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
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
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 | |||
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
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 | |