1991 Audi V8 quattro Evo DTM

MODEL DETAILS

What: Audi V8 quattro Evo DTM
Series: Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM)
Era: Audi postwar
Model Family: V8
Market / Zone:
EU
Season: 1991
Model / Generation Code(s): type 4C, R6
Chassis / Matrix: D1

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Body Style(s): 4-door sedan
Drivetrain Configuration: longitudinal front engine, all-wheel drive
Engine(s): 3.6-liter V8, aluminum block and head
Power: 
340 kW, PS, 456 bhp @ 9,300 RPM
Torque: 
390 Nm, 288 lb-ft @ 6,500 rpm
Transmission(s): 6-speed manual
Wheelbase: 2,750 mm (108.3 inches)
Length: 4,874 mm (191.9 inches)
Width: 1,814 m (71.4 inches)
Height: 1,335 mm (52.6 inches)
Kerb Weight: 1,250 kg, 2,756 lbs

TEAM DETAILS

#1 Schmidt Motorsport Technik, Hans Joachim Stuck
#2 Schmidt Motorsport Technik, Hubert Haupt
#46 Schmidt Motorsport Technik, Frank Jelinski
#46 Schmidt Motorsport Technik, Walter Röhrl
#44 Audi Zentrum Reutlingen, Frank Jelinski
#45 Audi Zentrum Reutlingen, Frank Biela

OTHER DETAILS

Predecessor: 1990 Audi V8 quattro DTM
Successor: 1992 Audi V8 quattro DTM
Road Car Equivalent: Audi V8
Homologations: FIA Group A

RACE RESULTS

Round 1 Zolder, Mar 30-31, 1991

  • Race 1 – 9th Hans Joachim Stuck #1, 15th Frank Biela #45, 17th Frank Jelinski #44, 19th Hubert Haupt #2
  • Race 2 – 2nd Hans Joachim Stuck #1 🥈, 3rd Frank Biela #45 🥉, 10th Frank Jelinski #44

Round 2 Hockenheim, Apr 13-14, 1991

  • Race 1 – 11th Hans Joachim Stuck #1 , 12th Frank Jelinski #44, 19th Frank Biela #45, 26th Hubert Haupt #2
  • Race 2 – 3rd Frank Biela #45 🥉, 6th Frank Jelinski #44, 26th Hans Joachim Stuck #1

Round 3 Eifelrennen Nürburgring, Apr 20-21, 1991

  • Race 1 – 6th Frank Biela #45, 10th Hans Joachim Stuck #1, 11th Frank Jelinski #44, 15th Hubert Haupt #2
  • Race 2 – 7th Frank Biela #45, 8th Frank Jelinski #44, 11th Hubert Haupt #2, DNF Hans Joachim Stuck #1

Round 4 Avus, May 04-05, 1991

  • Race 1 – 1st Hans Joachim Stuck #1 🥇, 2nd Frank Biela #45 🥈, 3rd Frank Jelinski #44 🥉, 4th Hubert Haupt #2
  • Race 2 – 1st Frank Biela #45 🥇, 2nd Hans Joachim Stuck #1 🥈, 3rd Hubert Haupt #2 🥉, DNF Frank Jelinski #44

Round 5 Wunstorf, June 08-09, 1991

  • Race 1 – 5th Frank Biela #45, 10th Hubert Haupt #2, 16th Hans Joachim Stuck #1, DNF Frank Jelinski #44
  • Race 2 – 4th Frank Biela #45, 11th Hans Joachim Stuck #1, DNF Hubert Haupt #2, DNF Frank Jelinski #44

Round 6 Norisring, Jun 29-30, 1991

  • Race 1 – 5th Frank Biela #45, 6th Hans Joachim Stuck #1, 7th Frank Jelinski #44, 8th Hubert Haupt #2
  • Race 2 – 1st Hans Joachim Stuck #1 🥇, 5th Frank Jelinski #44, 11th Frank Biela #45, DNF Hubert Haupt #2

Round 7 Diepholz, Aug 03-04 1991

  • Race 1 – 1st Hans Joachim Stuck #1 🥇, 4th Frank Biela #45, 6th/DSQ Hubert Haupt #2, 21st Frank Jelinski #44
  • Race 2 – 4th Hans Joachim Stuck #1, 6th Frank Biela #45, 16th Hubert Haupt #2

Round 8 Nürburgring Grosser Preis der Tourenwagen, Sept 07-08, 1991

  • Race 1 – 8th Frank Biela #45, 9th Hans Joachim Stuck #1, DNF Hubert Haupt #2, DNF Frank Jelinski #44
  • Race 2 – 11th Frank Biela #45, 16th Hans Joachim Stuck #1, DNF Frank Jelinski #44,

Found 9 Singen, Sept 14-15, 1991

  • Race 1 – 1st Frank Biela #45 🥇, 3rd Hans Joachim Stuck #1 🥉, 4th Frank Jelinski #44, DNF/DSQ Hubert Haupt #2
  • Race 2 – 1st Hans Joachim Stuck #1 🥇, 2nd/DSQ Frank Biela #45, 3rd Frank Jelinski #44 🥉

Round 10 Hockenheim, Sep 28-29, 1991

  • Race 1 – 1st Frank Biela #45 🥇, 2nd Frank Jelinski #44 🥈, 3rd Walter Röhrl #46 🥉, 14th Hans Joachim Stuck #1,
  • Race 2 – 1st Frank Biela #45 🥇, 2nd Hans Joachim Stuck #1 🥈, 3rd Frank Jelinski #44 🥉, 4th Walter Röhrl #46

Round 11 Brno (ITR), Oct 6, 1991

  • Race 1 – 11th Frank Biela #45, 12th Hubert Haupt #2, 16th Frank Jelinski #44, DNF Hans Joachim Stuck #1
  • Race 2 – 6th Frank Jelinski #44, 7th Frank Biela #45, DNF Hans Joachim Stuck #1, DNF Hubert Haupt #2

Round 12 Donington (ITR), Oct 20, 1991

  • Race 1 – 1st Frank Biela #45 🥇, 6th Frank Jelinski #44, DNF Hans Joachim Stuck #1, DNF Hubert Haupt #2
  • Race 2 – 1st Frank Biela #45 🥇, 8th Hans Joachim Stuck #1, 16th Frank Jelinski #44

Round 13 Kyalami, Dec 1, 1991

  • Audi did not attend

Championships

  • Frank Biela, Driver Championship 🏆

Summary:

Audi returned to the DTM for 1991 with a slightly updated V8 quattro Evo. Hans Joachim Stuck would lead the squad with the #1 car, though a young upstart new to the Audi brand if not the series was Frank Biela. Biela would eventually win the 1991 driver’s title through consistently strong placement.


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