German Touring Car Championship 1990

The Audi V8 quattro DTM driven by Hans-Joachim Stuck in the DTM at the Goodwood Festival of Speed .

The German Touring Car Championship in 1990 was the DTM's seventh season . Their first run took place on April 1, 1990 on the Circuit Zolder . The last run was on October 14th at the Hockenheimring . A total of 22 races were held in Germany and Belgium , each with two races on one of the 11 race weekends.

It was Audi's first season in the DTM. Overall winner was Hans-Joachim Stuck in the Audi V8 quattro DTM with 189 points.

Starting field

The following drivers started the season:

No.	driver	team	vehicle	Race weekend
1	Roberto Ravaglia	BMW M Team Schnitzer	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	8th
2	Fabien Giroix			all
3	Johnny Cecotto			all
4th	Klaus Niedzwiedz	Opel Team Irmscher	Opel Omega 3000 24V	4-11
5	Markus Oestreich			4, 5, 9-11
6th	Kurt Thiim	AMG Motorenbau GmbH	Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo	1-7
			Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II	8-11
7th	Klaus Ludwig		Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo	1-7
			Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II	8-11
8th	Steve Soper	Bigazzi M team	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	all
9	Joachim Winkelhock			all
10	Jacques Laffite			all
11	Altfrid Heger	BMW M Team Linder	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	all
12	Kris Nissen			1-8
13	Franz Engstler	Bigazzi M team	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	10
14th	Roland Asch	Snobeck Racing Service	Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo	1-9
			Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II	10, 11
15th	Alain Cudini		Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo	1-9
			Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II	10, 11
16	Frank Biela	MS-Jet Racing	Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo	1-10
			Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II	11
17th	Jörg van Ommen		Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo	1-10
			Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II	11
18th	Dieter Quester	BMW M Team Zakspeed	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	all
19th	Armin Hahne			all
20th	Annette Meeuvissen			all
22nd	Harald Grohs	Valier Motorsport	BMW M3 Evo	1, 3, 8, 9
			BMW M3 Sport Evolution	11
23	Olaf Manthey	BMW Isert	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	4-9, 11
24	Leopold Prince of Bavaria			1, 3-11
25th	Philipp Mueller	Bemani engine construction	Toyota Supra 3.0i	5, 7
26th	Toni Seiler			5
27	Peter Oberndorfer	Opel Team Schübel	Opel Kadett GSi 16V	1-6
28	Kurt Koenig	Valier - Autotest & Tuning Racing Team	BMW M3 Evo	1-3, 5-8, 10, 11
29	Emanuele Pirro	BMW M Team Schnitzer	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	10, 11
30th	Günther Murmann	MM Diebels Alt	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	all
31	Frank Schmickler			3-11
32	Christian Danner	BMW M Team Schnitzer	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	8, 11
33	Gerd Ruch	Gerd Ruch Motorsport	Ford Mustang 5.0 GT	2-6, 10, 11
34	Eric van de Poele	BMW M Team Schnitzer	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	11
35	Franz Dufter	Tauber motorsport	BMW M3 Evo	8th
36	Carsten Struwe			2-6, 9, 11
37	Georg Severich			10
40	Armin Bernhard	BAS	Mercedes 190E 2.3-16	1-2
			Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo	4-11
44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Schmidt Motorsport Technik	Audi V8 quattro DTM	all
45	Walter Röhrl			8-11
46	Frank Jelinski			11
47	Örnulf Willheim	Tauber motorsport	BMW M3 Evo	10
48	Udo Schneider			7th
49	Hans Kalaschek	Association of South German Automobile Sportsmen	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	7-11
50	André Baumann	Valente Motorsport	BMW M3 Evo	11
53	Anton Goeser	MM Diebels Alt	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	1, 2
54	Volker Strycek	Opel Team Irmscher	Opel Omega 3000 24V	11
55	Klaus Gohlke	Opel Team Schübel	Opel Kadett GSi 16V	10
60	Karl Wendlinger	AMG Motorenbau GmbH	Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo	8, 9
			Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II	11
64	Rob Gravett		Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II	10
65	Michael sSchumacher		Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II	11
66	Thomas Winkelhock		Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo	1-6
77	Fritz Kreutzpointner		Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo	1-9
			Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II	10, 11

