1996 ITC Hockenheim-2 round

1996 ITC Hockenheim-2 round
Round details
	Round 11 of 13 rounds in the ; 1996 International Touring Car Championship
	; Layout of the Hockenheimring
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 6.823 km (4.240 mi)
International Touring Car Championship
Race 1
Date	13 October 1996
Laps	15
Pole position
Driver	Klaus Ludwig
Time	2:04.877
Podium
First	Klaus Ludwig
Second	Manuel Reuter
Third	Uwe Alzen
Fastest lap
Driver	Uwe Alzen
Time	2:08.836 (on lap 10)
Race 2
Date	13 October 1996
Laps	15
Podium
First	Manuel Reuter
Second	Klaus Ludwig
Third	Jörg van Ommen
Fastest lap
Driver	Manuel Reuter
Time	2:07.995 (on lap 11)

The 1996 ITC Hockenheim-2 round was the eleventh round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 13 October at the Hockenheimring.

Klaus Ludwig won the first race, starting from pole position, and Manuel Reuter gained the second one, both driving an Opel Calibra V6 4x4.

Classification[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time	Grid
1	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	2:04.877	1
2	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	2:05.092	2
3	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	2:05.135	3
4	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	2:05.174	4
5	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	2:05.264	5
6	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	2:05.403	6
7	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	2:06.022	7
8	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	2:06.071	8
9	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	2:06.075	9
10	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	2:06.323	10
11	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	2:06.526	11
12	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	2:06.529	12
13	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	2:06.529	13
14	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	2:06.705	14
15	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	2:06.740	15
16	12	Nicki Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	2:06.897	16
17	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	2:07.139	17
18	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	2:07.236	18
19	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	2:07.428	19
20	4	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	2:07.460	20
21	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	2:07.743	21
22	21	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	2:07.908	22
23	22	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	2:09.268	23
24	27	Masanori Sekiya	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	2:10.134	24
25	13	Gianni Giudici	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Giudici Motorsport	2:10.568	25

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Race 1[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	15	32:23.287	1	20
2	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	15	+0.205	3	15
3	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	15	+0.959	5	12
4	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	15	+6.893	7	10
5	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	15	+8.514	10	8
6	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	15	+25.033	11	6
7	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	15	+25.263	12	4
8	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	15	+27.370	14	3
9	4	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	15	+28.853	20	2
10	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	15	+29.008	16	1
11	22	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	15	+1:06.560	23
12	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	15	+1:16.222	15
13	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	15	+1:29.850	6
14	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	14	Retired	6
15	27	Masanori Sekiya	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	14	+1 lap¹	24
16	13	Gianni Giudici	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Giudici Motorsport	14	+1 lap	25
17	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	13	Retired	9
18	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	13	Retired	17
Ret	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	13	Retired	18
Ret	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	13	Retired	8
Ret	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	11	Retired	2
Ret	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	11	Retired	19
Ret	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	7	Retired	4
Ret	21	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	2	Retired	22
Ret	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1	Retired	21

Notes:

^1 – Masanori Sekiya was given a 10-second penalty for cutting the track.

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Race 2[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	15	32:11.295	2	20
2	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	15	+1.122	1	15
3	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	15	+10.006	8	12
4	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	15	+13.319	20	10
5	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	15	+13.721	12	8
6	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	15	+19.188	7	6
7	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	15	+25.175	23	4
8	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	15	+36.686	5	3
9	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	15	+36.924	17	2
10	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	15	+41.635	22	1
11	22	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	15	+57.770	11
12	21	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	15	+58.000	24
13	27	Masanori Sekiya	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	15	+59.266	15
Ret	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	10	Retired	6
Ret	4	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	9	Retired	9
Ret	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	9	Retired	14
Ret	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	6	Retired	25
Ret	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	6	Retired	10
Ret	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	3	Retired	4
Ret	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	3	Retired	18
Ret	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	2	Retired	13
Ret	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	2	Retired	21
Ret	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	1	Retired	3
Ret	13	Gianni Giudici	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Giudici Motorsport	1	Retired	16
DNS	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel		Did not start	19

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Standings after the event[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Manuel Reuter	198
1	2	Bernd Schneider	165
	3	Dario Franchitti	150
	4	Alessandro Nannini	143
	5	JJ Lehto	137

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Opel	324
2	Alfa Romeo	270
3	Mercedes	245

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

References[edit]

^ "Hockenheim-2 Qualifying Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Hockenheim-2 Race 1 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Hockenheim-2 Race 2 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

External links[edit]

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website

International Touring Car Championship
Previous race: Mugello	1996 International Touring Car Championship season	Next race: Interlagos

[1] "Hockenheim-2 Qualifying Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[2] "Hockenheim-2 Race 1 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[3] "Hockenheim-2 Race 2 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

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