International Touring Car Championship 1996
The 1996 International Touring Car Championship was the second and last season of the ITC . After the DTM was held in parallel with the ITC the year before on the way to internationalization , the DTM was completely absorbed into the ITC in 1996. In official statistics, the 1996 ITC season is considered part of the DTM. The first run took place on April 14, 1996 at the Hockenheimring and the season finale took place on November 10 at the Suzuka International Racing Course .
A total of 26 races were held in Germany , Portugal , Finland , Great Britain , France , Italy , Brazil and Japan . Two runs were carried out on each of the 13 race weekends.
Overall winner was Manuel Reuter in the Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 with 218 points. It was the first title win for Opel.
Since the cost of developing and using the racing cars had risen too much, Opel and Alfa Romeo withdrew from the championship at the end of the season. This left only Mercedes as a designer in the ITC, whereupon the racing series was discontinued. It was not until 2000 that the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) was re-established as a successor series.
Starting field
The following drivers started the season:
No. | driver | team | vehicle | Race weekend |
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1 | Bernd Schneider | D2 Mercedes-AMG | AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM | all |
2 | Dario Franchitti | all | ||
3 | Jan Magnussen | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM | 1-6, 9-13 |
Juan Pablo Montoya | 7th | |||
Ricardo Zonta | 8th | |||
4th | Alexander Gray | 1-6 | ||
Bernd Mayländer | 7-13 | |||
5 | Nicola Larini | Martini Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | all |
6th | Alessandro Nannini | all | ||
7th | Manuel Reuter | Joest Racing Opel | Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 | all |
8th | Oliver Gavin | 1-10, 12, 13 | ||
Masanori Sekiya | 11 | |||
9 | Stefano Modena | JAS Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | all |
10 | Michael Bartels | Jägermeister JAS Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | all |
11 | Jörg van Ommen | UPS Mercedes-AMG | AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM | all |
12 | Kurt Thiim | 1-11 | ||
Christian Fittipaldi | 12 | |||
Aguri Suzuki | 13 | |||
13 | Gianni Giudici | Giudici Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | 1-5 |
Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 | 6-8, 10, 11 | |||
14th | Giancarlo Fisichella | TV feature film Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | all |
15th | Christian Danner | all | ||
16 | Uwe Alzen | Zakspeed Team Opel | Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 | all |
17th | Klaus Ludwig | 1-9, 11-13 | ||
Volker Strycek | 10 | |||
18th | Gabriele Tarquini | JAS Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | all |
19th | Jason Watt | Bosch JAS Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | 1-11 |
Max Wilson | 12 | |||
Naoki Hattori | 13 | |||
21st | Ellen Lohr | Persson Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM | 1-8 |
Alexander Gray | 9-13 | |||
22nd | Bernd Mayländer | 1-6 | ||
Alexander Gray | 7, 8 | |||
Ellen Lohr | 9-13 | |||
23 | Volker Strycek | Joest Racing Opel | Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 | 8th |
24 | Yannick Dalmas | all | ||
25th | Alexander Wurz | 1-11 | ||
Tony Kanaan | 12 | |||
Masanori Sekiya | 13 | |||
37 | Ratanakul Prutirat | Persson Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Class DTM | 6th |
43 | JJ Lehto | Team Rosberg Opel | Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 | all |
44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | all |
Race calendar and results
round | Race (track) |
date | distance | Pole position | Fastest lap | winner | vehicle | |
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1 | Run 1 | Hockenheimring racing festival |
April 14th | 100.244 km | Nicola Larini | Alessandro Nannini | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 |
Run 2 | 100.244 km | Jan Magnussen | Jan Magnussen | AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM | ||||
2 | Run 1 | Eifel race Nürburgring |
12th of May | 100.232 km | Jörg van Ommen | Dario Franchitti | Jörg van Ommen | AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM |
Run 2 | 100.232 km | Jörg van Ommen | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 | ||||
3 | Run 1 | Circuito do Estoril | May 26 | 82.640 km | Alessandro Nannini | Alessandro Nannini | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI |
Run 2 | 82.640 km | Alessandro Nannini | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | ||||
