German Touring Car Championship 1995

The AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM driven by Bernd Schneider in the DTM.

The German Touring Car Championship 1995 and the International Touring Car Championship 1995 were held in parallel and with the same rules. It was the twelfth and final season of the German Touring Car Championship and the first of the International Touring Car Championship (ITC).

DTM (blue) and ITC (red) venues in the 1995 season.

A total of 24 races were held in Germany , Italy , Finland , Great Britain , Portugal and France . Two runs took place on each of the 12 race weekends. The first DTM round took place on April 23, 1995 at the Hockenheimring and the season finale also took place on October 16 at the Hockenheimring. The first race belonging to the ITC started on May 21st at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello . The last ITC race of the season was held on October 8th on the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours .

Bernd Schneider won both championship titles in the AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM with 138 points in the DTM and 155 points in the ITC.

history

The Opel Team Rosberg ...

... and the Mercedes team Zakspeed in Helsinki

For the first time in DTM history, the first race of the season did not take place in Zolder , Belgium . The reason for the waiver was the planned internationalization of the series. The races of the ITR Gold Cup from previous years became a permanent fixture in the racing calendar. The races were held under the name ITC, which was not yet fixed at the start of the season, and the races in Germany were still as DTM. A race in Spain, on the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona and one in Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium were originally planned. The race in Barcelona, ​​which was planned as the final race, had to be canceled due to a timing discrepancy with the Motorcycle Grand Prix . Spa was canceled because the owner of the circuit, Bernie Ecclestone , was unable to carry out the necessary advertising in such a short time.

Since the race in Zolder did not take place, the Hockenheimring was now the venue for the start of the season. The late date of the first race was also unusual; the season usually started at the beginning of April, but this year it was postponed by almost three weeks. Opel , in particular, was unable to use the development advantage it had gained over the competition at the beginning of the year, but Mercedes-Benz and Alfa Romeo used the time to their advantage, quickly caught up and especially Mercedes-Benz outperformed the challengers. At the start of the season, Mercedes-Benz was able to provide five of the six works drivers with the latest version of the V6 C-Class . Alfa Romeo cost accidents in the test phase, Nicola Larini only survived one with a lot of luck unharmed, a lot of technology and experience, so the two new cars for Larini and Nannini were brand new and without test experience. All other models from the Italians were revised versions of the preseason and were only gradually modified in the course of the season. Opel had to swap the new cars back and forth among the drivers several times due to multiple accidents and could not let Yannick Dalmas and Ni Amorim drive at all at times. The tight schedule also made it difficult for the teams and manufacturers to advance the technology on the cars. The racing calendar comprised twelve racing weekends with an average of two weeks between the events.

After BMW retired from the DTM at the end of 1993, all of the remaining private BMW teams also left the championship. The reigning champion, Klaus Ludwig moved surprisingly before the season of Mercedes-Benz works team AMG the new Opel team Rosberg, next to the Formula 1 world champion of 1982 and team owner Keke Rosberg .

Starting field

The following drivers started the season:

