# 1999 Super Tourenwagen Cup

The 1999 ADAC Deutsche Super Touren Wagen-Meisterschaft was the sixth and final edition of the Super Tourenwagen Cup (STW).

## Season summary

BMW, Nissan and Peugeot dropped their factory support for the last season of the STW. It saw a season-long battle between works Opel driver Uwe Alzen and semi-independent Audi driver Christian Abt. After winning the first four races of the season Abt took the championship lead which he would keep for the whole season, while Alzen battled to close the points gap. After his initial four-race streak Abt would only win one additional race while Alzen claimed six, and at the final race the gap was only a few points. Abt looked to have secured the title running in a strong position in the last race, but on the last lap he was taken out by Opel driver Roland Asch, who had already been black flagged for a previous incident. This allowed Alzen to claim the championship in a highly controversial fashion. The title would however be handed to Abt some months later by a DMSB court of appeal.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Warsteiner Team Holzer | Opel Vectra | 3 | Uwe Alzen | All |
| TNT Team Holzer | Opel Vectra | 4 | Éric Hélary | All |
| J.A.S.-Team Honda Sport | Honda Accord | 5 | Gabriele Tarquini | All |
| J.A.S.-Team Honda Sport | Honda Accord | 6 | Tom Kristensen | All |
| Warsteiner Team Holzer | Opel Vectra | 7 | Manuel Reuter | All |
| Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 Quattro | 8 | Mattias Ekström | 8 |
| Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 Quattro | 9 | Kris Nissen | All |
| Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 Quattro | 10 | Christian Abt | All |
| Euroteam | Alfa Romeo 156 | 11 | Stefano Modena | All |
| Euroteam | Alfa Romeo 156 | 12 | Andreas Scheld | 1–3 |
| Euroteam | Alfa Romeo 156 | 13 | Gianluca Paglicci | 6–10 |
| Jever Audi-Team AZK Phoenix | Audi A4 Quattro | 14 | Michael Bartels | All |
| Jever Audi-Team AZK Phoenix | Audi A4 Quattro | 15 | Arnd Meier | All |
| Raceline Marketing | Opel Vectra | 16 | Heinrich Symanzick | 2–10 |
| Pleuger Motorsport | Opel Vectra | 17 | Olaf Pleuger | 2–10 |
| ER Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 | 18 | Franz Engstler | 4–10 |
| Irmscher Sport | Opel Vectra | 20 | Roland Asch | All |
| KW Rennteam | Honda Accord | 21 | Thomas Stingl | All |
| Oliver Mayer Motorsport | Audi A4 Quattro | 22 | Oliver Mayer | All |
| Oliver Mayer Motorsport | Audi A4 Quattro | 23 | Christian Zink | 4-10 |
| ER Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 | 23 | Christian Zink | 2 |
| ER Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 | 24 | Wolfgang Treml | 3–5, 7, 9–10 |
| National Team Slovakia | Audi A4 Quattro | 25 | Andrej Studenič | All |
| NH Car Sports Team | Opel Vectra | 26 | Václav Nimč | All |
| Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 156 | 27 | Nicola Larini | 5 |
| Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 156 | 28 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 5 |
| PSGR | Audi A4 Quattro | 29 | Guido Lucchetti Cigarini | 5 |
| Hildenbrandt Motorsport | Opel Vectra | 31 | Patrick Hildenbrandt | 7–10 |
| Euroteam | Alfa Romeo 156 | 32 | Davide Campana | 5 |
| Grohs Motorsport | BMW 320i | 34 | Georg Severich | 8–10 |
| Grohs Motorsport | BMW 320i | 35 | Oliver Brinkmann | 8 |

