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1991 Sportscar World Championship

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The 1991 FIA Sportscar World Championship season was the 39th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1991 FIA Sportscar World Championship, which was contested over an eight race series from 14 April to 28 October 28, 1991. The series was open to Group C Sportscars, with Category 1 cars complying with new 1991 Group C rules and Category 2 cars running under the pre 1991 regulations. Teo Fabi won the Drivers Championship and Silk Cut Jaguar won the Teams title.

Schedule

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Silk Cut Jaguar won the Teams Championship with Jaguar XJR-14 (above) and XJR-12 models
Peugeot Talbot Sport placed second with the 905
Team Sauber Mercedes placed third with the Mercedes C11 (above) and C291 models
Rnd Race Circuit Date
1 Japan Fuji Film Cup (430 km) Suzuka Circuit 14 April
2 Italy Trofeo F. Caracciolo (430km) Autodromo Nazionale Monza 5 May
3 United Kingdom Castrol BRDC Empire Trophy (430 km) Silverstone Circuit 19 May
4 France 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 22 June
23 June
5 Germany ADAC Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft (430km) Nürburgring 18 August
6 France Championnat du Monde de Voitures de Sport (430 km) Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 15 September
7 Mexico Trofeo Hermanos Rodriguez (430 km) Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 6 October
8 Japan SWC in Autopolis (430 km) Autopolis 28 October