No.	driver	team	vehicle	Race weekend
1	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Team Rosberg	Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4	all
2	Keke Rosberg			all
3	Jörg van Ommen	UPS-Tabac Original Sonax Team AMG Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM	all
4th	Jan Magnussen			1-5, 7-12
5	Alexander Gray	Promarkt AMG Mercedes Team Zakspeed		all
6th	Kurt Thiim			all
7th	Alessandro Nannini	Martini Racing - Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	all
8th	Nicola Larini			all
9	Manuel Reuter	Opel Team Joest	Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4	all
10	Yannick Dalmas			1-6, 8-12
11	Christian Danner	Schübel Engineering	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	all
12	Michele Alboreto			all
13	Gianni Giudici	Alfa Corse 2		all
14th	Bernd Schneider	D2 private team AMG Mercedes	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM	all
15th	Dario Franchitti			all
16	Louis Krages	Daim AMG Mercedes Team Zakspeed		all
17th	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts AMG Team Zakspeed		all
18th	Stefano Modena	Euroteam	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	all
19th	Michael Bartels			all
20th	JJ Lehto	Opel Team Joest	Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4	all
21st	Ni Amorim			1-3, 5, 7-11
22nd	Uwe Alzen	AMG Mercedes Team Persson Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM	all
23	Bernd Mayländer			all
24	Gerd Ruch	AMG Mercedes Team Ruch Motorsport		all
25th	Stig Amthor	Alfa Corse 2	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	1-4, 6
26th	Giancarlo Fisichella			all
27	Markku Alén			1, 4
28	Fabrizio Giovanardi			5, 12
29	Giampiero Simoni			7th
30th	Gabriele Tarquini	Schübel Engineering		9-11
31	Pedro Couceiro			8th
32	Philippe Gache	Alfa Corse 2		11

Race calendar and results

round		Race (track)	date	distance	Pole position	Fastest lap	winner	vehicle
1	Run 1	Hockenheimring racing festival	April 23	100.244 km	Nicola Larini	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
	Run 2			100.244 km		Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
2	Run 1	AVUS race AVUS	May 7th	92,400 km	Kurt Thiim	Kurt Thiim	Kurt Thiim	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
	Run 2			34.320 km		Race was canceled.
3	Run 1	Mugello Cup Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello	May 21	104,900 km	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
	Run 2			104,900 km		Stefano Modena	Dario Franchitti	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
4th	Run 1	C1 Thunder Helsinki Thunder	June 4th	102,300 km	Michael Bartels	Nicola Larini	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
	Run 2			102,300 km		Stefano Modena	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
5	Run 1	200 miles from Nuremberg Norisring	25th June	101.200 km	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
	Run 2			101.200 km		Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
6th	Run 1	Donington Gold Cup Donington Park	July 9	100.575 km	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
	Run 2			100.575 km		Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
7th	Run 1	Airfield race Diepholz Diepholz Air Base	July 23	100.640 km	Michael Bartels	Nicola Larini	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
	Run 2			100.640 km		Jan Magnussen	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
8th	Run 1	Estoril Golden Cup Circuito do Estoril	6th of August	100.280 km	Nicola Larini	Nicola Larini	Bernd Schneider	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
	Run 2			100.280 km		Nicola Larini	Jan Magnussen	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
9	Run 1	Nürburgring Touring Car Grand Prix	20th of August	104.788 km	Bernd Schneider	Kurt Thiim	Bernd Schneider	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
	Run 2			104.788 km		Alexander Gray	Bernd Schneider	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
10	Run 1	ADAC Prize Singing Alemannenring	17th of September	100,800 km	Dario Franchitti	Kurt Thiim	Kurt Thiim	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
	Run 2			100,800 km		Dario Franchitti	Kurt Thiim	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
11	Run 1	Tourisme C1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	8th October	93,500 km	Nicola Larini	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
	Run 2			102,000 km		Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM
12	Run 1	ADAC Prize Hockenheim Hockenheimring	October, 16th	102.225 km	Dario Franchitti	Kurt Thiim	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4
	Run 2			102.225 km		Yannick Dalmas	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4

DTM race

ITC races

Championship results

Point system

Points were awarded to the first 10 classified drivers in the following number:

space	1.	2.	3.	4th	5.	6th	7th	8th.	9.	10.
Points	20th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	3	2	1

Driver standings DTM

A total of 24 drivers made it into the points classification.

