1991 World Sportscar 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.

Schedule

RndRaceCircuitDate
1 Fuji Film Cup Suzuka Circuit14 April
2 Trofeo F. Caracciolo Autodromo Nazionale Monza5 May
3 Castrol BRDC Empire Trophy Silverstone Circuit19 May
4 24 Hours of Le MansCircuit de la Sarthe22 June
23 June
5 ADAC Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft Nürburgring18 August
6 Championnat du Monde de Voitures de Sport Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez6 October
8 SWC in Autopolis Autopolis28 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

RndCircuitWinning TeamResults
RndCircuitWinning DriversResults
1Suzuka No. 5 Peugeot Talbot SportReport
1Suzuka Mauro Baldi
Philippe Alliot
Report
2Monza No. 3 Silk Cut JaguarReport
2Monza Derek Warwick
Martin Brundle
Report
3Silverstone No. 4 Silk Cut JaguarReport
3Silverstone Derek Warwick
Teo Fabi
Report
4Le Mans No. 55 MazdaspeedReport
4Le Mans Volker Weidler
Johnny Herbert
Bertrand Gachot
Report
5Nürburgring No. 3 Silk Cut JaguarReport
5Nürburgring David Brabham
Derek Warwick
Report
6Magny-Cours No. 6 Peugeot Talbot SportReport
6Magny-Cours Keke Rosberg
Yannick Dalmas
Report
7Mexico City No. 6 Peugeot Talbot SportReport
7Mexico City Keke Rosberg
Yannick Dalmas
Report
8Autopolis No. 2 Team Sauber-MercedesReport
8Autopolis Michael Schumacher
Karl Wendlinger
Report

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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.

Drivers' World Championship

Teams' World Championship

Teams only scored points for their highest finishing entry.
PosTeam
SUZ

MON

SIL

LMS

NUR

MAG

MEX

AUT
Points
1 Silk Cut JaguarNC1121362108
2 Peugeot Talbot Sport186RetRet11479
3 Team Sauber-Mercedes2325RetRetRet170
4 Euro Racing44512Ret44654
5 Mazdaspeed67111579847
6 Porsche Kremer Racing358938RetRet43
7 Courage Compétition59911697728
8 Team Salamin Primagaz9RetNCNC4103Ret25
9 Repsol Brun Motorsport767107NC8Ret22
10 Konrad MotorsportRetRet79RetRetRet6