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.

Teams and drivers

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No. Driver Team Car Notes
1   Frank Biela Audi Zentrum Reutlingen Audi V8 quattro Evolution Rounds 1–12
2   Frank Jelinski Audi Zentrum Reutlingen Audi V8 quattro Evolution Rounds 1–12
3   Klaus Ludwig AMG-Mercedes Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2
4   Bernd Schneider AMG-Mercedes Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2
5   Ellen Lohr AMG-Mercedes Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2
6   Keke Rosberg AMG-Mercedes Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2
7   Johnny Cecotto Fina Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution
9   Emanuele Pirro Bigazzi BMW M3 Sport Evolution
10   Steve Soper Bigazzi BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 1-20, 23-24
11   Jacques Laffite Mass-Schons Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2
12   Jörg van Ommen Mass-Schons Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2
14   Joachim Winkelhock Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution
15   Roberto Ravaglia Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution
16   Altfrid Heger Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution
17   Roland Asch Zakspeed Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2
18   Kurt Thiim Zakspeed Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2
19   Armin Hahne Linder BMW M3 Sport Evolution
20   Wayne Gardner Linder BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 21-24
21   Kris Nissen Unitron Computer
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BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 1-16, 19-20, 23-24
22   Olivier Grouillard Bigazzi BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 21-22
26   Volker Strycek Irmscher Motorsport Opel Omega 3000 24V Evo500n Rounds 11-12
27   Armin Bernhard BAS Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 Rounds 1-14, 17-24
28   John Winter Zakspeed Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 Rounds 17-24
30   Leopold von Bayern Isert BMW M3 Sport Evolution
33   Gerd Ruch Ruch Motorsport Ford Mustang GT
34   Fred Räker Ruch Motorsport Ford Mustang GT Rounds 1-8, 11-14
35   Alexander Burgstaller Valier BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 17-18
36   Franz Engstler Valier BMW M3 Sport Evolution
37   Thomas von Löwis MM Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 1-8
38   Fritz Kreutzpointner MM Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution
40   Josef Venc VAC BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 15-16
42   Harald Becker Auto Maass BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 3-24
44   Hans-Joachim Stuck Schmidt Motorsport Technik Audi V8 quattro Evolution Rounds 1–12
45   Hubert Haupt Schmidt Motorsport Technik Audi V8 quattro Evolution Rounds 1–10
46   Franz Dufter Tauber BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 13-14, 17-18
48   Siegfried Maier Tauber BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 7-10
49   Vaclav Bervid Bervid BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 15-24
50   Per-Gunnar Andersson BMW Sweden BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 13-14, 17-18
51   Jürgen Feucht Challenger Ford Mustang GT Rounds 1-4, 7-8, 17-20, 23-24
55   Olaf Manthey Manthey Racing Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 Rounds 11-12, 17-20
57   Thomas Winkelhock MM Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 9-10
66   Jürgen Ruch Ruch Motorsport Ford Mustang GT Rounds 16-17, 23-24

Schedule and results

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

Championship standings

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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
 
NÜR
 
WUN
 
AVU
 
HOC
 
NORD
 
NOR
 
BRN
 
DIE
 
SIN
 
NÜR2
 
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
 
NÜR
 
WUN
 
AVU
 
HOC
 
NORD
 
NOR
 
BRN
 
DIE
 
SIN
 
NÜR2
 
HOC2
 
Pts
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