1992 World Touring Car Masters season

1992 World Touring Car Masters season
FIA World Touring Car Masters
Season
Races	13
Start date	March 6-8
Start Event	Template:AUS WTCM Round of Australia
End date	November 20-22
End Event	Grande Prémio de Macau
Awards
Drivers' champion	Season Ongoing
Team's Champion	Season Ongoing
Independent's Champion	Season Ongoing
Manufacturer's Champion	Season Ongoing
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
1991	1993

The 1992 World Touring Car Masters season was the fifth season of the FIA World Touring Car Masters. The season was the second to be competed under the FIA's Super Touring ruleset. Silvio Bachot entered the season as defending champion, having switched teams from Tauber Motorsport to Vic Lee Motorsport. Ford and Mercedes left as manufacturers, while Audi rejoined. Lada, in a partnership with Peter Brock, entered the touring car scene for the first time, having homologated a Samara for the Super Touring regulations.

Entrants

Team	Car	#	Driver	Rounds	Test Driver
Manufacturers
Template:GBR Vauxhall Sport [?]	Template:GBR Vauxhall Cavalier	5	Bernd Schneider	1-	Template:GBR Jeff Allam
		6	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	1-
Mazdaspeed Team Taisan [?]	Mazda Lantis	7	Template:GBR Will Hoy	1-	Kazuo Mogi
		8	Satoru Maka	1-
Template:GBR Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe [?]	Mitsubishi Galant	11	Slim Borgudd	1-4, 6-10, 12-13	Kenjiro Shinozuka
			Template:GBR Kurt Luby	5
			Template:BEL Thierry Tassin	11
		12	Template:SUI Christophe Hurni	1-
Template:FRA Peugeot Talbot Sport [?]	Template:FRA Peugeot 405 Mi16	13	Template:FRA Philippe Alliot	1-	Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Jabouille
		14	Template:FRA Yannick Dalmas	1-
Template:AUT Union Saver Developments [?]	Toyota Carina II	16	Template:GBR Patrick Watts	1-	Template:SUI Alain Menu
		17	Template:GBR David Leslie	1-
Template:GBR Nissan Janspeed Racing [?]	Nissan Primera eGT	23	Template:GBR Kieth O'dor	1-	Template:GBR Tiff Needell
		24	Hideo Fukuyama	1-
BMW Team Schnitzer [?]	BMW 318i	42	Johnny Cecotto	1-	Joachim Winkelhock
		43	Marc Hessel	1-
Template:GBR TWR Audi [?]	Audi 80	44	Frank Biela	1-	Walter Röhrl
		45	Andrea Geisler	1-
Template:AUS Lada Team Brock [?]	Lada Samara	05	Template:AUS Peter Brock	1	Template:AUS Peter Brock
			Template:AUS Neil Crompton	2-
		50		1
			Nikolay Bolshikh	2-
Privateers
Template:GBR Vic Lee Motorsport [?]	Mazda 323F	1	Template:BEL Silvio Bachot	1-8, 10-13
		4	Template:AUS John Trimbole	1
			Hideshi Matsuda	2
			Template:USA Bill Tempero	3
			Farouk Dangor	4
			Template:GBR Alex Portman	5-8, 10-13
Tauber Motorsport [?]	Mazda 323F	18	Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier	1-
