# 1992 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft

The 1992 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft was the ninth season of premier German touring car championship and also seventh season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. The season had twelve rounds with two races each; additional two rounds were held in Belgium and Czechoslovakia.
On 24 May at Hockenheimring, Ellen Lohr became DTM's first (and to date, only) female driver to win a race.

## Entry list

| Manufacturer | Vehicle | Team | No. | Drivers | Events |
| Audi | V8 quattro Evolution | Audi Zentrum Reutlingen | 1 | Frank Biela | 1–6 |
| Audi | V8 quattro Evolution | Audi Zentrum Reutlingen | 2 | Frank Jelinski | 1–6 |
| Audi | V8 quattro Evolution | Schmidt Motorsport | 44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 1–6 |
| Audi | V8 quattro Evolution | Schmidt Motorsport | 45 | Hubert Haupt | 1–5 |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Schnitzer Motorsport | 7 | Johnny Cecotto | All |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Schnitzer Motorsport | 14 | Joachim Winkelhock | All |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Schnitzer Motorsport | 15 | Roberto Ravaglia | All |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Schnitzer Motorsport | 16 | Altfrid Heger | All |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Scuderia Bigazzi | 9 | Emanuele Pirro | All |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Scuderia Bigazzi | 10 | Steve Soper | 1–10, 12 |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Scuderia Bigazzi | 22 | Olivier Grouillard | 11 |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Linder Rennsport | 19 | Armin Hahne | All |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Linder Rennsport | 20 | Wayne Gardner | 11–12 |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Unitron Sports | 21 | Kris Nissen | 1–8 |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Isert Motorsport | 21 | Kris Nissen | 10, 12 |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Isert Motorsport | 30 | Leopold von Bayern | All |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Valier Motorsport | 35 | Alexander Burgstaller | 9 |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Valier Motorsport | 36 | Franz Engstler | All |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | MM Team | 37 | Thomas von Löwis | 1–4 |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | MM Team | 38 | Fritz Kreutzpointner | All |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | MM Team | 57 | Thomas Winkelhock | 5 |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | VAC | 40 | Josef Venc | 8 |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Auto Maass | 42 | Harald Becker | 2–12 |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Tauber Motorsport | 46 | Franz Dufter | 7, 9 |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Tauber Motorsport | 48 | Siegfried Maier | 4–5 |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | Václav Bervid | 49 | Václav Bervid | 8–12 |
| BMW | M3 Sport Evolution | BMW Sweden | 50 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | 7, 9 |
| Ford | Mustang Mk.3 | Gerd Ruch Motorsport | 33 | Gerd Ruch | All |
| Ford | Mustang Mk.3 | Gerd Ruch Motorsport | 34 | Fred Räker | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Ford | Mustang Mk.3 | Gerd Ruch Motorsport | 66 | Jürgen Ruch | 8, 12 |
| Ford | Mustang Mk.3 | Challenger Racing GmbH | 51 | Jürgen Feucht | 1–2, 4, 9–10, 12 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 190E 2.5 Evo2 | AMG Motorenbau GmbH | 3 | Klaus Ludwig | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | 190E 2.5 Evo2 | AMG Motorenbau GmbH | 4 | Bernd Schneider | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | 190E 2.5 Evo2 | AMG Motorenbau GmbH | 5 | Ellen Lohr | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | 190E 2.5 Evo2 | AMG Motorenbau GmbH | 6 | Keke Rosberg | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | 190E 2.5 Evo2 | MS Racing | 11 | Jacques Laffite | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | 190E 2.5 Evo2 | MS Racing | 12 | Jörg van Ommen | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | 190E 2.5 Evo2 | Zakspeed | 17 | Roland Asch | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | 190E 2.5 Evo2 | Zakspeed | 18 | Kurt Thiim | All |
| Mercedes-Benz | 190E 2.5 Evo2 | Zakspeed | 28 | "John Winter" | 9–12 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 190E 2.5 Evo2 | BAS Reifen Autotechnik | 27 | Armin Bernhard | 1–7, 9–12 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 190E 2.5 Evo2 | Manthey Racing | 55 | Olaf Manthey | 6, 9–10 |
| Opel | Omega A 3000 Evo500 | Irmscher Motorsport | 26 | Volker Strycek | 6 |

