# 1996 ITC Silverstone round

The 1996 ITC Silverstone round was the seventh round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 18 August at the Silverstone Circuit.
Klaus Ludwig won the first race, starting from pole position, driving an Opel Calibra V6 4x4, and Gabriele Tarquini gained the second one, driving an Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 17 | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 1:46.841 | 1 |
| 2 | 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 1:47.143 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Dario Franchitti | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 1:47.472 | 3 |
| 4 | 16 | Uwe Alzen | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 1:47.575 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 1:47.815 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 1:47.875 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 1:47.906 | 7 |
| 8 | 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 1:47.910 | 8 |
| 9 | 15 | Christian Danner | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 1:48.388 | 9 |
| 10 | 9 | Stefano Modena | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 1:48.388 | 10 |
| 11 | 25 | Alexander Wurz | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 1:48.406 | 11 |
| 12 | 1 | Bernd Schneider | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 1:48.491 | 12 |
| 13 | 19 | Jason Watt | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 1:48.502 | 13 |
| 14 | 43 | JJ Lehto | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 1:48.566 | 14 |
| 15 | 11 | Jörg van Ommen | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 1:48.604 | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 1:48.616 | 16 |
| 17 | 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 1:48.682 | 17 |
| 18 | 10 | Michael Bartels | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 1:48.878 | 18 |
| 19 | 12 | Kurt Thiim | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 1:48.899 | 19 |
| 20 | 44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 1:49.002 | 20 |
| 21 | 8 | Oliver Gavin | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 1:49.100 | 21 |
| 22 | 4 | Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 1:49.456 | 22 |
| 23 | 22 | Alexander Grau | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 1:49.806 | 23 |
| 24 | 21 | Ellen Lohr | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 1:51.782 | 24 |
| 25 | 13 | Gianni Giudici | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Giudici Motorsport | 1:52.961 | 25 |

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 17 | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 20 | 37:09.972 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 20 | +2.189 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 5 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 20 | +12.006 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 9 | Stefano Modena | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 20 | +17.094 | 10 | 10 |
| 5 | 43 | JJ Lehto | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 20 | +20.274 | 14 | 8 |
| 6 | 7 | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 20 | +28.841 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 25 | Alexander Wurz | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 20 | +29.852 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Jason Watt | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 20 | +29.852 | 13 | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 20 | +31.064 | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | Christian Danner | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 20 | +36.236 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | Oliver Gavin | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 20 | +40.126 | 21 | |
| 12 | 44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 20 | +48.259 | 20 | |
| 13 | 16 | Uwe Alzen | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 20 | +48.647 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 20 | +1:04.214 | 22 | |
| 15 | 22 | Alexander Grau | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 20 | +1:04.484 | 23 | |
| 16 | 1 | Bernd Schneider | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 20 | +1:10.460 | 12 | |
| 17 | 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 20 | +1:23.214 | 6 | |
| 18 | 11 | Jörg van Ommen | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 20 | +1:26.578 | 15 | |
| 19 | 13 | Gianni Giudici | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Giudici Motorsport | 19 | +1 lap | 25 | |
| 20 | 21 | Ellen Lohr | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 19 | +1 lap | 24 | |
| 21 | 2 | Dario Franchitti | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 19 | Retired | 3 | |
| Ret | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 14 | Retired | 16 | |
| Ret | 12 | Kurt Thiim | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 2 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 1 | Retired | 8 | |
| DSQ | 10 | Michael Bartels | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 20 | +41.271 | 18 | |
Notes:
* ^1 – Michael Bartels was disqualified for causing collisions with Dario Franchitti and Kurt Thiim.

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 20 | 36:59.407 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | 43 | JJ Lehto | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 20 | +3.728 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | 19 | Jason Watt | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 20 | +14.246 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 | 25 | Alexander Wurz | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 20 | +16.366 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | Bernd Schneider | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 20 | +22.944 | 16 | 8 |
| 6 | 7 | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 20 | +25.897 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 20 | +44.466 | 9 | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Michael Bartels | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 20 | +45.842 | 25 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 20 | +47.756 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 20 | +48.454 | 24 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Kurt Thiim | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 20 | +50.867 | 11 | |
| 12 | 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 20 | +1:26.888 | 17 | |
| 13 | 21 | Ellen Lohr | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 20 | +1:58.448 | 20 | |
| 14 | 15 | Christian Danner | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 19 | +1 lap | 10 | |
| 15 | 2 | Dario Franchitti | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 19 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| 16 | 44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 19 | +1 lap | 12 | |
| Ret | 5 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 18 | Retired | 3 | |
| Ret | 8 | Oliver Gavin | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 12 | Retired | 11 | |
| Ret | 16 | Uwe Alzen | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 9 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 13 | Gianni Giudici | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Giudici Motorsport | 9 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 8 | Retired | 22 | |
| Ret | 11 | Jörg van Ommen | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 7 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 22 | Alexander Grau | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 2 | Retired | 15 | |
| Ret | 17 | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 2 | Retired | 1 | |
| Ret | 9 | Stefano Modena | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 1 | Retired | 4 | |

## Standings after the event

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Manuel Reuter | 149 |
| 1 | 2 | Bernd Schneider | 97 |
| 1 | 3 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 94 |
| 2 | 4 | JJ Lehto | 92 |
| 2 | 5 | Klaus Ludwig | 84 |
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Opel | 224 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 149 |
| 3 | Alfa Romeo | 146 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.