Calsonic Team Impul [?]	Nissan Primera eGT	25	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	1-2, 13
Zakspeed [?]	Zakspeed Sierra Sapphire	27	Manuel Reuter	1-
		28	Klaus Ludwig	1-
Template:AUS Glenn Seton Racing [?]	Template:USA Ford Sierra Sapphire	30	Template:AUS Glenn Seton	1-
Maier Racing [?]	Volkswagen Golf Mk3	32	Helmut Maier	11-12
		33	Wolfgang Kudrass	11-12
Template:FRA Graff Racing [?]	Template:FRA Peugeot 405 Mi16	34	Template:FRA Éric Hélary	5-12
Mild Seven TOM's Co. Ltd [?]	Toyota Corona VIII	35	Template:AUS David Brabham	1
			Ukyo Katayama	2, 6-8, 10-13
			Template:GBR James Kaye	5, 9
		36	Keiichi Tsuchiya	1-2, 5-13
Terry Moss Racing [?]	Audi 80	38	Terry Moss	4
Template:GBR Securicor ICS Racing [?]	Toyota Carina II	40	Template:GBR Andy Rouse	5, 9
Gilden Kölsch TF Technik [?]	Toyota Carina II	41	Timo Fuchs	12
Template:USA Botero Racing WTCM [?]	BMW 318is	46	Honorato Espinosa	1-3, 5-6, 9
		47	Felipe Solano	1-3, 5-6, 9
Template:AUS Clive Kane Photography [?]	Nissan Primera eGT	52	Template:AUS Simon Kane	1
Tayto Racing [?]	Template:GBR Vauxhall Cavalier	54	Kelby Rogerson	5, 9
Template:GBR Pinkney Motorsport [?]	BMW 318is	55	Template:GBR David Pinkney	5, 9
Team Koyama Garage [?]	Mitsubishi Galant	56	Takayuki Ooi	2
Team Take One [?]	BMW 318i	60	Template:GBR Sean Walker	1-
		61	Charles Kwan	1-
Template:GBR North Star Racing [?]	Mitsubishi Galant	66	Template:GBR Bobby Verdon-Roe	1-
Template:GBR Mazda Dealers UK [?]	Mazda 323F	70	Template:GBR Hope Stever	1-
		71	Template:GBR Sope Stever	5, 9, 11
Template:GBR Prodrive [?]	BMW 318i	76	Template:GBR John Llewellyn	1-
		77	Template:GBR Damon Hill	1-8, 10-12
			Template:GBR Colin McRae	9
			Henry Lee Junior	13
Template:USA Dyson Racing [?]	Template:USA Chevrolet Vectra	78	Template:GBR James Weaver	3
Flor Bath Team Africa [?]	Mitsubishi Galant	79	Max Spoed	4
Larsen Racing System [?]	Opel Vectra	80	Andreas Larsen	1-
		81	Template:DEN Kurt Thiim	1-
Team LeMans [?]	Nissan Primera eGT	85	Kenji Katayama	2, 13
Lennart König Racing [?]	Opel Vectra	89	Lennart König	5-13
		90	Beate Nodes	5-13
Template:GBR Pyramid Motorsport [?]	Toyota Carina II	92	Template:GBR Matt Neal	1-
		93	Template:GBR Anthony Reid	2, 13
			Template:USA Jeff Krosnoff	3
			Deon Joubert	4
			Template:FRA Gabriel Château	6
			Vaclav Bervid	7
			Jan Brunstedt	10
New Zealand Dairy Board Racing Team [?]	Mitsubishi Galant	97	Nick Richardson	1-2, 13
Template:AUS Playscape Racing [?]	Template:USA Ford Sierra Sapphire	100	Kayne Scott	1, 13
Template:USA Winchester Motor Sport [?]	BMW E30 M3	420	Template:USA Nicholas Griffith	3
Team IMSP [?]	Toyota Carina II	450	Danny Stacy Chau	13
Veltins Autosport Mannschaft Gelsenkirchen [?]	Opel Vectra	801	Volker Strycek	1-
		802	Paul Radisich	1-2, 13
			Template:BEL Eric van de Poele	3-12
Team Racing [?]	Opel Vectra	925	Andre Newate	1-

