Round details | |||
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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) | ||
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.
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