1996 ITC Hockenheim-1 round

   1996 ITC Hockenheim-1 round

Round details
Round 1 of 13 rounds in the 1996 International Touring Car Championship
Layout of the Hockenheimring
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.638 km (1.639 mi)
International Touring Car Championship
Race 1
Date	14 April 1996
Laps	38
Pole position
Driver	Nicola Larini	Martini Alfa Corse
Time	1:00.133
Podium
First	Manuel Reuter	Joest Racing Opel
Second	Jan Magnussen	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG
Third	Dario Franchitti	D2 Mercedes-AMG
Fastest lap
Driver	Alessandro Nannini	Martini Alfa Corse
Time	1:01.780 (on lap 3)
Race 2
Date	14 April 1996
Laps	38
Podium
First	Jan Magnussen	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG
Second	Bernd Schneider	D2 Mercedes-AMG
Third	Manuel Reuter	Joest Racing Opel
Fastest lap
Driver	Jan Magnussen	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG
Time	1:01.417 (on lap 2)

The 1996 ITC Hockenheim-1 round was the first round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 14 April at the Hockenheimring.

Manuel Reuter won the first race, starting from fourth position, driving an Opel Calibra V6 4x4, and Jan Magnussen gained the second one, driving a Mercedes C-Class.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time	Group	Grid
1	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	1:00.133	A	1
2	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	1:00.134	A	2
3	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	1:00.725	A	3
4	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:00.755	A	4
5	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	1:00.775	A	5
6	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	1:00.966	A	6
7	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	1:01.000	A	7
8	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	1:01.302	A	8
9	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	1:01.360	A	9
10	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:01.492	A	10
11	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	1:00.889	B	11
12	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	1:01.052	B	12
13	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	1:01.127	B	13
14	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:01.189	B	14
15	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:01.482	B	15
16	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	1:01.559	B	16
17	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:01.912	B	17
18	4	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	1:02.045	B	18
19	22	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	1:02.177	B	19
20	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:02.387	B	20
21	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	1:02.477	B	21
22	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:03.263	B	22
23	13	Gianni Giudici	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Giudici Motorsport	1:04.660	B	23
24	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	no time	B	24
25	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	no time	B	25

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Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	38	40:19.433	4	20
2	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	38	+0.709	5	15
3	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	38	+6.579	11	12
4	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	38	+7.707	7	10
5	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	38	+19.042	8	8
6	4	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	38	+19.458	18	6
7	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	38	+36.238	3	4
8	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	38	+42.486	16	3
9	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	38	+44.401	21	2
10	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	38	+46.309	2	1
11	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	38	+47.848	1
12	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	38	+1:01.190	24
13	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	37	+1 lap	6
14	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeiser JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	37	+1 lap	14
15	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	37	+1 lap	13
Ret	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	31	Retired	9
Ret	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	22	Retired	20
Ret	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	19	Retired	17
Ret	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	19	Retired	22
Ret	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	19	Retired	12
Ret	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	12	Retired	10
Ret	22	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	11	Retired	19
Ret	13	Gianni Giudici	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Giudici Motorsport	9	Retired	23
Ret	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	8	Retired	25
Ret	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	3	Retired	15

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Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	38	39:53.165	2	20
2	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	38	+1.588	4	15
3	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	38	+10.674	1	12
4	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	38	+11.028	3	10
5	4	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	38	+16.465	6	8
6	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	38	+16.924	8	6
7	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	38	+34.193	5	4
8	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	38	+42.206	12	3
9	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	38	+44.782	20	2
10	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	38	+49.670	7	1
11	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	38	+49.877	21
12	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	38	+1:05.023	11
13	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	37	+1 lap	10
14	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	37	+1 lap	14
15	13	Gianni Giudici	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Giudici Motorsport	35	+3 laps	23
Ret	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	32	Retired	19
Ret	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	19	Retired	9
Ret	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	16	Retired	15
Ret	22	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	8	Retired	22
Ret	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	8	Retired	24
Ret	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	3	Retired	13
DNS	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel		Did not start	16
DNS	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel		Did not start	17
DNS	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo		Did not start	18
DNS	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo		Did not start	25

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Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jan Magnussen 35 2 Manuel Reuter 32 3 Bernd Schneider 25 4 Dario Franchitti 22 5 Alexander Grau 14

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Mercedes 35 2 Opel 32 3 Alfa Romeo 5

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

References

1. "Hockenheim-1 Qualifying Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
2. "Hockenheim-1 Race 1 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
3. "Hockenheim-1 Race 2 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 22 September 2015.

External links

• Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website

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