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 6-8	Pre-Qualifying	Template:GBR Patrick Watts	Template:GBR David Leslie	Template:GBR Patrick Watts	Template:AUT Union Saver Developments	n/a
					Template:AUS David Brabham	Template:AUS David Brabham	Keiichi Tsuchiya	Mild Seven TOM's Co. Ltd
				Feature Race	Template:GBR Patrick Watts	Template:GBR Patrick Watts	Template:GBR Patrick Watts	Template:AUT Union Saver Developments	Template:AUS David Brabham
				Sprint Race	Template:GBR Matt Neal	Template:AUS David Brabham	Template:GBR Matt Neal	Template:GBR Pyramid Motorsport	Template:GBR Matt Neal
2	WTCM Round of Japan	TI Circuit Aida	March 27-29	Pre-Qualifying	Andrea Geisler	Marc Hessel	Marc Hessel	BMW Team Schnitzer	n/a
					Keiichi Tsuchiya	Charles Kwan	Charles Kwan	Team Take One
				Feature Race	Marc Hessel	Marc Hessel	Bernd Schneider	Template:GBR Vauxhall Sport	Ukyo Katayama
				Sprint Race	Template:GBR Will Hoy	Johnny Cecotto	Template:GBR Will Hoy	Mazdaspeed Team Taisan	Volker Strycek
3	Template:USA WTCM Round of Americas	Template:USA Road America	April 24-26	Pre-Qualifying	Template:GBR David Leslie	Template:GBR David Leslie	Template:GBR David Leslie	Template:AUT Union Saver Developments	n/a
					Andreas Larsen	Template:DEN Kurt Thiim	Andreas Larsen	Larsen Racing System
				Feature Race	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	Template:DEN Kurt Thiim	Marc Hessel	BMW Team Schnitzer	Template:USA Jeff Krosnoff
				Sprint Race	Template:GBR Damon Hill	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	Template:DEN Kurt Thiim	Larsen Racing System	Template:DEN Kurt Thiim
4	WTCM Round of Africa	Kyalami	May 22-24	Pre-Qualifying	Andrea Geisler	Andrea Geisler	Andrea Geisler	Template:GBR TWR Audi	n/a
					Template:BEL Eric van de Poele	Template:GBR John Llewellyn	Template:BEL Eric van de Poele	Veltins Autosport Mannschaft Gelsenkirchen
				Feature Race	Frank Biela	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	Andrea Geisler	Template:GBR TWR Audi	Volker Strycek
				Sprint Race	Charles Kwan	Frank Biela	Charles Kwan	Team Take One	Charles Kwan
5	Template:GBR RAC Tourist Trophy	Template:GBR Silverstone	June 19-21	Pre-Qualifying	Andrea Geisler	Andrea Geisler	Andrea Geisler	Template:GBR TWR Audi	n/a
					Keiichi Tsuchiya	Keiichi Tsuchiya	Keiichi Tsuchiya	Mild Seven TOM's Co. Ltd
				Endurance Race	Andrea Geisler	Johnny Cecotto	Keiichi Tsuchiya	Mild Seven TOM's Co. Ltd	Keiichi Tsuchiya
6	Template:FRA Grand Prix de Pau	Template:FRA Circuit de Pau-Ville	July 10-12	Pre-Qualifying					n/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race
7	WTCM Round of Czechoslovakia	Masaryk Circuit	July 24-26	Pre-Qualifying					n/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race
8	WTCM Round of Italy	Autodromo di Vallelunga	August 7-9	Pre-Qualifying					n/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race
9	Template:GBR WTCM Round of Britain	Template:GBR Brands Hatch	August 28-30	Pre-Qualifying					n/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race
10	WTCM Round of Sweden	Anderstorp Raceway	September 11-13	Pre-Qualifying					n/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race
11	Template:BEL WTCM Round of Belgium	Template:BEL Spa-Francorchamps	October 9-11	Pre-Qualifying					n/a
				Endurance Race
12	WTCM Round of Germany	Hockenheimring	October 23-25	Pre-Qualifying					n/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race
13	Grande Prémio de Macau	Guia Circuit	November 20-22	Pre-Qualifying					n/a
				Feature Race
				Sprint Race

