Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
Twist and Shout - 1992 index
The
1992 season was the last under the same regulations as more or less
started in 1986; Group A based but with more freedom in the engine
department. There would be no more new Evolution series, so the cars
stayed the same though most were new and, like before, testing never
stopped. We lost Opel, who concentrated on 1993 and the Calibra,
although they withdrew and later revised this decision. Audi did enter,
but stepped out halfway the season: their “twisted” crankshaft was
finally declared illegal and after two championships this was hard to
swallow for Audi so they decided to quit - and skip the 1993
championship too. What was left was BMW and Mercedes, and thanks to the
continuous development of the “Evo 2” Mercedes dominated the
championship and crowned Ludwig the champion. The new Fina BMW team
around Cecotto was highest placed BMW in fourth position while
Schnitzer had a terrible season for once.
1993 would see a DTM with only Mercedes (since BMW would quit as well) and, thankfully, Alfa Romeo. Would it be any good?