space	driver	HOC1		AVU		NOR		THE		ONLY		ALE		HOC2		Points
1	Bernd Schneider	1	1	DNF	11	4th	1	7th	6th	1	1	6th	3	DNF	13	138
2	Jörg van Ommen	2	2	7th	DNS	13	3	5	3	5	6th	8th	5	5	3	113
3	Klaus Ludwig	5	3	DNF	DNS	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	7th	10	DNF	DNS	1	1	80
4th	Kurt Thiim	DNF	5	1	1	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNS	DNF	4th	1	1	19th	11	78
5	Dario Franchitti	3	DNS	DNF	DNF	6th	2	2	4th	DNF	DNF	2	10	DNF	DNS	74
6th	Nicola Larini	10	DNF	DNF	6th	8th	10	3	2	2	3	3	DNF	DNF	DNF	71
7th	Alexander Gray	14th	6th	2	14th	12	5	DNF	DNS	3	2	DNF	DNF	7th	5	68
8th	Jan Magnussen	4th	DNF	DNF	7th	DNS	DNS	14th	5	DNF	7th	4th	2	DNF	9	49
9	Christian Danner	16	9	8th	3	1	6th	8th	DNF	12	14th	7th	4th	15th	16	48
10	Michael Bartels	DNF	DNS	6th	DNF	10	DNF	1	1	10	DNF	DNF	DNS	13	DNF	47
11	Alessandro Nannini	18th	DNS	3	DNF	3	9	4th	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	5	12	44
12	Manuel Reuter	22nd	DNF	DNF	13	DNF	DNF	16	7th	DNF	9	5	DNF	2	4th	39
13	JJ Lehto	8th	4th	10	20th	7th	DNF	15th	8th	DNF	DNF	DNF	8th	6th	6th	36
14th	Uwe Alzen	11	DNF	DNF	11	15th	DNF	DNF	DNF	9	8th	12	9	3	2	34
15th	Giancarlo Fisichella	6th	DNF	4th	19th	DNS	DNS	6th	DNF	6th	DNF	15th	DNF	10	10	30th
16	Stefano Modena	DNF	DNS	5	2	5	4th	12	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNS	14th	DNF	26th
17th	Ellen Lohr	12	DNF	DNF	5	11	DNF	10	9	8th	5	DNF	7th	11	DNF	18th
18th	Yannick Dalmas	9	DNF	11	10	18th	DNF			DNF	16	9	6th	8th	7th	17th
18th	Keke Rosberg	7th	DNF	9	4th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	4th	DNF	10	DNF	12	14th	17th
20th	Bernd Mayländer	13	DNF	DNF	18th	16	7th	9	10	11	11	13	DNF	9	8th	12
21st	Ni Amorim	18th	8th	15th	DNS	9	DNF	DNF	12	14th	12	DNF	11			5
22nd	Michele Alboreto	15th	7th	12	8th	14th	DNF	11	11	13	DNF	DNF	DNS	16	15th	4th
23	Louis Krages	DNF	DNS	16	16	17th	8th	DNF	13	16	15th	14th	12	DNF	18th	3
24	Stig Amthor	19th	10	13	9											1
25th	Markku Alén	DNF	11													0
25th	Gianni Giudici	20th	12	DNF	17th	DNF	DNF	13	DNF	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNF	17th	DNF	0
25th	Gerd Ruch	21st	DNF	14th	15th	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNS	15th	13	DNF	DNF	18th	17th	0
25th	Gabriele Tarquini									DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS			0
25th	Fabrizio Giovanardi					DNF	DNS									0
25th	Giampiero Simoni							DNF	DNS							0
space	driver	HOC1		AVU		NOR		THE		ONLY		ALE		HOC2		Points

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Remarks

1. ↑ The second run on the AVUS was canceled. The results were not counted.

