The 1996 ITC Nürburgring-2 round was the eighth round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 1 September at the Nürburgring.
Alessandro Nannini won both races, driving an Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Car Team Time 1 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 1:36.629 1 2 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 1:36.830 2 3 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 1:36.930 3 4 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 1:37.119 4 5 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:37.344 5 6 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 1:37.759 6 7 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:37.915 7 8 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 1:38.058 8 9 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:38.284 9 10 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 1:38.368 10 11 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:38.528 11 12 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 1:38.564 12 13 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:38.628 13 14 3 Ricardo Zonta Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 1:38.650 14 15 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 1:38.744 15 16 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 1:38.832 16 17 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:39.094 17 18 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:39.131 18 19 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 1:39.184 19 20 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 1:39.309 20 21 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1:39.396 21 22 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 1:39.469 22 23 22 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 1:40.047 23 24 23 Volker Strycek Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 1:40.484 24 25 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 1:40.818 25 26 13 Gianni Giudici Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Giudici Motorsport 2:58.674 26
Race 1 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 22 36:37.850 1 20 2 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 22 +0.357 3 15 3 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 22 +2.013 2 12 4 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 22 +2.201 5 10 5 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 22 +9.739 4 8 6 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 22 +14.981 6 6 7 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 22 +15.467 8 4 8 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 22 +17.608 7 3 9 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 22 +26.425 10 2 10 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 22 +27.321 16 1 11 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 22 +31.414 19 12 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 22 +31.924 22 13 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 22 +40.675 17 14 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 22 +48.165 21 15 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 22 +50.497 13 16 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 22 +51.033 18 17 22 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 22 +1:07.801 23 18 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 22 +1:10.677 20 19 23 Volker Strycek Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 22 +1:14.507 24 20 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 22 +1:18.593 25 21 13 Gianni Giudici Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Giudici Motorsport 21 +1 lap 26 22 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 20 Retired 15 Ret 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 19 Retired 12 Ret 3 Ricardo Zonta Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 12 Retired 14 Ret 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 11 Retired 9 Ret 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 8 Retired 11
Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 22 36:22.420 1 20 2 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 22 +0.960 2 15 3 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 22 +1.377 3 12 4 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 22 +1.980 5 10 5 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 22 +14.068 7 8 6 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 22 +15.553 12 6 7 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 22 +18.062 8 4 8 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 22 +18.501 9 3 9 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 22 +22.842 11 2 10 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 22 +23.475 13 1 11 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 22 +23.714 23 12 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 22 +25.369 22 13 3 Ricardo Zonta Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 22 +35.753 24 14 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 22 +35.983 15 15 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 22 +45.134 6 16 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 22 +54.412 4 17 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 22 +55.161 25 18 22 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 22 +58.121 17 19 23 Volker Strycek Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 22 +58.545 19 20 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 22 +1:07.677 18 21 21 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 22 +1:17.328 20 22 13 Gianni Giudici Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Giudici Motorsport 21 +1 lap 21 Ret 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 19 Retired 10 Ret 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 10 Retired 14 Ret 8 Oliver Gavin Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 9 Retired 16 DNS 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel Did not start 26
Notes: – Nicola Larini was given a 30-second penalty for causing a collision with Manuel Reuter.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Manuel Reuter 159 2 Bernd Schneider 127 3 3 Dario Franchitti 105 4 JJ Lehto 104 3 5 Alessandro Nannini 97
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Opel 242 1 2 Alfa Romeo 186 1 3 Mercedes 179
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
External links Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website