1991 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft

The 1991 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft was the eighth season of premier German touring car championship and also sixth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. The season had twelve rounds with two races each.

The winner was Frank Biela in Audi V8 quattro with 174 points.^[1]

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Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Schmidt Motorsport Technik	Audi V8 quattro	1	Hans-Joachim Stuck	All
		2	Hubert Haupt	1–9, 11–12
		46	Walter Röhrl	10
Schnitzer Motorsport	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	3	Johnny Cecotto	All
		4	Joachim Winkelhock	All
		5	Kris Nissen	All
AMG-Mercedes	Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2	7	Kurt Thiim	All
		8	Klaus Ludwig	All
		78	Ellen Lohr	All
		87	Fritz Kreutzpointner	All
Snobeck S.A.	Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2	9	Alain Cudini	All
Snobeck S.A.	Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2	10	Jacques Laffite	All
BMW M Team Bigazzi	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	11	Steve Soper	All
BMW M Team Bigazzi	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	12	Armin Hahne	All
Unitron Motorsport	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	13	Peter Zakowski [de]	All
Unitron Motorsport	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	14	Ralf Kelleners	All
Linder Motorsport [de]	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	15	Dieter Quester	1–8, 11–12
		16	Altfrid Heger	All
		17	Annette Meeuvissen	1–10
		65	Alain Menu	9–10
Team Zakspeed	Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2	18	Fabien Giroix	1–5
		19	Roland Asch	All
		20	Michael Schumacher	6–7
		88	Bernd Schneider	8–10, 12
MS-Jet-Racing	Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2	22	Frank Schmickler [de]	1–7
		23	Jörg van Ommen	All
		24	Jochen Mass	1, 5, 7
Eggenberger Motorenbau	Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500	25	Klaus Niedzwiedz	All
Eggenberger Motorenbau	Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500	26	Alain Ferté	All
Clim Air	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	28	Kurt König [de]	All
Isert Motorsport	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	29	Markus Oestreich	6
Isert Motorsport	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	30	Leopold von Bayern	1–4, 6–10
MM-Diebels	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	31	Christian Danner	1–5, 8–10
		32	Otto Rensing [de]	1–5, 9–10
		33	Günter Murmann [de]	4, 6, 11
Valier Motorsport	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	34	Luca Maggiorelli	2–8
Irmscher	Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500	22	Frank Schmickler	8, 10
		36	Franz Engstler	1–6, 8–12
		37	Volker Strycek	2–10
		74	Sepp Haider	7
Tauber Motorsport	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	38	Michael Ickenstein	1
		39	Franz Dufter [de]	2
		43	Allen Berg	3–10
Ruch Motorsport	Ford Mustang GT	40	Gerd Ruch [de]	3–12
		41	Fred Räker	3, 5–9, 12
		47	Jürgen Ruch [de]	4
Marlboro BMW Dealer Team	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	42	Cor Euser	1, 3, 5–8, 10
Audi Zentrum Reutlingen	Audi V8 quattro	44	Frank Jelinski	All
Audi Zentrum Reutlingen	Audi V8 quattro	45	Frank Biela	All
BAS Motorsport	Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2	50	Armin Bernhard [de]	All
Gronemeyer Automobiltechnik	Ford Mustang GT	51	Heinz Becker	4–5
Team Vanicek	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	55	Harald Becker [de]	1–6, 8–10
Team Vanicek	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	57	Josef Venc [cs]	11
Team Schübel	Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500	66	Peter Oberndorfer [de]	1–7, 9–12
Team Schübel	Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500	99	Manuel Reuter	8

