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:GBR 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	1-2
			Oscar Larrauri	3, 5, 7-13
			Akihiko Nakaya	4, 6
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-	Template:GBR Nick Whale
		17	Template:GBR Patrick Watts	1-
Template:GBR Nissan Janspeed Racing [?]	Nissan Primera P10	23	Template:GBR Kieth O'dor	1-	N/A
		24	Derek Daly	1-
Mazdaspeed Team Taisan [?]	Mazda 323F	26	Template:GBR Will Hoy	1-	N/A
		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-	Andrea Geisler
		91	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1-
		92	Andrea Geisler	12
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:GBR 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:GBR 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:GBR 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	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	Template:GBR David Leslie	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	Template:GBR/ Vauxhall Sport	N/a
					Template:BEL Silvio Bachot	Andreas Larsen	Andreas Larsen	Larsen Racing System
				Feature Race	Marc Hessel	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	Template:GBR/ Vauxhall Sport	Andreas Larsen
				Sprint Race	Template:GBR Will Hoy	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	Template:BEL Silvio Bachot	Tauber Motorsport	Template:BEL Silvio Bachot
3	Template:USA WTCM Round of Americas	Template:USA Watkins Glen International	April 26-28	Pre-Qualifying	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	Bernd Schneider	Template:GBR David Leslie	Template:AUT Union Saver Developments	N/a
					Template:BEL Silvio Bachot	Template:DEN Kurt Thiim	Template:BEL Silvio Bachot	Tauber Motorsport
				Feature Race	Template:BEL Silvio Bachot	Template:GBR David Leslie	Bernd Schneider	Template:GBR/ Vauxhall Sport	Template:BEL Silvio Bachot
				Sprint Race	Template:USA Nicholas Griffith	Template:GBR Steve Soper	Template:BEL Silvio Bachot	Tauber Motorsport	Template:BEL Silvio Bachot
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. F S F S F S F S E F F S F S F S F S E F S F 1 Template:BEL Silvio Bachot 3 3 9 1 2 1 65 2 Johnny Cecotto 5 1 3 4 4 2 59 2 Marc Hessel 2 4 5 2 3 3 59 4 Bernd Schneider 1 6 2 7 1 Ret 52 5 Template:GBR David Leslie 4 2 8 3 Ret 8 37 6 Template:GBR Tim Harvey Ret 9 1 5 Ret 6 32 7 Template:GBR Patrick Watts DNQ DNQ 4 9 5 5 22 8 Andreas Larsen 12 11 6 6 9 4 20 9 Template:GBR Sean Walker 14 14 7 8 7 7 15 10 Template:GBR Frank Sytner 9 7 19 20 6 10 12 11 Template:DEN Kurt Thiim 7 10 12 16 8 12 8 12 Template:GBR Kieth O'dor 10 5 DNQ DNQ Ret 15 7 13 Template:AUT Roland Ratzenberger 8 8 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 6 14 Hans-Joachim Stuck 6 21 17 15 DNQ DNQ 5 15 Template:USA Nicholas Griffith 10 9 3 16 Armin Hahne Ret 17 14 10 17 21 1 17 Template:GBR Will Hoy DNQ DNQ 10 Ret 16 18 1 18 Template:GBR Steve Soper DNQ DNQ 20 12 14 17 1 19 Template:AUS Neal Bates 11 12 0 20 Leonhard von Gottorp 13 13 11 11 0 21 Hideo Fukuyama DNQ DNQ 13 Ret Ret 22 0 22 Frank Biela DNQ DNQ Ret 13 DNQ DNQ 0 23 Template:USA Jeff Krosnoff DNQ DNQ 15 14 12 11 0 24 Manuel Reuter 15 16 DNQ DNQ 13 20 0 25 Derek Daly Ret 15 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 26 Charles Kwan Ret 24 16 18 15 Ret 0 27 Morio Nitta 16 20 Ret 22 20 16 0 28 Satoru Maka 17 18 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 29 Paul Radisich DNQ DNQ 18 17 DNQ DNQ 0 30 Thomas Winkelhock 18 19 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 31 Kenji Katayama 21 19 0 32 Hiro Matsushita 22 21 19 13 0 33 Template:FRA Yannick Dalmas Ret 22 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 34 Mauro Baldi Ret 23 DNQ DNQ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 