The 1990 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft was the seventh season of premier German touring car championship and also fifth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. The season had twelve rounds with two races each. It was the first season that all Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft cars mandatory used the naturally-aspirated engines as turbocharged engines had been banned at the end of 1989 for a few reasons; the governing body did not want a single car to dominate (as per other touring car championships around the world) and manufacturers would not be required to develop turbocharged engines to be competitive which would significantly increase costs due to the homologation requirements at the time.

The champion was Hans-Joachim Stuck.Touringcarracing – Internetseite:

Teams and drivers No. Driver Team Car Notes 1 Roberto Ravaglia Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 15-16 2 Fabien Giroix Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution 3 Johnny Cecotto Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution 4 Klaus Niedzwiedz Irmscher Opel Omega 3000 24V Rounds 7-22 5 Markus Oestreich Irmscher Opel Omega 3000 24V Rounds 7-10, 17-22 6 Kurt Thiim AMG-Mercedes Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EvoMercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 7 Klaus Ludwig AMG-Mercedes Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EvoMercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 8 Steve Soper Bigazzi BMW M3 Sport Evolution 9 Joachim Winkelhock Bigazzi BMW M3 Sport Evolution 10 Jacques Laffite Bigazzi BMW M3 Sport Evolution 11 Altfrid Heger Linder BMW M3 Sport Evolution 12 Kris Nissen Linder BMW M3 Sport Evolution 13 Franz Engstler Bigazzi BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 19-20 14 Roland Asch Snobeck Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EvoMercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 15 Alain Cudini Snobeck Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EvoMercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 16 Frank Biela MS-Jet-Racing Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EvoMercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 17 Jörg van Ommen MS-Jet-Racing Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EvoMercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 18 Dieter Quester Zakspeed BMW M3 Sport Evolution 19 Armin Hahne Zakspeed BMW M3 Sport Evolution 20 Annette Meeuvissen Zakspeed BMW M3 Sport Evolution 22 Harald Grohs Valier Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 1-2, 5-6, 15-18, 21-22 23 Olaf Manthey Team Isert BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 7-18, 21-22 24 Leopold von Bayern Isert Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 1-2, 5-22 25 Phillip Müller Bemani Motorenbau Toyota Supra Rounds 9-10, 13-14 26 Toni Seiler Bemani Motorenbau Toyota Supra Rounds 9-10 27 Peter Oberndorfer Opel Team Schübel Opel Kadett GSi 16V Rounds 1-12 28 Kurt König Auto, Test & Tuning BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 1-6, 9-16, 19-22 29 Emanuele Pirro Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 19-22 30 Günter Murmann MM-Motorsport GmbH BMW M3 Sport Evolution 31 Frank Schmickler MM DiebelsBMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 5-22 32 Christian Danner Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 15-16, 21-22 33 Gerd Ruch Ruch Motorsport Ford Mustang GT Round 3-12, 19-22 34 Eric van de Poele Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 21-22 35 Tauber Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 15-16 36 Carsten Struwe Tauber Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 3-12, 17-18, 21-22 37 Georg Severich Tauber Motorsport BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 19-20 40 Armin Bernhard BAS Motorsport Mercedes 190E 2.3-16Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo Round 1-4, 7-22 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Schmidt Motorsport Technik Audi V8 quattro 45 Walter Röhrl Schmidt Motorsport Technik Audi V8 quattro 46 Frank Jelinski Audi Zentrum Reutlingen Audi V8 quattro Rounds 19-20 54 Volker Strycek Irmscher Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 55 Harald Becker Team Vanicek BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 1-12, 15-20 65 Alain Menu Linder BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 17-20 66 Peter Oberndorfer Team Schübel Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 Rounds 1-14, 17-24 74 Sepp Haider Irmscher Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 Rounds 13-14 78 Ellen Lohr AMG-Mercedes Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 Rounds 1-10, 13-24 87 Fritz Kreutzpointner AMG-Mercedes Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 88 Bernd Schneider AMG-Mercedes Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 Rounds 16-20, 23-24 99 Manuel Reuter Team Schübel Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 Rounds 15-16 ? Josef Venc Team Vanicek BMW M3 Sport Evolution Rounds 21-22 ? Jürgen Ruch Ruch Motorsport Ford Mustang GT Round 3

Results and standings Point System In 1990, points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in both races. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

Calendar +RaceDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverChassisEntrantZOL1March 31, 1990 Kurt Thiim Hans-Joachim Stuck Kurt ThiimMercedes 190E 2.5-16 EvoAMG-Mercedes2April 1, 1990////////////////////// Kurt Thiim Kurt ThiimMercedes 190E 2.5-16 EvoAMG-MercedesHOC11April 8, 1990 Klaus Ludwig Johnny Cecotto Klaus LudwigMercedes 190E 2.5-16 EvoAMG-Mercedes2April 9, 1990////////////////////// Joachim Winkelhock Johnny CecottoBMW M3 Sport EvolutionSchnitzer MotorsportNÜR11April 22, 1990 Altfrid Heger Steve Soper Steve SoperBMW M3 Sport EvolutionBigazzi2April 23, 1990////////////////////// Jacques Laffite Steve SoperBMW M3 Sport EvolutionBigazziAVU1May 6, 1990 Hans-Joachim Stuck Hans-Joachim Stuck Hans-Joachim StuckAudi V8 quattroSchmidt Motorsport Technik2May 7, 1990 Hans-Joachim Stuck Hans-Joachim StuckAudi V8 quattroSchmidt Motorsport TechnikMAI1May 20, 1990 Roland Asch Klaus Ludwig Johnny CecottoBMW M3 Sport EvolutionSchnitzer Motorsport2May 21, 1990 Johnny Cecotto Johnny CecottoBMW M3 Sport EvolutionSchnitzer MotorsportWUN1June 3, 1990 Hans-Joachim Stuck Hans-Joachim Stuck Hans-Joachim StuckAudi V8 quattroSchmidt Motorsport Technik2June 4, 1990 Jörg van Ommen Hans-Joachim StuckAudi V8 quattroSchmidt Motorsport TechnikNÜR21June 16, 1990 Klaus Ludwig Jacques Laffite Jacques LaffiteBMW M3 Sport EvolutionBigazzi2June 17, 1990 Jacques Laffite Frank BielaMercedes 190E 2.5-16 EvoMS-Jet-RacingNOR1July 1, 1990 Roberto Ravaglia Walter Röhrl Hans-Joachim StuckAudi V8 quattroSchmidt Motorsport Technik2July 2, 1990 Altfrid Heger Roberto RavagliaBMW M3 Sport EvolutionSchnitzer MotorsportDIE1August 5, 1990 Armin Hahne Joachim Winkelhock Kurt ThiimMercedes 190E 2.5-16 EvoAMG-Mercedes2August 6, 1990 Joachim Winkelhock Joachim WinkelhockBMW M3 Sport EvolutionBigazziNÜR31September 2, 1990 Armin Hahne Emanuele Pirro Emanuele PirroBMW M3 Sport EvolutionSchnitzer Motorsport2September 3, 1990 Joachim Winkelhock Walter RöhrlAudi V8 quattroSchmidt Motorsport TechnikHOC21October 14, 1990 Frank Jelinski Emanuele Pirro Hans-Joachim StuckAudi V8 quattroSchmidt Motorsport Technik2October 15, 1990 Klaus Ludwig Hans-Joachim StuckAudi V8 quattroSchmidt Motorsport TechnikSource:.Racing Years:

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