Entries

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Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes Mercedes-Benz C11
Mercedes-Benz C291
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0 L Turbo V8
Mercedes-Benz M291 3.5 L Flat-12
G 1 France Jean-Louis Schlesser All
Germany Jochen Mass All
France Alain Ferté 4
2 Austria Karl Wendlinger 1–3, 5–8
Germany Michael Schumacher 1–3, 5–8
31 Austria Karl Wendlinger 4
Germany Michael Schumacher 4
Germany Fritz Kreutzpointner 4
32 United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer 4
Sweden Stanley Dickens 4
Denmark Kurt Thiim 4
United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-14 Jaguar HB 3.5 L V8 G 3 United Kingdom Derek Warwick 1–3, 5–8
United Kingdom Martin Brundle 1–3
Australia David Brabham 5–8
4 Italy Teo Fabi 1–3, 5–8
United Kingdom Martin Brundle 1–2
United Kingdom Derek Warwick 3
Australia David Brabham 5–6, 8
Jaguar XJR-12 Jaguar 7.4 L V12 33 United Kingdom Derek Warwick 4
United Kingdom Andy Wallace 4
Denmark John Nielsen 4
34 Italy Teo Fabi 4
France Bob Wollek 4
United Kingdom Kenny Acheson 4
35 United States Davy Jones 4
Brazil Raul Boesel 4
France Michel Ferté 4
United Kingdom TWR Suntec Jaguar 36 United Kingdom David Leslie 4
Italy Mauro Martini 4
United States Jeff Krosnoff 4
France Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 905
Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis
Peugeot SA35-A1 3.5 L V10
Peugeot SA35-A2 3.5 L V10
M 5 France Philippe Alliot All
Italy Mauro Baldi All
France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 4
6 Finland Keke Rosberg All
France Yannick Dalmas All
France Pierre-Henri Raphanel 4
France Louis Descartes ALD C91
Spice SE89C
Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 L V8
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8
G 7 France Philippe de Henning 1–2, 4
Italy Luigi Taverna 2–4, 6–7
France Patrick Gonin 4, 6–7
Italy Ranieri Randaccio 5
Italy Mirko Savoldi 5
ROC 002 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 L V8 37
60
France Pascal Fabre 4, 6
Switzerland Bernard Thuner 4, 6
Spice SE89C Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8 39 France Michel Maisonneuve 4
France Xavier Lapeyre 4
France Jean-Philippe Grand 4
60 United Kingdom John Sheldon 3
Austria Mercedes Stermitz 3
Netherlands Euro Racing Spice SE90C Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 L V8 G 8 Netherlands Cor Euser All
Netherlands Charles Zwolsman 1–2, 4–8
United Kingdom Richard Piper 3
United Kingdom Tim Harvey 4
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8 D 40 United States Lyn St. James 4
South Africa Desiré Wilson 4
France Cathy Muller 4
G 41 Japan Naoki Nagasaka 4
Japan Hisashi Yokoshima 4
Japan Kiyoshi Misaki 4
Spice SE88P Ferrari 3.5 L V8 42 United Kingdom Justin Bell 4
Japan Syunji Kasuya 4
Spice SE89C Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8 43 France Jean-Louis Ricci 4
United States Olindo Iacobelli 4
United Kingdom Richard Piper 4
44 United Kingdom John Sheldon 4
United Kingdom Charles Rickett 4
France Ferdinand de Lesseps 4
45 United Kingdom Nick Adams 4
United Kingdom Richard Jones 4
United Kingdom Robin Donovan 4
Spice SE90C Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 L V8 61 France Henri Pescarolo 6
France Jean-Louis Ricci 6
South Africa Wayne Taylor 8
Japan Hideshi Matsuda 8
Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 962CK6 Porsche Type-935/82 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 Y 11 Germany Manuel Reuter All
Finland Harri Toivonen 1–6, 8
Finland JJ Lehto 4
Mexico Tomas Lopez 7
46 United Kingdom Tiff Needell 4
Switzerland Gregor Foitek 4
Mexico Tomas Lopez 4
55 Germany Otto Rensing 5
Austria Mercedes Stermitz 5
Switzerland Gregor Foitek 6
Mexico Tomas Lopez 6
France Courage Compétition Porsche 962C
Porsche 962C GTi
Cougar C26S
Porsche Type-935/82 3.2 L Flat-6 D
G
12 Sweden Steven Andskär 1, 8
South Africa George Fouché 1, 8
France François Migault 2–7
France Lionel Robert 2, 4–6
Italy Marco Brand 3
France Jean-Daniel Raulet 4
Spain Tomás Saldaña 7
13 Sweden Eje Elgh 1, 8
Italy Paolo Barilla 1, 8
France Michel Trollé 2–3
Canada Claude Bourbonnais 2–3
United Kingdom Johnny Dumfries 4
Sweden Anders Olofsson 4
Sweden Thomas Danielsson 4
Italy Marco Brand 5–6
Italy Andrea Filippini 5
France Denis Morin 6
France Pascal Fabre 7
France Lionel Robert 7
47 France Michel Trollé 4
Italy Marco Brand 4
Canada Claude Bourbonnais 4
48 United Kingdom Chris Hodgetts 4
United Kingdom Andrew Hepworth 4
France Thierry Lecerf 4
Porsche 962C D 49 Sweden Steven Andskär 4
South Africa George Fouché 4
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 G 50 France Jean-Marie Alméras 4
France Jacques Alméras 4
France Pierre de Thoisy 4
Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 G
D
14 Switzerland Antoine Salamin 1–5
Morocco Max Cohen-Olivar 1–4
France Marcel Tarrès 4
France Pierre Yver 5
Germany Otto Altenbach 6
Germany Jürgen Lässig 6
Germany Bernd Schneider 7
Germany "John Winter" 7
Austria Roland Ratzenberger 8
Sweden Eje Elgh 8
51 Germany Otto Altenbach 4
Germany Jürgen Lässig 4
France Pierre Yver 4
D 52 Austria Roland Ratzenberger 4
Sweden Eje Elgh 4
United Kingdom Will Hoy 4
53 United Kingdom James Weaver 4
United States Hurley Haywood 4
South Africa Wayne Taylor 4
54 Japan Katsunori Iketani 4
Austria Mercedes Stermitz 4
D
G
59 United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer 3
Sweden Eje Elgh 3
Germany Jürgen Oppermann 5
Germany Otto Altenbach 5
United Kingdom Derek Bell 7
Italy Gianpiero Moretti 7
Italy Veneto Equipe Lancia LC2 SP91 Ferrari 308C 3.1 L Turbo V8 D 15 Italy Andrea Filippini 1–2
Italy Marco Brand 1–2
Italy Almo Coppelli 4–6
Italy Luigi Giorgio 4
Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport Porsche 962C
Brun C91
Porsche Type-935/82 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
Judd EV 3.5 L V10
Y 16 Argentina Oscar Larrauri 1–3, 5–8
Switzerland Bernard Santal 1, 4
Italy Massimo Sigala 2
Spain Jésus Pareja 3, 8
Belgium Harald Huysman 4
Canada Robbie Stirling 4
Switzerland Gregor Foitek 5, 7
17 Spain Jésus Pareja 1–2, 4–8
Italy Massimo Sigala 1, 3, 7
Switzerland Walter Brun 2–6
Argentina Oscar Larrauri 4
Switzerland Bernard Santal 8
Japan Mazdaspeed Mazda 787
Mazda 787B
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor D 18 Brazil Maurizio Sandro Sala 1–6, 8
Republic of Ireland David Kennedy 1, 3–5
Belgium Pierre Dieudonné 2, 6–7
Sweden Stefan Johansson 4
Japan Yojiro Terada 7–8
55 Germany Volker Weidler 4
United Kingdom Johnny Herbert 4
Belgium Bertrand Gachot 4
56 Japan Yojiro Terada 4
Japan Takashi Yorino 4
Belgium Pierre Dieudonné 4
58 Japan Takashi Yorino 1, 8
Japan Yojiro Terada 1
Republic of Ireland David Kennedy 8
Austria Konrad Motorsport Porsche 962C
Konrad KM-011
Porsche Type-935/82 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
Lamborghini 3512 3.5 L V12
G
Y
21 Austria Franz Konrad 2–8
Sweden Stefan Johansson 2, 5–8
United Kingdom Tiff Needell 3
United Kingdom Anthony Reid 4
Switzerland Pierre-Alain Lombardi 4
57 Germany Bernd Schneider 4
France Henri Pescarolo 4
Germany "John Winter" 4
Germany Harald Becker 5
Austria Franz Konrad 5
58 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 4
Germany Frank Jelinski 4
United Kingdom Derek Bell 4
59 Germany Jürgen Barth 4
Austria Franz Konrad 4
Japan Toyota Team Tom's Toyota TS010 Toyota RV10 3.5 L V10 G 36 United Kingdom Geoff Lees 8
United Kingdom Andy Wallace 8