Race calendar and results

round		Race (track)	date	distance	Pole position	Fastest lap	winner	vehicle
1	Run 1	Bergischer Löwe Circuit Zolder	April 1st	77.112 km	Kurt Thiim	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo
	Run 2			102.816 km		Kurt Thiim	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo
2	Run 1	Hockenheimring racing festival	April 8th	101.910 km	Klaus Ludwig	Johnny Cecotto	Klaus Ludwig	Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo
	Run 2			101.910 km		Joachim Winkelhock	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3 Sport Evolution
3	Run 1	Eifel race Nürburgring	April 22	99.924 km	Altfrid Heger	Steve Soper	Steve Soper	BMW M3 Sport Evolution
	Run 2			99.924 km		Jacques Laffite	Steve Soper	BMW M3 Sport Evolution
4th	Run 1	AVUS race AVUS	May 6th	92.720 km	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Audi V8 quattro DTM
	Run 2			102.480 km		Hans-Joachim Stuck	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Audi V8 quattro DTM
5	Run 1	Mainz-Finthen airfield race Mainz-Finthen airfield	May 20th	103,500 km	Roland Asch	Klaus Ludwig	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3 Sport Evolution
	Run 2			103,500 km		Johnny Cecotto	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3 Sport Evolution
6th	Run 1	Airfield race Wunstorf Wunstorf Air Base	3rd of June	101,000 km	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Audi V8 quattro DTM
	Run 2			101,000 km		Jörg van Ommen	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Audi V8 quattro DTM
7th	Run 1	24-hour race Nürburgring Nürburgring-Nordschleife	June 16	101.200 km	Klaus Ludwig	Jacques Laffite	Jacques Laffite	BMW M3 Sport Evolution
	Run 2			101.200 km		Jacques Laffite	Frank Biela	Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo
8th	Run 1	200 miles from Nuremberg Norisring	July 1	101.200 km	Roberto Ravaglia	Walter Röhrl	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Audi V8 quattro DTM
	Run 2			101.200 km		Altfrid Heger	Roberto Ravaglia	BMW M3 Sport Evolution
9	Run 1	Airfield race Diepholz Diepholz Air Base	5th of August	102.220 km	Armin Hahne	Joachim Winkelhock	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo II
	Run 2			102.220 km		Joachim Winkelhock	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW M3 Sport Evolution
10	Run 1	Nürburgring Touring Car Grand Prix	September 3	99.924 km	Armin Hahne	Emanuele Pirro	Emanuele Pirro	BMW M3 Sport Evolution
	Run 2			99.924 km		Joachim Winkelhock	Walter Röhrl	Audi V8 quattro DTM
11	Run 1	ADAC Prize Hockenheim Hockenheimring	October 14th	88.426 km	Frank Jelinski	Emanuele Pirro	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Audi V8 quattro DTM
	Run 2			102.030 km		Klaus Ludwig	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Audi V8 quattro DTM

Championship results

Point system

Points were awarded to the first 10 classified drivers in the following number:

space	1.	2.	3.	4th	5.	6th	7th	8th.	9.	10.
Points	20th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	3	2	1

Driver ranking

A total of 33 drivers made it into the points classification.

