1996 ITC Silverstone round

1996 ITC Silverstone round
Round details
	Round 7 of 13 rounds in the ; 1996 International Touring Car Championship
	; Layout of the Silverstone Circuit
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 5.072 km (3.152 mi)
International Touring Car Championship
Race 1
Date	18 August 1996
Laps	20
Pole position
Driver	Klaus Ludwig
Time	1:46.841
Podium
First	Klaus Ludwig
Second	Gabriele Tarquini
Third	Nicola Larini
Fastest lap
Driver	Alessandro Nannini
Time	1:50.173 (on lap 16)
Race 2
Date	18 August 1996
Laps	20
Podium
First	Gabriele Tarquini
Second	JJ Lehto
Third	Jason Watt
Fastest lap
Driver	Gabriele Tarquini
Time	1:49.649 (on lap 3)

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

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time	Grid
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

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Race 1

Pos.	No.	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	+41.271¹	18

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Notes:

^1 – Michael Bartels was disqualified for causing collisions with Dario Franchitti and Kurt Thiim.

Race 2

Pos.	No.	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

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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

^ "Silverstone Qualifying Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
^ "Silverstone Race 1 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
^ "Silverstone Race 2 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

External links

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website

International Touring Car Championship
Previous race: Diepholz	1996 International Touring Car Championship season	Next race: Nürburgring-2

[1] "Silverstone Qualifying Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

[2] "Silverstone Race 1 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

[3] "Silverstone Race 2 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

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