Note: As Toyota Team Tom's was not a full-season SWC entrant, the team and drivers were not eligible for championship points.

Results and standings

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Race results

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Rnd Circuit Winning Team Results
Winning Drivers
1 Suzuka France No. 5 Peugeot Talbot Sport Report
Italy Mauro Baldi
France Philippe Alliot
2 Monza United Kingdom No. 3 Silk Cut Jaguar Report
United Kingdom Derek Warwick
United Kingdom Martin Brundle
3 Silverstone United Kingdom No. 4 Silk Cut Jaguar Report
United Kingdom Derek Warwick
Italy Teo Fabi
4 Le Mans Japan No. 55 Mazdaspeed Report
Germany Volker Weidler
United Kingdom Johnny Herbert
Belgium Bertrand Gachot
5 Nürburgring United Kingdom No. 3 Silk Cut Jaguar Report
Australia David Brabham
United Kingdom Derek Warwick
6 Magny-Cours France No. 6 Peugeot Talbot Sport Report
Finland Keke Rosberg
France Yannick Dalmas
7 Mexico City France No. 6 Peugeot Talbot Sport Report
Finland Keke Rosberg
France Yannick Dalmas
8 Autopolis Germany No. 2 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report
Germany Michael Schumacher
Austria Karl Wendlinger
Points system[1]
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

In order to be classified for points, a team had to complete 90% of the winner's distance. Further, drivers were required to complete at least 30% of their car's total race distance to qualify for championship points. Drivers forfeited points if they drove in more than one car during the race.[1]