4th | Run 1 | Helsinki Thunder | June 9th | 96.992 km | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Dario Franchitti | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 |
Run 2 | 96.992 km | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 | ||||
5 | Run 1 | 200 miles from Nuremberg Norisring |
23rd June | 101.200 km | Uwe Alzen | Uwe Alzen | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 |
Run 2 | 101.200 km | Uwe Alzen | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 | ||||
6th | Run 1 | Airfield race Diepholz Diepholz Air Base |
7th of July | 76.160 km | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM |
Run 2 | 100.640 km | Alexander Wurz | Bernd Schneider | AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM | ||||
7th | Run 1 | Silverstone Circuit | 18th of August | 114,400 km | Klaus Ludwig | Alessandro Nannini | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 |
Run 2 | 114,400 km | Gabriele Tarquini | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | ||||
8th | Run 1 | Nürburgring
Touring Car Grand Prix |
September 1 | 100.232 km | Alessandro Nannini | Alessandro Nannini | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI |
Run 2 | 100.232 km | Alessandro Nannini | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | ||||
9 | Run 1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | September 15th | 102,000 km | Nicola Larini | Giancarlo Fisichella | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI |
Run 2 | 102,000 km | Giancarlo Fisichella | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | ||||
10 | Run 1 | Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | September 29th | 104,900 km | Nicola Larini | Nicola Larini | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI |
Run 2 | 104,900 km | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM | ||||
11 | Run 1 | ADAC Prize Hockenheim Hockenheimring
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October 13th | 102.345 km | Klaus Ludwig | Uwe Alzen | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 |
Run 2 | 102.345 km | Manuel Reuter | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4 × 4 | ||||
12 | Run 1 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | October 27 | 103.032 km | Christian Danner | Alessandro Nannini | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI |
Run 2 | 103.032 km | Giancarlo Fisichella | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | ||||
13 | Run 1 | Suzuka International Racing Course | November 10th | 105.552 km | Christian Danner | Christian Danner | Dario Franchitti | AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM |
Run 2 | 105.552 km | Bernd Schneider | Bernd Schneider | AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM |
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. |
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Points | 20th | 15th | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Driver ranking
A total of 26 drivers made it into the points classification.
space | driver |
HOC1 |
ONLY1 |
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HEL |
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THE |
SIL |
ONLY2 |
MGC |
MUG |
HOC2 |
SAO |
SUZ |
Points | |||||||||||||
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1 | Manuel Reuter | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6th | 5 | 10 | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 16 | DNF | DNS | 18th | 7th | 2 | 1 | 4th | 4th | 13 | 14th | 218 |
2 | Bernd Schneider | 4th | 2 | 4th | 6th | 11 | 12 | 16 | DNF | 9 | 6th | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | DNF | 8th | 2 | 1 | 14th | DNF | 5 | 14th | 3 | 1 | 205 |
3 | Alessandro Nannini | 10 | 13 | EX | EX | 1 | 1 | 14th | 4th | DNF | DNF | 6th | DNF | 17th | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | DNF | 6th | DNF | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 180 |
4th | Dario Franchitti | 3 | 4th | 2 | 8th | 9 | 10 | 17th | DNS | 5 | DNF | 2 | 2 | 21st | 14th | 3 | 3 | 6th | 4th | 4th | 2 | DNF | 7th | 13 | 10 | 1 | DNF | 171 |
5 | JJ Lehto | 15th | DNF | 5 | 2 | 16 | DNF | 5 | 3 | 4th | 3 | 7th | DNF | 5 | 2 | 7th | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15th | 5 | 8th | 6th | 9 | DNF | 8th | 148 |
6th | Giancarlo Fisichella | 7th | 10 | EX | EX | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | DNF | 3 | DNF | DNF | 9 | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4th | 2 | 139 |
7th | Klaus Ludwig | DNF | DNS | DNF | DNF | 3 | 11 | 3 | DNF | 1 | 1 | DNF | DNF | 1 | DNF | DNF | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 10 | 130 | ||
8th | Uwe Alzen | 8th | 6th | 18th | 4th | 5 | 2 | 13 | DNF | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 13 | DNF | 12 | 6th | 4th | 13 | 7th | 3 | 3 | DNF | DNF | DNS | 9 | 12 | 119 |