Round		Country	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	R1	Belgium	Zolder	31 March	Johnny Cecotto	Joachim Winkelhock	Johnny Cecotto	Schnitzer Motorsport	Report
1	R2	Belgium	Zolder	31 March		Alain Cudini	Johnny Cecotto	Schnitzer Motorsport	Report
2	R1	Germany	Hockenheimring	14 April	Armin Hahne	Steve Soper	Steve Soper	BMW M Team Bigazzi	Report
2	R2	Germany	Hockenheimring	14 April		Steve Soper	Steve Soper	BMW M Team Bigazzi	Report
3	R1	Germany	Nürburgring	21 April	Kurt Thiim	Joachim Winkelhock	Klaus Ludwig	AMG-Mercedes	Report
3	R2	Germany	Nürburgring	21 April		Johnny Cecotto	Klaus Ludwig	AMG-Mercedes	Report
4	R1	Germany	AVUS	5 May	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Hubert Haupt	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Schmidt Motorsport Technik	Report
4	R2	Germany	AVUS	5 May		Hans-Joachim Stuck	Frank Biela	Audi Zentrum Reutlingen	Report
5	R1	Germany	Wunstorf	9 June	Johnny Cecotto	Joachim Winkelhock	Joachim Winkelhock	Schnitzer Motorsport	Report
5	R2	Germany	Wunstorf	9 June		Johnny Cecotto	Johnny Cecotto	Schnitzer Motorsport	Report
6	R1	Germany	Norisring	30 June	Roland Asch	Kurt Thiim	Kurt Thiim	AMG-Mercedes	Report
6	R2	Germany	Norisring	30 June		Hans-Joachim Stuck	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Schmidt Motorsport Technik	Report
7	R1	Germany	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	4 August	Jacques Laffite	Roland Asch	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Schmidt Motorsport Technik	Report
7	R2	Germany	Diepholz Airfield Circuit	4 August		Klaus Ludwig	Steve Soper	BMW M Team Bigazzi	Report
8	R1	Germany	Nürburgring	8 September	Roland Asch	Roland Asch	Klaus Ludwig	AMG-Mercedes	Report
8	R2	Germany	Nürburgring	8 September		Jacques Laffite	Klaus Ludwig	AMG-Mercedes	Report
9	R1	Germany	Alemannenring	15 September	Frank Biela	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Frank Biela	Audi Zentrum Reutlingen	Report
9	R2	Germany	Alemannenring	15 September		Bernd Schneider	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Schmidt Motorsport Technik	Report
10	R1	Germany	Hockenheimring	29 September	Frank Biela	Frank Biela	Frank Biela	Audi Zentrum Reutlingen	Report
10	R2	Germany	Hockenheimring	29 September		Hans-Joachim Stuck	Frank Biela	Audi Zentrum Reutlingen	Report
11	R1	Czechoslovakia	Brno	6 October	Roland Asch	Klaus Ludwig	Klaus Ludwig	AMG-Mercedes	Report
11	R2	Czechoslovakia	Brno	6 October		Altfrid Heger	Steve Soper	Bigazzi	Report
12	R1	Great Britain	Donington Park	20 October	Frank Biela	Steve Soper	Frank Biela	Audi Zentrum Reutlingen	Report
12	R2	Great Britain	Donington Park	20 October		Frank Biela	Frank Biela	Audi Zentrum Reutlingen	Report