Drivers' World Championship

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Pos Driver Team Japan
SUZ
Italy
MON
United Kingdom
SIL
France
LMS
Germany
NUR
France
MAG
Mexico
MEX
Japan
AUT
Points
1 Italy Teo Fabi United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 2 1 3 2 3 DNS 3 86
2 United Kingdom Derek Warwick United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar NC 1 1 4 1 5 6 2 79
3 France Philippe Alliot France Peugeot Talbot Sport 1 8 6 Ret Ret 2 2 4 69
3 Italy Mauro Baldi France Peugeot Talbot Sport 1 8 6 Ret Ret 2 2 4 69
4 Netherlands Cor Euser Netherlands Euro Racing 4 4 5 Ret Ret 4 4 6 54
5 Netherlands Charles Zwolsman Netherlands Euro Racing 4 4 Ret Ret 4 4 6 46
6 Germany Jochen Mass Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes 2 3 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 45
6 France Jean-Louis Schlesser Germany Team Sauber Mercedes 2 3 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 45
7 Germany Michael Schumacher Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes Ret Ret 2 5 Ret Ret Ret 1 43
7 Austria Karl Wendlinger Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes Ret Ret 2 5 Ret Ret Ret 1 43
8 Germany Manuel Reuter Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 3 5 8 9 3 6 Ret Ret 43
9 Finland Harri Toivonen Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 3 5 8 9 3 6 Ret 41
10 Finland Keke Rosberg France Peugeot Talbot Sport Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 1 Ret 40
10 France Yannick Dalmas France Peugeot Talbot Sport Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 1 Ret 40
11 Brazil Maurizio Sandro Sala Japan Mazdaspeed 6 7 11 6 5 7 8 31
12 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Japan Mazdaspeed 1 20
12 Germany Volker Weidler Japan Mazdaspeed 1 20
13 Australia David Brabham United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar 1 3 6 3 18
14 Republic of Ireland David Kennedy Japan Mazdaspeed 6 11 6 5 9 16
15 Spain Jésus Pareja Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport 7 Ret 7 10 7 NC 8 Ret 16
16 United States Davy Jones United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar 2 15
16 Brazil Raul Boesel United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar 2 15
17 United Kingdom Martin Brundle United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 1 3 12
17 United Kingdom Kenny Acheson United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar 3 12
17 France Bob Wollek United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar 3 12
17 Germany Bernd Schneider Austria Konrad Motorsport Ret 12
Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz 3
18 Sweden Steven Andskär France Courage Compétition 5 Ret 7 12
18 South Africa George Fouché France Courage Compétition 5 Ret 7 12
19 France Lionel Robert France Courage Compétition 9 11 6 Ret 7 12
20 Germany Otto Altenbach Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz Ret 4 10 11
21 Argentina Oscar Larrauri Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport DSQ 6 7 10 DNS Ret Ret Ret 11
21 Italy Massimo Sigala Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport 7 6 10 8 11
22 Denmark John Nielsen United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar 4 10
22 Germany Jürgen Oppermann Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz 4 10
23 Belgium Pierre Dieudonné Japan Mazdaspeed 7 8 7 9 10
24 United Kingdom Derek Bell Austria Konrad Motorsport 7 8
Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz 5
24 Italy Gianpiero Moretti Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz 5 8
25 Sweden Stefan Johansson Austria Konrad Motorsport Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret 6
Japan Mazdaspeed 6
26 Switzerland Walter Brun Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport Ret 10 8 7 Ret 5
27 Japan Yojiro Terada Japan Mazdaspeed NC 8 9 8 5
27 Japan Takashi Yorino Japan Mazdaspeed NC 8 9 5
28 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Austria Konrad Motorsport 7 4
28 Germany Frank Jelinski Austria Konrad Motorsport 7 4
28 France Pascal Fabre France Louis Descartes Ret Ret 4
France Courage Compétition 7
29 Italy Paolo Barilla France Courage Compétition 8 WD 3
29 Sweden Eje Elgh France Courage Compétition 8 WD 3
Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz Ret Ret Ret
29 Germany Otto Rensing Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 8 3
29 Austria Mercedes Stermitz France Louis Descartes DNS 3
Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz DNQ
Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 8
29 Mexico Tomas Lopez Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Ret 8 Ret 3
29 Switzerland Gregor Foitek Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Ret 8 3
Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport DNS Ret
30 France François Migault France Courage Compétition 9 Ret 11 6 Ret 10 3
30 Canada Claude Bourbonnais France Courage Compétition 10 9 NC 3
30 France Michel Trollé France Courage Compétition 10 9 NC 3
31 Switzerland Antoine Salamin Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz 9 Ret NC Ret NC 2
31 Morocco Max Cohen-Olivar Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz 9 Ret NC Ret 2
31 Austria Franz Konrad Austria Konrad Motorsport Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 2
31 Germany Harald Becker Austria Konrad Motorsport 9 2
31 Italy Marco Brand Italy Veneto Equipe DNQ Ret 2
France Courage Compétition Ret NC Ret 9
31 France Denis Morin France Courage Compétition 9 2
32 Germany Jürgen Lässig Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz 10 1
32 Spain Tomás Saldaña France Courage Compétition 9 1
Pos Driver Team Japan
SUZ
Italy
MON
United Kingdom
SIL
France
LMS
Germany
NUR
France
MAG
Mexico
MEX
Japan
AUT
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Teams' World Championship

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Teams only scored points for their highest finishing entry.

Pos Team Japan
SUZ
Italy
MON
United Kingdom
SIL
France
LMS
Germany
NUR
France
MAG
Mexico
MEX
Japan
AUT
Points
1 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar NC 1 1 2 1 3 6 2 108
2 France Peugeot Talbot Sport 1 8 6 Ret Ret 1 1 4 79
3 Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes 2 3 2 5 Ret Ret Ret 1 70
4 Netherlands Euro Racing 4 4 5 12 Ret 4 4 6 54
5 Japan Mazdaspeed 6 7 11 1 5 7 9 8 47
6 Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 3 5 8 9 3 8 Ret Ret 43
7 France Courage Compétition 5 9 9 11 6 9 7 7 28
8 Switzerland Team Salamin Primagaz 9 Ret NC NC 4 10 3 Ret 25
9 Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport 7 6 7 10 7 NC 8 Ret 22
10 Austria Konrad Motorsport Ret Ret 7 9 Ret Ret Ret 6

References

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  1. ^ a b FIA Sportscar World Championship, Seasonal Survey, Autosport, 9 January 1992, page 56
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