Championship Standings

Points Structure

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	FL	PP
Endurance Race	40	30	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	1	1
Feature Race	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1			1	1
Sprint Race	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1					1
Pre-Qualifying	10	6	4	3	2	1							1	1

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 S F S F S F S F S E F S F S 1 Johnny Cecotto 7 8 3 2 9 9 8 2 2 70 2 Template:GBR Tim Harvey 8 4 Ret 11 2 3 5 8 4 56 3 Marc Hessel 6 Ret Ret 12 1 7 4 6 5 55 4 Keiichi Tsuchiya 4 5 DNQ DNQ 1 54 5 Template:GBR Patrick Watts 1 7 7 Ret 7 2 7 4 Ret 49 6 Bernd Schneider 5 9 1 5 13 12 2 10 11 49 7 Template:GBR David Leslie 2 3 DNQ DNQ 4 Ret 3 9 Ret 43 8 Frank Biela 15 14 5 10 Ret 17 Ret 14 3 29 9 Volker Strycek 9 2 9 3 Ret 15 6 4 18 28 10 Charles Kwan 11 17 4 7 14 18 10 1 Ret 23 11 Template:DEN Kurt Thiim 13 13 13 14 6 1 14 13 8 23 12 Andreas Larsen 17† 12 DNQ DNQ 5 4 Ret 17 6 23 13 Andrea Geisler Ret 23 12 20 12 11 1 7 Ret 22 14 Template:GBR Damon Hill Ret 16 5 8 10 5 9 3 15 22 15 Template:GBR Will Hoy Ret 15 10 1 19 14 13 16 7 19 16 Ukyo Katayama 2 6 18 17 Template:AUS David Brabham 3 6 16 18 Template:USA Jeff Krosnoff 3 6 15 19 Template:GBR Matt Neal 10 1 14 13 11 10 DNQ DNQ 9 15 20 Hideo Fukuyama 18 22 8 4 21 20 17 23 17 8 21 Template:GBR Sean Walker Ret 19 DNQ DNQ 8 8 11 11 DNQ 4 22 Satoru Maka Ret 20 Ret DNS 18 16 15 20 10 3 23 Lennart König 12 1 24 Template:BEL Silvio Bachot DNQ DNQ 11 9 16 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 25 Template:GBR John Llewellyn 12 10 DNQ DNQ 15 13 12 12 14 0 26 Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier 14 11 15 15 Ret 21 Ret 22 DNQ 0 27 Template:GBR Andy Rouse 13 0 28 Template:BEL Eric van de Poele DNQ DNQ Ret 15 16 0 29 Template:GBR Kieth O'dor 16 18 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 19 19 22 0 30 Klaus Ludwig DNQ DNQ 16 19 20 Ret 18 24 DNQ 0 31 Farouk Dangor 16 18 0 32 Paul Radisich DNQ DNQ 20† 16 0 33 Hideshi Matsuda 18 17 0 34 Template:FRA Philippe Alliot DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 19 DNQ DNQ 21 0 35 Felipe Solano DNQ DNQ 17 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 36 Slim Borgudd DNQ DNQ 19 18 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 37 Beate Nodes 19 0 38 Deon Joubert 20† 21 0 39 Template:FRA Yannick Dalmas DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 20 0 40 Template:GBR Hope Stever Ret 21 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 0 41 Template:GBR Alex Portman Ret 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 S PQ F S PQ F S PQ F S PQ F S PQ E PQ F S PQ F S 1 Volker Strycek 7 3 2 10 4 1 4 Ret 8 8 1 3 70 2 Charles Kwan 9 5 10 1 2 3 10 7 9 6 3 1 68 3 Template:GBR Damon Hill 8 Ret 9 2 3 4 5 5 3 7 2 2 63 4 Template:DEN Kurt Thiim 5 7 8 12 6 7 9 3 1 2 6 6 56 5 Andreas Larsen 6 8† 7 Ret DNQ DNQ 1 2 2 5 Ret 8 44 6 Template:GBR Matt Neal 3 4 1 5 7 6 12 6 6 14 DNQ DNQ 42 7 Template:GBR John Llewellyn 4 6 5 Ret DNQ DNQ 3 8 7 3 5 5 40 8 Template:AUS David Brabham 2 1 4 34 9 Keiichi Tsuchiya 1 2 3 Ret DNQ DNQ 34 10 Template:GBR Sean Walker 12 Ret 11 Ret DNQ DNQ 6 4 5 4 4 4 33 11 Ukyo Katayama 3 1 2 32 12 Template:USA Jeff Krosnoff 2 1 4 31 13 Template:BEL Eric van de Poele 18 DNQ DNQ 1 Ret 7 15 14 Template:BEL Silvio Bachot 14 DNQ DNQ 6 5 5 7 9 Ret 17 DNQ DNQ 15 15 Template:FRA