1996 ITC Magny-Cours round

The 1996 ITC Magny-Cours round was the ninth round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 15 September at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.

   1996 ITC Magny-Cours round

Round details
Round 9 of 13 rounds in the 1996 International Touring Car Championship
Layout of the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Location	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.250 km (2.641 mi)
International Touring Car Championship
Race 1
Date	15 September 1996
Laps	24
Pole position
Driver	Nicola Larini	Martini Alfa Corse
Time	1:33.007
Podium
First	Alessandro Nannini	Martini Alfa Corse
Second	Nicola Larini	Martini Alfa Corse
Third	Giancarlo Fisichella	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse
Fastest lap
Driver	Giancarlo Fisichella	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse
Time	1:36.169 (on lap 4)
Race 2
Date	15 September 1996
Laps	24
Podium
First	Alessandro Nannini	Martini Alfa Corse
Second	Giancarlo Fisichella	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse
Third	JJ Lehto	Team Rosberg Opel
Fastest lap
Driver	Giancarlo Fisichella	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse
Time	1:34.918 (on lap 6)

Alessandro Nannini won both races, driving an Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time	Grid
1	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	1:33.007	1
2	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	1:33.284	2
3	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	1:33.376	3
4	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	1:33.436	4
5	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	1:33.527	5
6	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	1:33.648	6
7	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:33.859	7
8	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	1:34.012	8
9	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	1:34.027	9
10	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:34.092	10
11	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	1:34.095	11
12	4	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	1:38.564	12
13	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:34.437	13
14	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	1:34.696	14
15	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:34.754	15
16	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:34.782	16
17	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	1:34.805	17
18	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:34.915	18
19	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	1:35.036	19
20	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:35.200	20
21	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	1:35.546	21
22	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:35.804	22
23	21	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	1:35.986	23
24	22	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	1:37.253	24

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Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	24	38:59.575	3	20
2	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	24	+0.476	1	15
3	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	24	+0.903	2	12
4	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	24	+1.825	4	10
5	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	24	+3.692	5	8
6	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	24	+4.315	7	6
7	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	24	+21.253	17	4
8	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	24	+26.834	11	3
9	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	24	+30.208	9	2
10	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	24	+30.664	15	1
11	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	24	+31.215	14
12	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	24	+33.233	13
13	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	24	+51.338	16
14	21	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	24	+1:05.653	23
15	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	24	+1:10.700^1	10
16	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	21	Retired	21
Ret	22	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	21	Retired	24
Ret	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	13	Retired	7
Ret	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	13	Retired	20
Ret	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	12	Retired	22
Ret	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	6	Retired	8
Ret	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	6	Retired	18
Ret	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	3	Retired	19
Ret	4	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	2	Retired	12

Notes:

• ^1 – Gabriele Tarquini was given a 35-second penalty for causing a collision with Yannick Dalmas.

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Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	24	38:34.993	1	20
2	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	24	+0.428	3	15
3	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	24	+4.931	5	12
4	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	24	+9.651	3	10
5	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	24	+12.585	9	8
6	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	24	+27.395	10	6
7	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	24	+31.787	13	4
8	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	24	+32.533	21	3
9	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	24	+38.953	8	2
10	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	24	+42.167	11	1
11	21	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	24	+54.115	14
12	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	24	+1:04.655	19
13	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	24	+1:06.198	4
14	22	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	24	+1:20.920	17
15	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	23	+1 lap	12
Ret	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	19	Retired	15
Ret	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	18	Retired	7
Ret	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	5	Retired	2
Ret	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	2	Retired	23
DNS	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse		Did not start	16
DNS	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel		Did not start	18
DNS	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo		Did not start	20
DNS	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel		Did not start	22
DNS	4	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG		Did not start	25

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Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Manuel Reuter 159 3 2 Alessandro Nannini 137 1 3 Bernd Schneider 130 4 JJ Lehto 124 2 5 Dario Franchitti 121

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Opel 264 2 Alfa Romeo 226 3 Mercedes 195

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

References

1. "Magny-Cours Qualifying Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
2. "Magny-Cours Race 1 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
3. "Magny-Cours Race 2 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

External links

• Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website

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