German Touring Car Championship 1994

The AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM driven by Ellen Lohr in the DTM at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (photo shows model from 1995).

The German Touring Car Championship in 1994 was the eleventh DTM season . The first run took place on April 10, 1994 at the Circuit Zolder and the season finale took place on October 4 at the Hockenheimring . The races on May 22nd in Mugello and on July 17th in Donington were not included in the DTM championship and were included in the special ranking of the ITR Gold Cup.

A total of 24 races were held in Germany , Italy , Great Britain and Belgium . Two runs took place on each of the 12 race weekends.

Overall winner was Klaus Ludwig in the AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM with 222 points. Ludwig won the DTM championship title for the third time after 1988 and 1992.

Starting field

The following drivers started the season:

No.	driver	team	vehicle	Race weekend
0	Danny Sullivan	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	4, 7
1	Nicola Larini			all
2	Alessandro Nannini			all
3	Roland Asch	AMG-Mercedes Tabac-Original Sonax	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM	all
4th	Bernd Schneider			all
5	Manuel Reuter	Opel Team Joest	Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4	all
6th	Keke Rosberg			all
7th	Klaus Ludwig	AMG-Mercedes D2 private team	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM	all
8th	Ellen Lohr			all
9	Frank Schmickler	Linder racing	BMW M3 E36	1-10, 12
10	Stefano Modena	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	10-12
11	Christian Danner	Schübel Engineering	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	all
12	Giorgio Francia			1-11
13	Jürgen Feucht	Buffalo Boots Racing	Ford Mustang 5.0 GT	5-9, 11, 12
14th	Kurt Thiim	Promarkt Zakspeed Team	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM	all
15th	Jörg van Ommen			all
17th	Louis Krages ("John Winter")	Opel Team Joest	Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4	all
18th	Kris Nissen	Schübel Engineering	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	all
19th	Uwe Alzen	Persson Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes 190E class 1	all
20th	Marc Gindorf			all
21st	Alexander Gray	DTM junior team	AMG-Mercedes 190E class 1	all
22nd	Gerd Ruch	Ruch Motorsport	Ford Mustang 5.0 GT	all
23	Jürgen Ruch			all
24	Stig Amthor	DTM junior team	AMG-Mercedes 190E class 1	all
25th	Franz Engstler	Alfa Romeo Team Engstler	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	1-4, 6
26th	Carsten Struwe			1-4
27	Michael Bartels	Jägermeister-Schübel	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	1-6, 8-12
28	Andy Wallace	FNAC drawer	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	1-7
30th	Gianni Giudici	Scuderia Giudici	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	all
31	Armin Bernhard	BAS Reifen Autotechnik	Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo II	all
33	Stefano Buttiero	Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9
34	Harald Becker	WS-DHL team	BMW M3 E36	1-5
35	Rudiger Schmitt			1-4
37	Wolfgang Schrey	Team H & R-WSM	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	1
38	Karsten Molitor	Molitor Racing	BMW M3 Sport Evolution	5
39	Georg Severich	WS-DHL team	BMW M3 E36	5-12
40	Danny Arrow	Alfa Romeo Team Engstler	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	6th
41	Fritz Huber	WS-DHL team	BMW M3 E36	8, 9, 12
42	Neil Cunningham			7th
43	Steffen Göpel			10
44	Rudiger Seyffarth			11

