# 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.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Schmidt Motorsport Technik | Audi V8 quattro | 1 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | All |
| Schmidt Motorsport Technik | Audi V8 quattro | 2 | Hubert Haupt | 1–9, 11–12 |
| Schmidt Motorsport Technik | Audi V8 quattro | 46 | Walter Röhrl | 10 |
| Schnitzer Motorsport | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 3 | Johnny Cecotto | All |
| Schnitzer Motorsport | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 4 | Joachim Winkelhock | All |
| Schnitzer Motorsport | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 5 | Kris Nissen | All |
| AMG-Mercedes | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 | 7 | Kurt Thiim | All |
| AMG-Mercedes | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 | 8 | Klaus Ludwig | All |
| AMG-Mercedes | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 | 78 | Ellen Lohr | All |
| AMG-Mercedes | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 | 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 | All |
| Unitron Motorsport | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 14 | Ralf Kelleners | All |
| Linder Motorsport | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 15 | Dieter Quester | 1–8, 11–12 |
| Linder Motorsport | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 16 | Altfrid Heger | All |
| Linder Motorsport | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 17 | Annette Meeuvissen | 1–10 |
| Linder Motorsport | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 65 | Alain Menu | 9–10 |
| Team Zakspeed | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 | 18 | Fabien Giroix | 1–5 |
| Team Zakspeed | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 | 19 | Roland Asch | All |
| Team Zakspeed | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 | 20 | Michael Schumacher | 6–7 |
| Team Zakspeed | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 | 88 | Bernd Schneider | 8–10, 12 |
| MS-Jet-Racing | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 | 22 | Frank Schmickler | 1–7 |
| MS-Jet-Racing | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 | 23 | Jörg van Ommen | All |
| MS-Jet-Racing | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 | 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 | 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 |
| MM-Diebels | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 32 | Otto Rensing | 1–5, 9–10 |
| MM-Diebels | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 33 | Günter Murmann | 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 |
| Irmscher | Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 | 36 | Franz Engstler | 1–6, 8–12 |
| Irmscher | Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 | 37 | Volker Strycek | 2–10 |
| Irmscher | Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 | 74 | Sepp Haider | 7 |
| Tauber Motorsport | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 38 | Michael Ickenstein | 1 |
| Tauber Motorsport | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 39 | Franz Dufter | 2 |
| Tauber Motorsport | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 43 | Allen Berg | 3–10 |
| Ruch Motorsport | Ford Mustang GT | 40 | Gerd Ruch | 3–12 |
| Ruch Motorsport | Ford Mustang GT | 41 | Fred Räker | 3, 5–9, 12 |
| Ruch Motorsport | Ford Mustang GT | 47 | Jürgen Ruch | 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 | All |
| Gronemeyer Automobiltechnik | Ford Mustang GT | 51 | Heinz Becker | 4–5 |
| Team Vanicek | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 55 | Harald Becker | 1–6, 8–10 |
| Team Vanicek | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | 57 | Josef Venc | 11 |
| Team Schübel | Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 | 66 | Peter Oberndorfer | 1–7, 9–12 |
| Team Schübel | Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 | 99 | Manuel Reuter | 8 |

## Schedule and results

| Round | 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 |

## 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 | HOC1 | HOC1 | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | AVU | AVU | WUN | WUN | NOR | NOR | DIE | DIE | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | ALE | ALE | HOC2 | HOC2 | BRN | BRN | DON | 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 | ZOL | HOC1 | HOC1 | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | AVU | AVU | WUN | WUN | NOR | NOR | DIE | DIE | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | ALE | ALE | HOC2 | HOC2 | BRN | BRN | DON | DON | Pts. |