The 1996 ITC Magny-Cours round was the ninth round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 15 September at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.
Alessandro Nannini won both races, driving an Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Car Team Time 1 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 1:33.007 1 2 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 1:33.284 2 3 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 1:33.376 3 4 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 1:33.436 4 5 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 1:33.527 5 6 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 1:33.648 6 7 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:33.859 7 8 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 1:34.012 8 9 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 1:34.027 9 10 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:34.092 10 11 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 1:34.095 11 12 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 1:38.564 12 13 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:34.437 13 14 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 1:34.696 14 15 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:34.754 15 16 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:34.782 16 17 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 1:34.805 17 18 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:34.915 18 19 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 1:35.036 19 20 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:35.200 20 21 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 1:35.546 21 22 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:35.804 22 23 21 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 1:35.986 23 24 22 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 1:37.253 24
Race 1 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 24 38:59.575 3 20 2 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 24 +0.476 1 15 3 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 24 +0.903 2 12 4 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 24 +1.825 4 10 5 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 24 +3.692 5 8 6 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 24 +4.315 7 6 7 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 24 +21.253 17 4 8 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 24 +26.834 11 3 9 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 24 +30.208 9 2 10 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 24 +30.664 15 1 11 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 24 +31.215 14 12 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 24 +33.233 13 13 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 24 +51.338 16 14 21 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 24 +1:05.653 23 15 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 24 +1:10.700 10 16 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 21 Retired 21 Ret 22 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 21 Retired 24 Ret 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 13 Retired 7 Ret 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 13 Retired 20 Ret 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 12 Retired 22 Ret 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 6 Retired 8 Ret 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 6 Retired 18 Ret 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 3 Retired 19 Ret 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 2 Retired 12 Notes: – Gabriele Tarquini was given a 35-second penalty for causing a collision with Yannick Dalmas.
Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 24 38:34.993 1 20 2 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 24 +0.428 3 15 3 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 24 +4.931 5 12 4 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 24 +9.651 3 10 5 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 24 +12.585 9 8 6 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 24 +27.395 10 6 7 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 24 +31.787 13 4 8 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 24 +32.533 21 3 9 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 24 +38.953 8 2 10 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 24 +42.167 11 1 11 21 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 24 +54.115 14 12 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 24 +1:04.655 19 13 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 24 +1:06.198 4 14 22 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 24 +1:20.920 17 15 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 23 +1 lap 12 Ret 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 19 Retired 15 Ret 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 18 Retired 7 Ret 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 5 Retired 2 Ret 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 2 Retired 23 DNS 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse Did not start 16 DNS 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel Did not start 18 DNS 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo Did not start 20 DNS 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel Did not start 22 DNS 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG Did not start 25
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Manuel Reuter 159 3 2 Alessandro Nannini 137 1 3 Bernd Schneider 130 4 JJ Lehto 124 2 5 Dario Franchitti 121
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Opel 264 2 Alfa Romeo 226 3 Mercedes 195
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
External links Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website