1991 Atlantic Championship

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1991 Toyota Atlantic Championship season
SCCA Toyota Atlantic Championship
Season
Races13
Start dateApril 14th
End dateOctober 20th
Awards
Drivers' champion Flag of the Philippines.svg Jovy Marcelo
  1990
1992  

The 1991 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 13 rounds. There were also two non-championship events at Race City Speedway in Calgary. The SCCA Toyota Atlantic Championship Drivers' Champion was Jovy Marcelo.

Contents

Races

RndRace NameCircuitCity/LocationDate Pole position Winning driver
1 Flag of the United States.svg 1991 Long Beach Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California April 14 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser
2 Flag of the United States.svg 1991 Phoenix Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix, Arizona April 20 Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Galles Flag of the United States.svg John Tanner
3 Flag of the United States.svg 1991 Lime Rock Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut May 27 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Flag of the Philippines.svg Jovy Marcelo
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1991 Montréal Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec June 2 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser
5 Flag of the United States.svg 1991 Watkins Glen Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 29 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jovy Marcelo Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser
6 Flag of the United States.svg 1991 Des MoinesDes Moines Street Circuit Des Moines, Iowa July 14 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1991 Toronto Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario July 21 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Flag of the United States.svg Stuart Crow
NC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1991 Calgary 1 Race City Speedway Calgary, Alberta August 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Seibert Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Seibert
NC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1991 Calgary 2August 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Seibert Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Seibert
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1991 Trois-Rivières Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec August 18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Bourbonnais Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve Sr.
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1991 Vancouver Streets of Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia September 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Seibert Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stéphane Proulx
10 Flag of the United States.svg 1991 Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio September 14 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser
11 Flag of the United States.svg 1991 Nazareth Nazareth Speedway Nazareth, Pennsylvania October 6 Flag of the United States.svg Steve O'Hara Flag of the Philippines.svg Jovy Marcelo
12 Flag of the United States.svg 1991 Laguna Seca 1 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California October 19 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Flag of the United States.svg John Tanner
13 Flag of the United States.svg 1991 Laguna Seca 2 October 20 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course/Street Circuit
  Non-championship race

Final driver standings (Top 12)

PosDriverPts
1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jovy Marcelo 157
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser 153
3 Flag of the United States.svg John Tanner113
4 Flag of the United States.svg Stuart Crow 103
5 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Nearburg 89
6 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Smith 81
7 Flag of the United States.svg Steve O'Hara80
8 Flag of the United States.svg Bert Hart77
9 Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Galles 76
10 Flag of the United States.svg Freddy Rhemrev58
11 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Miranda52
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stéphane Proulx 52

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