1995 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft

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The 1995 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft was the twelfth season of premier German touring car championship, the tenth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft and also the first season under International Touring Car Series moniker due to transition, both open to FIA Class 1 Touring Cars. The two series were contested by the same cars, teams and drivers with Bernd Schneider winning both drivers titles and Mercedes-Benz winning both manufacturers awards.

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Teams and drivers

No.DriverTeamCarRounds
1 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Ludwig Flag of Germany.svg Opel Team Rosberg Opel Calibra V6 4x4 All
2 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Flag of Germany.svg Opel Team Rosberg Opel Calibra V6 4x4 All
3 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg van Ommen Flag of Germany.svg AMG-Mercedes Mercedes C-Class V6 All
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Flag of Germany.svg AMG-Mercedes Mercedes C-Class V6 1–5, 7–12
5 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Grau Flag of Germany.svg Zakspeed Mercedes Mercedes C-Class V6 All
6 Flag of Denmark.svg Kurt Thiim Flag of Germany.svg Zakspeed Mercedes Mercedes C-Class V6 All
7 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti All
8 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti All
9 Flag of Germany.svg Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany.svg Opel Team Joest Opel Calibra V6 4x4 All
10 Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas Flag of Germany.svg Opel Team Joest Opel Calibra V6 4x4 1–6, 8–12
11 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Flag of Germany.svg Schübel Engineering Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti All
12 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Flag of Germany.svg Schübel Engineering Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti All
13 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Giudici Flag of Germany.svg Alfa Corse 2 Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti All
14 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany.svg D2 AMG-Mercedes Mercedes C-Class V6 All
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of Germany.svg D2 AMG-Mercedes Mercedes C-Class V6 All
16 Flag of Germany.svg Louis Krages Flag of Germany.svg Zakspeed Mercedes Mercedes C-Class V6 All
17 Flag of Germany.svg Ellen Lohr Flag of Germany.svg Zakspeed Mercedes Mercedes C-Class V6 All
18 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Flag of Italy.svg Euroteam Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti All
19 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Bartels Flag of Italy.svg Euroteam Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti All
20 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Flag of Germany.svg Opel Team Joest Opel Calibra V6 4x4 All
21 Flag of Portugal.svg Ni Amorim Flag of Germany.svg Opel Team Joest Opel Calibra V6 4x4 1–3, 5, 7–11
22 Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany.svg Persson Motorsport Mercedes C-Class V6 All
23 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Mayländer Flag of Germany.svg Persson Motorsport Mercedes C-Class V6 All
24 Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Ruch Flag of Germany.svg Ruch Motorsport Mercedes C-Class V6 All
25 Flag of Germany.svg Stig Amthor Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Corse 2 Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti 1–4, 6
26 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Corse 2 Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti All
27 Flag of Finland.svg Markku Alén Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Corse 2 Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti 1, 4
28 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Corse 2 Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti 5
29 Flag of Italy.svg Giampiero Simoni Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Corse 2 Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti 7
30 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Corse 2 Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti 9–11
31 Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Couceiro Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Corse 2 Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti 8
32 Flag of France.svg Philippe Gache Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Corse 2 Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti 11

Schedule and results

RoundCountryCircuitDateSeriesPole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamReport
1R1 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Hockenheimring 24 AprilDTM Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider D2 AMG-Mercedes Report
R2 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider D2 AMG-Mercedes
2R1 Flag of Germany.svg Germany AVUS 7 MayDTM Flag of Denmark.svg Kurt Thiim Flag of Denmark.svg Kurt Thiim Flag of Denmark.svg Kurt Thiim Zakspeed Mercedes Report
R2Race Annulled
3R1 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mugello 21 MayITC Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider D2 AMG-Mercedes Report
R2 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti D2 AMG-Mercedes
4R1 Flag of Finland.svg Finland Helsinki Thunder 4 JuneITC Flag of Germany.svg Michael Bartels Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Schübel Engineering Report
R2 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Alfa Corse
5R1 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Norisring 25 JuneDTM Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Schübel Engineering Report
R2 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider D2 AMG-Mercedes
6R1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Donington Park 9 JulyITC Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider D2 AMG-Mercedes Report
R2 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider D2 AMG-Mercedes
7R1 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Diepholz Airfield Circuit 23 JulyDTM Flag of Germany.svg Michael Bartels Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Germany.svg Michael Bartels Euroteam Report
R2 Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Flag of Germany.svg Michael Bartels Euroteam
8R1 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Autódromo do Estoril 6 AugustITC Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider D2 AMG-Mercedes Report
R2 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen AMG-Mercedes
9R1 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Nürburgring 20 AugustDTM Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Denmark.svg Kurt Thiim Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider D2 AMG-Mercedes Report
R2 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Grau Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider D2 AMG-Mercedes
10R1 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Alemannenring 17 SeptemberDTM Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of Denmark.svg Kurt Thiim Flag of Denmark.svg Kurt Thiim Zakspeed Mercedes Report
R2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of Denmark.svg Kurt Thiim Zakspeed Mercedes
11R1 Flag of France.svg France Circuit de Nevers 8 OctoberITC Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider D2 AMG-Mercedes Report
R2 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider D2 AMG-Mercedes
12R1 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Hockenheimring 15 OctoberDTM Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Flag of Denmark.svg Kurt Thiim Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Ludwig Opel Team Rosberg Report
R2 Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Ludwig Opel Team Rosberg
  DTM race
  ITC race

Driver Standings/results

Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Championship

Points system is as follows: 1st=20, 2nd=15, 3rd=12, 4th=10, 5th=8, 6th=6, 7th=4, 8th=3, 9th=2, 10th=1

