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Created on March 23, 2017

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Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

Toyota / Werk

Bruno von Rotz

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Toyota Supra (1987) - bei den 24 Stunden von Spa

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - der japanische Tourenwagen, der gegen Mercedes-Benz, BMW und Ford antrat

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - mehr Sturz und tiefer gelegtes Fahrwerk

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - optisch nahe an der Serienausführung

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - tiefer als das Serienfahrzeug

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - damals ein DTM-Einsatzwagen, heute ein ideales Fahrzeug für den historischen Rennsport

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - Renntourenwagen und Serienauto differierten optisch nur wenig

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - keine Kotflügelverbreiterungen

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - elegantes Coupé

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - ein Renntourenwagen in der Halle

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - der Einstieg ist etwas für Geübte

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - rahmenlose Türen wie in der Serie

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - das Armaturenbrett ist für den Motorsport optimiert und aufgeräumt

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - der Fahrerarbeitsplatz

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - keine Teppiche, keine Verkleidungen

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - gar nicht so kleines Lederlenkrad

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - wenig Instrumente

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - massive Pedale

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - komplett aufgeräumtes Interieur

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - leistete über 300 PS

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - schöne Tüten

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - der Tuner Bemani hinterliess seinen Schriftzug

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - längs eingebauter Reihensechszylinder

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - schöne Ronal-Räder

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - stabiler Überrollkäfig

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - im Heck dominiert der grosse Tank, wo früher der Kofferraum war

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Toyota Supra Gruppe A (1987) - kleiner Flügel gemäss Gruppe-A-Reglement

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Toyota-Supra-Fahrer Philipp Müller im Jahr 1978

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Toyota Supra (1987) - bei den 24 Stunden von Spa im Jahr 1988

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Toyota Supra (1987) - Philipp Müller in der DTM

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Toyota Supra (1987) - beim Tourenwagen-EM-Lauf in Monza 1988

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Toyota Supra (1987) - in der Tourenwagen-EM in Monza

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Toyota Supra (1987) - beim DTM-Lauf in Hockenheim 1989

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Toyota Supra (1987) - beim DTM-Lauf in Hockenheim im Jahr 1989

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Toyota Celica Supra (1980) - im Prinzip eine stärkere Celica

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Toyota Celica Supra (1982) - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1982 - neue Topversion der Celica-Baureihe, mit 170 PS

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Toyota Celica Supra (1983) - mit Sechszylinder und Klappscheinwerfern - an der Internationalen Automobilausstellung IAA in Frankfurt 1983

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Toyota Celica Supra (1984) - noch nach an der Celica

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Toyota Supra (1986) - europäische Version zusammen mit Vorläufern Toyota Sports 800 und Toyota 2000 GT von 1967

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Toyota Supra (1986) - europäische Version dynamisch bewegt

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Toyota Supra (1987) - europäische Version

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Toyota Supra (1987) - mit Targadach, ein US Modell - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Toyota Supra (1988) - Serienfahrzeug mit Targadach

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Toyota Supra (1990) - Serienfahrzeug auf der Rennstrecke

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Toyota Supra (1996) - mit Twin-Turbo und mächtigem Heckflügel

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Toyota Supra Twin-Turbo (1997) - mit gigantischem Heckflügel - 50 Jahre Toyota Schweiz Sonderschau

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Summary

Over 30 years ago, there was much more variety in the DTM than there is today. For example, the Ford Sierra Cosworth raced against the BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz 190E 16-valve cars. A private Swiss team attacked the top dogs with the Toyota Supra. And made the competition sweat. This report portrays the racing car of the time and tells the exciting story and how it was experienced by those involved, supplemented by many historical photos.

This article contains the following chapters

The production Supra as a basis
The first test drives and races
From Europe to Germany
Pleasant to drive
Fast on the road, looking to the side
All against the Japanese?
Long racing car life
Technical data of the Toyota Supra 3.0i Group A
The race results for the Toyota Supra DTM

Estimated reading time: 12min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In 1986, the Swiss Bemani team (Be=Bernhard, ma=Marcel and ni=Nicolas) won the brand title in the European Touring Car Championship with the Toyota Corolla. This led to a closer collaboration with Toyota Switzerland and they began preparing a Toyota Supra for the 1988 European Touring Car Championship. While the first Toyota, which as part of the Celica model generation A40 (1978 to 1981) bore the nickname Supra, hardly made an appearance in this country, its successor (A60, 1981 to 1986) enjoyed quite some popularity. It differed from the parallel Celica model in its folding headlights and the in-line six-cylinder engine.

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