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

Pos.	Driver	ZOL		HOC1		NÜR1		AVU		WUN		NOR		DIE		NÜR2		ALE		HOC2		BRN		DON		Pts.
1	Frank Biela	15	3	19	3	6	7	2	1	5	4	5	11	4	6	8	11	1	DSQ	1	1	11	7	1	1	174
2	Klaus Ludwig	2	14	7	7	1	1	7	Ret	3	3	Ret	7	8	3	1	1	9	Ret	6	5	1	Ret	4	4	166
3	Hans-Joachim Stuck	9	2	11	26	10	Ret	1	2	16	11	6	1	1	4	9	16	3	1	14	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	158
4	Johnny Cecotto	1	1	9	DSQ	2	Ret	6	5	6	1	14	6	12	2	10	4	5	Ret	4	13	5	5	3	3	147
5	Steve Soper	5	15	1	1	Ret	16	5	4	20	6	9	4	2	1	5	14	6	16	Ret	29	2	1	2	2	133
6	Alain Cudini	7	Ret	4	2	7	5	NC	Ret	2	9	4	Ret	15	8	2	2	Ret	DNS	9	8	9	10	8	Ret	106
7	Joachim Winkelhock	8	Ret	3	17	Ret	3	8	6	1	2	11	Ret	DSQ	5	7	Ret	Ret	4	5	15	6	Ret	7	6	101
8	Kurt Thiim	4	4	6	4	Ret	9	13	Ret	12	Ret	1	2	9	Ret	27	7	2	Ret	8	11	4	4	10	Ret	97
9	Roland Asch	10	7	8	Ret	4	Ret	10	7	7	7	3	3	7	7	4	5	Ret	Ret	7	6	3	2	21	Ret	91
10	Frank Jelinski	17	10	12	6	11	8	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	5	21	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	3	2	3	16	6	6	16	83
11	Jacques Laffite	21	Ret	5	9	5	6	15	21	4	5	13	8	3	Ret	3	3	DNS	DNS	12	12	13	Ret	5	7	81
11	Kris Nissen	3	Ret	28	13	8	4	32	10	19	Ret	2	DNS	10	13	13	Ret	8	10	DNS	DNS	15	8	9	5	46
13	Jörg van Ommen	14	8	10	10	3	2	9	8	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	16	11	DSQ	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	9	10	Ret	11	9	39
14	Armin Hahne	6	Ret	2	12	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	9	20	10	Ret	5	Ret	15	Ret	7	12	31	DNS	8	3	Ret	13	36
15	Bernd Schneider															11	6	23	2	10	7			Ret	DNS	26
16	Hubert Haupt	19	DNS	26	DNS	15	11	4	3	10	Ret	8	Ret	DSQ	16	Ret	DNS	DSQ	DNS			12	Ret	Ret	DNS	26
17	Walter Röhrl																			3	4					22
18	Altfrid Heger	16	11	16	24	9	Ret	14	Ret	8	8	Ret	10	28	Ret	6	8	12	Ret	11	17	7	Ret	12	11	18
19	Fritz Kreutzpointner	12	5	14	29	14	Ret	12	9	Ret	10	12	9	11	Ret	12	9	10	Ret	13	10	17	9	Ret	10	17
20	Otto Rensing	Ret	18	Ret	20	18	14	25	20	Ret	DNS							17	5	27	Ret					8
21	Christian Danner	23	6	18	14	16	12	Ret	DNS	22	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	DNS	Ret	12	14	Ret	29	19					6
22	Peter Oberndorfer	27	20	Ret	DNS	29	DNS	19	12	18	Ret	18	18	30	DNS			24	6	30	Ret	20	DNS	14	14	6
23	Fabien Giroix	19	9	Ret	8	Ret	17	17	19	11	12															5
24	Peter Zakowski	20	13	30	DNS	17	15	22	14	17	14	DSQ	15	DNS	DNS	24	Ret	20	7	20	26	23	15	15	Ret	4
25	Allen Berg					22	19	27	Ret	15	NC	DNS	Ret	29	17	28	21	19	8	22	Ret					3
26	Volker Strycek			Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	21	13	NC	13	DNQ	DNQ	14	9	Ret	DNS	16	11	Ret	23					2
27	Armin Bernhard	28	21	Ret	22	Ret	DNS	31	24	25	18	DNS	19	20	Ret	Ret	DNS	22	9	26	28	Ret	Ret	20	20	2
28	Ellen Lohr	13	Ret	27	15	13	10	16	Ret	13	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	13	21	14	10	11	Ret	Ret	DNS	14	11	Ret	12	2
29	Leopold von Bayern	26	Ret	22	Ret	27	Ret	20	22			Ret	DNS	19	10	21	Ret	15	DNS	17	18					1
	Frank Schmickler	22	12	13	11	12	Ret	11	11	Ret	DNS	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	23	22			Ret	25					0
	Dieter Quester	24	Ret	15	27	Ret	DNS	18	Ret	14	17	15	12	Ret	DNS	16	Ret					19	12	13	Ret	0
	Luca Maggiorelli			20	Ret	28	DNS	23	15	Ret	DNS	16	Ret	18	12	29	13	25	DNS	16	19					0
	Cor Euser	18	19			20	Ret			Ret	DNS	21	13	17	Ret	22	20			21	14					0
	Gerd Ruch					NC	NC	NC	25	Ret	21	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	13	28	Ret	26	17	DNS	21	0
	Franz Engstler	Ret	16	29	Ret	21	18	Ret	DNS	15	Ret	DNQ	DNQ			17	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	20	24	14	Ret	18	0
	Alain Menu																	19	14	15	16					0
	Markus Oestreich											19	14													0
	Michael Schumacher											25	Ret	Ret	14											0
	Kurt König	Ret	Ret	21	18	23	20	24	16	Ret	DNS	20	Ret	22	DNS	25	18	21	15	16	18	21	Ret	18	19	0
	Ralf Kelleners	DSQ	DNS	17	16	19	23	DNS	DNS	23	DNS	22	Ret	26	Ret	30	DNS	Ret	DNS	25	21	22	Ret	19	17	0
	Annette Meeuvissen	Ret	23	31	25	25	22	30	18	NC	16	DNS	16	24	15	31	Ret	Ret	DNS	23	32					0
	Günter Murmann							29	Ret			Ret	Ret									25	16			0
	Klaus Niedzwiedz	Ret	DNS	24	19	Ret	21	28	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	25	20	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	17	24	Ret	DNS	17	Ret	0
	Harald Becker	29	22	25	28	26	24	Ret	DNS	21	19	Ret	17			26	23	Ret	DNS	Ret	27					0
	Manuel Reuter															20	17									0
	Fred Räker					Ret	25			Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	DNS	Ret	Ret	DNS	17					22	Ret	0
	Sepp Haider													Ret	19											0
	Michael Ickenstein	20	Ret																							0
	Franz Dufter			NC	21																					0
	Jochen Mass	Ret	DNS							Ret	DNS			Ret	23											0
	Josef Venc																					27	Ret			0
	Jürgen Ruch					Ret	DNS																			0
	Heinz Becker							DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS															0
Pos.	Driver	ZOL		HOC1		NÜR1		AVU		WUN		NOR		DIE		NÜR2		ALE		HOC2		BRN		DON		Pts.

1991 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft

Teams and drivers

Schedule and results

Championship standings

References

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