## Schedule and results

| Round | Round | Country | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Report |
| 1 | R1 | Belgium | Zolder | 5 April | Kurt Thiim | Klaus Ludwig | Kurt Thiim | Zakspeed | Report |
| 1 | R2 | Belgium | Zolder | 5 April | | Klaus Ludwig | Kurt Thiim | Zakspeed | Report |
| 2 | R1 | Germany | Nürburgring | 19 April | Kurt Thiim | Keke Rosberg | Frank Biela | Audi Zentrum Reutlingen | Report |
| 2 | R2 | Germany | Nürburgring | 19 April | | Roland Asch | Roland Asch | Zakspeed | Report |
| 3 | R1 | Germany | Wunstorf | 3 May | Frank Biela | Roberto Ravaglia | Jörg van Ommen | Mass-Schons | Report |
| 3 | R2 | Germany | Wunstorf | 3 May | | Keke Rosberg | Keke Rosberg | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 4 | R1 | Germany | AVUS | 10 May | Frank Biela | Jacques Laffite | Steve Soper | Bigazzi | Report |
| 4 | R2 | Germany | AVUS | 10 May | | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 5 | R1 | Germany | Hockenheimring | 24 May | Klaus Ludwig | Ellen Lohr | Ellen Lohr | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 5 | R2 | Germany | Hockenheimring | 24 May | | Bernd Schneider | Roland Asch | Zakspeed | Report |
| 6 | R1 | Germany | Nürburgring | 18 June | Johnny Cecotto | Klaus Ludwig | Klaus Ludwig | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 6 | R2 | Germany | Nürburgring | 18 June | | Johnny Cecotto | Klaus Ludwig | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 7 | R1 | Germany | Norisring | 28 June | Roland Asch | Emanuele Pirro | Joachim Winkelhock | Schnitzer Motorsport | Report |
| 7 | R2 | Germany | Norisring | 28 June | | Keke Rosberg | Steve Soper | Bigazzi | Report |
| 8 | R1 | Czechoslovakia | Brno | 12 July | Kurt Thiim | Bernd Schneider | Johnny Cecotto | Fina Motorsport | Report |
| 8 | R2 | Czechoslovakia | Brno | 12 July | | Keke Rosberg | Johnny Cecotto | Fina Motorsport | Report |
| 9 | R1 | Germany | Diepholz Airfield Circuit | 16 August | Klaus Ludwig | Klaus Ludwig | Klaus Ludwig | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 9 | R2 | Germany | Diepholz Airfield Circuit | 16 August | | Bernd Schneider | Klaus Ludwig | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 10 | R1 | Germany | Alemannenring | 6 September | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 10 | R2 | Germany | Alemannenring | 6 September | | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 11 | R1 | Germany | Nürburgring | 20 September | Keke Rosberg | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 11 | R2 | Germany | Nürburgring | 20 September | | Klaus Ludwig | Klaus Ludwig | AMG-Mercedes | Report |
| 12 | R1 | Germany | Hockenheimring | 11 October | Kurt Thiim | Roberto Ravaglia | Roberto Ravaglia | Schnitzer Motorsport | Report |
| 12 | R2 | Germany | Hockenheimring | 11 October | | Joachim Winkelhock | Roberto Ravaglia | Schnitzer Motorsport | Report |

## Championship standings

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 | ZOL | NÜR | NÜR | WUN | WUN | AVU | AVU | HOC | HOC | NORD | NORD | NOR | NOR | BRN | BRN | DIE | DIE | SIN | SIN | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | HOC2 | HOC2 | Pts |
| 1 | Klaus Ludwig | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 228 |
| 2 | Kurt Thiim | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 192 |
| 3 | Bernd Schneider | 5 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 7 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 191 |
| 4 | Johnny Cecotto | 12 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 185 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | 11 | Ret | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 2 | Ret | DNS | 147 |
| 6 | Roland Asch | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 143 |
| 7 | Roberto Ravaglia | 8 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | 134 |
| 8 | Joachim Winkelhock | Ret | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 110 |
| 9 | Steve Soper | 4 | 13 | Ret | 7 | 23 | Ret | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | 19 | Ret | 109 |
| 10 | Jörg van Ommen | 10 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 106 |
| 11 | Ellen Lohr | 13 | 15 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 105 |
| 12 | Emanuele Pirro | 6 | 3 | 14 | 3 | Ret | 16 | 23 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 21 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 5 | 85 |
| 13 | Jacques Laffite | 9 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 43 |
| 14 | Altfrid Heger | Ret | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 9 | 22 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 38 |
| 15 | Frank Biela | 3 | Ret | 1 | 18 | DSQ | DSQ | Ret | 8 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 |
| 16 | Franz Engstler | 17 | 8 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 10 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 22 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 17 | Kris Nissen | 14 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | | | 7 | 13 | | | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Ret | Ret | 2 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 23 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 19 | Frank Jelinski | 15 | Ret | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 20 | Harald Becker | | | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 15 | NC | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | Ret | DNS | 21 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 16 | 16 | Ret | 8 | 3 |
| 21 | Armin Bernhard | Ret | DNS | 24 | Ret | 16 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 18 | 20 | 16 | Ret | | | 20 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| | Armin Hahne | Ret | 10 | 16 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 11 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 2 |
| 23 | Gerd Ruch | 21 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 22 | Ret | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | DNS | 20 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 17 | Ret | NC | 10 | 1 |
| | Hubert Haupt | 16 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| | Leopold von Bayern | 18 | Ret | 25 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 18 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 13 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 1 |
| 26 | Fritz Kreutzpointner | 19 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 19 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| | Olivier Grouillard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 13 | | | 0 |
| | Josef Venc | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 16 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Olaf Manthey | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 14 | | | | | 15 | 13 | DNS | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Vaclav Bervid | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 15 | Ret | 18 | Ret | DNS | 18 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| | "John Winter" | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | Ret | DNS | 17 | Ret | 0 |
| | Wayne Gardner | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 0 |
| | Peggen Andersson | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 14 | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Franz Dufter | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 17 | | | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Siegfried Maier | | | | | | | 24 | 18 | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Alexander Burgstaller | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Fred Räker | 20 | NC | 26 | NC | DNS | DNS | Ret | 17 | | | 19 | 21 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jürgen Ruch | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 18 | Ret | 0 |
| | Thomas von Löwis | Ret | DNS | 23 | 19 | Ret | DNS | 20 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jürgen Feucht | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| | Volker Strycek | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Thomas Winkelhock | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | ZOL | ZOL | NÜR | NÜR | WUN | WUN | AVU | AVU | HOC | HOC | NORD | NORD | NOR | NOR | BRN | BRN | DIE | DIE | SIN | SIN | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | HOC2 | HOC2 | Pts |