The 1996 ITC Nürburgring-1 round was the second round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 12 May at the Nürburgring.
Jörg van Ommen won the first race, starting from pole position, driving a Mercedes C-Class, and Manuel Reuter gained the second one, driving an Opel Calibra V6 4x4.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Car Team Time Group 1 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 1:37:720 A 1 2 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 1:37.817 A EX 3 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 1:37.945 A 2 4 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 1:38.221 A 3 5 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 1:38.326 A 4 6 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 1:38.416 A EX 7 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 1:38.934 A 5 8 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:38.934 A 6 9 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 1:39.280 A 7 10 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 1:39.338 A 8 11 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:38.474 B 9 12 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 1:38.660 B 10 13 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 1:38.788 B 11 14 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:39.056 B 12 15 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 1:39.151 B 13 16 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:39.220 B 14 17 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:39.226 B 15 18 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:39.282 B 16 19 4 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 1:39.431 B 17 20 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:39.435 B 18 21 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 1:39.589 B 19 22 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:39.723 B 20 23 22 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 1:39.756 B 21 24 13 Gianni Giudici Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Giudici Motorsport 1:43.439 B 22 25 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 1:44.008 B 23 Notes: – Alessandro Nannini and Giancarlo Fisichella were excluded from the event for using illegal fuel.
Race 1 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 22 37:12.332 1 20 2 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 22 +2.317 2 15 3 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 22 +12.500 6 12 4 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 22 +13.580 4 10 5 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 22 +15.220 3 8 6 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 22 +16.335 7 6 7 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 22 +16.458 8 4 8 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 22 +17.365 11 3 9 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 22 +24.485 5 2 10 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 22 +30.363 12 1 11 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 22 +33.980 1 12 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 22 +34.981 14 13 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 22 +40.753 15 14 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 22 +43.757 9 15 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 22 +46.000 23 16 22 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 22 +46.161 21 17 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 22 +59.296 16 18 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 22 +1:34.174 13 Ret 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 11 Retired 20 Ret 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 1 Retired 10 Ret 4 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 1 Retired 17 Ret 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 1 Retired 19 Ret 13 Gianni Giudici Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Giudici Motorsport 1 Retired 22 EX 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse Excluded EX 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse Excluded
Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 22 37:30.118 3 20 2 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 22 +2.257 5 15 3 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 22 +7.099 7 12 4 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 22 +15.023 18 10 5 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 22 +15.256 10 8 6 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 22 +15.823 4 6 7 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 22 +16.168 20 4 8 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 22 +19.740 2 3 9 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 22 +27.398 13 2 10 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 22 +32.485 9 1 11 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 22 +43.504 15 12 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 19 +2 laps 8 13 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 18 Retired 1 14 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 17 Retired 6 Ret 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 10 Retired 11 Ret 22 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 9 Retired 16 Ret 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 5 Retired 14 Ret 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 4 Retired 22 Ret 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1 Retired 17 DSQ 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 9 Retired 12 DNS 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel Did not start 19 DNS 4 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG Did not start 21 DNS 13 Gianni Giudici Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Giudici Motorsport Did not start 23 EX 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse Excluded EX 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse Excluded
Notes: – Alexander Wurz was disqualified because his team worked on the car during a stop-and-go penalty given for causing an accident with Oliver Gavin.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Manuel Reuter 64 1 2 Jan Magnussen 51 3 Bernd Schneider 41 4 Dario Franchitti 40 5 JJ Lehto 23
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Mercedes 67 2 Opel 64 3 Alfa Romeo 15
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
External links Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website