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1996 ITC Diepholz round

{{Infobox International Touring Car Championship round report

| Country = Germany

| Year = 1996

| Circuit = Diepholz

| Round_No = 6

| Season_No = 13

| Image = Diepholz airfield circuit.svg

| Caption = Layout of the Diepholz Airfield Circuit

| Location = Diepholz Airfield Circuit, Diepholz, Germany

| Course_mi = 1.690

| Course_km = 2.720

| Date_r1 = 7 July

| Laps_r1 = 28

| Pole_driver_country = DEU

| Pole_driver = Bernd Schneider

| Pole_team = D2 Mercedes-AMG

| Pole_time = 56.957

| First_driver_country_r1 = DEU

| First_driver_r1 = Bernd Schneider

| First_team_r1 = D2 Mercedes-AMG

| Second_driver_country_r1 = GBR

| Second_driver_r1 = Dario Franchitti

| Second_team_r1 = D2 Mercedes-AMG

| Third_driver_country_r1 = ITA

| Third_driver_r1 = Giancarlo Fisichella

| Third_team_r1 = TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse

| Fast_driver_country_r1 = DEU

| Fast_driver_r1 = Bernd Schneider

| Fast_team_r1 = D2 Mercedes-AMG

| Fast_time_r1 = 57.850

| Fast_lap_r1 = 4

| Date_r2 = 7 July

| Laps_r2 = 37

| First_driver_country_r2 = DEU

| First_driver_r2 = Bernd Schneider

| First_team_r2 = D2 Mercedes-AMG

| Second_driver_country_r2 = GBR

| Second_driver_r2 = Dario Franchitti

| Second_team_r2 = D2 Mercedes-AMG

| Third_driver_country_r2 = ITA

| Third_driver_r2 = Stefano Modena

| Third_team_r2 = JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo

| Fast_driver_country_r2 = AUT

| Fast_driver_r2 = Alexander Wurz

| Fast_team_r2 = Joest Racing Opel

| Fast_time_r2 = 57.735

| Fast_lap_r2 = 5

}}

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=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Car

! Team

! Time

! Group

! {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}

1

|align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Bernd Schneider

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} D2 Mercedes-AMG

| 56.957

|align=center| A

|align=center| 1

2

|align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dario Franchitti

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} D2 Mercedes-AMG

| 56.964

|align=center| A

|align=center| 2

3

|align=center| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Tarquini

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo

| 57.149

|align=center| A

|align=center| 3

4

|align=center| 14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Fisichella

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse

| 57.236

|align=center| A

|align=center| 4

5

|align=center| 44

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Hans-Joachim Stuck

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Rosberg Opel

| 57.255

|align=center| A

|align=center| 5

6

|align=center| 43

| {{flagicon|FIN}} JJ Lehto

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Rosberg Opel

| 57.311

|align=center| A

|align=center| 6

7

|align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Manuel Reuter

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Joest Racing Opel

| 57.619

|align=center| A

|align=center| 7

8

|align=center| 16

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Uwe Alzen

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Zakspeed Opel

| 57.698

|align=center| A

|align=center| 8

9

|align=center| 12

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Kurt Thiim

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} UPS Mercedes-AMG

| 57.776

|align=center| A

|align=center| 9

10

|align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Bartels

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo

| 57.786

|align=center| A

|align=center| 10

11

|align=center| 11

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Jörg van Ommen

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} UPS Mercedes-AMG

| 57.116

|align=center| B

|align=center| 11

12

|align=center| 17

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Klaus Ludwig

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Zakspeed Opel

| 57.130

|align=center| B

|align=center| 12

13

|align=center| 6

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Nannini

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Martini Alfa Corse

| 57.297

|align=center| B

|align=center| 13

14

|align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Jan Magnussen

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG

| 57.386

|align=center| B

|align=center| 14

15

|align=center| 24

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Yannick Dalmas

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Joest Racing Opel

| 57.406

|align=center| B

|align=center| 15

16

|align=center| 25

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Alexander Wurz

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Joest Racing Opel

| 57.469

|align=center| B

|align=center| 16

17

|align=center| 9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Modena

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo

| 57.553

|align=center| B

|align=center| 17

18

|align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Larini

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Martini Alfa Corse

| 57.776

|align=center| B

|align=center| 18

19

|align=center| 15

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Danner

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse

| 57.888

|align=center| B

|align=center| 19

20

|align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Joest Racing Opel

| 58.298

|align=center| B

|align=center| 20

21

|align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Alexander Grau

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG

| 58.535

|align=center| B

|align=center| 21

22

|align=center| 19

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Jason Watt

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo

| 58.636

|align=center| B

|align=center| 22

23

|align=center| 22

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Bernd Mayländer

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Persson Motorsport

| 59.022

|align=center| B

|align=center| 23

24

|align=center| 21

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Ellen Lohr

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Persson Motorsport

| 59.657

|align=center| B

|align=center| 24

25

|align=center| 13

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Giudici

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giudici Motorsport

| 1:00.697

|align=center| B

|align=center| 25

26

|align=center| 37

| {{flagicon|THA}} Ratanakul Prutirat

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Persson Motorsport

| no time

|align=center| B

|align=center| DNQ{{ref|1|1}}

Notes:

  • {{note|1|1}} – 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.

