1996 Japanese Touring Car Championship

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The 1996 Japanese Touring Car Championship season was the 12th edition of the series. It began at Fuji Speedway on 7 April and finished after seven events, also at Fuji Speedway on 3 November. The championship was won by Naoki Hattori, driving for Mooncraft. [1] [2] [3]

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Naoki Hattori won the championship driving a Honda Accord. Honda Accord 1996 JTCC.jpg
Naoki Hattori won the championship driving a Honda Accord.

Teams & Drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
HKS Opel Team Japan Opel Vectra 3 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hasemi All
YTR Mazdaspeed Mazda Lantis 6 Flag of Japan.svg Yojiro Terada 1-2
Mazda Familia 5-7
Toyota Team FET Toyota Corolla AE110 8 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Tanigawa 1-4
Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta 5-7
Mazdaspeed Mazda Familia 9 Flag of France.svg Franck Fréon All
Team Advan with MOGG BMW 318i 10 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo Mogi 1
Object T Toyota Corona EXiV 11 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiko Hara All
Team Impul Nissan Primera P11 12 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino All
Asano Racing Service BMW 318i 13 Flag of Japan.svg Takeo Asano5, 7
Mooncraft Honda Accord 14 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori 1-3, 5-7
Nakajima Planning Honda Accord 15 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa 1-3, 5-7
Castrol Mugen Honda Honda Accord 16 Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Nakako 1-3, 5-7
33 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami 7
Suzuki Bankin Opel Vectra 17 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuhiko KaneumiAll
Endless Sport BMW 318i 18 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuhiro Kinoshita All
Racing Project Bandoh Toyota Corona EXiV 19 Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi All
Hitotsuyama Racing BMW 318i 20 Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Kinoshita 7
21 Flag of Japan.svg Yasushi Hitotsuyama1-3, 7
Flag of Japan.svg Mikio Hitotsuyama4-6
Nismo Nissan Primera Camino P11 23 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama All
Nissan Sunny 32 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama 1-4
Nissan Primera Camino P11 5-7
BMS Scuderia Italia Nissan Primera GTe 24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid 7
Tsuchiya Engineering Toyota Corona EXiV 25 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama All
Auto Tech Racing BMW 318i 35 Flag of Japan.svg Akihiko Nakaya All
Toyota Team TOM's Toyota Corona EXiV 36 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya All
37 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm All
Toyota Team Cerumo Toyota Corona EXiV 38 Flag of Japan.svg Hironori Takeuchi All
39 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas All
SYMS Racing Subaru Impreza Sport Wagon 66 Flag of Japan.svg Shunji Kasuya 1-4, 6-7
Dandelion Racing Toyota Corona EXiV 68 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Tanaka All
Team Something Toyota Corolla AE110 72 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Matsunaga 4, 7
Kosei J.P. Team Pures Ford Mondeo 88 Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Wada 3-7

Calendar

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning driverWinning teamRef
1R1 Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka 7 April Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Mooncraft [4]
R2 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Mooncraft [5]
2R3 Flag of Japan.svg Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi 19 May Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Mooncraft [6]
R4 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm Toyota Team TOM's [7]
3R5 Flag of Japan.svg Suzuka Circuit, Mie 2 June Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Nakako Castrol Mugen Honda [8]
R6 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Mooncraft [9]
4R7 Flag of Japan.svg Mine Central Circuit, Yamaguchi 14 July Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino Team Impul [10]
R8 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama Nismo [11]
5R9 Flag of Japan.svg Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Miyagi 8 September Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg Akihiko Nakaya Auto Tech Racing [12]
R10 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa Nakajima Planning [13]
6R11 Flag of Japan.svg Tokachi International Speedway, Hokkaidō 22 September Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Nakako Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Mooncraft [14]
R12 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Nakako Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Nakako Castrol Mugen Honda [15]
7R13 Flag of Japan.svg Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka 3 November Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Toyota Team Cerumo [16]
R14 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid BMS Scuderia Italia [17]

Championship Standings

Points were awarded 15, 12, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the top 10 finishers in each race, with no bonus points for pole positions or fastest laps. Drivers counted their ten best scores.

PosDriver FUJ SUG SUZ MIN SEN TOK FUJ Pts
1 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori 111421WDWD4212DSQDSQ125
2 Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Nakako 222314WDWD2321DSQDSQ115
3 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm 47413326394471087
4 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa 3410752WDWDRet133RetDNS72
5 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama 7Ret89464167Ret183763
6 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino RetRet51691712Ret410Ret5261
7 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Sekiya 5332Ret152037Ret714NC955
8 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas 186610RetRet13856Ret81352
9 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Ret8RetDNS8789Ret5654446
10 Flag of Japan.svg Akihiko Nakaya 13137RetRetRet175119579840
11 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama 99961653791496RetDNS39
12 Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi 6514Ret68101213RetNC96533
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid 2127
14 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hasemi 812Ret81091215Ret88108624
15 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuhiro Kinoshita 1116Ret57105108101111111122
16 Flag of Japan.svg Hironori Takeuchi 1010Ret111211741118Ret20RetDNS13
17 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiko Hara 1414Ret1414136141011NC1212126
18 Flag of Japan.svg Hisashi Wada Ret16919DNSRetDNSDNSDNSDNS2
19 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Tanaka 1211Ret1511121111Ret16121310Ret1
20 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuhiko KaneumiRetDNS11Ret131414161415DNSDNS15130
21 Flag of Japan.svg Morio Nitta 1213131513DNS0
22 Flag of France.svg Franck Fréon 17151213RetDNS19RetRetRet1416RetDNS0
23 Flag of Japan.svg Yasushi Hitotsuyama15RetRet1217RetRet150
24 Flag of Japan.svg Mikio Hitotsuyama1517Ret12Ret170
25 Flag of Japan.svg Yojiro Terada RetRet13Ret1617NC1914Ret0
26 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Tanigawa 16RetRetRet15RetRet130
27 Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Kinoshita NC140
28 Flag of Japan.svg Takeo Asano15DNS16160
29 Flag of Japan.svg Shunji Kasuya DNSDNSRetDNSDNSDNS1618RetRet17NC0
30 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Matsunaga 18RetRetDNS0
NC Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo Mogi DNSDNS0
NC Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami DNSDNS0
PosDriver FUJ SUG SUZ MIN SEN TOK FUJ 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

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