1996 ITC Diepholz round

The 1996 ITC Diepholz round was the sixth round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 7 July at the Diepholz Airfield Circuit.

   1996 ITC Diepholz round

Round details
Round 6 of 13 rounds in the 1996 International Touring Car Championship
Layout of the Diepholz Airfield Circuit
Location	Diepholz Airfield Circuit, Diepholz, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.720 km (1.690 mi)
International Touring Car Championship
Race 1
Date	7 July 1996
Laps	28
Pole position
Driver	Bernd Schneider	D2 Mercedes-AMG
Time	56.957
Podium
First	Bernd Schneider	D2 Mercedes-AMG
Second	Dario Franchitti	D2 Mercedes-AMG
Third	Giancarlo Fisichella	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse
Fastest lap
Driver	Bernd Schneider	D2 Mercedes-AMG
Time	57.850 (on lap 4)
Race 2
Date	7 July 1996
Laps	37
Podium
First	Bernd Schneider	D2 Mercedes-AMG
Second	Dario Franchitti	D2 Mercedes-AMG
Third	Stefano Modena	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo
Fastest lap
Driver	Alexander Wurz	Joest Racing Opel
Time	57.735 (on lap 5)

Bernd Schneider won both races, driving a Mercedes C-Class.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time	Group	Grid
1	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	56.957	A	1
2	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	56.964	A	2
3	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	57.149	A	3
4	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	57.236	A	4
5	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	57.255	A	5
6	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	57.311	A	6
7	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	57.619	A	7
8	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	57.698	A	8
9	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	57.776	A	9
10	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	57.786	A	10
11	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	57.116	B	11
12	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	57.130	B	12
13	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	57.297	B	13
14	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	57.386	B	14
15	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	57.406	B	15
16	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	57.469	B	16
17	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	57.553	B	17
18	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	57.776	B	18
19	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	57.888	B	19
20	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	58.298	B	20
21	4	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	58.535	B	21
22	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	58.636	B	22
23	22	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	59.022	B	23
24	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	59.657	B	24
25	13	Gianni Giudici	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Giudici Motorsport	1:00.697	B	25
26	37	Ratanakul Prutirat	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	no time	B	DNQ1

Notes:

• ^1 – Ratanakul Prutirat failed to set a lap time within 107% of the fastest time during the weekend. As a result, the driver failed to qualify for the race.

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Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	281	27:23.047	1	20
2	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	28	+3.237	2	15
3	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	28	+10.446	4	12
4	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	28	+11.550	17	10
5	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	28	+15.291	5	8
6	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	28	+16.507	13	6
7	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	28	+18.596	6	4
8	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	28	+20.976	10	3
9	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	28	+21.738	16	2
10	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	28	+28.907	7	1
11	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	28	+29.205	8
12	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	28	+30.138	15
13	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	28	+33.589	11
14	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	28	+34.577	9
15	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	28	+40.267	19
16	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	28	+40.560	14
17	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	28	+41.004	20
18	4	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	28	+50.189	16
19	22	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	28	+50.695	23
20	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	27	+1 lap	3
21	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	27	+1 lap	24
22	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	27	+1 lap	22
Ret	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	25	Retired	12
Ret	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	25	Retired	18
Ret	13	Gianni Giudici	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Giudici Motorsport	13	Retired	25
DNQ	37	Ratanakul Prutirat	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport		Did not qualify

Notes:

• ^1 – The race was red-flagged on lap 29 and not restarted after Gabriele Tarquini's crash.

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Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	37	36:09.296	1	20
2	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	37	+2.749	2	15
3	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	37	+9.430	4	12
4	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	37	+15.002	5	10
5	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	37	+28.043	13	8
6	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	37	+28.654	10	6
7	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	37	+31.119	12	4
8	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	37	+36.229	9	3
9	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	37	+36.559	17	2
10	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	37	+36.773	11	1
11	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	37	+52.154	14
12	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	36	+1 lap	22
13	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	36	+1 lap	21
14	22	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	36	+1 lap	19
Ret	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	31	Retired	8
Ret	4	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	28	Retired	18
Ret	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	24	Retired	6
Ret	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	22	Retired	15
Ret	13	Gianni Giudici	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Giudici Motorsport	12	Retired	25
Ret	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	9	Retired	7
Ret	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	8	Retired	3
Ret	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	6	Retired	16
Ret	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	4	Retired	23
DNS	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo		Did not start	20
DNS	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse		Did not start	24
DNQ	37	Ratanakul Prutirat	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport		Did not qualify

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Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Manuel Reuter 137 2 Hans-Joachim Stuck 94 6 3 Bernd Schneider 89 4 4 Dario Franchitti 81 2 5 Uwe Alzen 73

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Opel 189 2 Mercedes 141 3 Alfa Romeo 111

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