{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcars.net/results/dtm/1996/qual11.php|title=Diepholz Qualifying Results|accessdate=26 September 2015|work=Touringcars.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927064145/http://www.touringcars.net/results/dtm/1996/qual11.php|archive-date=2015-09-27|url-status=dead}}

=Race 1=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Car

! Team

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

|align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Bernd Schneider

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} D2 Mercedes-AMG

|align=center| 28{{ref|1|1}}

| 27:23.047

|align=center| 1

! 20

2

|align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dario Franchitti

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} D2 Mercedes-AMG

|align=center| 28

| +3.237

|align=center| 2

! 15

3

|align=center| 14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Fisichella

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse

|align=center| 28

| +10.446

|align=center| 4

! 12

4

|align=center| 9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Modena

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo

|align=center| 28

| +11.550

|align=center| 17

! 10

5

|align=center| 44

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Hans-Joachim Stuck

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Rosberg Opel

|align=center| 28

| +15.291

|align=center| 5

! 8

6

|align=center| 6

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Nannini

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Martini Alfa Corse

|align=center| 28

| +16.507

|align=center| 13

! 6

7

|align=center| 43

| {{flagicon|FIN}} JJ Lehto

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Rosberg Opel

|align=center| 28

| +18.596

|align=center| 6

! 4

8

|align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Bartels

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo

|align=center| 28

| +20.976

|align=center| 10

! 3

9

|align=center| 25

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Alexander Wurz

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Joest Racing Opel

|align=center| 28

| +21.738

|align=center| 16

! 2

10

|align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Manuel Reuter

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Joest Racing Opel

|align=center| 28

| +28.907

|align=center| 7

! 1

11

|align=center| 16

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Uwe Alzen

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Rosberg Opel

|align=center| 28

| +29.205

|align=center| 8

!

12

|align=center| 24

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Yannick Dalmas

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Joest Racing Opel

|align=center| 28

| +30.138

|align=center| 15

!

13

|align=center| 11

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Jörg van Ommen

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} UPS Mercedes-AMG

|align=center| 28

| +33.589

|align=center| 11

!

14

|align=center| 12

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Kurt Thiim

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} UPS Mercedes-AMG

|align=center| 28

| +34.577

|align=center| 9

!

15

|align=center| 15

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Danner

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse

|align=center| 28

| +40.267

|align=center| 19

!

16

|align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Jan Magnussen

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG

|align=center| 28

| +40.560

|align=center| 14

!

17

|align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Joest Racing Opel

|align=center| 28

| +41.004

|align=center| 20

!

18

|align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Alexander Grau

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG

|align=center| 28

| +50.189

|align=center| 16

!

19

|align=center| 22

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Bernd Mayländer

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Persson Motorsport

|align=center| 28

| +50.695

|align=center| 23

!

20

|align=center| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Tarquini

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo

|align=center| 27

| +1 lap

|align=center| 3

!

21

|align=center| 21

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Ellen Lohr

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Persson Motorsport

|align=center| 27

| +1 lap

|align=center| 24

!

22

|align=center| 19

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Jason Watt

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo

|align=center| 27

| +1 lap

|align=center| 22

!

Ret

|align=center| 17

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Klaus Ludwig

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Zakspeed Opel

|align=center| 25

| Retired

|align=center| 12

!

Ret

|align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Larini

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Martini Alfa Corse

|align=center| 25

| Retired

|align=center| 18

!

Ret

|align=center| 13

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Giudici

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giudici Motorsport

|align=center| 13

| Retired

|align=center| 25

!

DNQ

|align=center| 37

| {{flagicon|THA}} Ratanakul Prutirat

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Persson Motorsport

|align=center|

| Did not qualify

|align=center|

!

Notes:

  • {{note|1|1}} – The race was red-flagged on lap 29 and not restarted after Gabriele Tarquini's crash.

