1991 Sportscar World Championship

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.

1991 World Sportscar Championship

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1990

Next

1992

Schedule

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	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

Entries

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
					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
					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
					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
					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
					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
					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 V8	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
					Franz Konrad	4
Toyota Team Tom's	Toyota TS010	Toyota RV10 3.5 L V10	G	36	Geoff Lees	8
					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

Race results

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

Pos Driver Team SUZ MON SIL LMS NUR MAG MEX AUT Points 1 Teo Fabi Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 2 1 3 2 3 DNS 3 86 2 Derek Warwick Silk Cut Jaguar NC 1 1 4 1 5 6 2 79 3 Philippe Alliot Peugeot Talbot Sport 1 8 6 Ret Ret 2 2 4 69 3 Mauro Baldi Peugeot Talbot Sport 1 8 6 Ret Ret 2 2 4 69 4 Cor Euser Euro Racing 4 4 5 Ret Ret 4 4 6 54 5 Charles Zwolsman Euro Racing 4 4 Ret Ret 4 4 6 46 6 Jochen Mass Team Sauber-Mercedes 2 3 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 45 6 Jean-Louis Schlesser Team Sauber Mercedes 2 3 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 45 7 Michael Schumacher Team Sauber-Mercedes Ret Ret 2 5 Ret Ret Ret 1 43 7 Karl Wendlinger Team Sauber-Mercedes Ret Ret 2 5 Ret Ret Ret 1 43 8 Manuel Reuter Porsche Kremer Racing 3 5 8 9 3 6 Ret Ret 43 9 Harri Toivonen Porsche Kremer Racing 3 5 8 9 3 6 Ret 41 10 Keke Rosberg Peugeot Talbot Sport Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 1 Ret 40 10 Yannick Dalmas Peugeot Talbot Sport Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 1 Ret 40 11 Maurizio Sandro Sala Mazdaspeed 6 7 11 6 5 7 8 31 12 Johnny Herbert Mazdaspeed 1 20 12 Volker Weidler Mazdaspeed 1 20 13 David Brabham Silk Cut Jaguar 1 3 6 3 18 14 David Kennedy Mazdaspeed 6 11 6 5 9 16 15 Jésus Pareja Repsol Brun Motorsport 7 Ret 7 10 7 NC 8 Ret 16 16 Davy Jones Silk Cut Jaguar 2 15 16 Raul Boesel Silk Cut Jaguar 2 15 17 Martin Brundle Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 1 3 12 17 Kenny Acheson Silk Cut Jaguar 3 12 17 Bob Wollek Silk Cut Jaguar 3 12 17 Bernd Schneider Konrad Motorsport Ret 12 Team Salamin Primagaz 3 18 Steven Andskär Courage Compétition 5 Ret 7 12 18 George Fouché Courage Compétition 5 Ret 7 12 19 Lionel Robert Courage Compétition 9 11 6 Ret 7 12 20 Otto Altenbach Team Salamin Primagaz Ret 4 10 11 21 Oscar Larrauri Repsol Brun Motorsport DSQ 6 7 10 DNS Ret Ret Ret 11 21 Massimo Sigala Repsol Brun Motorsport 7 6 10 8 11 22 John Nielsen Silk Cut Jaguar 4 10 22 Jürgen Oppermann Team Salamin Primagaz 4 10 23 Pierre Dieudonné Mazdaspeed 7 8 7 9 10 24 Derek Bell Konrad Motorsport 7 8 Team Salamin Primagaz 5 24 Gianpiero Moretti Team Salamin Primagaz 5 8 25 Stefan Johansson Konrad Motorsport Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret 6 Mazdaspeed 6 26 Walter Brun Repsol Brun Motorsport Ret 10 8 7 Ret 5 27 Yojiro Terada Mazdaspeed NC 8 9 8 5 27 Takashi Yorino Mazdaspeed NC 8 9 5 28 Hans-Joachim Stuck Konrad Motorsport 7 4 28 Frank Jelinski Konrad Motorsport 7 4 28 Pascal Fabre Louis Descartes Ret Ret 4 Courage Compétition 7 29 Paolo Barilla Courage Compétition 8 WD 3 29 Eje Elgh Courage Compétition 8 WD 3 Team Salamin Primagaz Ret Ret Ret 29 Otto Rensing Porsche Kremer Racing 8 3 29 Mercedes Stermitz Louis Descartes DNS 3 Team Salamin Primagaz DNQ Porsche Kremer Racing 8 29 Tomas Lopez Porsche Kremer Racing Ret 8 Ret 3 29 Gregor Foitek Porsche Kremer Racing Ret 8 3 Repsol Brun Motorsport DNS Ret 30 François Migault Courage Compétition 9 Ret 11 6 Ret 10 3 30 Claude Bourbonnais Courage Compétition 10 9 NC 3 30 Michel Trollé Courage Compétition 10 9 NC 3 31 Antoine Salamin Team Salamin Primagaz 9 Ret NC Ret NC 2 31 Max Cohen-Olivar Team Salamin Primagaz 9 Ret NC Ret 2 31 Franz Konrad Konrad Motorsport Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 2 31 Harald Becker Konrad Motorsport 9 2 31 Marco Brand Veneto Equipe DNQ Ret 2 Courage Compétition Ret NC Ret 9 31 Denis Morin Courage Compétition 9 2 32 Jürgen Lässig Team Salamin Primagaz 10 1 32 Tomás Saldaña Courage Compétition 9 1 Pos Driver Team SUZ MON SIL LMS NUR MAG MEX AUT Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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

Teams only scored points for their highest finishing entry.

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