Race calendar and results

round		Race (track)	date	distance	Pole position	Fastest lap	winner	vehicle
1	Run 1	Bergischer Löwe Circuit Zolder	10th of April		Nicola Larini	Nicola Larini	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
	Run 2					Alessandro Nannini	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
2	Run 1	Hockenheimring racing festival	April 24th		Kurt Thiim	Bernd Schneider	Kurt Thiim	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM
	Run 2					Bernd Schneider	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
3	Run 1	Eifel race Nürburgring	8th of May		Bernd Schneider	Nicola Larini	Klaus Ludwig	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM
	Run 2					Klaus Ludwig	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
4th	Run 1	AvD Mugello Gold Cup Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello	May 22		Kurt Thiim	Alessandro Nannini	Kurt Thiim	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM
	Run 2					Kurt Thiim	Jörg van Ommen	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM
5	Run 1	ADAC-Preis Nürburgring Nürburgring	2th of June		Kurt Thiim	Roland Asch	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
	Run 2					Bernd Schneider	Klaus Ludwig	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM
6th	Run 1	200 miles from Nuremberg Norisring	June 26th		Bernd Schneider	Nicola Larini	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
	Run 2					Nicola Larini	Kris Nissen	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
7th	Run 1	Donington Gold Cup Donington Park	17th July		Kurt Thiim	Alessandro Nannini	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
	Run 2					Bernd Schneider	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4
8th	Run 1	Airfield race Diepholz Diepholz Air Base	24th July		Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Klaus Ludwig	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM
	Run 2					Roland Asch	Bernd Schneider	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM
9	Run 1	Nürburgring Touring Car Grand Prix	August 21		Jörg van Ommen	Kurt Thiim	Jörg van Ommen	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM
	Run 2					Bernd Schneider	Jörg van Ommen	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM
10	Run 1	AVUS race AVUS	September 4th		Kurt Thiim	Stefano Modena	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
	Run 2					Stefano Modena	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
11	Run 1	ADAC Prize Singing Alemannenring	September 18		Stefano Modena	Nicola Larini	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
	Run 2					Manuel Reuter	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
12	Run 1	DMV Prize Hockenheim Hockenheimring	9th October		Kurt Thiim	Jörg van Ommen	Kurt Thiim	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM
	Run 2					Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	AMG-Mercedes C-Class 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 21 drivers made it into the DTM points classification. The points from the ITR Gold Cup races in Mugello and Donington were not included in the DTM points classification.