Brand classification DTM

Points were only awarded to the best-placed driver of a vehicle brand.

space	constructor	HOC1		AVU		NOR		THE		ONLY		ALE		HOC2		Points
1	Mercedes Benz	20th	20th	20th	0	10	20th	15th	12	20th	20th	20th	20th	12	15th	224
2	Alfa Romeo	6th	4th	12	0	20th	10	20th	20th	15th	12	12	10	8th	1	150
3	Opel	8th	12	2	0	15th	0	0	4th	10	2	8th	6th	20th	20th	107

Driver ranking ITC

A total of 23 drivers made it into the points classification.

space	driver	MUG		HEL		DON		EST		LIKE		Points
1	Bernd Schneider	1	3	5	DNF	1	1	1	2	1	1	155
2	Jan Magnussen	3	6th	DNF	2			2	1	2	11	83
3	Dario Franchitti	4th	1	12 *	DNS	2	2	5	3	DNF	DNS	80
4th	Nicola Larini	2	5	7th	1	DNF	12	3	DNF	DNF	DNS	59
5	Manuel Reuter	9	DNF	4th	7th	10	6th	16	9	4th	2	50
5	Jörg van Ommen	DNF	7th	DNS	DNS	4th	3	14th	6th	6th	3	50
7th	Stefano Modena	6th	11	2	DNF	6th	13	20th	5	5	6th	49
8th	Kurt Thiim	DNF	4th	DNF	6th	3	4th	6th	16	10	DNF	45
9	Alexander Gray			8th	3	9	5	7th	4th	11	DNF	39
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	7th	2	16 *	DNF	5	DNF	4th	14th	DNF	DNF	37
11	Uwe Alzen	14th	9	DNF	4th	7th	7th	13	12	9	7th	26th
11	JJ Lehto	11	8th	3	DNF	14th	11	11	11	8th	5	26th
13	Christian Danner	DNF	12	1	13 *	12	9	15th	DNS	DNF	13	22nd
14th	Klaus Ludwig	8th	DNF	15th	DNF	8th	DNF	17th	8th	3	DNF	21st
15th	Alessandro Nannini	5	DNF	DNF	DNF			8th	7th	DNF	9	17th
16	Yannick Dalmas	15th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS	10	17th	7th	4th	15th
17th	Ellen Lohr	10	DNF	DNF	5	DNF	10	9	10	15 *	DNF	13
18th	Gianni Giudici	DNF	14th	6th	8th	17th	14th	DNF	18th	DNF	DNF	9
19th	Bernd Mayländer	12	10	9	9	11	8th	12	13	DNF	12	8th
20th	Keke Rosberg	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNF	13	DNF	DNF	DNF	12	8th	3
21st	Philippe Gache									13	10	1
21st	Markku Alén			13	10							1
21st	Stig Amthor	16	DNF	10	12 *	15th	DNF					1
24	Gerd Ruch	DNF	13	11	DNF	16	16	DNF	19th	16	14th	0
24	Louis Krages	DNF	DNF	14th	11	18th	15th	DNF	DNF			0
24	Michael Bartels	13	DNS	DNF	DNS	19th	DNF	21 *	DNS	18 *	DNS	0
24	Ni Amorim	DNS	DNS					18th	15th	14th	DNF	0
24	Michele Alboreto	DNF	DNS	DNF	DNF	DNF	17th	DNF	DNS	DNS	DNF	0
24	Gabriele Tarquini									17 *	DNS	0
24	Pedro Couceiro							19th	20 *			0
space	driver	MUG		HEL		DON		EST		LIKE		Points

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Brand evaluation ITC

Points were only awarded to the best-placed driver of a vehicle brand.

space	constructor	MUG		HEL		DON		EST		LIKE		Points
1	Mercedes Benz	20th	20th	8th	15th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	183
2	Alfa Romeo	15th	15th	20th	20th	8th	2	12	8th	8th	6th	114
3	Opel	3	3	12	4th	3	6th	1	3	12	15th	62

Web links

Commons : German Touring Car Championship 1995  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• The 1995 DTM season on the official DTM website

literature

• Jörg Walz: The Official DTM Yearbook 95: German Touring Car Championship 1995 . Heel Verlag GmbH, Königswinter 1996, ISBN 978-3-89365-475-8 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} DTM website: 1995: Two titles for one. From: www.dtm.com , accessed September 24, 2018 .