{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcars.net/results/dtm/1996/rd11.php|title=Diepholz Race 1 Results|accessdate=26 September 2015|work=Touringcars.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927092830/http://www.touringcars.net/results/dtm/1996/rd11.php|archive-date=2015-09-27|url-status=dead}}

=Race 2=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Car

! Team

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

|align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Bernd Schneider

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} D2 Mercedes-AMG

|align=center| 37

| 36:09.296

|align=center| 1

! 20

2

|align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dario Franchitti

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} D2 Mercedes-AMG

|align=center| 37

| +2.749

|align=center| 2

! 15

3

|align=center| 9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Modena

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo

|align=center| 37

| +9.430

|align=center| 4

! 12

4

|align=center| 44

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Hans-Joachim Stuck

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Rosberg Opel

|align=center| 37

| +15.002

|align=center| 5

! 10

5

|align=center| 11

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Jörg van Ommen

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} UPS Mercedes-AMG

|align=center| 37

| +28.043

|align=center| 13

! 8

6

|align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Manuel Reuter

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Joest Racing Opel

|align=center| 37

| +28.654

|align=center| 10

! 6

7

|align=center| 24

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Yannick Dalmas

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Joest Racing Opel

|align=center| 37

| +31.119

|align=center| 12

! 4

8

|align=center| 25

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Alexander Wurz

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Joest Racing Opel

|align=center| 37

| +36.229

|align=center| 9

! 3

9

|align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Joest Racing Opel

|align=center| 37

| +36.559

|align=center| 17

! 2

10

|align=center| 16

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Uwe Alzen

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Zakspeed Opel

|align=center| 37

| +36.773

|align=center| 11

! 1

11

|align=center| 12

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Kurt Thiim

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} UPS Mercedes-AMG

|align=center| 37

| +52.154

|align=center| 14

!

12

|align=center| 19

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Jason Watt

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo

|align=center| 36

| +1 lap

|align=center| 22

!

13

|align=center| 21

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Ellen Lohr

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Persson Motorsport

|align=center| 36

| +1 lap

|align=center| 21

!

14

|align=center| 22

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Bernd Mayländer

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Persson Motorsport

|align=center| 36

| +1 lap

|align=center| 19

!

Ret

|align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Bartels

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo

|align=center| 31

| Retired

|align=center| 8

!

Ret

|align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Alexander Grau

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG

|align=center| 28

| Retired

|align=center| 18

!

Ret

|align=center| 6

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Nannini

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Martini Alfa Corse

|align=center| 24

| Retired

|align=center| 6

!

Ret

|align=center| 15

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Danner

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse

|align=center| 22

| Retired

|align=center| 15

!

Ret

|align=center| 13

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Giudici

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giudici Motorsport

|align=center| 12

| Retired

|align=center| 25

!

Ret

|align=center| 43

| {{flagicon|FIN}} JJ Lehto

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Rosberg Opel

|align=center| 9

| Retired

|align=center| 7

!

Ret

|align=center| 14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Fisichella

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse

|align=center| 8

| Retired

|align=center| 3

!

Ret

|align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Jan Magnussen

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG

|align=center| 6

| Retired

|align=center| 16

!

Ret

|align=center| 17

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Klaus Ludwig

| Opel Calibra V6 4x4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Zakspeed Opel

|align=center| 4

| Retired

|align=center| 23

!

DNS

|align=center| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Tarquini

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo

|align=center|

| Did not start

|align=center| 20

!

DNS

|align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Larini

| Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Martini Alfa Corse

|align=center|

| Did not start

|align=center| 24

!

DNQ

|align=center| 37

| {{flagicon|THA}} Ratanakul Prutirat

| Mercedes C-Class

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Persson Motorsport

|align=center|

| Did not qualify

|align=center|

!

{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcars.net/results/dtm/1996/rd12.php|title=Diepholz Race 2 Results|accessdate=26 September 2015|work=Touringcars.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927053111/http://www.touringcars.net/results/dtm/1996/rd12.php|archive-date=2015-09-27|url-status=dead}}

Standings after the event

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| 1

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Manuel Reuter

|align="right"| 137

align="left"| 10px

| 2

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Hans-Joachim Stuck

|align="right"| 94

align="left"| 10px 6

| 3

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Bernd Schneider

|align="right"| 89

align="left"| 10px 4

| 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dario Franchitti

|align="right"| 81

align="left"| 10px 2

| 5

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Uwe Alzen

|align="right"| 73

{{col-2}}

;Manufacturers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| 1

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Opel

|align="right"| 189

align="left"| 10px

| 2

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Mercedes

|align="right"| 141

align="left"| 10px

| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alfa Romeo

|align="right"| 111

{{col-end}}

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

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://dtm.com/ Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website]

{{International Touring Car Championship race|

Name_of_race = Diepholz |

Year_of_race = 1996 |

Previous_race_in_season = Norisring |

Next_race_in_season = Silverstone |

}}

Category:1996 International Touring Car Championship season