Guillaume Gauthier 11 9 6 11 8 8 8 Ret 10 9 Ret 11 9 16 Klaus Ludwig 16 DNQ DNQ 9 9 11 11 8 Ret 12 8 12 5 17 Farouk Dangor 11 7 9 4 18 Hideshi Matsuda 4 11 10 3 19 Deon Joubert 10 9† 10 2 20 Felipe Solano 25 DNQ DNQ 8 10 Ret 15 DNQ DNQ 1 21 Paul Radisich Ret DNQ DNQ 7 12† 9 0 22 Template:GBR Hope Stever 10 Ret 12 Ret DNQ DNQ 13 DNQ DNQ 13 DNQ DNQ 0 23 Honorato Espinosa 20 DNQ DNQ 13 DNQ DNQ 17 DNQ DNQ 0 24 Template:AUS John Trimbole 13 DNQ DNQ 0 25 Template:AUS Glenn Seton 15 DNQ DNQ 14 DNQ DNQ 20 DNQ DNQ 18 DNQ DNQ 0 26 Template:USA Bill Tempero 14 DNQ DNQ 0 27 Template:GBR Bobby Verdon-Roe 21 DNQ DNQ 15 DNQ DNQ 21 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0 28 Terry Moss 15 DNQ DNQ 0 29 Manuel Reuter 17 DNQ DNQ 18 DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ DNQ 0 30 Kenji Katayama 16 DNQ DNQ 0 31 Nick Richardson 22 DNQ DNQ 17 DNQ DNQ 0 32 Kayne Scott 18 DNQ DNQ 0 33 Kazuyoshi Hoshino 19 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0 34 Template:GBR James Weaver 19 DNQ DNQ 0 35 Takayuki Ooi 19 DNQ DNQ 0 36 Max Spoed 19 DNQ DNQ 0 37 Andre Newate 23 DNQ DNQ 20 DNQ DNQ 22 DNQ DNQ 20 DNQ DNQ 0 38 Template:USA Nicholas Griffith 23 DNQ DNQ 0 39 Template:AUS Simon Kane 24 DNQ DNQ 0 40 Template:GBR Anthony Reid Ret 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 S F S F S F S F S E F S F S 1 Template:AUT Union Saver Developments 16 1 7 7 Ret 7 2 7 4 92 17 2 3 DNQ DNQ 4 Ret 3 9 2 Template:GBR Vauxhall Sport 5 5 9 1 5 13 12 2 10 88 6 8 4 Ret 11 2 3 5 8 3 BMW Team Schnitzer 42 7 8 3 2 9 9 8 2 82 43 6 Ret Ret 12 1 7 4 6 4 Larsen Racing System 80 17† 12 DNQ DNQ 5 4 Ret 17 30 81 13 13 13 14 6 1 14 13 5 Template:GBR TWR Audi 44 15 14 5 10 Ret 17 Ret 14 30 45 Ret 23 12 20 12 11 1 7 6 Veltins Autosport Mannschaft Gelsenkirchen 801 9 2 9 3 Ret 15 6 4 28 802 DNQ DNQ 20† 16 DNQ DNQ Ret 15 7 Team Take One 60 Ret 19 DNQ DNQ 8 8 11 11 27 61 11 17 4 7 14 18 10 1 8 Template:GBR Prodrive 76 12 10 DNQ DNQ 15 13 12 12 22 77 Ret 16 5 8 10 5 9 3 9 Template:GBR Pyramid Motorsport 92 10 1 14 13 11 10 DNQ DNQ 11 10 Mazdaspeed Team Taisan 7 Ret 15 10 1 19 14 13 16 11 8 Ret 20 Ret DNS 18 16 15 20 11 Template:GBR Nissan Janspeed Racing 23 16 18 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 19 19 8 24 18 22 8 4 Ret 20 17 23 12 Tauber Motorsport 18 14 11 15 15 Ret 21 Ret 22 0 13 Zakspeed 27 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 28 DNQ DNQ 16 19 20 Ret 18 24 14 Template:FRA Peugeot Talbot Sport 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 19 DNQ DNQ 0 14 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 15 Template:GBR Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe 11 DNQ DNQ 19 18 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 12 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 Template:GBR Mazda Dealers UK 70 Ret 21 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 Manufacturers 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 S PQ F S PQ F S PQ F S PQ F S PQ E PQ F S PQ F S 1 Toyota 1 1 1 2 4 7 1 3 1 3 3 2 122 2 BMW 3 3 3 1 2 2 3 1 3 2 4 1 114 3 Template:GBR Vauxhall 2 2 2 3 1 4 2 2 2 4 2 4 112 4 Audi 5 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 1 1 3 95 5 Mazda 4 6 5 5 6 1 5 6 5 5 5 5 57 6 Nissan 6 5 6 6 5 3 6 7 7 6 6 6 44 7 Template:FRA Peugeot 7 DNQ DNQ 8 DNQ DNQ 7 5 6 7 DNQ DNQ 11 8 Mitsubishi 8 DNQ DNQ 7 7 6 8 DNQ DNQ 9 DNQ DNQ 7 9 Lada 9 DNQ DNQ 9 DNQ DNQ 9 DNQ DNQ 8 DNQ DNQ 0