space	driver	ZOL		HOC1		ONLY1		AVU		MAY		WUN		ONLY2		NOR		THE		ONLY3		HOC2		Points
1	Hans-Joachim Stuck	14th	3	6th	2	DNF	16	1	1	15th	20th	1	1	DNF	11	1	3	14th	8th	11	10	1	1	189
2	Johnny Cecotto	5	DNF	4th	1	DNF	4th	12	5	1	1	3	4th	DNF	3	5	14th	2	3	9	DNF	11	4th	177
3	Kurt Thiim	1	1	3	3	17th	7th	6th	6th	5	5	7th	7th	DNF	7th	DNF	12	1	16	4th	5	4th	6th	162
4th	Steve Soper	2	DNF	2	DNF	1	1	14th	8th	4th	2	4th	8th	3	DNF	11	10	8th	20th	10	2	6th	8th	152
5	Klaus Ludwig	4th	2	1	DNF	4th	3	9	DNF	2	6th	22nd	11	DNF	15th	4th	4th	7th	6th	7th	7th	5	7th	140
6th	Joachim Winkelhock	7th	12	7th	4th	2	DNF	24	DNF	DNF	DNF	5	2	2	DNF	26th	DNF	4th	1	6th	4th	13	9	119
7th	Jacques Laffite	6th	4th	DNF	DNS	3	DNF	4th	DNF	7th	DNF	14th	DNF	1	8th	8th	DNF	18th	4th	2	6th	14th	5	107
8th	Altfrid Heger	DNF	DNF	9	5	DNF	DNF	2	2	14th	4th	DNF	DNF	7th	DNF	6th	2	5	2	19th	15th	23	DNF	98
9	Fabien Giroix	3	DNF	5	8th	5	2	7th	3	DNF	21st	8th	6th	DNF	DNS	7th	7th	3	18th	12	8th	12	DNF	94
10	Frank Biela	10	5	11	DNF	7th	5	20th	DNF	3	3	11	9	4th	1	16	9	10	15th	20th	DNF	27	DNS	80
11	Walter Röhrl															2	5	9	DNF	8th	1	3	3	72
12	Armin Hahne	DNF	DNS	10	DNF	6th	6th	5	14th	8th	7th	6th	5	DNF	6th	DNF	13	16	5	3	14th	DNF	DNF	68
13	Fritz Kreutzpointner	12	6th	DNF	DNS	12	14th	13	DNS	11	10	10	14th	5	2	14th	DNF	6th	7th	5	13	10	DNF	50
14th	Jörg van Ommen	DNF	DNS	8th	7th	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	13	9	2	3	DNF	DNS	21st	6th	22nd	DNS	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS	42
15th	Emanuele Pirro																			1	3	7th	11	36
16	Roberto Ravaglia															3	1							32
16	Alain Cudini	13	10	12	6th	11	8th	DNF	DNF	6th	DNF	DNF	DNS	6th	4th	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	DNF	12	DNF	DNF	32
18th	Frank Jelinski																					2	2	30th
19th	Frank Schmickler					DNF	DNS	8th	4th	12	8th	20th	DNF	12	10	17th	8th	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNF	9	12	22nd
20th	Dieter Quester	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNS	3	9	10	12	23	DNS	8th	DNF	12	DNF	13	9	15th	11	DNF	DNS	20th
21st	Roland Asch	8th	13	DNF	DNS	20th	9	15th	7th	DNF	DNF	13	10	DNF	14th	10	11	DNF	12	13	9	DNF	DNF	13
22nd	Klaus Niedzwiedz							25th	DNF	DNF	DNF	21st	12	9	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS	18th	16	28	DNF	10
23	Kris Nissen	11	11	14th	10	9	10	22nd	DNF	22nd	13	9	19th	11	9	19th	16							8th
24	Kurt Koenig	9	DNF	13	9	8th	DNF			DNF	DNF	12	13	DNF	DNS	13	DNF			21st	18th	16	DNF	7th
25th	Thomas Winkelhock	18th	7th	DNF	DNS	16	DNF	16	10	21st	14th	16	DNF											5
26th	Olaf Manthey							10	16	9	11	DNF	DNS	10	12	18th	DNF	DNF	DNS			DNF	DNF	4th
27	Günther Murmann	16	8th	18th	DNS	14th	15th	18th	12	16	16	15th	DNS	16	16	15th	20th	19th	11	22nd	19th	19th	13	3
27	Volker Strycek																			DNS	DNS	8th	DNF	3
29	Leopold Prince of Bavaria	15th	DNF			15th	11	17th	13	20th	19th	17th	15th	14th	17th	9	18th	17th	21st	24	24	DNF	DNS	2
29	Armin Bernhard	17th	9	19th	12			DNF	DNS	18th	18th	19th	18th	DNF	DNS	27	19th	21st	17th	DNF	22nd	24	16	2
31	Markus Oestreich							DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF							15th	10	17th	DNF	17th	DNF	1
31	Eric van de Poele																					15th	10	1
31	Harald Grohs	DNF	DNF			10	DNF									20th	DNF	DNF	DNS			21st	DNF	1
34	Annette Meeuvissen	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNS	13	12	19th	11	DNF	15th	18th	16	13	13	25th	17th	23	19th	23	21st	20th	18th	0
34	Anton Goeser	19th	14th	17th	11																			0
34	Karl Wendlinger															23	15th	12	13			DNF	DNS	0
34	Carsten Struwe	DNS	DNS			18th	13	DNF	DNS	19th	DNF	DNF	17th					20th	14th			29	20th	0
34	Gerd Ruch	DNS	DNS	15th	13	19th	DNF	23	DNF	DNF	17th	DNF	DNS			DNQ	DNF	DNS	DNS	28	DNS	25th	17th	0
34	Christian Danner															DNF	DNS					18th	14th	0
34	Franz Engstler																			14th	DNF			0
34	Peter Oberndorfer	DNF	DNS	16	DNS	DNF	DNS	21st	15th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS											0
34	Udo Schneider													15th	18th									0
34	Hans Kalaschek													DNF	DNS	22nd	DNF	24	DNS	26th	DNF	22nd	15th	0
34	Rob Gravett																			16	17th			0
34	Philipp Mueller			DNS	DNS					17th	DNF			DNF	DNS									0
34	André Baumann																					26th	19th	0
34	Örnulf Willheim																			25th	20th			0
34	Klaus Gohlke							DNS	DNS							DNS	DNS			27	23			0
34	Franz Dufter															24	DNF							0
34	Georg Severich																			DNF	DNS			0
34	Michael sSchumacher																					DNF	DNS	0
34	Toni Seiler													DNS	DNS									0
space	driver	ZOL		HOC1		ONLY1		AVU		MAY		WUN		ONLY2		NOR		THE		ONLY3		HOC2		Points

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Web links

• The 1990 DTM season on the official DTM website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} DTM website: 1990: Stuck wins for Audi. From: www.dtm.com , accessed on July 21, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Touringcarracing - website: German Touring Car Championship 1990. On: touringcarracing.net , accessed on July 21, 2018 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Touringcarracing - website: 1990 German Touring Car Championship. From: touringcarracing.net , accessed July 21, 2018 .