## Race calendar and winners

| Round | Race | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | Int. ADAC-Sparkassenpreises für Automobile | Sachsenring | 9 May | Christian Abt | Christian Abt | Abt Sportsline |
| 1 | Int. ADAC-Sparkassenpreises für Automobile | Sachsenring | 9 May | | Christian Abt | Abt Sportsline |
| 2 | ADAC-Preis Flugplatzrennen | Zweibrücken | 23 May | Uwe Alzen | Christian Abt | Abt Sportsline |
| 2 | ADAC-Preis Flugplatzrennen | Zweibrücken | 23 May | | Christian Abt | Abt Sportsline |
| 3 | Int. ADAC-Preis der Tourenwagen von Sachsen-Anhalt | Oschersleben | 20 June | Uwe Alzen | Uwe Alzen | Warsteiner Team Holzer |
| 3 | Int. ADAC-Preis der Tourenwagen von Sachsen-Anhalt | Oschersleben | 20 June | | Uwe Alzen | Warsteiner Team Holzer |
| 4 | 57. Int. ADAC Norisring-Speedweekend 1999 | Norisring | 4 July | Éric Hélary | Uwe Alzen | Warsteiner Team Holzer |
| 4 | 57. Int. ADAC Norisring-Speedweekend 1999 | Norisring | 4 July | | Manuel Reuter | Warsteiner Team Holzer |
| 5 | Int. ADAC Gold-Cup Misano | Misano | 8 August | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Alfa Corse |
| 5 | Int. ADAC Gold-Cup Misano | Misano | 8 August | | Christian Abt | Abt Sportsline |
| 6 | ADAC Großer Preis der Tourenwagen | Nürburgring | 22 August | Manuel Reuter | Manuel Reuter | Warsteiner Team Holzer |
| 6 | ADAC Großer Preis der Tourenwagen | Nürburgring | 22 August | | Tom Kristensen | J.A.S.-Team Honda Sport |
| 7 | Int. ADAC Alpentrophäe | Salzburgring | 5 September | Uwe Alzen | Uwe Alzen | Warsteiner Team Holzer |
| 7 | Int. ADAC Alpentrophäe | Salzburgring | 5 September | | Uwe Alzen | Warsteiner Team Holzer |
| 8 | Int. ADAC-Preis von Niedersachsen | Oschersleben | 19 September | Éric Hélary | Gabriele Tarquini | J.A.S.-Team Honda Sport |
| 8 | Int. ADAC-Preis von Niedersachsen | Oschersleben | 19 September | | Éric Hélary | TNT Team Holzer |
| 9 | Int. ADAC-Preis Hockenheim | Hockenheimring | 3 October | Tom Kristensen | Kris Nissen | Abt Sportsline |
| 9 | Int. ADAC-Preis Hockenheim | Hockenheimring | 3 October | | Tom Kristensen | J.A.S.-Team Honda Sport |
| 10 | 26. ADAC Bilstein Supersprint | Nürburgring | 17 October | Uwe Alzen | Uwe Alzen | Warsteiner Team Holzer |
| 10 | 26. ADAC Bilstein Supersprint | Nürburgring | 17 October | | Tom Kristensen | J.A.S.-Team Honda Sport |

## Championship results

Points system :
| Race 1 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| | 30 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| | 60 | 48 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
* Race 20 Nürburgring: Final standing based on lap 32 after Deutschen Motorsport-Bundes (DMSB) decision

### Drivers Championship

| Pos | Driver | SAC | SAC | ZWE | ZWE | OSC | OSC | NOR | NOR | MIS | MIS | NÜR | NÜR | SAL | SAL | OSC | OSC | HOC | HOC | NÜR | NÜR | Pts |
| 1 | Christian Abt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 18 | DSQ | 2 | 3 | 584 |
| 2 | Uwe Alzen | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 576 |
| 3 | Tom Kristensen | Ret | 6 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 486 |
| 4 | Gabriele Tarquini | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | DNS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 470 |
| 5 | Kris Nissen | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 3 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 445 |
| 6 | Manuel Reuter | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 442 |
| 7 | Michael Bartels | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 419 |
| 8 | Éric Hélary | 6 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 6 | Ret | 361 |
| 9 | Arnd Meier | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 331 |
| 10 | Roland Asch | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 5 | DSQ | 307 |
| 11 | Oliver Mayer | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 306 |
| 12 | Andrej Studenič | 12 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 277 |
| 13 | Stefano Modena | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 7 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 271 |
| 14 | Václav Nimč | 14 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 18 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 20 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 148 |
| 15 | Thomas Stingl | 10 | DNS | 14 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 11 | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | 17 | 20 | 147 |
| 16 | Gianluca Paglicci | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 141 |
| 17 | Christian Zink | | | 16 | 13 | | | 15 | Ret | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 11 | 129 |
| 18 | Heinrich Symanzick | | | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 18 | DNS | 17 | DSQ | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 115 |
| 19 | Olaf Pleuger | | | Ret | DNS | 15 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 112 |
| 20 | Franz Engstler | | | | | | | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 19 | DNS | 19 | 15 | 103 |
| 21 | Georg Severich | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 60 |
| 22 | Wolfgang Treml | | | | | 16 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 19 | DNS | | | 19 | 18 | | | 13 | DNS | 20 | 18 | 48 |
| 23 | Mattias Ekström | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 4 | | | | | 47 |
| 24 | Patrick Hildenbrandt | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 16 | Ret | 18 | 19 | 44 |
| 25 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 26 | Nicola Larini | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 27 | Andreas Scheld | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 28 | Guido Luchetti Cigarini | | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 29 | Oliver Brinkmann | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | Ret | | | | | 1 |
| 30 | Davide Campana | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SAC | SAC | ZWE | ZWE | OSC | OSC | NOR | NOR | MIS | MIS | NÜR | NÜR | SAL | SAL | OSC | OSC | HOC | HOC | NÜR | NÜR | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Manufacturers' Trophy

| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Audi | 1993 |
| 2 | Opel | 1835 |
| 3 | Honda | 1105 |
| 4 | Alfa Romeo | 632 |
| 5 | BMW | 61 |