The 1996 ITC Hockenheim-2 round was the eleventh round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 13 October at the Hockenheimring.

Klaus Ludwig won the first race, starting from pole position, and Manuel Reuter gained the second one, both driving an Opel Calibra V6 4x4.

Classification Qualifying Driver Car Team Time 1 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 2:04.877 1 2 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 2:05.092 2 3 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 2:05.135 3 4 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 2:05.174 4 5 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 2:05.264 5 6 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 2:05.403 6 7 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 2:06.022 7 8 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 2:06.071 8 9 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 2:06.075 9 10 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 2:06.323 10 11 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 2:06.526 11 12 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 2:06.529 12 13 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 2:06.529 13 14 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 2:06.705 14 15 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 2:06.740 15 16 12 Nicki Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 2:06.897 16 17 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 2:07.139 17 18 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 2:07.236 18 19 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 2:07.428 19 20 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 2:07.460 20 21 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 2:07.743 21 22 21 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 2:07.908 22 23 22 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 2:09.268 23 24 27 Masanori Sekiya Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 2:10.134 24 25 13 Gianni Giudici Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Giudici Motorsport 2:10.568 25

Race 1 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 15 32:23.287 1 20 2 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 15 +0.205 3 15 3 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 15 +0.959 5 12 4 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 15 +6.893 7 10 5 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 15 +8.514 10 8 6 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 15 +25.033 11 6 7 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 15 +25.263 12 4 8 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 15 +27.370 14 3 9 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 15 +28.853 20 2 10 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 15 +29.008 16 1 11 22 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 15 +1:06.560 23 12 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 15 +1:16.222 15 13 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 15 +1:29.850 6 14 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 14 Retired 6 15 27 Masanori Sekiya Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 14 +1 lap 24 16 13 Gianni Giudici Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Giudici Motorsport 14 +1 lap 25 17 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 13 Retired 9 18 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 13 Retired 17 Ret 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 13 Retired 18 Ret 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 13 Retired 8 Ret 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 11 Retired 2 Ret 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 11 Retired 19 Ret 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 7 Retired 4 Ret 21 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 2 Retired 22 Ret 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 1 Retired 21 Notes: – Masanori Sekiya was given a 10-second penalty for cutting the track.

Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7 Manuel Reuter Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 15 32:11.295 2 20 2 17 Klaus Ludwig Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 15 +1.122 1 15 3 11 Jörg van Ommen Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 15 +10.006 8 12 4 3 Jan Magnussen Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 15 +13.319 20 10 5 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 15 +13.721 12 8 6 15 Christian Danner Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse 15 +19.188 7 6 7 2 Dario Franchitti Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 15 +25.175 23 4 8 43 JJ Lehto Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 15 +36.686 5 3 9 44 Hans-Joachim Stuck Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Team Rosberg Opel 15 +36.924 17 2 10 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 15 +41.635 22 1 11 22 Ellen Lohr Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 15 +57.770 11 12 21 Alexander Grau Mercedes C-Class Persson Motorsport 15 +58.000 24 13 27 Masanori Sekiya Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 15 +59.266 15 Ret 6 Alessandro Nannini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 10 Retired 6 Ret 4 Bernd Mayländer Mercedes C-Class Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 9 Retired 9 Ret 1 Bernd Schneider Mercedes C-Class D2 Mercedes-AMG 9 Retired 14 Ret 19 Jason Watt Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 6 Retired 25 Ret 12 Kurt Thiim Mercedes C-Class UPS Mercedes-AMG 6 Retired 10 Ret 18 Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 3 Retired 4 Ret 24 Yannick Dalmas Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel 3 Retired 18 Ret 10 Michael Bartels Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo 2 Retired 13 Ret 5 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI Martini Alfa Corse 2 Retired 21 Ret 16 Uwe Alzen Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Zakspeed Opel 1 Retired 3 Ret 13 Gianni Giudici Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Giudici Motorsport 1 Retired 16 DNS 25 Alexander Wurz Opel Calibra V6 4x4 Joest Racing Opel Did not start 19

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Manuel Reuter 198 1 2 Bernd Schneider 165 3 Dario Franchitti 150 4 Alessandro Nannini 143 5 JJ Lehto 137

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Opel 324 2 Alfa Romeo 270 3 Mercedes 245

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

References

External links Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website