space	driver	ZOL		HOC1		ONLY1		MUG		ONLY2		NOR		DON		THE		ONLY3		AVU		ALE		HOC2		Points
1	Klaus Ludwig	8th	5	5	8th	1	3	8th	17th	2	1	3	5	20th	DNS	1	2	2	2	4th	8th	DNF	4th	2	4th	222
2	Jörg van Ommen	4th	4th	2	DNF	3	5	2	1	10	2	2	8th	8th	2	9	10	1	1	6th	4th	7th	DNF	5	2	175
3	Nicola Larini	DNF	8th	3	DNS	4th	1	4th	DNF	DNF	DNF	1	2	3	DNS	3	DNF	DNF	DNS	3	6th	1	1	DNF	DNF	150
4th	Alessandro Nannini	1	1	4th	1	7th	7th	17th	DNF	1	7th	DNF	7th	1	DSQ	5	4th	8th	5	19th	5	DNF	12	6th	DNF	149
5	Kurt Thiim	6th	DNF	1	2	9	10	1	DNF	21st	6th	4th	3	7th	3	4th	6th	11	6th	2	3	DNF	DNF	1	DNF	141
6th	Roland Asch	2	2	DNF	11	12	6th	7th	4th	6th	4th	DNF	DNS	4th	8th	2	11	4th	3	5	2	8th	7th	8th	9	124
7th	Kris Nissen	7th	DNF	9	6th	5	4th	DNF	3	5	3	6th	1	5	DNF	11	7th	10	7th	11	9	3	DSQ	11	DNF	99
8th	Manuel Reuter	DNF	7th	8th	4th	6th	DNF	DNF	DNF	8th	5	5	DNF	DNF	1	DNF	DNF	6th	4th	DNF	DNF	6th	3	4th	8th	89
9	Christian Danner	10	9	6th	5	2	2	3	DNF	4th	8th	DNF	11	9	DSQ	7th	5	DNF	DNS	10	18th	5	DNF	10	6th	88
10	Bernd Schneider	19th	DNS	DNF	DNF	DNF	16	5	2	3	18th	DNF	DNF	2	DSQ	DNF	1	3	18th	DNF	DNS	9	5	3	1	86
11	Ellen Lohr	5	6th	7th	7th	10	9	DNF	DNF	12	DNF	7th	6th	6th	DNF	6th	3	7th	8th	7th	DNF	11	9	9	5	76
12	Stefano Modena																			1	1	2	2	DNF	7th	74
13	Giorgio Francia	3	3	10	9	8th	8th	6th	12	7th	9	DNF	4th	DNF	DNF	8th	DNF	9	DNF	9	7th	4th	DNS	DNS	DNS	70
14th	Keke Rosberg	12	10	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	13	DNF	9	DNF	17th	DNS	DNF	DNS	DNF	DSQ	5	DNF	8th	DNF	10	DNF	12	DNF	27
15th	Michael Bartels	DNF	DNS	12	12	DNF	14th	9	8th	DNF	DNS	8th	9			12	DNF	12	9	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNS	7th	3	23
16	"John Winter"	16	DNF	DNF	DNS	14th	18th	DNF	7th	15th	10	9	10	11	7th	14th	DNS	15th	DNF	DNS	DNS	13	6th	17th	10	11
17th	Stefano Buttiero	9	DNS	15th	10	15th	11			DNF	DNF	13	DNS			10	8th	16	DNS							7th
18th	Uwe Alzen	11	11	13	13	11	13	15th	11	13	11	DNF	DNF	12	6th	13	12	14th	11	12	10	12	8th	14th	11	4th
19th	Alexander Gray	14th	DNF	16	14th	13	15th	12	9	14th	13	DNF	DNF	14th	DNF	16	DNS	13	10	13	11	DNF	DNF	13	DNF	1
19th	Franz Engstler	DNF	12	11	DNF	DNF	12	11	6th	DNS	DNS	10	DNF													1
19th	Stig Amthor	13	13	14th	DNF	18th	DNF	16	10	18th	14th	12	12	15th	11	19th	13	DNF	DNS	14th	15th	16	10	DNF	DNS	1
22nd	Marc Gindorf	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNS	20th	17th	DNF	DNS	19th	12	11	13	17th	10	15th	DNF	18th	13	15th	14th	14th	11	15th	13	0
22nd	Andy Wallace	DNS	DNS	DNF	15th	16	20th	14th	DNF	11	DNF	DNF	DNS	13	5											0
22nd	Gianni Giudici	15th	DNF	17th	DNF	17th	DNF	18th	DNF	17th	15th	DNF	DNS	16	9	18th	14th	17th	12	16	13	15th	DNF	16	12	0
22nd	Gerd Ruch	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNS	20th	15th	DNF	17th	DNF	14th	DNF	DNS	DNF	16	DNF	14th	DNF	12	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	0
22nd	Carsten Struwe	18th	14th	DNF	DNF	DNF	19th	19th	13	DNS	DNS															0
22nd	Jürgen Ruch	20th	DNF	DNF	DNF	21st	21st	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS	21st	15th	DNF	DNF	21st	15th	17th	19th	DNF	DNF	18th	14th	0
22nd	Jürgen Feucht									DNF	DNF	14th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS	20th	DNF			DNF	DNS	19th	DNS	0
22nd	Armin Bernhard	17th	15th	18th	16	23	DNF	21st	16	20th	16	15th	DNF	18th	13	20th	15th	19th	16	18th	17th	DNF	DNS	20th	DNS	0
22nd	Frank Schmickler	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNF	19th	DNF	22nd	14th	16	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	12	17th	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNF	16			DNF	DNS	0
22nd	Georg Severich									DNF	DNF	16	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNF	17th	DNF	DNF	17th	DNF	DNF	DNS	0
22nd	Rudiger Schmitt	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNF	22nd	DNF	DNF	DNS																	0
22nd	Harald Becker	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS															0
22nd	Fritz Huber											DNS	DNS			DNF	DNS	DNF	DNS					DNF	DNS	0
22nd	Karsten Molitor									DNF	DNF															0
22nd	Steffen Göpel																			DNF	DNS					0
22nd	Wolfgang Schrey	DNS	DNS																							0
22nd	Danny Arrow											DNS	DNS													0
22nd	Rudiger Seyffarth																					DNS	DNS			0
22nd	Danny Sullivan							10	5					10	4th											0
22nd	Neil Cunningham													19th	14th											0
space	driver	ZOL		HOC1		ONLY1		MUG		ONLY2		NOR		DON		THE		ONLY3		AVU		ALE		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

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} The races in Mugello and Donington were not part of the DTM championship.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Guest starters in the ITR Gold Cup races did not receive any points.

literature

• DTM - The Story - The official book of the DTM . HEEL, Königswinter 2003, ISBN 3-89365-993-5 .

Web links

Commons : German Touring Car Championship 1994  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• The 1994 DTM season on the official DTM website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} DTM website: 1994: Mercedes counters. From: www.dtm.com , accessed July 28, 2018 .