The 1996 ITC Norisring round was the fifth round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 23 June at the Norisring.
Klaus Ludwig won both races, driving an Opel Calibra V6 4x4.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Car Team Time Group 1 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 55.685 A 1 2 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 55.719 A 2 3 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 56.578 A 3 4 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 56.878 A 4 5 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 56.980 A 5 6 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 57.017 A 6 7 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 57.628 A 7 8 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 57.812 A 8 9 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 58.078 A 9 10 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 59.320 A 10 11 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 55.686 B 11 12 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 55.696 B 12 13 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 55.796 B 13 14 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 55.818 B 14 15 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 56.134 B 15 16 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 56.324 B 16 17 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 56.356 B 17 18 4 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 56.407 B 18 19 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 56.562 B 19 20 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 56.854 B 20 21 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 57.721 B 21 22 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 58.377 B 22 23 22 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 58.494 B 23 24 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 58.711 B 24 25 13 Gianni Giudici Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Giudici Motorsport 59.777 B 25
Race 1 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 44 37:27.861 2 20 2 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 44 +0.089 1 15 3 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 44 +7.745 4 12 4 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 44 +9.008 5 10 5 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 44 +17.505 9 8 6 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 44 +20.431 3 6 7 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 44 +20.836 11 4 8 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 44 +21.892 10 3 9 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 44 +22.871 7 2 10 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 44 +27.916 17 1 11 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 44 +31.901 6 12 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 44 +32.180 13 13 4 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 44 +42.169 18 14 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 44 +50.609 24 15 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 43 Retired 22 16 22 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 43 Retired 23 17 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 41 Retired 8 Ret 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 38 Retired 12 Ret 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 34 Retired 14 Ret 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 34 Retired 20 Ret 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 34 Retired 19 Ret 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 27 Retired 16 Ret 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 21 Retired 21 Ret 13 Gianni Giudici Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Giudici Motorsport 13 Retired 25 Ret 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 4 Retired 15
Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 44 36:51.009 1 20 2 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 44 +1.759 2 15 3 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 44 +11.408 4 12 4 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 44 +13.106 7 10 5 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 44 +13.894 6 8 6 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 44 +20.229 9 6 7 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 44 +20.816 8 4 8 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 44 +21.241 12 3 9 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 43 +1 lap 14 2 10 4 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 43 +1 lap 13 1 11 22 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 43 +1 lap 16 12 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 43 +1 lap 10 13 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 42 +2 laps 3 14 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 41 +3 laps 11 15 13 Gianni Giudici Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Giudici Motorsport 40 +4 laps 24 Ret 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 36 Retired 23 Ret 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 22 Retired 18 Ret 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 22 Retired 22 Ret 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 2 Retired 5 DNS 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo Did not start 15 DNS 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG Did not start 17 DNS 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel Did not start 19 DNS 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse Did not start 20 DNS 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo Did not start 21 DNS 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo Did not start 25
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Manuel Reuter 130 2 Hans-Joachim Stuck 76 4 3 Uwe Alzen 72 2 4 JJ Lehto 65 6 5 Klaus Ludwig 64
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Opel 171 2 Mercedes 101 3 Alfa Romeo 87
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
External links Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website