1991_World_Sportscar_Championship_season

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.

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FIA Sportscar World Championship, Seasonal Survey, Autosport, 9 January 1992, page 56

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Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Fuji Film Cup (430 km)	Suzuka Circuit	14 April
2	Trofeo F. Caracciolo (430km)	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	5 May
3	Castrol BRDC Empire Trophy (430 km)	Silverstone Circuit	19 May
4	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe	22 June 23 June
5	ADAC Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft (430km)	Nürburgring	18 August
6	Championnat du Monde de Voitures de Sport (430 km)	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	15 September
7	Trofeo Hermanos Rodriguez (430 km)	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez	6 October
8	SWC in Autopolis (430 km)	Autopolis	28 October

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

Rnd	Circuit	Winning Team	Results
Rnd	Circuit	Winning Drivers	Results
1	Suzuka	No. 5 Peugeot Talbot Sport	Report
1	Suzuka	Mauro Baldi Philippe Alliot	Report
2	Monza	No. 3 Silk Cut Jaguar	Report
2	Monza	Derek Warwick Martin Brundle	Report
3	Silverstone	No. 4 Silk Cut Jaguar	Report
3	Silverstone	Derek Warwick Teo Fabi	Report
4	Le Mans	No. 55 Mazdaspeed	Report
4	Le Mans	Volker Weidler Johnny Herbert Bertrand Gachot	Report
5	Nürburgring	No. 3 Silk Cut Jaguar	Report
5	Nürburgring	David Brabham Derek Warwick	Report
6	Magny-Cours	No. 6 Peugeot Talbot Sport	Report
6	Magny-Cours	Keke Rosberg Yannick Dalmas	Report
7	Mexico City	No. 6 Peugeot Talbot Sport	Report
7	Mexico City	Keke Rosberg Yannick Dalmas	Report
8	Autopolis	No. 2 Team Sauber-Mercedes	Report
8	Autopolis	Michael Schumacher Karl Wendlinger	Report

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

1991_World_Sportscar_Championship_season

1991 Sportscar World Championship

Schedule

Entries

Results and standings

Race results

Drivers' World Championship

Teams' World Championship

References

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