The 1996 ITC Diepholz round was the sixth round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 7 July at the Diepholz Airfield Circuit.

Bernd Schneider won both races, driving a Mercedes C-Class.

Classification

Qualifying Driver Car Team Time Group 1 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 56.957 A 1 2 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 56.964 A 2 3 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 57.149 A 3 4 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 57.236 A 4 5 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 57.255 A 5 6 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 57.311 A 6 7 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 57.619 A 7 8 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 57.698 A 8 9 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 57.776 A 9 10 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 57.786 A 10 11 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 57.116 B 11 12 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 57.130 B 12 13 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 57.297 B 13 14 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 57.386 B 14 15 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 57.406 B 15 16 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 57.469 B 16 17 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 57.553 B 17 18 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 57.776 B 18 19 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 57.888 B 19 20 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 58.298 B 20 21 4 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 58.535 B 21 22 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 58.636 B 22 23 22 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 59.022 B 23 24 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 59.657 B 24 25 13 Gianni Giudici Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Giudici Motorsport 1:00.697 B 25 26 37 Ratanakul Prutirat Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport no time B DNQ Notes: – Ratanakul Prutirat failed to set a lap time within 107% of the fastest time during the weekend. As a result, the driver failed to qualify for the race.

Race 1 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 28 27:23.047 1 20 2 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 28 +3.237 2 15 3 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 28 +10.446 4 12 4 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 28 +11.550 17 10 5 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 28 +15.291 5 8 6 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 28 +16.507 13 6 7 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 28 +18.596 6 4 8 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 28 +20.976 10 3 9 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 28 +21.738 16 2 10 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 28 +28.907 7 1 11 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 28 +29.205 8 12 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 28 +30.138 15 13 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 28 +33.589 11 14 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 28 +34.577 9 15 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 28 +40.267 19 16 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 28 +40.560 14 17 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 28 +41.004 20 18 4 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 28 +50.189 16 19 22 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 28 +50.695 23 20 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 27 +1 lap 3 21 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 27 +1 lap 24 22 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 27 +1 lap 22 Ret 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 25 Retired 12 Ret 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 25 Retired 18 Ret 13 Gianni Giudici Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Giudici Motorsport 13 Retired 25 DNQ 37 Ratanakul Prutirat Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport Did not qualify Notes: – The race was red-flagged on lap 29 and not restarted after Gabriele Tarquini's crash.

Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 37 36:09.296 1 20 2 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 37 +2.749 2 15 3 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 37 +9.430 4 12 4 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 37 +15.002 5 10 5 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 37 +28.043 13 8 6 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 37 +28.654 10 6 7 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 37 +31.119 12 4 8 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 37 +36.229 9 3 9 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 37 +36.559 17 2 10 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 37 +36.773 11 1 11 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 37 +52.154 14 12 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 36 +1 lap 22 13 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 36 +1 lap 21 14 22 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 36 +1 lap 19 Ret 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 31 Retired 8 Ret 4 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 28 Retired 18 Ret 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 24 Retired 6 Ret 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 22 Retired 15 Ret 13 Gianni Giudici Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Giudici Motorsport 12 Retired 25 Ret 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 9 Retired 7 Ret 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 8 Retired 3 Ret 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 6 Retired 16 Ret 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 4 Retired 23 DNS 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo Did not start 20 DNS 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse Did not start 24 DNQ 37 Ratanakul Prutirat Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport Did not qualify

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Manuel Reuter 137 2 Hans-Joachim Stuck 94 6 3 Bernd Schneider 89 4 4 Dario Franchitti 81 2 5 Uwe Alzen 73

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Opel 189 2 Mercedes 141 3 Alfa Romeo 111

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

References

External links Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website