0 35 Template:FRA Philippe Alliot DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 18 14 0 36 Template:GBR Chris Hodgetts 11 19 0 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. PQ F S PQ F S PQ F S PQ F S PQ E PQ F PQ F S PQ F S PQ F S PQ F S PQ E PQ F S PQ F 1 Template:BEL Silvio Bachot 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 119 2 Andreas Larsen 2 5 4 1 1 2 6 5 2 81 3 Template:DEN Kurt Thiim 3 2 3 3 5 7 2 4 7 70 4 Template:GBR Sean Walker 4 7 7 9 2 3 3 3 3 62 5 Template:GBR Frank Sytner 9 3 2 8 9 10 9 2 5 44 6 Armin Hahne 7 Ret 8 4 6 4 5 10 11 28 7 Leonhard von Gottorp 8 6 6 10 4 5 25 8 Template:USA Jeff Krosnoff Ret DNQ DNQ 6 7 6 4 8 6 25 9 Template:AUS Neal Bates 6 4 5 17 10 Morio Nitta 5 8 11 5 Ret 10 7 12 9 15 11 Template:USA Nicholas Griffith 10 6 4 13 12 Charles Kwan 10 Ret 12 7 8 8 12 9 Ret 10 13 Template:GBR Chris Hodgetts 11 7 10 5 14 Satoru Maka 12 9 9 21 DNQ DNQ 20 DNQ DNQ 4 15 Hiro Matsushita 12 11 11 8 11 8 4 16 Kenji Katayama 11 10 9 3 17 Thomas Winkelhock 11 10 10 19 DNQ DNQ 14 DNQ DNQ 2 18 Kayne Scott 13 DNQ DNQ 14 DNQ DNQ 13 DNQ DNQ 0 19 Template:GBR Laurence Bristow 13 DNQ DNQ 17 DNQ DNQ 0 20 Template:AUS Colin Bond 14 DNQ DNQ 0 21 Template:AUS Alan Jones 15 DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ DNQ 0 22 Template:GBR Nathan Nurmester 15 DNQ DNQ 15 DNQ DNQ 0 23 Template:FRA Philippe Gache 16 DNQ DNQ 18 DNQ DNQ 0 24 Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier 18 DNQ DNQ 17 DNQ DNQ 19 DNQ DNQ 0 25 Chris Lambden 17 DNQ DNQ 0 26 Template:FRA Fabien Giroix 19 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ DNQ 0 27 Katsutomo Kaneishi 20 DNQ DNQ 21 DNQ DNQ 0 28 Template:FRA Franck Fréon 18 DNQ DNQ 0 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. F S F S F S F S E F F S F S F S F S E F S F 1 BMW Team Schnitzer 42 2 4 5 2 3 3 118 43 5 1 3 4 4 2 2 Template:GBR/ Vauxhall Sport 5 1 6 2 7 1 Ret 84 6 Ret 9 1 5 Ret 6 3 Tauber Motorsport 18 3 3 9 1 2 1 65 4 Template:AUT Union Saver Developments 16 4 2 8 3 Ret 8 59 17 DNQ DNQ 4 9 5 5 5 Larsen Racing System 80 12 11 6 6 9 4 28 81 7 10 12 16 8 12 6 Team Take One 60 14 14 7 8 7 7 15 61 Ret 24 16 18 15 Ret 7 Template:GBR Prodrive 7 9 7 19 20 6 10 12 77 13 13 11 11 11 19 8 Mercedes-Benz AMG Team SONAX 90 8 8 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 11 91 6 21 17 15 DNQ DNQ 9 Template:GBR Nissan Janspeed Racing 23 10 5 DNQ DNQ Ret 15 7 24 Ret 15 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 10 Mazdaspeed Team Taisan 26 DNQ DNQ 10 Ret 16 18 1 33 DNQ DNQ 13 Ret Ret 22 11 Template:GBR Kaliber ICS Racing 29 Ret 17 14 10 17 21 1 12 Template:GBR TWR Volkswagen 41 DNQ DNQ 20 12 14 17 1 72 DNQ DNQ 18 17 DNQ DNQ 13 Panasonic Swift Engineering 70 11 12 22 21 19 13 0 71 16 20 Ret 22 20 16 14 Zakspeed 1 15 16 DNQ DNQ 13 20 0 2 DNQ DNQ Ret 13 DNQ DNQ 15 Template:SUI Eggenberger Motorsport 45 DNQ DNQ 15 14 12 11 0 16 Volker Schmidt Racing 22 18 19 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 17 Template:FRA Peugeot Talbot Sport 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 18 14 0 14 Ret 22 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 18 Template:GBR Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 12 Ret 23 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 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. PQ F S PQ F S PQ F S PQ F S PQ E PQ F PQ F S PQ F S PQ F S PQ F S PQ E PQ F S PQ F 1 Template:GBR Vauxhall 1 1 4 1 1 3 77 2 BMW 3 2 1 2 2 1 69 3 Toyota 2 3 2 3 3 2 58 4 Mercedes-Benz 4 4 5 6 5 6 33 5 Template:USA Ford 8 6 6 5 7 5 25 6 Nissan 5 5 3 8 DNQ DNQ 21 7 Mazda 10 DNQ DNQ 4 4 7 17 8 Volkswagen 9 DNQ DNQ 7 6 4 15 9 Mitsubishi 6 7 8 10 DNQ DNQ 10 10 Template:FRA Peugeot 7 8 7 9 DNQ DNQ 9