1997 Super Tourenwagen Cup
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The 1997 ADAC Deutsche Super Touren Wagen-Cup was the fourth edition of the Super Tourenwagen Cup (STW).
Season summary[]
The 1997 season saw a battle for the championship between Laurent Aïello for Peugeot and Joachim Winkelhock for BMW. Aiello took an early lead which he held throughout the season, scoring an impressive 11 wins and 17 podiums in 20 races. Winkelhock meanwhile emerged as the prime challenger after an even start between him and teammate Johnny Cecotto, but despite a mid-season four-race winning streak he could not catch Aiello, who claimed the title for Peugeot. Reigning champions Audi meanwhile struggled, despite a star lineup including Emanuele Pirro, Yvan Muller and , with Pirro winning only a single race and the other two drivers failing to reach the podium.
Teams and drivers[]
Team | Car | No | Drivers | Rounds |
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ROC Auto/A.Z.K. | Audi A4 Quattro | 1 | Emanuele Pirro | 1-7 |
Audi A4 | 8-10 | |||
Audi A4 Quattro | 2 | Philipp Peter | All | |
Audi A4 | 3 | Yvan Muller | All | |
Audi A4 Quattro | 4 | Tamara Vidali | All | |
BMW Team Bigazzi | BMW 320i | 5 | Johnny Cecotto | All |
6 | Joachim Winkelhock | All | ||
Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 406 | 9 | Jörg van Ommen | All |
10 | Laurent Aïello | All | ||
Team Honda Sport | Honda Accord | 11 | Altfrid Heger | All |
12 | Marco Werner | All | ||
32 | James Thompson | 10 | ||
Cool Fire Alfa Romeo Team Engstler[N 1] | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | 14 | Frank Schmickler | 1-7 |
15 | Franz Engstler | All | ||
16 | Marco Bromberger | All | ||
17 | Danny Pfeil | All | ||
38 | Stephen Vollmair | 10 | ||
47 | Gianni Giudici | 8 | ||
Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 Quattro | 18 | Christian Abt | All |
19 | Kris Nissen | All | ||
Opel Team Zakspeed | Opel Vectra | 20 | Kurt Thiim | 1-2, 4-10 |
21 | Uwe Alzen | All | ||
Nissan Primera Racing | Nissan Primera eGT | 22 | Sascha Maassen | All |
23 | Roland Asch | All | ||
Isert BMW-Team | BMW 320i | 24 | Steve Soper | 10 |
25 | Leopold Prinz von Bayern | 1, 3-9 | ||
26 | Christian Menzel | All | ||
40 | Éric Hélary | 2 | ||
Opel Team SMS | Opel Vectra | 27 | Manuel Reuter | All |
28 | Michael Bartels | All | ||
Opel Team AM Holzer | Opel Vectra | 30 | Alexander Burgstaller | 1-5 |
31 | Ronny Melkus | 1-2, 4 | ||
PMC Sports | BMW 320i | 33 | Marc Gindorf | 1-5 |
JAS Engineering | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | 35 | Christian Danner | All |
36 | Stefano Modena | All | ||
MHT Sports | BMW 318is | 39 | Michael Heigert | 1-3 |
AUGROS-MIG Austria Team | Audi A4 | 44 | Klaus Niedzwiedz | All |
45 | Dirk Müller | 4-6, 8-10 | ||
46 | Raimund Baumschlager | 7 |
Race calendar and results[]
Championship results[]
Points system | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Race 1 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
30 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Race 2 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
60 | 48 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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Manufacturers' Trophy[]
Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | BMW | 1215 |
2 | Peugeot | 1073 |
3 | Audi | 562 |
4 | Opel | 559 |
5 | Nissan | 548 |
6 | Honda | 442 |
7 | Alfa Romeo | 166 |
Footnotes[]
External links[]
- Super Tourenwagen Cup
- 1997 in German motorsport