1996 ITC Suzuka round explained

Country:Japan
Year:1996
Circuit:Suzuka
Round No:13
Season No:13
Location:Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
Course Mi:3.641
Course Km:5.860
Date R1:10 November
Laps R1:18
Pole Driver Country:DEU
Pole Driver:Christian Danner
Pole Team:TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse
Pole Time:2:02.737
First Driver Country R1:GBR
First Driver R1:Dario Franchitti
First Team R1:D2 Mercedes-AMG
Second Driver Country R1:DEU
Second Driver R1:Christian Danner
Second Team R1:TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse
Third Driver Country R1:DEU
Third Driver R1:Bernd Schneider
Third Team R1:D2 Mercedes-AMG
Fast Driver Country R1:DEU
Fast Driver R1:Christian Danner
Fast Team R1:TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse
Fast Time R1:2:05.278
Fast Lap R1:2
Date R2:10 November
Laps R2:18
First Driver Country R2:DEU
First Driver R2:Bernd Schneider
First Team R2:D2 Mercedes-AMG
Second Driver Country R2:ITA
Second Driver R2:Giancarlo Fisichella
Second Team R2:TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse
Third Driver Country R2:DEN
Third Driver R2:Jan Magnussen
Third Team R2:Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG
Fast Driver Country R2:DEU
Fast Driver R2:Bernd Schneider
Fast Team R2:D2 Mercedes-AMG
Fast Time R2:2:03.886
Fast Lap R2:2

The 1996 ITC Suzuka round was the thirteenth and final round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 10 November at the Suzuka Circuit.

Dario Franchitti won the first race, starting from ninth position, and Bernd Schneider gained the second one, both driving a Mercedes C-Class.

Manuel Reuter won the title, besides he didn't take points from this round.

Classification

Qualifying

DriverCarTeamTimeGroup
115 Christian DannerAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse2:02.737A1
21 Bernd SchneiderMercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG2:02.924A2
39 Stefano ModenaAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo2:03.099A3
45 Nicola LariniAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse2:03.100A4
514 Giancarlo FisichellaAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse2:03.349A5
66 Alessandro NanniniAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse2:03.476A6
74 Bernd MayländerMercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG2:04.756A7
818 Gabriele TarquiniAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo2:04.999A8
92 Dario FranchittiMercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMGno timeA9
103 Jan MagnussenMercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMGno timeA10
1116 Uwe AlzenOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel2:03.461B11
1243 JJ LehtoOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel2:03.650B12
1311 Jörg van OmmenMercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG2:03.734B13
147 Manuel ReuterOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel2:03.812B14
1512 Aguri SuzukiMercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG2:03.999B15
1624 Yannick DalmasOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel2:04.104B16
1744 Hans-Joachim StuckOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel2:04.285B17
188 Oliver GavinOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel2:04.292B18
1917 Klaus LudwigOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel2:04.293B19
2010 Michael BartelsAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo2:05.559B20
2125 Masanori SekiyaOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel2:05.621B21
2221 Alexander GrauMercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport2:07.238B22
2319 Naoki HattoriAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo2:07.345B23
2422 Ellen LohrMercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport2:08.052B24
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Race 1

DriverCarTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Dario FranchittiMercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG1838:23.290920
215 Christian DannerAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse18+2.338115
31 Bernd SchneiderMercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG18+2.762212
414 Giancarlo FisichellaAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse18+2.931510
59 Stefano ModenaAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo18+3.42138
65 Nicola LariniAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse18+5.43546
73 Jan MagnussenMercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG18+5.886104
84 Bernd MayländerMercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG18+7.79173
916 Uwe AlzenOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel18+9.425112
106 Alessandro NanniniAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse18+14.77761
1112 Aguri SuzukiMercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG18+15.02515
1224 Yannick DalmasOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel18+17.68716
137 Manuel ReuterOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel18+19.98314
1411 Jörg van OmmenMercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG18+28.40813
1510 Michael BartelsAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo18+36.56220
168 Oliver GavinOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel18+46.87018
1721 Alexander GrauMercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport18+48.97622
1844 Hans-Joachim StuckOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel18+55.86617
1919 Naoki HattoriAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo18+57.53623
2025 Masanori SekiyaOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel18+59.67721
2122 Ellen LohrMercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport18+1:00.67124
Ret17 Klaus LudwigOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel11Retired19
Ret43 JJ LehtoOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel1Retired12
DNS18 Gabriele TarquiniAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa RomeoDid not start8
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Race 2

DriverCarTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Bernd SchneiderMercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG1837:43.447320
214 Giancarlo FisichellaAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse18+19.050415
33 Jan MagnussenMercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG18+19.597712
49 Stefano ModenaAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo18+28.157510
56 Alessandro NanniniAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse18+28.227108
65 Nicola LariniAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse18+28.22966
715 Christian DannerAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse18+36.02324
843 JJ LehtoOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel18+37.878233
924 Yannick DalmasOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel18+45.119122
1017 Klaus LudwigOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel18+45.497221
118 Oliver GavinOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel18+47.01616
1216 Uwe AlzenOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel18+56.0269
1311 Jörg van OmmenMercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG18+58.08414
147 Manuel ReuterOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel18+1:05.60213
1521 Alexander GrauMercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport18+1:07.31017
1619 Naoki HattoriAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo18+1:15.81219
1710 Michael BartelsAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo17Retired15
1844 Hans-Joachim StuckOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel16Retired18
Ret18 Gabriele TarquiniAlfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo9Retired24
Ret22 Ellen LohrMercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport7Retired21
Ret2 Dario FranchittiMercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG5Retired1
Ret4 Bernd MayländerMercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG2Retired8
DNS12 Aguri SuzukiMercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMGDid not start11
DNS25 Masanori SekiyaOpel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing OpelDid not start20
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Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Manuel Reuter218
2 Bernd Schneider205
3 Alessandro Nannini180
4 Dario Franchitti171
5 JJ Lehto148
Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Opel349
2 Alfa Romeo340
3 Mercedes305

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Suzuka Qualifying Results. 26 October 2015. Touringcars.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093925/http://www.touringcars.net/results/dtm/1996/qual25.php. 2016-03-04. dead.
  2. News: Suzuka Race 1 Results. 26 October 2015. Touringcars.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20141114132520/http://www.touringcars.net/results/dtm/1996/rd25.php. 2014-11-14. dead.
  3. News: Suzuka Race 2 Results. 26 October 2015. Touringcars.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082845/http://www.touringcars.net/results/dtm/1996/rd26.php. 2016-03-04. dead.