1996 ITC Norisring round

Round details
Round 5 of 13 rounds in the 1996 International Touring Car Championship
Layout of the Norisring
Location	Norisring, Nuremberg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.300 km (1.429 mi)
International Touring Car Championship
Race 1
Date	23 June 1996
Laps	44
Pole position
Driver	Uwe Alzen	Zakspeed Opel
Time	55.685
Podium
First	Klaus Ludwig	Zakspeed Opel
Second	Uwe Alzen	Zakspeed Opel
Third	Stefano Modena	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo
Fastest lap
Driver	Uwe Alzen	Zakspeed Opel
Time	50.397 (on lap 41)
Race 2
Date	23 June 1996
Laps	44
Podium
First	Klaus Ludwig	Zakspeed Opel
Second	Uwe Alzen	Zakspeed Opel
Third	JJ Lehto	Team Rosberg Opel
Fastest lap
Driver	Uwe Alzen	Zakspeed Opel
Time	49.686 (on lap 20)

The 1996 ITC Norisring round was the fifth round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 23 June at the Norisring.

Klaus Ludwig won both races, driving an Opel Calibra V6 4x4.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time	Group	Grid
1	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	55.685	A	1
2	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	55.719	A	2
3	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	56.578	A	3
4	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	56.878	A	4
5	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	56.980	A	5
6	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	57.017	A	6
7	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	57.628	A	7
8	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	57.812	A	8
9	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	58.078	A	9
10	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	59.320	A	10
11	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	55.686	B	11
12	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	55.696	B	12
13	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	55.796	B	13
14	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	55.818	B	14
15	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	56.134	B	15
16	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	56.324	B	16
17	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	56.356	B	17
18	4	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	56.407	B	18
19	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	56.562	B	19
20	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	56.854	B	20
21	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	57.721	B	21
22	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	58.377	B	22
23	22	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	58.494	B	23
24	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	58.711	B	24
25	13	Gianni Giudici	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Giudici Motorsport	59.777	B	25

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Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	44	37:27.861	2	20
2	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	44	+0.089	1	15
3	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	44	+7.745	4	12
4	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	44	+9.008	5	10
5	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	44	+17.505	9	8
6	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	44	+20.431	3	6
7	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	44	+20.836	11	4
8	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	44	+21.892	10	3
9	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	44	+22.871	7	2
10	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	44	+27.916	17	1
11	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	44	+31.901	6
12	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	44	+32.180	13
13	4	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	44	+42.169	18
14	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	44	+50.609	24
15	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	43	Retired	22
16	22	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	43	Retired	23
17	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	41	Retired	8
Ret	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	38	Retired	12
Ret	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	34	Retired	14
Ret	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	34	Retired	20
Ret	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	34	Retired	19
Ret	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	27	Retired	16
Ret	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	21	Retired	21
Ret	13	Gianni Giudici	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Giudici Motorsport	13	Retired	25
Ret	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	4	Retired	15

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Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	44	36:51.009	1	20
2	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	44	+1.759	2	15
3	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	44	+11.408	4	12
4	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	44	+13.106	7	10
5	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	44	+13.894	6	8
6	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	44	+20.229	9	6
7	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	44	+20.816	8	4
8	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	44	+21.241	12	3
9	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	43	+1 lap	14	2
10	4	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	43	+1 lap	13	1
11	22	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	43	+1 lap	16
12	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	43	+1 lap	10
13	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	42	+2 laps	3
14	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	41	+3 laps	11
15	13	Gianni Giudici	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Giudici Motorsport	40	+4 laps	24
Ret	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	36	Retired	23
Ret	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	22	Retired	18
Ret	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	22	Retired	22
Ret	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	2	Retired	5
DNS	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo		Did not start	15
DNS	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG		Did not start	17
DNS	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel		Did not start	19
DNS	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse		Did not start	20
DNS	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo		Did not start	21
DNS	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo		Did not start	25

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Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Manuel Reuter 130 2 Hans-Joachim Stuck 76 4 3 Uwe Alzen 72 2 4 JJ Lehto 65 6 5 Klaus Ludwig 64

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Opel 171 2 Mercedes 101 3 Alfa Romeo 87

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