The 1996 ITC Silverstone round was the seventh round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 18 August at the Silverstone Circuit.
Klaus Ludwig won the first race, starting from pole position, driving an Opel Calibra V6 4x4, and Gabriele Tarquini gained the second one, driving an Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Car Team Time 1 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 1:46.841 1 2 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:47.143 2 3 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 1:47.472 3 4 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 1:47.575 4 5 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 1:47.815 5 6 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 1:47.875 6 7 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:47.906 7 8 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 1:47.910 8 9 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 1:48.388 9 10 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:48.388 10 11 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:48.406 11 12 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 1:48.491 12 13 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:48.502 13 14 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 1:48.566 14 15 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 1:48.604 15 16 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 1:48.616 16 17 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:48.682 17 18 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:48.878 18 19 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 1:48.899 19 20 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 1:49.002 20 21 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:49.100 21 22 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 1:49.456 22 23 22 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 1:49.806 23 24 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 1:51.782 24 25 13 Gianni Giudici Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Giudici Motorsport 1:52.961 25
Race 1 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 20 37:09.972 1 20 2 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 20 +2.189 2 15 3 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 20 +12.006 5 12 4 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 20 +17.094 10 10 5 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 20 +20.274 14 8 6 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 20 +28.841 7 6 7 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 20 +29.852 11 4 8 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 20 +29.852 13 3 9 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 20 +31.064 17 2 10 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 20 +36.236 9 1 11 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 20 +40.126 21 12 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 20 +48.259 20 13 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 20 +48.647 4 14 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 20 +1:04.214 22 15 22 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 20 +1:04.484 23 16 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 20 +1:10.460 12 17 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 20 +1:23.214 6 18 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 20 +1:26.578 15 19 13 Gianni Giudici Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Giudici Motorsport 19 +1 lap 25 20 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 19 +1 lap 24 21 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 19 Retired 3 Ret 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 14 Retired 16 Ret 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 2 Retired 19 Ret 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 1 Retired 8 DSQ 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 20 +41.271 18
Notes: – Michael Bartels was disqualified for causing collisions with Dario Franchitti and Kurt Thiim.
Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 20 36:59.407 2 20 2 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 20 +3.728 5 15 3 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 20 +14.246 8 12 4 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 20 +16.366 7 10 5 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 20 +22.944 16 8 6 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 20 +25.897 6 6 7 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 20 +44.466 9 4 8 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 20 +45.842 25 3 9 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 20 +47.756 14 2 10 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 20 +48.454 24 1 11 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 20 +50.867 11 12 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 20 +1:26.888 17 13 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 20 +1:58.448 20 14 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 19 +1 lap 10 15 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 19 +1 lap 21 16 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 19 +1 lap 12 Ret 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 18 Retired 3 Ret 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 12 Retired 11 Ret 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 9 Retired 13 Ret 13 Gianni Giudici Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Giudici Motorsport 9 Retired 19 Ret 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 8 Retired 22 Ret 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 7 Retired 18 Ret 22 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 2 Retired 15 Ret 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 2 Retired 1 Ret 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1 Retired 4
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Manuel Reuter 149 1 2 Bernd Schneider 97 1 3 Hans-Joachim Stuck 94 2 4 JJ Lehto 92 2 5 Klaus Ludwig 84
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Opel 224 2 Mercedes 149 3 Alfa Romeo 146
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
External links Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website