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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Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Ref | |
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1 | R1 | Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka | 7 April | Naoki Hattori | Naoki Hattori | Naoki Hattori | Mooncraft | [4] |
R2 | Naoki Hattori | Naoki Hattori | Naoki Hattori | Mooncraft | [5] | |||
2 | R3 | Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi | 19 May | Naoki Hattori | Naoki Hattori | Naoki Hattori | Mooncraft | [6] |
R4 | Michael Krumm | Michael Krumm | Michael Krumm | Toyota Team TOM's | [7] | |||
3 | R5 | Suzuka Circuit, Mie | 2 June | Takuya Kurosawa | Takuya Kurosawa | Osamu Nakako | Castrol Mugen Honda | [8] |
R6 | Naoki Hattori | Satoshi Motoyama | Naoki Hattori | Mooncraft | [9] | |||
4 | R7 | Mine Central Circuit, Yamaguchi | 14 July | Satoshi Motoyama | Michael Krumm | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Team Impul | [10] |
R8 | Masahiko Kageyama | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Masahiko Kageyama | Nismo | [11] | |||
5 | R9 | Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Miyagi | 8 September | Takuya Kurosawa | Naoki Hattori | Akihiko Nakaya | Auto Tech Racing | [12] |
R10 | Takuya Kurosawa | Naoki Hattori | Takuya Kurosawa | Nakajima Planning | [13] | |||
6 | R11 | Tokachi International Speedway, Hokkaidō | 22 September | Takuya Kurosawa | Osamu Nakako | Naoki Hattori | Mooncraft | [14] |
R12 | Naoki Hattori | Osamu Nakako | Osamu Nakako | Castrol Mugen Honda | [15] | |||
7 | R13 | Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka | 3 November | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Anthony Reid | Érik Comas | Toyota Team Cerumo | [16] |
R14 | Takuya Kurosawa | Anthony Reid | Anthony Reid | BMS Scuderia Italia | [17] |
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.
| Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest lap |