PosDriver HOC1
Flag of Germany.svg
AVU
Flag of Germany.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
DIE
Flag of Germany.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
SIN
Flag of Germany.svg
HOC2
Flag of Germany.svg
Pts
1 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider 11Ret1141761163Ret13138
2 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg van Ommen 227DNS13353568543113
3 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Ludwig 53RetDNS2RetRetRet710RetDNS1180
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Kurt Thiim Ret511RetDNSRetDNSRet411191178
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti 3DNSRetRet6224RetRet210RetDNS74
6 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini 10RetRet6810†32233RetRetRet71
7 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Grau 146214125RetDNS32RetRet7568
8 Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen 4RetRet7DNSDNS145Ret742Ret949
9 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner 16983168Ret121474151648
10 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Bartels RetDNS6Ret10†Ret1110RetRetDNS13Ret47
11 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini 18DNS3Ret39†4RetRetRet11Ret51244
12 Flag of Germany.svg Manuel Reuter 22RetRet13RetRet16†7Ret95Ret2439
13 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto 8410207Ret158NCRetRet86636
14 Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Alzen 11RetRet1215RetRetRet981293234
15 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella 6Ret419DNSDNS6Ret6Ret15†Ret101030
16 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena RetDNS525412RetRetDNSRetDNS14Ret26
17 Flag of Germany.svg Ellen Lohr 12RetRet511Ret10985Ret711Ret18
18 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg 7Ret94RetRetRetRet4Ret10Ret121417
19 Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas 9Ret111018†RetRet16†968717
20 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Mayländer 13NCRet18167910111113Ret9812
21 Flag of Portugal.svg Ni Amorim 18815DNS9RetRet121412NC115
22 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto 15712814Ret111113RetRetDNS16154
23 Flag of Germany.svg Louis Krages RetDNS1616178Ret1316151412Ret183
24 Flag of Germany.svg Stig Amthor 19101391
25 Flag of Finland.svg Markku Alén Ret110
26 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Giudici 2012Ret17RetRet13NCRetDNSRetRet17Ret0
27 Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Ruch 21Ret1415RetDNSRetDNS1513RetRet18170
Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini RetRetRetDNS0
Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi RetDNS0
Flag of Italy.svg Giampiero Simoni RetDNS0
PosDriver HOC1
Flag of Germany.svg
AVU
Flag of Germany.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
DIE
Flag of Germany.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
SIN
Flag of Germany.svg
HOC2
Flag of Germany.svg
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Manufacturers Championship

PosManufacturer HOC1
Flag of Germany.svg
AVU
Flag of Germany.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
DIE
Flag of Germany.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
SIN
Flag of Germany.svg
HOC2
Flag of Germany.svg
Pts
1 Mercedes-Benz 11114123111132224
2 Alfa Romeo 673214112334510150
3 Opel 53942Ret157495611107
PosManufacturer HOC1
Flag of Germany.svg
AVU
Flag of Germany.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
DIE
Flag of Germany.svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
SIN
Flag of Germany.svg
HOC2
Flag of Germany.svg
Pts

International Touring Car Series

Points system is as follows: 1st=20, 2nd=15, 3rd=12, 4th=10, 5th=8, 6th=6, 7th=4, 8th=3, 9th=2, 10th=1

PosDriver MUG
Flag of Italy.svg
HEL
Flag of Finland.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
EST
Flag of Portugal.svg
MAG
Flag of France.svg
Pts
1 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider 135Ret111211155
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen 36Ret22121183
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti 4112†DNS2253RetDNS80
4 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini 2571Ret123RetRetDNS59
5 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg van Ommen Ret7DNSDNS431466350
6 Flag of Germany.svg Manuel Reuter 9Ret471061694250
7 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena 6112Ret6132055649
8 Flag of Denmark.svg Kurt Thiim Ret4Ret63461610Ret45
9 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Grau 83957411Ret39
10 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella 7216†Ret5Ret414RetRet37
11 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto 1183Ret141111118526
12 Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Alzen 149NC47713129726
13 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Ret1211312915DNSRet1322
14 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Ludwig 8Ret15Ret8Ret1783Ret21
15 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini 5RetRetRetDNSDNS87Ret917
16 Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas 15RetRetRetRetDNS10177415
17 Flag of Germany.svg Ellen Lohr 10RetRet5Ret1091015†Ret13
18 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Giudici Ret14681714Ret18RetRet9
19 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Mayländer 1210991181213Ret128
20 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg RetDNSRetRet13RetRetRet1283
21 Flag of Finland.svg Markku Alén 13101
22 Flag of France.svg Philippe Gache 13101
23 Flag of Germany.svg Stig Amthor 16Ret1012†15Ret1
24 Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Ruch Ret1311Ret1616Ret1916140
25 Flag of Germany.svg Louis Krages RetRet14111815RetRet0
26 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Bartels 13DNSRetDNS19Ret21†DNS18†DNS0
27 Flag of Portugal.svg Ni Amorim DSQDNS181514Ret0
28 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto RetDNSRetRetRet17RetDNSDNSRet0
29 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini 17†DNS0
30 Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Couceiro 1920†0
PosDriver MUG
Flag of Italy.svg
HEL
Flag of Finland.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
EST
Flag of Portugal.svg
MAG
Flag of France.svg
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

International Touring Car Series Manufacturers Championship

PosManufacturer MUG
Flag of Italy.svg
HEL
Flag of Finland.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
EST
Flag of Portugal.svg
MAG
Flag of France.svg
Pts
1 Mercedes-Benz 1152111111183
2 Alfa Romeo 2211593556114
3 Opel 8837861083262
PosManufacturer MUG
Flag of Italy.svg
HEL
Flag of Finland.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
EST
Flag of Portugal.svg
MAG
Flag of France.svg
Pts

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