9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 5 | 7th | 6th | 14th | DNF | 7th | 1 | 1 | 7th | 4th | 5 | 4th | 12 | 15th | 22nd | 12 | 7th | DNF | 5 | 16 | 17th | 9 | 7th | DNF | 18th | 18th | 112 |
10 | Jan Magnussen | 2 | 1 | 7th | 3 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNS | 17th | DNS | 16 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 5 | DNF | 4th | 14th | 3 | 7th | 3 | 97 | ||||
11 | Nicola Larini | 11 | 12 | DNF | 7th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 6th | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNS | 3 | DNF | 6th | 15th | 2 | DNF | 1 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 1 | 6th | 6th | 95 |
12 | Stefano Modena | DNF | DNS | 17th | DNF | DNS | 9 | 7th | DNF | 3 | 13 | 4th | 3 | 4th | DNF | 13 | 10 | 13 | 7th | DNF | 14th | DNF | 10 | 2 | 8th | 5 | 4th | 92 |
13 | Jörg van Ommen | DNF | 9 | 1 | 13 | 7th | 4th | 9 | DNF | 8th | 7th | 13 | 5 | 18th | DNF | 9 | 8th | 8th | 9 | NC | 8th | 8th | 3 | 15th | 6th | 14th | 13 | 87 |
14th | Gabriele Tarquini | DNF | DNS | 10 | 5 | DNF | 14th | DNF | DNS | DNF | DNS | 20th | DNS | 2 | 1 | DNF | 17th | 15th | DNF | 13 | 6th | 4th | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNF | 60 |
15th | Christian Danner | 13 | DNF | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8th | DNF | DNF | DNS | 15th | DNF | 10 | 13 | 18th | 20th | DNF | DNS | 12 | DNF | 7th | 6th | 3 | DNF | 2 | 7th | 48 |
16 | Alexander Wurz | DNF | DNF | 12 | DSQ | 10 | 8th | DNF | 9 | 12 | 8th | 9 | 8th | 7th | 4th | DNF | DNS | 10 | 6th | 6th | 9 | DNF | DNS | 43 | ||||
17th | Yannick Dalmas | DNF | 11 | DNF | DNS | 8th | DNF | 6th | DNF | DNF | DNS | 12 | 7th | 9 | 7th | 8th | 7th | DNF | DNS | 10 | 10 | 18th | DNF | 8th | 11 | 12 | 9 | 33 |
18th | Kurt Thiim | 12 | 8th | 8th | 12 | DNS | DNS | 18th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 14th | 11 | DNF | 10 | 10 | DNF | 11 | 10 | 8th | 4th | 10 | DNF | 23 | ||||
19th | Bernd Mayländer | 9 | 2 | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19th | Jason Watt | DNF | DNF | 13 | 9 | 15th | DNS | DNS | DNS | 15th | DNS | 22nd | 12 | 8th | 3 | 14th | DNF | DNF | 12 | 14th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 17th | ||||
21st | Max Wilson | 14th | 14th | 11 | DNF | 18th | DNF | 4th | DNF | DNF | DNS | 8th | DNF | DSQ | 8th | 15th | 14th | DNF | DNS | 20th | DNS | 13 | DNF | DNF | 17th | 15th | 17th | 16 |
21st | Michael Bartels | 6th | 5 | DNF | DNS | 13 | DNS | DNF | 10 | 13 | 10 | 18th | DNF | 15th | DNF | 17th | 18th | 14th | 11 | 15th | 11 | DNF | 12 | 17th | 12 | 17th | 15th | 16 |
21st | Oliver Gavin | DNF | DNS | 14th | DNF | 6th | 6th | 10 | DNF | 10 | 12 | 17th | 9 | 11 | DNF | 16 | DNF | 12 | 15th | 17th | DNF | 11 | 15th | 16 | 11 | 16 | ||
24 | Alexander Gray | DNF | DNF | 16 | DNF | 14th | DNF | 11 | 7th | 16 | 11 | 19th | 14th | 14th | DNF | 11 | 9 | DNF | DNS | DNF | DNF | 9 | DNF | 16 | 7th | 8th | DNF | 15th |
25th | Ellen Lohr | 9 | DNF | 15th | 11 | DNF | DNF | 15th | 8th | 14th | 9 | 21st | 13 | 20th | 12 | 20th | 21st | DNF | 14th | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18th | 13 | 21st | DNF | 7th |
26th | Christian Fittipaldi | 10 | DNF | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Aguri Suzuki | 11 | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Masanori Sekiya | 15th | 13 | 20th | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Ricardo Zonta | DNF | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Gianni Giudici | DNF | 15th | DNF | DNS | 17th | 15th | 19th | NC | DNF | 14th | DNF | DNF | 19th | DNF | 21st | 22nd | DNF | DNF | 16 | DNF | 0 | ||||||
27 | Naoki Hattori | 19th | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Volker Strycek | 19th | 19th | 19th | DNF | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Juan Pablo Montoya | DNF | DNF | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Tony Kanaan | DNF | DNF | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Ratanakul Prutirat | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
space | driver |
HOC1 |
ONLY1 |
EST |
HEL |
NOR |
THE |
SIL |
ONLY2 |
MGC |
MUG |
HOC2 |
SAO |
SUZ |
Points |
Legend | ||
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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 |
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() | Streak results | |
underlined | Leader in the overall standings |
literature
- DTM - The Story - The official book of the DTM . Heel Verlag GmbH, Königswinter 2003, ISBN 3-89365-993-5 .
- Jörg Walz: The ITC Yearbook '96. International Touring Car Championship . Heel Verlag GmbH, Königswinter 1996, ISBN 3-89365-532-8 .
- ITC '96 experienced live . Zeitgeist Verlag, Düsseldorf 1996, ISBN 3-613-30333-7 .