The 1996 ITC Suzuka round was the thirteenth and final round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 10 November at the Suzuka Circuit.

Dario Franchitti won the first race, starting from ninth position, and Bernd Schneider gained the second one, both driving a Mercedes C-Class.

Manuel Reuter won the title, besides he didn't take points from this round.

Classification

Qualifying Driver Car Team Time Group 1 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 2:02.737 A 1 2 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 2:02.924 A 2 3 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 2:03.099 A 3 4 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 2:03.100 A 4 5 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 2:03.349 A 5 6 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 2:03.476 A 6 7 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 2:04.756 A 7 8 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 2:04.999 A 8 9 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG no time A 9 10 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG no time A 10 11 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 2:03.461 B 11 12 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 2:03.650 B 12 13 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 2:03.734 B 13 14 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 2:03.812 B 14 15 12 Aguri Suzuki Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 2:03.999 B 15 16 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 2:04.104 B 16 17 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 2:04.285 B 17 18 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 2:04.292 B 18 19 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 2:04.293 B 19 20 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 2:05.559 B 20 21 25 Masanori Sekiya Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 2:05.621 B 21 22 21 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 2:07.238 B 22 23 19 Naoki Hattori Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 2:07.345 B 23 24 22 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 2:08.052 B 24

Race 1 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 18 38:23.290 9 20 2 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 18 +2.338 1 15 3 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 18 +2.762 2 12 4 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 18 +2.931 5 10 5 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 18 +3.421 3 8 6 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 18 +5.435 4 6 7 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 18 +5.886 10 4 8 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 18 +7.791 7 3 9 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 18 +9.425 11 2 10 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 18 +14.777 6 1 11 12 Aguri Suzuki Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 18 +15.025 15 12 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 18 +17.687 16 13 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 18 +19.983 14 14 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 18 +28.408 13 15 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 18 +36.562 20 16 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 18 +46.870 18 17 21 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 18 +48.976 22 18 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 18 +55.866 17 19 19 Naoki Hattori Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 18 +57.536 23 20 25 Masanori Sekiya Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 18 +59.677 21 21 22 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 18 +1:00.671 24 Ret 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 11 Retired 19 Ret 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 1 Retired 12 DNS 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo Did not start 8

Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 18 37:43.447 3 20 2 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 18 +19.050 4 15 3 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 18 +19.597 7 12 4 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 18 +28.157 5 10 5 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 18 +28.227 10 8 6 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 18 +28.229 6 6 7 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 18 +36.023 2 4 8 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 18 +37.878 23 3 9 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 18 +45.119 12 2 10 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 18 +45.497 22 1 11 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 18 +47.016 16 12 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 18 +56.026 9 13 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 18 +58.084 14 14 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 18 +1:05.602 13 15 21 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 18 +1:07.310 17 16 19 Naoki Hattori Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 18 +1:15.812 19 17 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 17 Retired 15 18 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 16 Retired 18 Ret 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 9 Retired 24 Ret 22 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 7 Retired 21 Ret 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 5 Retired 1 Ret 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 2 Retired 8 DNS 12 Aguri Suzuki Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG Did not start 11 DNS 25 Masanori Sekiya Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel Did not start 20

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Manuel Reuter 218 2 Bernd Schneider 205 3 Alessandro Nannini 180 4 Dario Franchitti 171 5 JJ Lehto 148

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Opel 349 2 Alfa Romeo 340 3 Mercedes 305

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

References

External links Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website