1996 ITC Nürburgring-2 round

   1996 ITC Nürburgring-2 round

Round details
Round 8 of 13 rounds in the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season
Layout of the Nürburgring
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.556 km (2.831 mi)
International Touring Car Championship
Race 1
Date	1 September 1996
Laps	22
Pole position
Driver	Alessandro Nannini	Martini Alfa Corse
Time	1:36.629
Podium
First	Alessandro Nannini	Martini Alfa Corse
Second	Bernd Schneider	D2 Mercedes-AMG
Third	Dario Franchitti	D2 Mercedes-AMG
Fastest lap
Driver	Alessandro Nannini	Martini Alfa Corse
Time	1:39.085 (on lap 19)
Race 2
Date	1 September 1996
Laps	22
Podium
First	Alessandro Nannini	Martini Alfa Corse
Second	Bernd Schneider	D2 Mercedes-AMG
Third	Dario Franchitti	D2 Mercedes-AMG
Fastest lap
Driver	Alessandro Nannini	Martini Alfa Corse
Time	1:38.067 (on lap 3)

The 1996 ITC Nürburgring-2 round was the eighth round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 1 September at the Nürburgring.

Alessandro Nannini won both races, driving an Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI.

Classification

Qualifying^[1]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time	Grid
1	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	1:36.629	1
2	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	1:36.830	2
3	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	1:36.930	3
4	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	1:37.119	4
5	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:37.344	5
6	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	1:37.759	6
7	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:37.915	7
8	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	1:38.058	8
9	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:38.284	9
10	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	1:38.368	10
11	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:38.528	11
12	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	1:38.564	12
13	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:38.628	13
14	3	Ricardo Zonta	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	1:38.650	14
15	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	1:38.744	15
16	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	1:38.832	16
17	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:39.094	17
18	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:39.131	18
19	4	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	1:39.184	19
20	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	1:39.309	20
21	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:39.396	21
22	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	1:39.469	22
23	22	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	1:40.047	23
24	23	Volker Strycek	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:40.484	24
25	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	1:40.818	25
26	13	Gianni Giudici	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Giudici Motorsport	2:58.674	26

Race 1^[2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	22	36:37.850	1	20
2	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	22	+0.357	3	15
3	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	22	+2.013	2	12
4	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	22	+2.201	5	10
5	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	22	+9.739	4	8
6	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	22	+14.981	6	6
7	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	22	+15.467	8	4
8	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	22	+17.608	7	3
9	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	22	+26.425	10	2
10	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	22	+27.321	16	1
11	4	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	22	+31.414	19
12	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	22	+31.924	22
13	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	22	+40.675	17
14	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	22	+48.165	21
15	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	22	+50.497	13
16	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	22	+51.033	18
17	22	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	22	+1:07.801	23
18	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	22	+1:10.677	20
19	23	Volker Strycek	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	22	+1:14.507	24
20	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	22	+1:18.593	25
21	13	Gianni Giudici	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Giudici Motorsport	21	+1 lap	26
22	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	20	Retired	15
Ret	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	19	Retired	12
Ret	3	Ricardo Zonta	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	12	Retired	14
Ret	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	11	Retired	9
Ret	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	8	Retired	11

Race 2^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	22	36:22.420	1	20
2	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	22	+0.960	2	15
3	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	22	+1.377	3	12
4	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	22	+1.980	5	10
5	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	22	+14.068	7	8
6	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	22	+15.553	12	6
7	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	22	+18.062	8	4
8	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	22	+18.501	9	3
9	4	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	22	+22.842	11	2
10	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	22	+23.475	13	1
11	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	22	+23.714	23
12	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	22	+25.369	22
13	3	Ricardo Zonta	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	22	+35.753	24
14	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	22	+35.983	15
15	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	22	+45.134^1	6
16	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	22	+54.412	4
17	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	22	+55.161	25
18	22	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	22	+58.121	17
19	23	Volker Strycek	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	22	+58.545	19
20	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	22	+1:07.677	18
21	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	22	+1:17.328	20
22	13	Gianni Giudici	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Giudici Motorsport	21	+1 lap	21
Ret	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	19	Retired	10
Ret	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	10	Retired	14
Ret	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	9	Retired	16
DNS	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel		Did not start	26

Notes:

• ^1 – Nicola Larini was given a 30-second penalty for causing a collision with Manuel Reuter.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Manuel Reuter 159 2 Bernd Schneider 127 3 3 Dario Franchitti 105 4 JJ Lehto 104 3 5 Alessandro Nannini 97

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Opel 242 1 2 Alfa Romeo 186 1 3 Mercedes 179

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.

References

1. "Nürburgring-2 Qualifying Results". Touringcars.net. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
2. "Nürburgring-2 Race 1 Results". Touringcars.net. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
3. "Nürburgring-2 Race 2 Results". Touringcars.net. Retrieved 3 October 2015.

External links

• Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website

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