp Raceway	September 6-8	Pre-Qualifying					N/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race
11	Template:BEL WTCM Round of Belgium	Template:BEL Spa-Francorchamps	September 20-22	Pre-Qualifying					N/a
				Endurance Race
12	WTCM Round of Germany	Nürburgring	October 11-13	Pre-Qualifying					N/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race
13	Grande Prémio de Macau	Guia Circuit	November 22-24	Pre-Qualifying					N/a
				Feature Race

Championship Standings

Points Structure

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	FL	PP	Lap Led*
Endurance Race	20	15	12	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	1
Feature and Sprint Race	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1			1	1 1
Pre-Qualifying	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1					1	1

Notes:

• 1 - Only awarded in Feature races.

Drivers Championship

Pos Driver AUS Template:AUS JPN USA Template:USA AFR RAC Template:GBR PAU Template:FRA CZE ITA GBR Template:GBR SWE BEL Template:BEL GER MAC Pts. Independents Championship Pos Driver AUS Template:AUS JPN USA Template:USA AFR RAC Template:GBR PAU Template:FRA CZE ITA GBR Template:GBR SWE BEL Template:BEL GER MAC Pts. Teams Championship Pos Team AUS Template:AUS JPN USA Template:USA AFR RAC Template:GBR PAU Template:FRA CZE ITA GBR Template:GBR SWE BEL Template:BEL GER MAC Pts. Manufacturer Championship Pos Manufacturer AUS Template:AUS JPN USA Template:USA AFR RAC Template:GBR PAU Template:FRA CZE ITA GBR Template:GBR SWE BEL Template:BEL GER MAC Pts.